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Programme Manager

Geneva

  • Organization: WHO - World Health Organization
  • Location: Geneva
  • Grade: Mid level - P-4, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Project and Programme Management
    • Managerial positions
    • UT/UTD UNITAID International drug purchase facility
  • Closing Date: Closed

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Unitaid is a global development agency engaged in finding solutions in global health, including new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases more quickly, cheaply and effectively, in low and middle-income countries. Its work includes funding initiatives to address HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, HIV coinfections/comorbidities such as hepatitis and cervical cancer, and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health. Its mission is to maximize the effectiveness of the global health response by catalysing equitable access to better health products. Unitaid funds critical steps in the pathway to accelerating access to innovations in low and middle-income countries. This includes providing funding support to facilitate or accelerate the development or market entry of new health products or create sustainable markets for existing health products that are needed to expand or optimize prevention, diagnosis or treatment.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The key role of the Programme Manager is to manage a portfolio of grants and coordinate the project teams developing and implementing these grants.
Plan, manage and implement a complex and/or large portfolio of grants through the grant lifecycle from development to grant closure / transition, when applicable. Take ownership of overall grant portfolio development, liaising with Unitaid and external partners on an as-needed basis for strategic and technical input and alignment; coordinate small and flexible cross-functional Unitaid project teams involved in grant development and implementation. Lead grantee-Unitaid interaction and coordinate all necessary liaising activities from grant development to grant closure. Negotiate and/or provide input into negotiations with partner organizations to finalize grant packages, with emphasis on performance and monitoring of verifiable results. Actively participate in the development of budget projections and financial requirements, lead evaluation of accuracy and draft amendments to meet targets and objectives. Develop partnerships at the operational level to ensure the Unitaid portfolio has a strong fit with other stakeholders in Global Health. Monitor grant implementation, identify and resolve problems. Lead identification and assessment of risks as well as the development of risk mitigation plans, including the engagement and management of external experts. Support and work synergistically with Unitaid teams to develop effective impact assessment and monitoring frameworks, evaluation of grants, and the overall portfolio. Support the Team Leader in the preparation of communications and any recommendations for Board consideration. Contribute to continuous improvement of Unitaid processes, tools, and policies. Perform any other duties as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential\: Advanced level university degree in Finance, Economics, Public or Business Administration, Project Management, Development Studies, Health Economics, Law, Public Health or related field.
Desirable\: University degree in political science, international relations or related social science.

Experience

Essential\: .At least 7 years of progressive experience in managing large scale or complex projects/ grants.
Significant experience in grant development and implementation as well as programme risk and feasibility assessments in the development sector.
Significant experience preparing, reviewing, and negotiating project financing and budgets.
Demonstrated experience in matrix management of project teams and/or functions.
Demonstrated experience in building partnerships and in multi-stakeholder negotiations, in the context of large scale funding.
Experience in implementing performance-based funding metrics and/or agreements.
Experience in managing relationships with controlling functions such as Finance/Audit, Risk, Quality, etc.
Demonstrated experience working in a global development organization(s).

Desirable\:
Experience in any of the following areas\: supply chain, product development, market access/regulatory, quality assurance, and/or intellectual property, preferably in public health commodities.
Programme management experience in Public Health especially around HIV, or tuberculosis, or malaria.
Experience in industry and/or academia and/or other international financing and global development organizations.
Experience working in development programmes in lower/lower middle-income countries.

Skills

Strong expertise, knowledge and skills in management of complex projects in the private sector, public health or international development arenas; strong matrix management skills for supervising and/or coordinating individuals with more than one reporting line in a project team. Advanced knowledge of project financing and financial processes, including budgets, reporting and audit methodologies, and negotiation skills; Advanced knowledge of due diligence and risk identification and assessment practices. Strong skills in building operational partnerships and/or business development across organizations. Ability to manage risks at organizational, portfolio, and project level; ability to define and resolve complex issues. Strong communication and presentation skills, written and verbal.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Producing results
Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential\: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable\: Intermediate knowledge of French. Intermediate knowledge of any of the other UN Languages.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 72,637 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 4298 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level
  • Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
  • A written test may be used as a form of screening.
  • In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link\: http\://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
  • Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
  • Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.
  • WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
  • WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
  • WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link\: http\://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.
  • Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
  • As a WHO staff member assigned solely and exclusively to support this Partnership, selected staff will have no right of reassignment or transfer outside the Partnership either during or at the end of his/her appointment, including pursuant to WHO Staff Rule 1050. (This does not apply to WHO fixed-term staff members reassigned from a non-Partnership position.)
  • UNITAID is a partnership hosted and administered by WHO, located outside WHO premises in Le Pommier, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex.
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