Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 06, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
• Maintain contacts and build trust-based relationships with donors, UN agencies and NGOs relevant to emergency, health and nutrition programming.
• Ensure timely and proper implementation of visibility plans for donor contributions, joint programmes and other relevant WHO activities.
• Recommend and identify joint programming opportunities, including MPTFs (multi-partner trust funds), as well as review and submit such proposals, followed by supporting the coordination of project implementation and management.
• Draft, review and edit various written outputs for the WHO Representative and other senior managers, including but not limited to briefing notes, concept notes, project proposals (narrative, budget), reports, and communication materials (e.g. web stories, press releases, annual/activity reports, technical programme updates etc.).
• Enhance existing partnerships through timely and quality responses to and communication of key messages relating to the implementation of health and health cluster related activities.
• Analyze and facilitate the signature of various agreements in line with WHO internal policies and procedures. Conduct research on and compile profiles about different health donors and partners.
• Arrange meetings (locally, internationally) with partners and donors, as well as accompanying the WHO Representative and other senior officers on external relations, resource mobilization and/or partnership-related missions, as necessary.
• Develop, be responsible for, and regularly update the office's donor and partner contact database, resource mobilization portal as well as AIMS (i.e. Somalia's ‘Aid Information Management System').

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
• Essential: University degree in international relations, political/social science, business, economics, or law.
• Desirable: Experience and/or qualifications in external relations, resource mobilization, partnership-building.

Experience
• Essential: At least two years' experience in external relations, resource mobilization, partnerships and/or programme/project management. Experience in partnership-building, as well as working with and/or reporting to major donors (CERF, EU/ECHO, SIDA, FCDO, USAID/BHA, Gavi, Global Fund, World Bank). Experience in donor visibility activities.
• Desirable: Prior work experience with WHO, UN or other similar international organizations. Experience working in a humanitarian context.

Skills
• Good knowledge on external relations, resource mobilization and partnership-building approaches.
• Proven skills related to drafting and finalizing grant/project proposals and donor reports.
• Knowledge of public affairs and/or donor visibility activities and strategies.
• Ability to innovate, integrate, synthesize and communicate concepts and ideas verbally and in writing.
• Ability to monitor and communicate progress in terms of process and results.
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.
• Accuracy in document production and editing. Sound security awareness.
• Knowledge of WHO programmes and activities in Somalia.
• Knowledge of political dynamics of Somalia

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.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Use the link below to apply.
  https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2203274

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