Manager, Finance & Administration

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Coordinate with the Strategic Information and Analytics team to ensure strategic engagement at Director level with Member States, partners, NGOs and industry is reviewed and prepared in a timely and concise manner.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Specific duties 1. Provides Guidance and advice to the Director in managing the overall budget planning, financial management administration and facilitating the human resource related planning and operations of the offices.2. Manages and monitors the budget and finance of the office and develops innovative approaches to financial management, developing new best practices for financial resources. 3. Oversees, quality assurance and compliance of transactions and allocates financial resources and award mapping for the office, providing periodic financial reports, data, and statistics in accordance with WHO's rules and regulations and donor requirements.4. Oversees, analyse and ensure proper accounting for all NTD in-kind (medicines, diagnostics etc.,) donations5. Analyses financial data and provides advice to decision makers on the financial administration of the programme area.6. Assists the Director or responsible officers in coordination the operational work planning processes.7. Responsible for reviewing contracts and donor proposals and agreements and liaise with responsible technical officers and partners/donors (in-kind & financial) accordingly.8. Works closely with the Director/Responsible Officer and/or technical staff in supporting fundraising and resource mobilization activities accordingly9. Organizes the administrative functions of the offices and oversees the effective work of administrative support staff to ensure effective programmatic and administrative support including procurement of services and goods.10. Perform all other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: An advanced level university degree (Masters level or above) in Business Administration, Management, or related field relevant to the position.
Desirable:

Experience

Essential: A minimum of seven years professional experience in conducting financial management, budget and work planning related programme activities as well as working in the area of administration. Demonstrated experience at the international level.
Desirable: Experience working in an international organization.Good knowledge and experience in accounting and management of in-kind donations

Skills

Strong expertise in budget and financial planning and accountingConcrete skills in project management and work planningStrong skills in utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning Oracle systems or similar packages.Strong skills in writing and drafting financial reports and donor agreements.Strong skills in the area of quality assurance and compliance.Strong skills in building partnerships.Strong skills in programmatic and administrative processes.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Moving forward in a changing environment
Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French.

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 74,913 (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 5138 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.

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