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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
Placing people and nations at the heart of its mission, the WHO in the Western Pacific Region (WPRO) is guided by this core principle. Serving 37 Member States and areas, WPRO's programmes are dedicated to combating both infectious and noncommunicable diseases. Through immunization and other initiatives, WPRO designs programmes that ensure mothers and children not only survive but thrive. The work encompasses environmental safety, including food safety, which impacts health daily, as well as preparing for and swiftly responding to disasters and emergencies, thereby enhancing the health and well-being of nearly 1.9 billion people in the Western Pacific Region. The Regional Director’s Office provides overarching direction and strategic guidance for regional activities, and it spearheads relations with Member States, UN system Organizations, intergovernmental bodies, and donors within the region.
The Resource Mobilization Director will set and lead WPRO's resource mobilization strategy, strengthen partnerships with public and private sector donors, development partners, including bilateral and multilateral agencies and foundations. The incumbent will ensure WHO in WPRO communicate consistently across multiple channels and coordinate activities with senior officials, donors, and policy staff in partner agencies.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Under the Regional Director's supervision, the incumbent will undertake the following duties, along with other related responsibilities as required by the office:
- Contribute to, and lead in some instances development of strategies for donors based on WHO framework for resource mobilization, country-specific ODA trends, political and economic developments, aid policies, budget allocations, commitment to multilateralism for increased contributions, collaborating with Programme Directors, HQ, and regional and country counterparts.
- Lead implementation of WPRO resource mobilization strategy. Create and execute plans to attract funding from various sources, including governments, foundations, and the private sector.
- Data intelligence and provision of advice. Manage the effective compiling of data on governments and donors' policies as related to financial support for WHO in a proactive manner. Conduct in-depth analysis on trends and gaps and provides advice to organizational leadership accordingly. Lead research on existing and potential partners, identify synergies and opportunities for cooperation and resource mobilization, and develop concept notes and proposals for collaboration. Generate initiatives to attract potentially strategic, non-traditional partners.
- Guide negotiations and implementation of partnership agreements for the regional programmes, as well as plans for mobilizing and allocating resources. Manage the development of grant proposals, monitor the implementation of plans for donor contributions, joint programmes, and other relevant activities, and report on progress towards target attainment.
- Compliance with legal agreements and Policy Statements. Coordinate programme staff on the recalibration of inputs, outputs and compliance with the terms and conditions of related legal agreements and documents. Develop policy statements, appeals and coordinate conduct of briefings, preparation of meeting documentation and communications on resource mobilization and partnerships activities.
- Ensure close relationships with private and public sectors and new partnerships with innovative financing mechanisms to position WHO as a key partner as it relates to resource mobilization for health programmes. Act as WHO WPRO point of contact liaising with donor missions, ministries, parliamentarians and high-level personalities from donor countries within the framework and targets of the resource mobilization strategy. Represent WHO WPRO in several intergovernmental as well as inter-agency forums on funding issues.
- Ensure the sound coordination, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the fundraising strategy to leverage resources as per the targets set and towards increasing the visibility of WHO WPRO vis-à-vis donors. Lead the ongoing identification of key opportunities, including entry points for new partnerships with donor by maintaining, updating and engaging in emerging economies, bilateral and multilateral linkages, private/public partnerships and foundations. Maintain ongoing communication and engagement with donors, ensuring their needs and interests are met.
- Oversee the provision of policy and operational support to country offices and technical divisions of the Regional Centre. This includes donor intelligence, training, policy guidance, tools, and procedures. Contribute to a community of best practices to foster a learning culture in resource mobilization. Provide guidance to Regional Office divisions and country offices in their negotiations with donors, particularly bilateral donors, through information sharing, advisory services, and operational support. Collaborate with relevant units to emphasize the importance of compliance with donor agreements, enhancing WHO’s performance in reporting.
- Guide, coordinate, and support resource mobilization activities at country office levels, including the initiation, planning, and implementation of events with donors.
- Ensure the effective management and coordination of the resource mobilization team, which includes advising, guiding, motivating and developing staff. Provide quality assurance to and coordinates the substantive work of the team, such as drafting outputs, work plans and budgets and monitoring the effective performance and use of resources.
- Knowledge Management and data records. Oversee the office’s database/information management system on donor and partner contacts, and resource mobilization.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: Advanced university degree in a health science, or public health, public affairs or another field related to the responsibilities.
Desirable: Training in international relations, education, environmental health, or any other related field.
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/ .
Experience
Essential: A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience working with bilateral and multilateral development organizations or within government health sector. This includes experience in donor relations, partnership development, a strong background in political advocacy, leadership, in support of health programs and health systems. Substantive experience in external affairs coordination, including negotiation of treaties and international instruments, track record of resource mobilization. Experience in senior positions within government, WHO and/or UN system Organizations
Skills
- Demonstrated ability to provide high level political leadership, advocacy and policy dialogue on health-related SDGs
Broad knowledge on public health Strong understanding and skills in mobilizing resources. Ability to engage, build consensus and communicate effectively and diplomatically with Member States, partners and media. A track record of strengthening programmes and mobilizing resources from bilateral and multilateral donors in the area of health, environment and climate change.
WHO Competencies
Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model:
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Teamwork Respecting & promoting individual and cultural differences Building and promoting partnerships across the Organization and beyond Creating an empowering and motivating environment Communication
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Excellent knowledge of English
Desirable: Working knowledge of Chinese
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 116,095 (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. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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