Program Management and Partnership Specialist at WHO, Brasilia, Brazil

Deadline: 07 January 2023

World Health Organization (WHO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Program Management and Partnership Specialist in Brasilia, Brazil. The duration of this post is 2 years.

The primary role of WHO is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations system.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Program Management and Partnership Specialist will perform the following functions:

• Provide technical support and advice to the Representative and Country Office team on strategic and operational planning, program management, budgeting, resource coordination and mobilization to enable the implementation of the PAHO/WHO technical cooperation program in the country, consistent with the Organization’s mandates, priorities and results-based management framework;
• Collaborate and provide support for the coordination of the planning process; support the programming, control and evaluation of the PAHO/WHO Work Plan and the updating of the Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS); support the coordination and monitoring  of the review, redefinition and re-alignment of the processes and resources of the Technical Cooperation Agreements in conformance with the PAHO/WHO Technical Cooperation Strategy 2;
• Support the project cycle (identification, design, piloting, negotiation, execution and evaluation of projects), in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of all projects executed, regardless of the source of funds; contribute to the organizational learning through the gathering and sharing of lessons learned and good practices from the planning and program budget processes of project cycle;
• Contribute to the gathering of strategic information and data; support and collaborate in the elaboration of political and technical reports; monitor, control and evaluate the management model of the Representation;

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a health or social science related to the functions of the post, from a recognized university.
• Training in public health, policy and planning, project management, health administration, public administration, management or any other field related to the functions of the post, would be an asset.
• 5 year’s of national progressively responsible experience in the areas of policy and health planning, project management, monitoring and evaluation, including experience in strategy formulation and strategic resource allocation.
• Experience in technical project management in the social fields, preferably health project management requiring coordination among different institutions, national and international, including government authorities, would be an asset.
• Very good knowledge of English or Portuguese with a working knowledge of the other language.
• Knowledge of Spanish and/or French would be an asset.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit WHO.