Programme Management Officer
Organizational Context
WHO country offices and Regional Office Budget Centres support Member States in advancing public health priorities. The role ensures that strategies are translated into coherent operational plans, connecting results, budgets, resources, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning throughout the programme cycle. Results-based programme management is a key function.
Job Purpose
The Programme Management Officer plays a crucial role in supporting Member States and WHO offices to achieve public health priorities. This position is responsible for ensuring that strategic objectives are effectively translated into operational plans, and that all aspects of the programme cycle – from results and budgeting to implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning – are seamlessly integrated and managed. The role is essential for connecting strategic goals with tangible health impacts, facilitating efficient resource allocation, and driving continuous improvement in programme delivery. By overseeing the results-based management framework, the incumbent contributes significantly to the overall effectiveness and accountability of WHO's public health programmes, including in emergency settings.
Responsibilities
Strategic and operational planning: Support technical dialogue for planning, including Country Cooperation Strategies. Coordinate the implementation of planning and monitoring approaches. Foster cross-programme collaboration throughout the results-based management cycle. Results-based budgeting and resource management: Oversee the Budget Centre's results-based management, including grants, budgets, work plans, and resource allocation for effective programme implementation. Ensure appropriate use of funds to achieve intended results. Performance monitoring, evaluation, and reporting: Administer planning, performance measurement, monitoring, analysis, evaluation, and reporting of programme initiatives for quality results and strategic decision-making, including in emergency settings. Prepare necessary documentation for briefings, proposals, and reports. Coordination, capacity-building, and improvement: Organize programme management meetings and capacity-building activities. Implement solutions to management process deficiencies and propose procedural revisions. Administer capacity-building initiatives on results-based management. Apply the WHO Emergency Response Framework for effective emergency response.
Work Experience
Essential: Minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience, with international exposure, in strategic planning, results-based budgeting, performance monitoring, evaluation, reporting, coordination, or capacity building. Desirable: Experience in performance reporting, data analysis, coordinating public health programmes, working with UN agencies, or supporting cross-programme collaboration.
Skills
Results-based management (planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, learning). Strategic and operational planning. Performance monitoring and evaluation. Coordination and facilitation. Analytical and communication skills. Proficiency in electronic office software (MS Office Suite, ERP systems like Workday).