Vacancy Notice No: AFRO/13/FT468
Title: Operations Officer
Grade: P2
Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment
Duration of contract: Two (2) Years
Date: 31 October 2013
Application Deadline: 28 November 2013
Duty Station: Dar-es-Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Organization unit: AF_SSR AF South-East Sub-Region (AF_SSR), AF_TZA Tanzania (AF_TZA)
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME :
Country Management Support Units have been established in the
organisational structure to provide support for Managers and staff to
fully assume their responsibilities in the GSM environment and to ensure
compliance with organizational policies, procedures, rules and
regulations on all administrative and financial matters and transactions
in the context of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
Description of duties:
The incumbent oversees a team performing functions on the basis of the
end-to-end process as designed in GSM. He/She coordinates different
areas of activities such as Programme Management, Procurement and
Inventories Management, Travel and Meetings Management, Human Resources
Management, and Workplan/Award Management; Prepares regular management
reports on implementation of WCO workplans including contribution to the
preparation of statutory reports and acts as focal point for internal
and external audits.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Essential: First university degree in Management, Public Administration,
Law, Social Sciences and/or related field or Public Health.
Desirable: Post graduate diploma or professional certification in project management or related field.
Skills:
Good knowledge of WHO Results-Based Management framework and related business processes;
Knowledge of Oracle projects and Oracle Financials or similar ERP applications and systems;
Sound knowledge of the Organizations policies and practices, as well as
project management principles and their application within WHO;
Ability to act independently and exercise sound judgment;
High level of organizational and analytical ability, combined with good oral and written communication skills;
Proven ability to maintain and establish excellent interpersonal working
relations and to work with competing priorities under pressure.
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel, Word,
PowerPoint, etc.) with an emphasis on Excel or a similar workbook
application.
Experience:
Essential: At least 2 years of professional experience with an emphasis
on programme management, budgeting, Human Resources Management,
Procurement and/or Travel.
Desirable: Good knowledge of WHO programme management and end-to-end
business processes as designed in the Global Management System;
Experience in project management, ideally in the UN System and/or a
public health context; Good knowledge of GSM System or similar ERP
Systems;
Experience with staff training in the use of management information systems.
Languages:
Very good knowledge of English and working knowledge of French. Knowledge of Portuguese would be an added advantage.
Annual salary:
(Net of tax)
USD 46730 at single rate
USD 49821 with primary dependants
Post Adjustment:
51.4 % of the above figure(s). This percentage is to be considered as
indicative since variations may occur each month either upwards or
downwards due to currency exchange rate fluctuations or inflation.
Online applications are strongly encouraged to enable WHO to store your
profile in a permanent database. Please visit WHO's e-Recruitment
website at: www.who.int/employment . The system provides instructions
for online application procedures.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after
the vacancy has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the
vacancy announcement.
WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff
Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual. Only candidates under serious
consideration will be contacted.
WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
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