Administrative Officer
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
- Monitors the implementation of the HR Plan, taking action as required.
- Prepares the financial reports for the Department.
- Participates in ensuring that expenditures comply with work plans, financial rules and regulations; ensures that budgets are administered in accordance with applicable rules and guidelines.
- Assists in the review and consolidation of remaining activities for implementation until the end of biennium 2020-2021 and supports the Programme Manager in making appropriate revisions in work plans, e.g. workplan funding and budgeting.
- Assists in ensuring sufficient budget allocation is available until the end of the biennium 2020-2021.
- Prepares the reports required for monitoring the programme budget and implementation using available tools and developing new tools where needed.
- Supports procurements, recruitments and the submission of memoranda.
- Perform other related duties, as required.
- In-depth knowledge of workplan development, budgeting, monitoring and reporting; periodic financial reporting; data analysis and forecasting.
- In-depth knowledge of administrative rules and procedures such as those applied in WHO.
- Work requires keeping up-to-date with new and changing procedures and regulations through the study of information circulars, updates to the WHO Manual, HR e-guide and Standing Operating Procedures.
- Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds, and to address sensitive, difficult and confidential issues discretely.
- Professionalism, a strong sense of initiative and good judgment.
- Teamwork
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Communication
- Producing results
- Moving forward in a changing environment
- 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.
- For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.
- WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
- WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.
- WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.
- WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
- WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.
- Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
- *For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.
To apply for this job please visit careers.who.int.