OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
Unitaid, a partnership hosted by the World Health Organization is focused on accelerating the introduction and adoption of key health products primarily for HIV & co-infections, tuberculosis, malaria and women & children’s health. It creates systemic conditions for sustainable and equitable access and aims to foster inclusive and demand-driven partnerships for innovation. It designs and invests in innovative approaches to make quality health products available and affordable in low- and middle-income countries. It promotes collective efforts with partners, countries and communities, unlocking access to the tools, services and care that can deliver the best results, improve health and address global health priorities.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
1. Provide expert advice and guidance to project teams on financial and audit matters for a complex and/or large set of Unitaid grants throughout their life cycle, including:
- Review of proposals for assessment of reasonableness of funding requests and information on the proponents’ fiduciary capacity to deliver.
- Continuous analysis of grant specific financial and fiduciary risks, and financial and audit data; formulation of related guidance and advice.
- Provision of support to project teams in due diligence: in particular, leading fiduciary capacity assessments of grantee(s).
- Provision of advice on clauses and annexes relevant to financial management and accountability for inclusion in grant agreements.
- Facilitate the project teams and grantees in budgetary planning/monitoring /control and cash disbursement activities.
- Facilitate the project teams in grant financial performance monitoring through reviewing and analyzing financial progress reports, as well as in audits planning activities, periodic evaluations of the projects’ performance and close out of projects.
- Work with the Compliance and Risk Management Officer to support the project teams in handling cases of suspected or confirmed losses/fraud or financial mismanagement, in close coordination with the WHO Office of Internal Oversight Services.
2. Provide professional advice and guidance to more junior members of Risk Management & Grant Finance team and oversee their work, as necessary.
3. Manage specific tasks on the grant portfolio’s financial analysis and financial planning, as well as any other analysis as needed in the Finance and Administration Division.
4. Identify areas for improvement in the relevant policy framework and systems, recommend solutions and help implementation of agreed recommendations.
5. Represent Risk Management & Grant Finance team in relevant meetings, make presentation on behalf of the team.
6. Manage assistants and external consultants working on finance, budget, or audit-related topics, as necessary.
7. Provide input to the preparation of working papers and documents for Governing Bodies of Unitaid.
8. Perform any other duties as required.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: An advanced university degree (master’s level or above) in finance, business, commerce, accounting, audit or a First level university degree plus a professional qualification in accounting, finance or internal audit (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIA).
Experience
Essential:
- At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in financial management and oversight, external or internal audit.
- At least 5 years of experience in supporting the financial management or oversight of projects and grants.
- Significant experience in conducting financial / fiduciary assessments and/or due diligence.
Desirable:
- Experience in supervising / managing staff.
- Experience in the development and implementation of tools and processes for grants.
- Experience in and demonstrated knowledge of public health and international development especially around HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria and/or the development of health products.
Skills
- Expert skills in financial analysis, including financial due diligence and risk assessment.
- Ability to work with large quantities of data and present insightful financial information in an effective manner.
- Ability to create and sustain active collaboration with colleagues, grantees and other external parties.
- Ability to work in a team, manage team-work in a cross-functional, collaborative manner.
- Ability to identify process gaps and generate options for systemic improvements.
- Ability to deliver within high quality standards and tight deadlines.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
- High level of integrity, proven trust worthiness.
- Understanding of Unitaid, including its mission, strategy, and portfolio of projects.
- Other essential WHO Competencies include Producing Results and Promoting Innovation and Organizational Learning.
WHO Competencies
Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Ensuring the effective use of resources
Creating an empowering and motivating environment
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French.
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 77,326 (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, and currently amounts to USD 5535 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- 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 and/or an asynchronous video assessment 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.
- According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.
- Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and E-Manual.
- The WHO is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The WHO recruits and employs staff regardless of disability status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, race, marital status, religious, cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, or any other personal characteristics.
- Persons with disabilities can request reasonable accommodations to enable participation in the recruitment process. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be sent through an email to reasonableaccommodation@who.int
- An impeccable record for integrity and professional ethical standards is essential. 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 short-listed candidates.
- WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
- WHO also offers wide range of benefits to staff, including parental leave and attractive flexible work arrangements to help promote a healthy work-life balance and to allow all staff members to express and develop their talents fully.
- The statutory retirement age for staff appointments is 65 years. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete the term of appointment will normally be considered.
- Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.
- Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with WHO and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
- 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.
- Please note that WHO’s contracts are conditional on members of the workforce confirming that they are vaccinated as required by WHO before undertaking a WHO assignment, except where a medical condition does not allow such vaccination, as certified by the WHO Staff Health and Wellbeing Services (SHW). The successful candidate will be asked to provide relevant evidence related to this condition. A copy of the updated vaccination card must be shared with WHO medical service in the medical clearance process. Please note that certain countries require proof of specific vaccinations for entry or exit. For example, official proof /certification of yellow fever vaccination is required to enter many countries. Country-specific vaccine recommendations can be found on the WHO international travel and Staff Health and Wellbeing website. For vaccination-related queries please directly contact SHW directly at shws@who.int.
- As a WHO staff member assigned solely and exclusively to support this Partnership, selected staff will have no right of reassignment or transfer outside the Partnership either during or at the end of his/her appointment, including pursuant to WHO Staff Rule 1050. (This does not apply to WHO fixed-term staff members reassigned from a non-Partnership position.)
- Unitaid is a partnership hosted and administered by WHO, located outside WHO premises at the Global Health Centre, Le Pommier, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex.
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