JOB DETAILS

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the direct supervision of the Director, Health Emergencies and the general guidance of the Director, External Relations and Partnerships (ERP), the incumbent is responsible for, but not necessarily limited to, the following assigned duties:

a)   Coordinate PHE’s Advocacy, Communications, and Resource Mobilization functions;

b)   Provide technical, policy and strategic advice for the development and implementation of a resource mobilization strategy for all aspects of health emergencies, including emergency operations; lead and facilitate the resource mobilization business process for increasing voluntary contributions for the Health Emergencies Program by amongst other things, providing timely and strategic intelligence on trends and opportunities and partnership development;

c)    Build and facilitate networks that support the Program’s emergencies and disasters work in advocacy, communications and resource mobilization, in collaboration with internal and external entities;

d)   Foster a coordinated, coherent approach to finding sustainable sources of funding, including core funds, funds for emergency response and the PAHO Funds for Emergencies and Disasters; facilitate engagement in defining the future resource mobilization approach to the Health Emergencies program; map the program’s resource mobilization capacity; guide and monitor the development of resource mobilization plans for the program’s core work;

e)   c) Participate in and contribute effectively to the organization-wide resource mobilization network (RMN) led by ERP;

f)    Provide technical, policy, and strategic advice for the development of effective media strategies and implementation of proactive communications with media to promote the work of PHE; develop and maintain long-term relationships and ensure awareness and coverage of PHE’s work and achievements;

g)   Develop and disseminate technical and non-technical articles and success stories; prepare responses to articles; coordinate media events, information briefings and other international events;

h)   Act as a communications and resource mobilization liaison for the health emergencies program across the Organization’s departments, with WHO and other UN organizations, and with other public and private sector stakeholders;

i)     Collaborate in the preparation of the entity’s Biennial Work Plan (BWP) and the execution of international cooperation, including the analysis of political, technical and socioeconomic realities; promote multi-disciplinary and cross-cutting approaches and activities to facilitate full participation within and outside PAHO/PHE and key partners;

j)    Provide leadership, guidance, and monitoring of supervised staff by setting clear work objectives, ensuring timely and effective use of performance reviews and feedback mechanisms, engaging in regular communications, and solving interpersonal or technical conflicts; establish and support a learning environment, to include staff development in the Organization’s fundamentals, managerial competencies and technical expertise;

k)   Serve as member of Regional Health Emergency Response Team regarding resource mobilization and communication;

l)     Perform other related duties, as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Essential: A bachelor’s and master’s degree in a health or social science, public administration, public relations, economics, international relations, business administration or a related discipline from a recognized university.

Desirable: Specialized training in public health, crisis or risk communications, advocacy, or resource mobilization would be an asset.

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.  PAHO, only considers official degrees 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/. PAHO will also use the databases of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation http://www.chea.org and College Navigator, found on the website of the National Centre for Educational Statistics, https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator to support the validation process.

Experience:

Essential: Nine years of combined national and international experience in external relations, including communications, and resource mobilization/fundraising in development cooperation organizations, non-governmental organizations, private sector organizations or corporations including financial institutions.

Desirable: Experience working in the United Nations systems or other multilateral institutions, non-governmental or humanitarian organizations. Field experience in public health programs or emergency response programs would be an asset.

SKILLS:

PAHO Competencies:

Overall attitude at work: Maintains integrity and takes a clear ethical approach and stance; demonstrates commitment to the Organization’s mandate and promotes the values of the Organization in daily work and behavior; is accountable for work carried out in line with own role and responsibilities; is respectful towards, and trusted by, colleagues and counterparts.

Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences:  Relate well to diversity in others and capitalize on such diversity – Treats all people with dignity and respect. Relates well to people with different cultures, gender, orientations, backgrounds and/or positions; examines own behavior to avoid stereotypical responses; considers issues from the perspective of others and values their diversity.

Teamwork: Collaborate and cooperate with others – Works collaboratively with team members and counterparts to achieve and build rapport; helps others when asked; accepts joint responsibility for the team’s successes and shortcomings.

Communication: Write effectively/Share knowledge – Writes down ideas in a clear, structured, logical and credible way; drafts and supports the development of guidelines, policies and procedures. Shares relevant information openly and ensures that the shared information is understood; considers knowledge sharing as a constructive working method and demonstrates awareness of the Organization.

Producing Results: Work efficiently and independently/Deliver quality results – Monitors own and others’ work in a systematic and effective way, ensuring required resources and outputs. Aligns projects with Organization’s mission and objectives. Consistently solves own and team’s problems effectively as needed. Proactively engages in projects and initiatives, accepting demanding goals, in line with Organizational Strategies and Program of Work. Demonstrates accountability for work of team and sets an example, while explicitly articulating lessons learnt for own and team’s benefit.

Ensuring effective use of resources:   Strategize and set clear objectives/Monitor progress and use resources well – Sets specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely objectives for own team and/or the Organization; systematically analyses and anticipates priority projects for own team and allocates necessary resources to achieve them; identifies the cross-Organizational resources needed for large- scale projects in line with key Organizational objectives.  Anticipates foreseeable changes and adapts own and team’s projects in the face of unforeseen circumstances and/ or challenges; creates measures and criteria to monitor progress of overall projects against key Organizational objectives; creates cost-effective solutions for the Organization.

Building and promoting partnerships across the Organization and beyond:  Develop networks and partnerships and encourage collaboration – Builds and negotiates strategic partnerships and alliances with a wide range of key stakeholders to ensure Organizational results and success.  Creates innovative opportunities for promoting synergies inside and outside the Organization to improve Organizational success.

Technical Expertise:

–       Theoretical and practical knowledge of resource mobilization strategies, policy analysis and relationship development involving external partners;

–       Knowledge of implementation of effective global health financing and resource mobilization strategies.

–       Excellent analytical skills to develop and propose practical solutions in the planning, monitoring, evaluation and general management of extra-budgetary funded projects.

–       Proven ability to successfully interact and negotiate with senior national and international authorities on the implementation of health emergencies strategies and programs.

–       Mature judgment, strong technical, analytical, conceptual, inter-personal and communication skills; demonstrated ability to identify, assess, analyze, synthesize and provide recommendation on key political and technical issues.

–       Knowledge of business and management involved in strategic planning, resource allocation and coordination of people and resources.

–       Strong inter-personal skills, diplomacy and tact to effectively communicate with the media and with senior level health officials in public and private sector and civil society, multiple stakeholders and professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds.

–       Ability to manage multiple issues and tasks in a complex organizational environment and to re-prioritize actions on short notice.

–       Strong professional oral and writing skills including the development of reports, oral presentations, and technical/persuasive documents for consideration at the highest levels of the Organization.

Languages:

Very good knowledge of English or Spanish with a working knowledge of the other language. Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese would be an asset.

IT Skills:

Demonstrated ability to effectively use current technology and software, spreadsheets and presentations as well as enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and management information systems. Other IT skills and knowledge of software programs such as Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Drive, Teams, SharePoint Outlook are considered essential. . Other IT skills and knowledge of other software programs such as Visio and Project would be an asset