Chief, Revolving Fund for Access to Vaccines

P5

Contractual Arrangement

Fixed-term appointment

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)

Two years, first year probationary period.

Job Posting

Dec 13, 2023, 10:37:56 PM

Closing Date

Dec 27, 2023, 11:59:00 PM

Primary Location

United States-Washington, D.C.

Organization

Regional Revolving Funds

Schedule

Full-time

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OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT

This requisition is for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)

The Special Program on Regional Revolving Funds (RRF) comprises two funds – Revolving Fund for Access to Vaccines (RF) and Strategic Fund for Public Health Supplies (SF). The special program is commissioned to facilitate cross-functional integration, collaboration, and optimization of processes and value-added services between the SF and RF to address new and evolving strategic and technical needs of Member States for vaccines and strategic public health supplies. The RF is a technical cooperation mechanism that ensures equitable access to safe, effective, and affordable vaccines through the pooling of vaccine demand from Member States. The SF is a technical cooperation mechanism to improve access to quality-assured, safe, effective, and affordable essential medicines and strategic public health supplies. The RF and SF provide technical cooperation to Member States throughout the supply chain and are central components of PAHO’s strategy to move towards Universal Health

Description Of Duties

Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director (AD), and the direct supervision of the Executive Manager, Special Program, Regional Revolving Funds (RRF), the incumbent is responsible for, but not necessarily limited to, the following assigned duties:

• Lead and provide technical, policy and strategic advice to enhance and ensure the continuous and timely availability of vaccine supplies to Member States, especially single, or limited source products; lead and oversee the development of internal management practices and procedures that will result in an improved service to participating Member States;
• Lead and coordinate the continued improvement and operations of the PAHO Revolving Fund for Access to Vaccines (RF), to facilitate access to quality-assured vaccines by Member States at reduced cost through the mechanism; provide technical, policy, strategic and programmatic support to enhance and position the RF and strengthen Member States’ priority public health programs;
• Develop and implement a strategy to continuously improve the RF capacities in strategic negotiations; provide technical guidance and support effective negotiations with manufacturers, as well as with international financing mechanisms in the context of the increasingly complex and dynamic global market;
• Develop a performance monitoring and evaluation framework and report on performance to organizational entities, Executive Management and Member States on a periodic basis; coordinate with PRO and IMT as well as other relevant organizational entities to ensure the efficient and effective management, and the continued improvement of the RF;
• Advise and support the development and roll out of a communication strategy and tools to promote the RF among Member States and other stakeholders;
• Coordinate and lead, as delegated, organizational relations with the different stakeholders involved in the vaccine supplies procurement cycle;
• Represent the Organization in high level events, meetings, negotiations, policy discussions with partners and stakeholders and/or industries related to access to vaccine supplies through the RF, as delegated;
• Support the development of policies, plans, strategies, and budgets, in support of the Governing Bodies’ mandates related to the work of the Revolving Fund; report to Governing Bodies, through executive presentations and reports, on the status or results of the program of work;
• Develop, define and establish the objectives, strategy, Biennial Work plan (BWP) and budget of the RF; determine the viability of, and recommend projects and activities for the RF, as well as determine strategies for implementation; ensure the timely monitoring, reporting and evaluation of results and accomplishments for the benefit of the Member States and the Organization;
• Provide leadership, guidance and mentoring of supervised staff; define the RF’s personnel component including the organizational structure, competencies and terms of reference. Initiate and recommend approval of personnel actions for all staff assigned to the Revolving Fund staff; ensure guidance and monitoring of staff through setting of clear work objectives, use of performance reviews and feedback mechanisms, regular communications, and solving interpersonal or technical conflicts. Monitor the competencies of the staff to ensure optimal performance and staff development; monitor workloads to ensure equitable distribution of work and to maintain job satisfaction, efficiency and output; and follow up on any deviation of work results from objectives;
• Promote a culture of ethical behavior and integrity in accordance with the Organization’s Code of Ethical Principles and Conduct in order to ensure a culture of respect, responsibility, accountability, and compliance;
• Provide a stable managerial framework that demonstrates credibility, trust and value to Member States, clients and humanitarian and other donors, while optimizing staff performance; provide advice, when called upon, to institutions of Member States in the area of expertise;
• Direct and participate in the development of policies and their implementation and provide authoritative advice in relation to policy and procedures under the areas of responsibility;
• Contribute and support the Executive Manager to strengthen synergies and collaborations between the RF and the Strategic Fund for Public Health Supplies;
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

Education

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Essential: A bachelor’s degree in a health, social or management science and a master’s degree in public health, business administration, management, public administration or in any other field related to the functions of the post, from a recognized institution.

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/. 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: Thirteen years of combined national and international experience in the administration of large-scale health programs and projects including pharmaceutical and other health technologies, policy and procurement/supply management of health commodities.

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: Relates well to diversity in others and capitalizes 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: Advocates for collaboration across the Organization – Creates and encourages a climate of team- working and collaboration across the Organization; sees cooperation as a key Organizational priority and creates collaborative systems and processes to achieve Organizational goals. Actively identifies and tackles disagreements between internal and external counterparts that compromise the Organization’s goals and mandate; diplomatically facilitates the resolution of conflicts between others and ensures strategic partnerships with a range of key stakeholders; maintains and extends an effective collaborative network of individuals inside and outside the Organization.

Communication: Share knowledge – Articulates the Organization’s strategic objectives when formulating and delivering information and presentations and adapts presentation methodology to address the needs of different audiences. Shares decisions and directives of senior management and communicates them in a manner that ensures both understanding and acceptance; shares knowledge and best practice at the three Organizational levels (country, regional and global), as necessary.

Creating an empowering and motivating environment: Provide direction/Support, motivate and empower others – Oversees and provides teams and departments with clear managerial directions which are translated from Organizational strategy. Builds a performance culture in the Organization; contributes to setting Organizational performance goals and standards; monitors Organizational performance against milestones and strategic goals; identifies and nurtures talent as appropriate. Promotes autonomy and empowerment throughout the Organization; inspires enthusiasm and a positive attitude in people towards their work and contribution to the Organization’s success.

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.

Driving the Organization to a successful future: Constructive leadership style/ Set the vision and build commitment – Leads and develops a road map for successfully achieving real progress in the Organization’s mandate, including consultation with key stakeholders; demonstrates respectful, trustworthy, transparent and accountable behavior in order to develop a reliable and coherent identity for the Organization. Creates a coherent Organizational vision of shared and successful goals; fosters a culture of vision and long- term goals, recognizing and rewarding efforts to maximize the Organization’s value.

Technical Expertise

Technical: Extensive progressive expertise at a senior level in managing complex health programs/projects involving policy development, procurement and supply management of medicines and other health technologies at both national and international levels. Ability to provide authoritative technical advice and leadership in areas of technical responsibility.

Managerial: Extensive experience in senior, progressively responsible positions in the management of a large public or private administration of administrative and technical matters requiring sensitive negotiations and high-level interventions and in organizational development. Demonstrated ability to provide professional leadership to strategic, organizational, managerial and analytic work in health; resourcefulness, initiative, highly developed judgment and interpersonal skills to deal with difficult situations and sensitive issues; ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different professional levels, discipline, nationalities, and cultural backgrounds.

Administrative: Skills in resource mobilization (including fundraising and partnership collaboration) and financial management for the delivery of expected results.

Languages

Very good knowledge of English or Spanish with a working knowledge of the other language. Working 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 Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and Word are considered essential.

REMUNERATION

Annual Salary: (Net of taxes)

USD $92,731.00 + post adjustment

Post Adjustment: 63.5% 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.

Additional Information

This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level.

Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to PAHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and e-Manual.

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PAHO/WHO also promotes a work environment that is free from harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and other types of abusive behavior. PAHO conducts background checks and will not hire anyone who has a substantiated history of abusive conduct.

PAHO/WHO personnel interact frequently with people in the communities we serve. To protect these people, PAHO has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. People who commit serious wrongdoing will be terminated and may also face criminal prosecution.

PAHO/WHO is committed to workforce diversity. PAHO/WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

PAHO/WHO offers an attractive compensation package including an annual net salary and post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station and exchange rates (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance). Other benefits include: 30 days annual leave, dependency benefits, pension plan and health insurance scheme. Benefits for internationally recruited staff may include home leave, travel and removal expenses on appointment and separation, education grant for dependent children, assignment grant and rental subsidy.

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All applicants are required to complete an on-line profile to be considered for this post.

Candidates will be contacted only if they are under serious consideration. A written test and/or interview will be held for this post. The post description is the official documentation for organization purposes.