Donor Intelligence Officer, Brazzaville, Congo

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Description of assignment title: Donor IntelligenceOfficer

Assignment country: Congo

Duty stations: Brazzaville

Work location: On UN premises

Expected start date: 08/13/2026

Duration: 12 months(with possibility ofextension)Long-term benefits and allowances

Sustainable Development Goal: 3. Good health andwell-being

Host entity: WHO

Modality: Onsite

Type: International

Volunteer category: Specialist UCoS from Apr2026

Work schedule: Full-time

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Mission and objectives:

• The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of theUnited Nations Public Health Organization established in 1948. Theobjective of the World Health Organization shall be the attainmentby all peoples of the highest possible level of health.
• World Health Organization achieves its goals by performing itsessential functions:
• 1. Take a leadership role in key health issues and createpartnerships when joint action is needed;
• 2. Set research priorities and encourage the acquisition,application and dissemination of useful knowledge;
• 3. Setting standards and criteria and encouraging andmonitoring them;
• 4. Develop ethical and evidence-based policies
• 5. Provide technical support, be an agent of change and buildinstitutional capacity in a sustainable way;
• 6. Monitor health status and assess health trends.

Context:

• WHO is the directing and coordinating agency for health withinthe United Nations System and operates at three levels: global,regional and country. The WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), incollaboration with External Relations and Partnerships Officers(ERPOs) deployed in Country Offices in the Region, providestechnical assistance, guidance and coordination to, and for 47countries in the African region. AFRO fosters synergies withinternational partners and global and regional healthinitiatives.

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• The mission of the EPG Unit (External Relations, Partnershipsand Governing Bodies) is to mobilize political will and resources,build strategic alliances and partnerships, manage externalrelations, coordinate the work of the WHO statutory meetings suchas Regional Committee and enhance the contributions of delegationsof the African Region to the work of WHO's Governing Bodies insupport of the achievement of regional health goals. The unitmanages WHO/AFRO's relationship with the international community bycontributing to the positioning of the Organization's regionalhealth priorities into the agenda of the African and internationalcommunity.
• The External Relations and Partnerships Officer will work aspart of a team in the EPG Unit to assist in, facilitate and supportefforts to mobilize financial resources and build an effectiveservice for external relations in WHO's Regional Office and supportCountry Offices in Africa. More particularly, this will comprisepro-active resource mobilization and grant management throughbuilding regional and international partnerships and support thework of the WHO AFRO.

Task description:

• Under the direct supervision of the Emergency Preparedness andResponse (EPR ) Programme Management Officer, the UN Volunteer willundertake the following tasks:
• Provide Donor Briefing Notes for the Regional Director's (RED)Office through in-depth research and updating donor profiles;
• Assist departments and teams in the development of qualityproposals, preparation of grant agreements, timely reporting,disbursement requests, no-cost extensions, and other relevantcorrespondence as appropriate;
• Prepare draft and final proposals as well as technical reportsfor regional and country-level activities to donors based on inputsreceived from technical teams and information from the partnershipsteam;
• Monitor funding proposals, grant implementation rates, andreporting deadlines in accordance with donors' specific reportingschedules and requirements;
• Facilitate the end-to-end process of issuance of Awards in theEnterprise Content Management (ECM ) system for all Africa RegionalOffice/EPR grants, their administration and monitoring process,utilization, and reporting;
• Maintain partner relations through innovative approaches (e.g.,quarterly partner briefings), while concisely, clearly, andconvincingly communicating World Health Organization (WHO )yearly/biennial strategic direction; proactively contribute tonegotiations for rapid donor agreements; support Member States andpartners to identify co-financing opportunities for unsuccessfulPandemic Fund proposals;
• In coordination with the Communication Officer, effectivelyutilize communication products to inform donors about both theHealth Sector and WHO's strategies and work to encourage them tofund the overall health sector response to affected populations andWHO's strategic plans and proposals;
• Coordinate the preparation, review, and submission of donor andinternal reports within given timeframes; disseminate informationto Regional Office (RO ) and Country Office (CO ) levels onstandard policies and procedures for resource and grant management;compile information on best practices and lessons learned; serve asa reference point for ROs/COs in this regard;
• Liaise with Emergency Preparedness Group (EPG ) and AfricaFinance Management (AFM ) to secure the required clearance,including legal and financial clearances for proposals and donoragreements before signature;
• Monitor interventions and programmes funded by grants to ensurecompliance with established WHO rules and procedures and donorrequirements;
• Identify gaps in the process and recommend corrective actions;contribute to the financial management of AF/EPR designated,flexible, and specified funds;
• Manage multiple projects throughout the project life cycle;monitor implementation rates and reporting deadlines; ensureactivities and expenditures are aligned with the terms andconditions set out in individual donor agreements; work closelywith procurement, logistics, human resources (HR ), and technicalstaff to monitor the overall implementation of projects in thecountry office;
• Perform other related duties including replacement andbackstopping as required.
• Results/Expected Outputs
• At the end of the assignment, it will be expected that the UNVolunteer will have contributed to WHO's capacity to mobilize andmanage contributions to the WHO Regional Office in Africa; expandedWHO's African Regions' network of partners; and contributed to thesmooth operation of the WHO Governing Bodies in AFRO.
• The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring, andformal on-the-job training, when working with (includingsupervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts,including Implementing Partners (IPs);
• The Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) perspective issystematically applied, integrated, and documented in allactivities throughout the assignment;
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism fordevelopment during the assignment, such as reporting on the numberof volunteers mobilized, activities participated in, and capacitiesdeveloped.

Eligibility criteria

Age: 18 - 80

Required experience: 3 years

Nationality: Candidate must be a national of a countryother than the country of assignment.

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience:

• 3 years

Languages:

• English, Level: Fluent, Required
• French, Level: Working knowledge, Required

Required education level:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences,Public Health, Health Policy, Development Studies, InternationalRelations, or a relevant field.

Competencies and values:

• Integrity and professionalism: demonstrated expertise in areaof specialty and ability to apply good judgment; high degree ofautonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership;willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to workindependently under established procedures in a politicallysensitive environment, while exercising discretion, impartialityand neutrality; ability to manage information objectively,accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented.
• Accountability: mature and responsible; ability to operate incompliance with organizational rules and regulations.
• Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingnessto learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area ofexpertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment.
• Planning and organizing: effective organizational andproblem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of workin an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish prioritiesand to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to workunder pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multipleconcurrent projects/activities.
• Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operateeffectively across organizational boundaries; ability to establishand maintain effective partnerships and harmonious workingrelations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment withsensitivity and respect for diversity and gender;
• Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken andwritten communication skills, including ability to prepare clearand concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulateoptions and positions concisely; ability to make and defendrecommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff(including national staff), military personnel, volunteers,counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diversebackgrounds; ability to maintain composure and remain helpfultowards the staff, but objective, without showing personalinterest; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a widerange of different target groups;
• Flexibility, adaptability, and ability and willingness tooperate independently in austere, remote and potentially hazardousenvironments for protracted periods, involving physical hardshipand little comfort, and including possible extensive travel withinthe area of operations; willingness to transfer to other dutystations within area of operations as may be necessary;
• Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntaryengagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity andself-reliance; and commitment towards the UN core values.

Skills and experience:

• 3 years of experience in resource mobilization, partnership,proposal writing and donor coordination.
• Professional experience in an international organisation, or atthe country level would be an asset.
• Computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel,and presentation software (PowerPoint)
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, with attention todetail and with the ability to multi-task and work underpressure.
• Diplomacy, courtesy, and ability to work in a multi-culturalteam.

Area(s) of expertise:

• Communication, advocacy, public information, Projectmanagement, programme development, strategy, Administration

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