The Ugandan Jobline

• Develop a resource mobilization plan for the
  incident management system based on existing and potential donors and
  fundraising mechanisms. In coordination with relevant technical officers,
  develop a ‘Donor brief and funding request’ and other WHO and UN appeal
  documents based on WHO’s strategy; to be used as an advocacy tool.
• Work in close coordination with Project
  Management and Planning Officers, manage the overall and day-to-day
  activities related to mobilization of resources, monitoring and tracking
  funding needs and gaps.
• Liaise with HQ on the required legal and
  financial clearances and engagement with donors whose agreements are
  managed by HQ e.g. CERF, DFID, ECHO, and OFDA/USAID etc.
• The incumbent will research the interests and
  application requirements of the main donors and other sources of funding
  to the country. Provide technical advice to the Incident Manager and HCO
  on opportunities.
• Identify and partner with main humanitarian
  donors to the country (in consultation with HQ and Regional Office
  Resource Mobilization teams). Represent the WHO incident management team
  at donor coordination meetings; proactively contribute in negotiations for
  rapid donor agreements.
• Establish and manage a network of donor
  contacts, track proposals submitted, funds pledged/received and donor
  agreement implementation requirements (implementation deadlines,
  earmarking for specific activities, visibility requests, reporting, etc.).
  Liaise with technical officers, budget and planning staff to ensure that
  allocation of funds is in compliance with donor requirements.
• Report on expected results and resource
  mobilization activities in compliance with related documents to be
  disseminated among donors, and draft specific reports to donors as stated
  in legal agreements.
• Work closely with the local representatives
  of OCHA or other coordination agencies in the country to ensure that WHO
  information and updates are adequately captured in the respective
  situation reports, donor briefs and other relevant documents.
• Work in close coordination with the
  Communication and Advocacy Officer, effectively utilize the communication
  products and advocacy material in convincing and encouraging donors to
  fund the overall health sector response to affected populations. If
  required, research, write and edit information materials in support to
  resource mobilization activities, including success stories.
• Perform any other incident-specific related
  duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

• The ideal candidates for the World Health
  Organization (WHO) Resource Mobilization Officer  job placement should hold an Advanced
  university degree (Masters level or above) in Social Sciences,
  International Relations, Political Sciences, Business, Communications,
  Marketing, Management or Economics from an accredited/recognized
  institute.
• Specific studies on resource mobilization,
  studies on development and/or humanitarian work.
• A minimum of seven years’ related experience,
  at the national and international level, in resource mobilization and
  external relations. Documented achievements in fundraising activities,
  part of which supporting humanitarian emergency or health outbreak response
  and recovery activities.
• Proven experience in writing resource
  mobilization proposals, donor reports and related documents.
• Prior working experience with WHO/UN or with
  an international Non-Governmental Organization is desirable
• Training in donor intelligence, proposal
  writing, and general project management.
• Excellent interpersonal, representational and
  organizational skills, with proven ability to facilitate and strengthen
  the involvement and collaboration of a broad range of internal and
  external partners.
• Demonstrated success in resource mobilization
  complemented by the ability to conceptualize ideas and promote consensus.
• Integrity, tack, and discretion, .
• Ability to work and achieve goals under
  pressure.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the
  impact of emergencies and crises on social and economic development, and
  its burden on populations.
• Ability to “think out of the box”
  and to make innovative proposals as related to mobilization of resources.
• Good knowledge of WHO mandate and goals in
  the emergency incident management context is an asset.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office
  applications.
• Languages: Excellent knowledge of English or
  French (depending on the country of assignment). Working knowledge of
  another WHO official language would be an asset.

• Communication
• Respecting and promoting individual and
  cultural differences
• Promoting WHO’s position in health
  leadership.
• Creating an empowering and motivating
  environment
• Teamwork
• Ensuring the effective use of resources.

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