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World Health Organization DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY From: Direstor-Generl Date: 01 January 2020, °XD Health Emergencies Programme (EXD/WHE) By vine of Article 31 of the WHO Constitution, as the chief technical and administrative officer of the Organization and by virtue of such other authorities as have been vested in me by decisions of the World Health Assembly and the Executive Board, and farther to delegations of authority contained in the WHO Manual hereby delegate to you as holder of the Office of EXD Health Emergencies Progranime, the authorities set out below in ‘order to implement the triple-bilion targets. In addition, these authorities are delegated to you in consideration ofthe anetions entrusted to you, as EXD, rogramme 1, Asa strategic priority co-lead together with RD EMRO and RD AFRO, to ensute the delivery of targets under Health Emergencies, providing at the same time oversigh of | the relevant outsome end output networks including resolution of confits escalated to your attentior 2. ‘To further allocate and shift the budget within the WHO Health Emergencies Programme to support implementation, 3. To monitor both results and cost of achieving results against the approved budgets lnder your esponsibility, and to provide regular reports explaining programmatic end financial progress against planned results and agroed conporate targets under the ‘Compact (KPIs) 4. To strategically allocate funding made available to the WHO Health Emergencies Programme and to ensure an equitable distribution of voluntary funding 0 he ‘outcome seross Major Offices, 5. To-approve workplans within the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, 6. ‘To further allocate and shift the Outbreak Crisis and Response (OCR) budget globally in order to supprt the swift response to emergencies Internal Governance 1, To convene relevant corporate networks for the three-evel delivery and pertinent horizontal networks, To meet deadlines for the preparation and high-level clearance of Governing Body documentation. ‘To ensure SOPs are being adhered to for the preparation of Goveming Body documents ‘To approve the publication of Goveming Body documents when these only provide a rogress update, eating to DDG or Chef de Cabinet as advised by LEG. ‘To approve technical meetings within your area of work, ensuring Value for Money's principles are followed and coordinating staff participation, ‘To be responsible for the clearance of WHO publications, in collaboration with the Chief Scientist when appropriate. ‘Managerial 1 To promote an appropriat Progamme in accordance polices and proceeures, environment within the WHO Health Emergencies ith the Organization's Values Charter, regulations, rules, Financial 1. To incur expenditures, within your area of work, in accordance with the Organization's Financial Regulations, Rules and procedures, This must include ‘ensuring that correct procedures are followed forthe selection of suppliers to ensure value for money for the Organization, evidenced by proper acjudiation reports, ‘grants are fully aligned to programmatic objectives and procedures are followed to censure accountability of grantees; and travel expenditures ate fully justified in accordance with programme objectives as well as travel policies. 2. To ensure approval of focal and direct procurement beyond a maximum of $200,000 Per order requires a submission to the Contract Review Committee (CRC). The eporting of CRC submissions has tobe recorded and sent annually tothe Office of | ‘he Comptoes. Subject to such procedures, there sno limit on the amount that may be spent per order, provided availability of budget capacity and funding 3. To review the submissions to the CRC for your Division 4. To ensure travel costs are kept to the minimum necessary to implement sctivties in workplan 5. To ensure that travel plans are prepared and to approve late TRs within your Division, inline withthe Value for Money principle. 6, To ensure appropriate funding is available to meet commitments. For emergencies graded uncer the WHO Emergency Response Framework 2 |. To authorize and approve expenditie andr Purchate Requet of gods and serviees[1[21 including local procurement, without competitive bidling, without approval fom the relevant Contract Review Comite, and without adiional

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