Overview
Provide technical, managerial and operational leadership for in-country PHIT activities, a component of a regional initiative supporting Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga and Tuvalu to strengthen health systems. Ensure effective implementation of PHIT activities while maintaining coherence with UNICEF’s broader health and nutrition programming.
Tasks Summary
- Lead day-to-day implementation of in-country PHIT activities.
- Coordinate with UNICEF Health and Nutrition team.
- Monitor delivery, quality and timeliness of contracted services.
- Provide hands-on support to the PMU for work planning, M&E system setup, and reporting.
- Provide technical guidance on PHC, service delivery models, digital health and health workforce development.
- Support the PHC elements of the COE in each country.
- Monitor programme implementation on the ground through field visits.
- Track and report on progress, challenges, and lessons learned.
- Oversee financial planning, budget execution, and expenditure tracking.
- Serve as UNICEF’s primary in-country focal point for PHIT activities.
- Maintain effective relationships with national government and stakeholders.
- Represent UNICEF in national technical working groups and coordination forums.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in programme or project management in health systems strengthening, digital health or public health.
- Experience working in a developing country is required, ideally some in low-capacity settings.
- Demonstrated experience managing country-level implementation of complex health programmes.
- Work experience in Small Island Developing States and in the Pacific is highly desirable.
- Experience in effective engagement with government counterparts and other stakeholders.
- Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
Qualification Requirements
An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in one of the following fields is required: public health/nutrition, health systems, health informatics, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, or another relevant technical field.
