Overview
The Health Program Analyst will contribute to the implementation of Malaria and HIV/TB Work Plans, provide technical guidance and support to implementation teams and partners, and support the elaboration of strategic plans for these diseases in Venezuela.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the implementation of the Malaria and HIV/TB Work Plan by supporting planning efforts and providing input for evaluation and quality assurance activities.
- Provide high-level programmatic guidance for Malaria, HIV, and TB interventions.
- Identify and mitigate implementation bottlenecks while institutionalizing best practices.
- Direct the quality control and submission of performance framework reports to the Global Fund.
- Spearhead the development of technical dashboards.
- Champion evidence-based decision-making by designing knowledge management initiatives.
- Provide high-level technical leadership and strategic guidance to the UNDP implementation team and national partners.
- Provide specialized technical assistance and capacity-building support to UNDP project staff and Ministry of Health (MoH) counterparts.
- Provide end-to-end technical oversight to the UNDP implementation team and implementing partners.
- Promote a culture of excellence by implementing standardized clinical protocols and quality control benchmarks.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams in the adoption of Quality Assurance (QA) frameworks.
- Establish systematic peer-review processes and technical audits.
- Design and oversee risk mitigation strategies.
- Monitor compliance with biosafety, pharmaceutical, and medical standards.
- Develop early-warning indicators within the performance framework.
- Facilitate specialized training and mentorship for clinical staff and local counterparts.
- Foster institutional learning by documenting "lessons learned".
- Lead the formulation of National Strategic Plans (NSPs) for Malaria, HIV, and TB in Venezuela.
- Institutionalize high-level coordination mechanisms with the Ministry of Health (MPPS) and PAHO/WHO.
- Represent UNDP in national and regional fora.
- Lead the design of Terms of Reference (ToRs) for international consultancies.
- Coordinate the development of national strategies by fostering synergies between government entities, civil society, and international partners.
- Establish and manage a structured coordination framework with MPPS.
- Serve as the technical focal point for UNDP in advocacy meetings.
- Drive the end-to-end development of the three NSPs.
- Design and develop comprehensive training curricula and specialized documentation for the Malaria, HIV, and Tuberculosis programs.
- Lead the coordination and delivery of training sessions.
- Author and edit scientific articles and technical briefs.
- Produce high-quality training modules and technical manuals.
- Conduct technical writing and research to produce peer-reviewed quality articles.
- Act as a technical focal point to organize and implement joint training programs with the MoH.
- Coordinate capacity-building initiatives with MoH and local stakeholders.
- Perform other duties as deemed necessary by his/her supervisor.
Required Experience
- Minimum 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience at the designing, implementing and supervising public health programs.
- Experience with project planning, including the effective provision of substantive leadership and guidance, oversight, monitoring, and reporting for projects/programmes with similar scale, scope, and complexity.
- Experience in the design, negotiation and production of health strategic documents, ensuring quality and adequate management of updated public health and epidemiologic data.
- Experience in writing technical/academic reports/articles, including analysis of epidemiological and public health data.
- Experience in fostering networks and partnerships and ability to provide coordination with the UN Agencies, international organizations, health donors, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in managing patients with Malaria, HIV and TB projects, and other infectious diseases (ambulatory or hospital).
- Experience in presenting and negotiating projects with national and international stakeholders (optional).
- Experience working with UNDP, UN agencies or international organizations is required.
- Experience in writing, or development of scientific articles or abstracts, participation in national or international health meetings.
- Experience in effective stakeholder management and networking.
- International experience in working in public health project in developing countries.
- Work experience in a challenging operating environment.
- Experience in knowledge transfer and capacity development of national counterparts.
- Experience in Global Fund projects, or other health projects financed with international or national donors.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Public Health, Clinical specialist related to HIV, Malaria, TB, and other infectious diseases, epidemiology or a related area. Minimum two year of academic studies in well recognized national or international universities.
