Coordinator (Health Policy and Service Design)

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Health Policy and Service Design (HPS)
HPS supports Member States to develop and implement policies, strategies plans and service delivery design, including primary health care, to strengthen governance, financing, health workforce in order to ensure access to needed promotive, preventative, curative, rehabilitative and palliative services without financial hardship.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the guidance and supervision of the Director, Health Systems and Services, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

Regional technical leadership and delivering high quality technical assistance to Member States and support to country offices:
• Provide technical support to country offices (COs) and Member States in the design, implementation and evaluation of health policies, including health financing arrangements to support UHC. Support capacity-building for Member States and COs;
• As regional focal point in the Regional Office, provide technical guidance and leadership on health system governance, financing, policy and service delivery including health workforce, rehabilitation, care pathways and primary health care. Coordinate with country offices and support high level policy dialogue with multi-stakeholder engagement to promote abovementioned areas to advance UHC and health-related SDG in Member States;
• Supervise and lead evidence generation in the area of health systems governance and financing. Disseminate evidence, to be used for policy-making, including UHC and SDG monitoring, resource tracking (health accounts), household survey analysis on access to services and financial protection, and policy briefs.

Fostering Partnership with external and WHO stakeholders:
• Support health policy development, assist technical consultations and policy dialogues by establishing close working relationships with WHO headquarters, country offices, other WHO regions, units within DHS and other divisions in the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific in order to support delivery of shared objectives;
• Manage partnership with development partners in particular, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Gavi, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the International Monetary Fund on health policy and financing;
• Develop and manage network of regional technical experts in health financing and health service delivery including WHO collaborating centres and other research and think tank experts.

Managing and implementing workplan of Health Policy and Service Design (HPS) unit:
• Lead HPS team’s contributions to the core deliverables of For the Future priorities;
• Lead the HPS unit in planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and reporting of programme area;
• Lead the team in setting and delivering their objectives by making the best use of the expertise of each staff, building capacity of the team, providing regular performance feedback and addressing any gaps;
• Ensure effective implementation, programme and financial management of all HPS funds to ensure alignment with For the Future;
• Liaise with other technical units and divisions within the Regional Office and headquarters to ensure effective cross-sectoral collaboration and support to country offices in achieving priorities of the Thirteenth (and forthmonin Fourteen) General Programme of Work;
• Mobilize resources to meet funding requirements;
• Create a positive and respectful work environment;
• Support HPS staff in learning and development including real-time coaching;
• Contribute to overall DHS leadership.

Liaising with Country Offices and Headquarters:
• Effectively collaborate with COs and headquarters to coordinate global and regional initiatives through joint planning;
• Liaise with COs to provide strategic guidance in communicating CO’s priorities;
• Provide coordination in CO’s planning and implementation of priorities in line with For the Future.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Advanced university degree (master’s level equivalent) in public health particularly on health financing or health economics, health systems, health policy, health planning, social policy, including political science, and management or related field from a recognized university.
Desirable: Training in public policy, development studies, health service development, health financing, health policy and management, programme evaluation.

Experience

Essential: Minimum of ten years’ experience in health financing planning, health services planning, health policy development or managing public health programmes or related field with at least five years experience at senior position at national and international levels.
Desirable: Experience at national or international level in developing bilateral partnerships with development organizations. Experience in low and middle income countries at policy or strategic levels. Working knowledge of UN agencies, multilateral development banks or WHO.

Skills

• Knowledge of the specific or technical area of public health;
• Health planning at operational, subnational and national levels, with political and technical elements;
• Capacity-building through multiple methods, including training, mentoring and example setting;
• Ability to establish harmonious working relationships as part of a team, adapt to diverse educational and cultural backgrounds, and maintain a high standard of personal conduct;
• Ability to demonstrate gender equity and cultural appropriateness in the delivery of services to Member States

WHO Competencies

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Ensuring the effective use of resources
Driving the Organization’s Position in Health Leadership
Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of Other UN language.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 92,731 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 3817 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test and/or an asynchronous video assessment may be used as a form of screening.

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