Technical Manager (Strategy)

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Unitaid, a partnership hosted by the World Health Organization is focused on accelerating the introduction and adoption of key health products primarily for HIV & co-infections, tuberculosis, malaria and women & children’s health. It creates systemic conditions for sustainable and equitable access and aims to foster inclusive and demand-driven partnerships for innovation. It designs and invests in innovative approaches to make quality health products available and affordable in low- and middle-income countries. It promotes collective efforts with partners, countries and communities, unlocking access to the tools, services and care than can deliver the best results, improve health and address global health priorities

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

In this role, the Senior Technical Manager, Strategy will:

1. Contribute strategic input to implement, monitor, and evaluate Unitaid’s Strategy. Provide thought leadership for strategy implementation, particularly as related to investments in malaria and women’s and children’s health.

2. Design and oversee efforts to draft, update, publish, and utilize Unitaid’s landscape analyses for medicines, diagnostics, and preventive health products used in malaria and other areas, including:

A. Conducting background research on key elements of the landscape, compile relevant data, and conduct additional analyses, as needed;

B. Identifying, coordinating, and supervising consultants to deliver components of the landscapes, including development of terms of reference and oversight of selection processes;

C. Engaging experts and stakeholders to peer-review and vet landscape analyses; and

D. Providing crucial contribution to articles, reports, and other resources related to Unitaid’s core work.

3. Identify potential areas for intervention where Unitaid could enable the global community to achieve higher impact of investments in global health, by accelerating introduction of new health products and approaches; creating systemic conditions for sustainable, equitable access; and fostering inclusive and demand-driven partnerships for innovation.

4. Provide technical guidance and content leadership for Unitaid’s calls for proposals, including:

A. Designing calls for proposals;

B. Assessing proposals for technical merit and strategic fit with Unitaid’s strategy and business model;

C. Providing strategic guidance and technical expertise as part of the project team during grant development;

D. Reviewing and revising proposal tools as needed for effectiveness, efficiency, and strategic alignment.

5. Provide strategic guidance and technical expertise as part of the cross-functional project team during grant implementation.

6. Draft and deliver reports, presentations, briefing notes, and other materials for Unitaid’s Executive Board, Policy and Strategy Committee, and Joint Review Committee.

7. Disseminate reports, lessons learned, and new analytic methods via satellites/symposia at International Conferences, reports and web-based materials (in collaboration with Unitaid’s Communications Team), and peer-reviewed publications. Support broader organizational communications and resource mobilization efforts in relevant content areas.

8. Leverage strong, established networks of experts and other global health stakeholders working in health product access in malaria, women’s and children’s health, and related areas.

9. Perform any other activities required by Unitaid Senior Management.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Advanced level university degree in business/management, economics, or public health.
Desirable: Studies in a discipline related to health care product access (medicine, pharmacy, product development, product design, etc.).

Experience

Essential:

• At least 10 years of experience in health strategies with a focus on healthcare tools (therapeutics, diagnostics, preventive tools);
• At least 3 years of experience in designing strategic, market-based projects to improve access to healthcare tools in resource-limited settings;
• Experience working in resource-limited settings in low- or lower-middle-income countries;
• Experience of working with a strong, established network of global health partners working on end-to-end healthcare product access for malaria and women’s and children’s health;
• Experience in interaction/coordination with a range of audiences, such as Executive Board, Senior Management, technical partners, funding partners, communities and civil society, with demonstrated experience in production and presentation of documents for such a range of audiences.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated expertise in guiding, innovating and influencing health strategy development and market issues, especially pertaining to malaria and women’s and children’s health;
• Experience in healthcare industry (e.g., pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, preventive tools).

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning, organizational, and project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a small team to deliver high impact results.
• Strong interpersonal skills, tact, discretion and mature judgment.
• Strong knowledge of how to apply market approaches to improve public health.
• Demonstrated skills both in managing high-performing direct reports and contributing directly to cross-functional teams.

WHO Competencies

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French.

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 6553 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.

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