UNITAID International drug purchase facility is looking for a Technical Manager (Strategy; French-speaking)

Objectives of the Programme

Unitaid is a global health agency engaged in finding innovative solutions to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases more quickly, affordably, and effectively in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Unitaid focuses on making a unique and high-impact contribution to the global health response in areas including HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis, cervical cancer and reproductive, maternal, new-born, child and adolescent health more broadly. Unitaid's work catalyses improvements for the larger response through forward-looking and time-limited investments that are designed to increase access to better, more effective, and more affordable health products. Investments typically target market-based interventions such as price reductions, improvements in quality and supply, and the introduction of new products more suitable for the populations in need. Unitaid is hosted by the World Health Organization.

Description of Duties

• Distill previous learnings in the malaria coordination and product launch space and understand where current coordination gaps exist.
• Develop and test frameworks to organize information sharing between diverse partners and ensure alignment with specific goals.
• Build cohesive coordination approaches based on close consultation with partners.
• Manage and regularly convene one or more working groups focused on specific malaria solutions (e.g. Multiple First-line Treatments and Spatial Repellents).
• Create in-person events designed to galvanize partner coordination and maintain working group momentum.
• Develop online tracking tools as needed, monitor progress, build evidence-base and assess impact of the launch coordination approach.
• Maintain an overview of the pipeline of innovations linked to specific intervention areas, assess access barriers for emerging technologies and incorporate these into the launch coordination initiative.
• Facilitate and contribute to the evaluation of the launch transparency initiative to independently assess impact against the stated objectives/goal.
• Draft and deliver reports, presentations, briefing notes, and other materials as requested by the supervisor.
• 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. Represent Unitaid at conferences, symposia, and external meetings, as relevant. Support broader organizational communications and resource mobilization efforts in relevant content areas.
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Essential: Advanced level university degree in one of the following areas: international development, management, epidemiology, public health or health policy.
• Desirable: Studies in a discipline related to health care product access or innovation (medicine, pharmacy, product development, product design, etc.).

Experience

• Essential:

  • At least 7 years of experience in health strategies with a focus on health care tools (therapeutics, diagnostics, preventive tools), including substantial experience coordinating with global health partners to address disease control and elimination challenges.
  • At least 5 years of experience in the introduction of new malaria vector control and drug-based interventions, including substantial experience with associated regulatory and procurement mechanisms.
  • At least 3 years of experience in designing strategic, market-based projects to improve access to healthcare tools in resource-limited settings.

• Desirable:

  • Experience of being based and working in resource-limited settings in low- or lower-middle-income countries.
  • 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.
  • Demonstrated expertise in guiding, innovating and influencing health strategy development and market issues, especially pertaining to the control and elimination of malaria.

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.
• 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.
• Proven coordination abilities working with diverse groups of stakeholders.
• Established links and networks within the malaria response ecosystem.

WHO Competencies

1. Teamwork
2. Communication
3. Respecting individual and cultural differences
4. Building and promoting partnerships across organisations and beyond
5. Moving forward in a changing environment

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 84,672 (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 6,259 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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