Programme Manager (Health System Strengthening)

The Programme Manager (Health System Strengthening) will:

• Provide overall strategic, technical, and managerial leadership for the PHIT Project, a regional, multi-country initiative supporting Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, and Tuvalu to strengthen their health systems through enhanced health-workforce capacity, expanded access to digital health innovations, and improved service delivery enabled by regional collaboration.
• Lead end-to-end management of the complex regional programme, including strategic planning, implementation oversight, stakeholder coordination, and delivery of regional outputs, while ensuring strong country ownership through close collaboration with Ministries of Health and other relevant partners.
• Provide technical guidance on health systems strengthening and digital health, including AI-enabled diagnostic and treatment tools, telehealth networks, and compliance with digital health guidelines, data protection, cybersecurity, and ethical AI principles.
• Manage contracts and vendor relationships across the PHIT Project, ensuring quality assurance, interoperability, regulatory compliance, timely delivery, and value for money in line with UNICEF policies and donor requirements.

This role strengthens health systems in Pacific Island countries, enhancing health workforce capacity, expanding digital health innovations, and improving service delivery, ultimately saving children's lives and defending their rights to health and well-being.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Advanced university degree in public health, health systems, health policy, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in health systems strengthening, public health programming, or related areas, with demonstrated experience in managing complex multi-country health programmes.
• Strong technical expertise in health systems strengthening, digital health, AI applications in health, and contract/vendor management.
• Proven ability to provide strategic leadership, coordinate with diverse stakeholders (including government counterparts, donors like the World Bank, and technical partners), and ensure compliance with global standards and donor requirements.

UNICEF offers diverse opportunities for professional and personal development, a sense of purpose while serving children and communities worldwide, a diverse and passionate culture, and an attractive compensation and benefits package. No specific salary details are mentioned in the posting.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence, with a focus on promoting the rights of every child.