Programme Management - Senior Officer Health Systems Strengthening - Retainer

Application period 11-Apr-2024 to 30-Apr-2024

Functional Responsibilities:

Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Technical Support:

• Provide technical support to the team and health providers in conflict-sensitive ways as a means to support and guide these organizations to analyse existing health systems, gaps and priorities.
• Support health providers to select a few key champions that will drive the analysis of their health systems, the identification of gaps and priorities.
• With the necessary technical assistance from HSS experts, jointly develop, translate and deliver a curriculum on HSS to these champions. Develop and deliver any supplementary training materials that are required, including in the cross cutting themes of gender, disability inclusion and the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse.
• Support champions in analysing their collected information/assessment of their HSS as a means to co-create an analysis of gaps and identify areas of priority as well as work plans to address these priorities. Support the selected champions to find space for advocacy within their own organizations to facilitate effective change.
• Provide appropriate technical support for champions and their organizations, demonstrating a strong understanding of the local context and unique local challenges.
• Develop and host quarterly refresher courses to discuss work plans for the current quarter, results and work plans for the next quarter.
• With the support of necessary technical assistance from HSS experts, provide on-job support and coaching via telecommunication with selected champions. Work closely with champions within a framework of trust to address challenges and solve problems.
• Conflict sensitively facilitate cross-fertilisation of learning between health providers selected for HSS support.
• In collaboration with the M&E colleagues, provide technical contributions in designing and choosing appropriate indicators for health systems strengthening (HSS).
  
  

Grant Making for HSS:

• Contribute to the efficient and effective selection of HSS grant recipients either via direct selection or solicitation of calls for proposals hereunder evaluate proposals received and the final selection of implementing partners.
• In collaboration with the Programme Management Specialist, support in grant negotiations with implementing partners.
• Map out other HSS funding sources to avoid duplication and overlapping.
• Coordinate with the Grant Support Officer for finalising HSS grants-making process and documentation in line with standard compliance procedures of UNOPS.
• Flag issues to the Programme Management Specialist related to the entire process to resolve issues or improve processes, and provide inputs to the larger HEI team as necessary.
• Support implementing partners with establishing technical systems for grant management.