Team Lead, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Knowledge Hub

Overview
Lead the UHC Knowledge Hub and strengthen health financing policies.

You have:

An advanced university degree in economics, health economics, health policy, public health, medicines or social sciences, with a concentration in health financing or health policy.
A minimum of 10 years of experience with low and/or middle-income countries in coordinating task teams and facilitating policy discussions in health financing.
Demonstrated experience in organising, designing, and facilitating capacity strengthening activities on health financing policy at national and international levels.
Expert knowledge of English required; intermediate knowledge of French and Japanese is desirable.
Proven ability to coordinate task teams and inter-agency collaborations with international and national partners.
Strong record of high-quality technical writing and communications, evidenced by publications and presentations.
Contract
This is a P-5 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It’s a staff contract. It usually requires 10 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary
The salary for this job should be between 110,869 USD and 138,944 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The UHC Knowledge Hub aims to strengthen health financing in support of UHC by supporting efforts to secure adequate fiscal space for health, and to improve the efficiency, equity, and effectiveness of health system financing. It will support senior officials from Ministries of Health and Finance in LICs and MICs. Related thereto is the overall mission of WHO’s global work on health financing and economics, which is to foster the development of equitable, efficient and sustainable forms of health system financing and organization. This will be achieved through capacity strengthening and policy advisory support to countries in concert with WHO Regional and Country Offices and partner agencies, the generation of relevant analysis and evidence, as well as guidance on systematic approaches to support national health financing policy development processes, implementation, policy analysis, and appropriate capacity building. The WHO Health Financing and Economics teams are charged, inter alia, with promoting conceptual clarity on health financing issues, developing and disseminating evidence on the implications of different health system financing mechanisms in different contexts, capacity strengthening activities to promote national ownership and leadership, and providing policy support on national health financing policy development oriented to Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It does so by working closely with regional focal points in health financing, intercountry offices where they exist, and country office health financing and health system specialists.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
The successful candidate will, under the broad guidance and supervision of the Director, Performance, Financing and Delivery to:

Provide technical leadership and managerial support, ensuring efficient delivery of the UHC Knowledge Hub’s workplan and related activities in alignment with departmental and organizational objectives.
Co-coordinate and co-lead the UHC Knowledge Hub and collaborate closely with the World Bank and the Government of Japan, as well with other internal and external partners to implement its strategic objectives.
Organize and lead capacity building activities on health financing policy and public financial management, including the development of relevant training materials in collaboration with the WHO Geneva-based health financing and economics teams.
Lead and co-organize high-level fora and events with senior officials of country ministries and other stakeholders to foster engagement and knowledge exchange.
Develop and propose technical health financing policies and strategies for implementation, providing authoritative advice to member states and supporting the advancement of analytic frameworks for health financing systems.
Lead the collation, analysis, and dissemination of country experiences and evidence, supporting the development of evaluation tools and approaches for health financing performance and economic analysis.
Represent WHO and the UHC Knowledge Hub on health financing policy, public financial management, and economics with high-level officials, international agencies, and in technical meetings within the UN system.
Manage and monitor programme performance, including oversight of financial resources, team leadership, and reporting on key performance indicators to optimize deliverables.
Develop, adapt, and provide technical approaches and models of good practice to member states, and lead the production of policy briefs, discussion papers, and other publications on specific topics.
Liaise with and utilize partnerships with UN agencies, donors, and research institutions to position the UHC Knowledge Hub’s work within global and national policies.
Oversee and manage the financial and human resources of the hub.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: An advanced university degree in economics, health economics, health policy, public health, medicines or social sciences, with a concentration in health financing or health policy. Desirable: A PhD in economics, health economics, health policy or social sciences – extensive knowledge also at the academic level of health systems analysis, with concentration on health financing

Experience
Essential: A minimum of 10 years of experience with low and/or middle-income countries of coordinating task teams, undertaking health finance policy analysis, policy advisory work, facilitating policy discussions, and capacity building activities in the area of health financing. Demonstrated experience in organising, designing, and facilitating capacity strengthening activities, high-level fora, meetings, conferences, and workshops on health financing policy and public financial management at national and international levels. Demonstrated experience engaging in policy dialogue on health financing with senior health policy makers. Desirable: Experience working in UN/international agencies, and experience of working with other agencies active in health financing.

Skills
Proven ability to coordinate task teams and lead inter-agency collaborations, developing and promoting effective partnerships with international and national counterparts as part of interdisciplinary, multicultural teams.
Proven skills to lead the organization of large capacity strengthening evens and high-level fora and meetings with senior officials.
Up-to-date knowledge of established approaches to health financing across diverse settings(low-, middle-, and high-income countries), with the ability to translate complex concepts into accessible language for non-specialists.
Proven skills in conducting health financing system reviews, public financial management analysis, and gathering evidence on effective practices to advance progress towards UHC.
Excellent communication and language skills, evidenced by presentations at national and international conferences and workshops, and a strong record of high-quality technical writing and publications.
Tact, diplomacy, and the ability to motivate and work harmoniously with partners from diverse cultural backgrounds.
WHO Competencies
Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Producing results Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French. Intermediate knowledge of Japanese.

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 103,165 (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 4264 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.