Regional Senior Programme, M&E And Health Systems Specialist

• Coordinate Programme Monitoring and Evaluation for all grants in the five Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries

• Provide technical leadership and guidance in development of evidence based programming, M&E Plans and frameworks.

• Lead discussions and negotiations with the donor on issues related to M&E and Health Systems.

• In collaboration with program partners, design data verification and data audit systems to ensure adequate donor reporting.

• Lead the teams in M&E and Health Systems capacity assessments. 

• Review and redesign as necessary the M&E systems of the civil society organizations that are implementing activities financed under Principal Recipient - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (PR-GFATM).

• Oversee UNOPS periodic reporting (Progress Updates) to the Global Fund and provide recommendations to improve performance.

• Provide technical leadership and supervision of the PR M&E Specialists, including the international experts in the PR in all GMS Countries. 

• Build national capacity and support strategic planning activities across the five GMS countries

• Represent PR-GFATM at the Ministries of Health, Country Coordination Mechanisms, regional Steering Committee, Technical Strategic Meetings, and others as required.

• Identify and advise on potential implementation problems and bottlenecks. 

• Lead teams in national capacity building activities in all GMS countries.

• Engage with the Head of Programme, national partners and NGOs in the multi-year planning process, providing substantive scientific, evidence-based, timely inputs toward the development of budgets and work-plans.

• Support national strategic planning in proposal writing for resource mobilization. 

• Conduct critical analysis of risk.

• Implementation of Health Systems strengthening (HSS) components in the five GMS countries 

• Coordinate the implementation of Health Systems activities ensuring MOHs’ and donor priorities are met.

• Lead advisor and team leader on Health Systems strengthening across the GMS.

• Technical lead providing input toward the design of a health management information systems (HMIS). 

• Manage knowledge and information dissemination throughout the GMS countries, keeping UNOPS PR and its key partners abreast of important developments. 

• Lead on Development of a library of relevant international scientific evidence and best practices

• Lead the PR participation in all technical reviews and evaluations in the GMS countries.

• Manage knowledge and information dissemination and storage of relevant scientific evidence, best practices and lessons learnt to inform programme development.

Education 

• Master’s Degree preferably in Public Health, Health Economics, Health Sciences, Medicine, Epidemiology, Statistics or in a similar discipline. 

• Bachelor's degree preferably in the same areas with 12 years of relevant experience is considered as equivalent.

Experience 

• At least 10 years of health sector experience  

• 7 years of progressive experience in health programme M&E is required.

• Prior experience working with donors/ multi-donor funds is required.

• Experience working in local governance including but not limited to formal local government structures, local and community based NGOs, traditional governance systems, and informal networks is desirable.

• Experience in South East Asia region is preferred.

• Sound knowledge of the UN and regulations and rules is an asset.

• Ability and willingness to travel is necessary. 

Language

• Fluency in English is required.

• Understanding of other UN and/or local languages is an advantage.