Background Information - Job-specific
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. UNOPS supports partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of peace building, humanitarian and development projects. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations.
The Stop TB Partnership (STBP) is a unique and innovative global health organization that takes bold and smart risks to serve the people, communities, and countries affected by tuberculosis (TB). We bring together country and global stakeholders and partners and leverage our comprehensive range of strategic and technical expertise in our shared mission to end TB by 2030. UNOPS has hosted the STBP Secretariat (โSecretariatโ), since 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland. STBPโs 2025-28 Operational Strategy and five goals guide the Secretariat's work. To achieve the fourth goal to โcatalyze, incubate, and support the scale-up of TB innovationsโ, three initiatives - Re-imagining TB Care (RTC), TB REACH, and Introducing New Tools Project (iNTP) - are supporting and implementing various activities related to TB innovations. These activities include, but are not limited to, exploring new financing mechanisms, testing pioneering approaches, and rolling-out latest diagnostics and digital health technologies.
Functional Responsibilities
The Innovations Consultant (Roster) will play a crucial role in driving forward STBPโs mission to end TB by 2030. They will provide expertise and support the execution and implementation of high-priority activities that advance the organizationโs mandate and achieve its 2025-28 Operational Strategy, particularly related to catalyzing, incubating, and supporting the scale-up of TB innovations.
Specific expertise is sought in the following areas:
1. Health financing.
- Conduct a comprehensive situational analysis and assessment and create a preliminary framework regarding the feasibility of innovative financing models to increase country and global investments in TB, including leveraging of money market instruments (i.e., bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, etc.), digital currencies, etc.
- Conduct a comprehensive situational analysis and assessment and create a preliminary framework regarding the feasibility of health insurance models to cover health care benefits and health system expenses, including social health insurance and social protection programs.
2. Human- and People-centered design (HCD / PCD).
- Support in the development of frameworks and metrics to enable organizations to incorporate PCD approaches into their daily work;
- Equip teams with new tools and methods to gather and articulate an even richer understanding of communities and other critical stakeholders;
- Empower teams to collaborate more often with communities, innovators, health system stakeholders, and others;
- Provide teams ways to better translate peopleโs needs and desires into solution features;
- Encourage teams to rapidly ideate, test and iterate to get to solutions that are more people-centric, more quickly;
- Provide teams tools and frameworks to adapt solutions that are even more relevant to local contexts; and
- Facilitate ways for teams to co-create solutions with communities and other key stakeholders to ensure that solutions are locally owned and led. 3. Digitally-enabled health systems, digital public infrastructure (DPI), and digital- and AI-solutions.
- Help define and articulate a vision for country partners to invest and build end-to-end, integrated, interoperable, and modern digital ecosystems for health
- Advise on technical integration strategies, data storage and privacy policies, structuring technology teams, and working across public-private sector partnerships;
- Develop or oversee the development and maintenance of innovative digital health systems such as AI applications and evaluation services, DevOps to deploy and manage servers, DHIS2 implementations, web back- and front-ends, interactive web applications, Shiny and similar applications, or digital health tools; and,
- Consult and suggest novel innovations to incorporate into digital health systems from other domains, diseases, or emerging areas of development such as AI, financial transfers, social media and collaboration, etc.
4. TB diagnostics and prevention evaluation.
- Provide support related to designing and conducting economic evaluations, research studies and protocols and undertaking modelling and statistical analysis.
- Undertaking focused analysis on TB projects to advance the strategic goals of the Stop TB Partnership;
- Designing and conducting TB research studies, including publishing findings in peer-reviewed journals, producing white papers for policymakers, and coordinating technical symposia at regional and global levels.
5. TB vaccines.
- Assist STBP and / our country stakeholders and partners in supporting the planning for and execution of the concrete and practical roll-out of TB vaccines;
- Draft various content and resources, including white papers and journal articles; and,
- Support the organization of country and global consultations, including the drafting of the agenda, participants lists, presentation materials, and synthesis reports. 6. Innovation launch.
- Assist STBP and / or country stakeholders and partners in supporting the accelerated and sustainable roll-out of innovations;
- Conduct market research, assessing market readiness, identifying target end-users, monitoring trends, and providing strategic insights;
- Develop and supporting the monitoring of comprehensive innovation launch plans, including realistic schedules and timelines, channel strategies, etc.; and
- Identify and support the continuous improvement in the accelerated and sustainable roll-out of innovations.
7. Business development.
- Develop and update STBPโs innovation-wide approach through a portfolio of current and future strategic initiatives, including the development of a theory of change, workplans, and key performance scorecards and indicators.
- Identify and support mapping, intelligence-gathering, and outreach to potential and relevant donors, funders, and investors.
- Develop and update innovation related pitch decks and concept notes.
- Develop proposals and support the grant-making processes.
Candidates should indicate in their UNOPS profile their specific area(s) of expertise. Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education
- Advanced degree (Masterโs) in business administration, computer science, economics, engineering, finance, medicine, public health, social science, economics, engineering, or other relevant fields is required.
- University degree (Bachelorโs) in the above-mentioned subjects with an additional two (2) years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree. Experience
- A minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in health financing, HCD / PCD, digitally-enabled health systems, DPIs, and digital- and AI-solutions, TB diagnostics, TB vaccines, innovation launch, business development or other closely related experience is required.
- Prior experience working with Ministries of Finance or Ministries of Health, country programmes, private or public sector care providers, local implementing / non-governmental organizations (NGOs), small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups, private sector companies, consulting firms, or related experience is highly desirable.
- Prior professional experience in TB or global health is highly desirable.
- Prior experience working in TB affected countries or emerging / growth economies is highly desirable. Language Requirements
- Fluency in English is required.
Competencies
Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and externally in order to positively shape the organization. Anticipates and perceives the impact and implications of future decisions and activities on other parts of the organization.(for levels IICA-2, IICA-3, LICA Specialist- 10, LICA Specialist-11, NOC, NOD, P3, P4 and above) Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and encourages others to do the same. Upholds organizational and ethical norms. Maintains high standards of trustworthiness. Role model for diversity and inclusion.
Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit. Collaborates and supports the development of others. For people managers only: Acts as positive leadership role model, motivates, directs and inspires others to succeed, utilizing appropriate leadership styles. Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own role on all partners and always puts the end beneficiary first. Builds and maintains strong external relationships and is a competent partner for others (if relevant to the role). Efficiently establishes an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal. Actions lead to total task accomplishment through concern for quality in all areas. Sees opportunities and takes the initiative to act on them. Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on our beneficiaries. Open to change and flexible in a fast paced environment. Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements. Reflects on experiences and modifies own behavior. Performance is consistent, even under pressure. Always pursues continuous improvements. Evaluates data and courses of action to reach logical, pragmatic decisions. Takes an unbiased, rational approach with calculated risks. Applies innovation and creativity to problem-solving. Expresses ideas or facts in a clear, concise and open manner. Communication indicates a consideration for the feelings and needs of others. Actively listens and proactively shares knowledge. Handles conflict effectively, by overcoming differences of opinion and finding common ground. Contract type, level and duration
Contract type: Individual Contractor Agreement (ICA) on a retainer contract basis (i.e. on need basis)
Contract level: ICS11
Contract duration: 12 months, renewable based on satisfactory performance and budget availability. For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx
Additional Information -
Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.
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Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
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Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.
UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce.
Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.
We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process. If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.
Terms and Conditions
For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post.
For retainer contracts, you must complete a few mandatory courses ( they take around 4 hours to complete) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here.
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It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.