Abt Global - Senior Program Manager – Frontline Health Outcomes (FHO) | PATH

Job Description

Abt Global is seeking a suitably qualified individual to fill the role of Senior Program Manager – Frontline Health Outcomes (FHO) to be based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and open to all applicants.

About the Organization

About the Program

The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Australia Transition to Health (PATH) is a six-year (2020-2026) health sector program funded by the Australian Government under the PNG – Australia Partnership for Development. PATH works with the Government of PNG (GoPNG) to improve coverage and quality of health services for the people of PNG through effective, equitable, efficient, and inclusive interventions. 

Guided by the National Department of Health (NDoH), Provincial Health Authorities (PHAs) and the Bougainville Department of Health (BDoH) are responsible for the delivery of health services across PNG.

PATH assists NDoH, PHAs and BDoH to strengthen systems for health service delivery targeting infectious diseases, and reproductive, maternal, newborn child and adolescent health, with a focus on promoting women’s leadership.

PATH’s end of investment outcomes (EOIO) are:

1. PHAs more able to lead provincial health reform and manage effective, efficient, equitable and quality essential health services in selected provinces.
2. DFAT-funded health services are demonstrating efficient and effective models of service delivery, influencing PHA performance; and building sustainability by transitioning to PHA management in selected provinces.

PATH’s intermediate outcome (IOs) are: Provincial Health Authority Leadership, Women in Leadership and Essential Health Services.

PATH is a locally-led, adaptive, and politically-informed program that seeks to maintain flexibility to respond to changing and local circumstances over the life of the program.

About the Opportunity

The Senior Program Manager (SPM) – FHO will be responsible for the inception, management and potential closure of FHO -focussed projects, and operationalising PATH’s FHO approach and emerging priorities.

The SPM- FHO will maintain a particular focus on ensuring all PATH Projects address challenges to equitable access to healthcare services and the root causes of systemic disparities and exclusion within the health sector, requiring identification, mitigation, and integration into project planning and risk management frameworks.

About You

For applications to be considered, a response to the key selection criteria below must be provided;

• Demonstrated five years plus experience in international development, humanitarian or health-sector programs is required.
• Significant experience of Grants Management principals and how they apply in development programming.
• Significant experience managing development projects/programs, and familiarity with aid quality assurance systems, including DFAT standards.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills including the preparation of reports, briefs and policy analysis for a government audience.
• Experience and understanding of Grant Management challenges in Papua New Guinea particularly pertaining to health, including demonstrating an understanding of the public health frameworks in the country.

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