Overview
UHC2030 is a multi-stakeholder partnership co-hosted by the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), with the overall aim of supporting a movement for accelerated, equitable and sustainable progress towards UHC as well as the other health targets in the SDGs, including global security and equity. The UHC2030 Steering Committee agreed to establish a Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM) to become the civil society arm of the UHC movement and a critical contributor to UHC2030. The CSEM is raising civil society voices in UHC2030 for inclusive & equitable Universal Health Coverage (UHC) policies that prioritize the marginalized & vulnerable, and leave no one behind.
The CSEM seeks to strengthen an inclusive and broad civil society movement on UHC, influence policy design and implementation, strengthen citizen-led and social accountability mechanisms, and promote coordination and harmonization between civil society organization (CSO) platforms and networks working on health related issues. The CSEM is a growing global civil society movement with over 1,000 members from more than 950 organizations in over 100 countries. For more information on the work and membership of the CSEM, visit https://csemonline.net/
Management Sciences for Health has served as host of the Secretariat for the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM) since 2018, and this year has welcomed a co-host organization WACI Health, an African regional advocacy organization.
The Coordinator, as a member of the UHC2030 Civil Society Engagement Mechanism Secretariat, is responsible for leading, coordinating and promoting the activities of the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism and CSEM Secretariat Team. Working closely with the CSEM Communications Officer, based at WACI Health, and with the global CSEM Advisory Group, the Coordinator will be responsible for facilitating the overall CSEM strategy, work plan, activities, and advocacy efforts of the CSO representatives on the UHC2030 Steering Committee and of the CSEM Advisory Group. The Coordinator will represent the Secretariat in external meetings and working groups and will work to build up the international profile of the CSEM and to expand the membership of the CSEM.
The post will report to the Senior Director of the FCI Program of MSH who serves as Technical Focal Point for the CSEM Secretariat’s work, with a dotted line to the UHC2030 CSEM Advisory Group.
Key Performance Areas
Lead, coordinate and promote the activities of the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism and CSEM Secretariat Team (50%)
Support the implementation of targeted advocacy, communications, and mobilization efforts for CSEM activities at global, national and sub-national levels (50%)
Education
Graduate degree required
Experience
Required:
7 years of relevant and related experience with at least 3 years’ experience in leading advocacy efforts, providing technical assistance to civil society organizations and/or working on global health issues.
Preferred:
4 years of progressively responsible experience is preferred. Experience in international public health is strongly preferred.
Management Sciences for Health, an international nonprofit organization, is dedicated to closing the gap between what is known and what is done about public health problems. MSH saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 30 country offices and our US headquarters, our staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health.
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization composed of more than 2,000 people from 73 nations. Their mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Together with their partners, they are helping managers and leaders in developing countries to create stronger management systems that improve health services for the greatest health impact.
EXPERTISE
MSH takes an integrated approach to building high-impact sustainable programs that address critical challenges in leadership, health systems management, human resources, and medicines. Simply put, they support stronger health systems for greater health impact.
Their expertise in these areas falls into the broad categories of management functions—for example, leadership and governance or pharmaceutical management—and health areas like tuberculosis or maternal, newborn, and child health. They apply their expertise by
Leadership, Governance, & Management
They work with in-country partners to build stronger health systems to improve:
Health Service Delivery
MSH combines extensive public health expertise, proven service delivery approaches, and evidence-based interventions in five critical areas:
Human Resources for Health
MSH helps governments develop multisectoral strategies and policies to plan and manage their health workforces. We use a comprehensive approach that addresses all the facets of human resources for health needed to achieve an adequate supply of well-trained and motivated health workers. MSH offers capabilities in leadership, human resource management, education, partnerships, policy, and finance to achieve these goals.
Pharmaceutical Management
Vital to our success is a participatory approach to project design and implementation, which cultivates broad-based support from all stakeholders. We also build and improve infrastructure and local capacity to effectively purchase, store, deliver, and use quality essential medicines.
Health Care Financing
MSH helps governments and NGOs assess their current financial situation and systems, understand service costs, and develop initiatives to use existing funds more effectively and generate additional revenue—all with the goal of supporting a nation’s health priorities.
Health Information
MSH has developed proven methods for rapidly strengthening the analysis and use of existing health data—normally at the province, district, and facility levels—without revising existing recording and reporting requirements. With an emphasis on learning through action, district teams undertake assessments of health services, identify gaps in performance, and design solutions to support better decision-making and, therefore, better management of improved services.
MSH has worked closely with the Health Metrics Network of the WHO to develop a comprehensive approach for enhancing the performance of health information systems and data by employing a practical, strategic planning process that can be carried out by national working groups.