Job Impact
The role Regional Health Programme Manager is expected to impact and influence in the following critical areas.
Health Programme Manager Specific Job Responsibilities And Key Tasks
Strategic leadership
Lead in developing and implementing the regional health and care strategy focused on HIV & AIDS, Non-
Communicable Diseases, and other health issues faced by older people.
Analyse the SDG-3 priority on health care, especially around targets and indicators for older people. Ensure to sync HelpAge and network’s priorities with these
Support and coordinate the development health and care country strategies that is aligned to the regional and global priorities and firmly based on evidence and learning from existing work.
Identifying and working with a range of strategic partners within the region and beyond, to ensure programmatic collaboration, joint advocacy, research and fundraising.
Develop focussed collaboration with key organisations such as WHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF and UNFPA.
Technical support- to country teams and network members
Provide need based technical support to country teams and network members. Examples of support include- development of policy briefs, staff and partner capacity development, responding to specific donor calls through technical advice, monitoring of ongoing programmes etc.
Lead in the development of technical standards to support our focus on promoting age friendly health services.
Develop standard program designs and indicators on the same to be used in programming. Identify and share good practices and updated research findings on the same within the teams.
Scaling up use of the Health Outcomes Tool in measuring quality of health care provisions for older people.
Program Development and Resource Mobilisation
Support in development of programmes and fundraising for the strategic priority areas in health and care work as defined for the region and country specific strategies.
Identify and develop technical content for proposals focussed on older peoples’ health and care
Programme Management
Manage strategic regional programmes within the health and care portfolio, ensuring they are delivered in line with quality standards
Oversee (either line manage or matrix manage) staff working in regional health and care programmes
Development and delivery of health & care strategy across the Africa region in sync with SDG 3
Capture learning outcomes from health & care work by country teams and network
Lead and contribute to fundraising efforts for health & care work in the region
Offer high quality technical support to country offices and network
Develop strategic partnerships aiming programming, advocacy, research & fundraising
Represent HelpAge in relevant regional and global technical forums
Advocacy and Lobbying
Analyse and write policy briefs and research papers – Identify specific issues, undertake analysis and develop policy briefs targeting key stakeholders. Publish in relevant journals on the issue. Maintain overview of the health and care work within the region and internationally.
Representation – Participate in relevant technical forums within the region covering general health and care, especially NCD issues and highlight issues of older persons supporting their integration in relevant policies and strategies.
Terms of Reference
HelpAge International, Africa region is currently looking for staff members who are interested and able to take on the role as focal points for gender, disability and accountability.
The person will also be able to interact with across a cross section of the organizational leadership within the region and UK office to share information as well as to influence on broad policy issues concerning the theme.
Broad Responsibilities for the Health Programme Manager Job
Understanding of the relevant organizational guideline/ framework
Discussing ways in which the issue is currently being looked at/ integrated in organizational priorities
Identify specific activities/ approaches that can be implemented to ensure integration of the issues
Develop and work with a group of champions within the country teams and network members on the issues
Provide broad guidelines to teams on ways in which issues can be integrated
Organize and coordinate training for staff
Scheduling calls within the region to discuss the issues and updates
Providing a report every 6 months (format and metrics to be developed)
Requirements
Demonstrable experience on the specific issue
Knowledge on various organizational ‘good practices’ on integration of the issue
Ability and willingness to coordinate with team members within the region and provide team members with technical support necessary
Passion and personal interest to further the issue within the region
Ability to influence others through support, sensitisation and factual advocacy
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