Consultant – Malaria Product Launch Transparency Initiative
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Consultant leading Unitaid’s launch transparency initiative for malaria products. Requires extensive partner interactions and project management skills.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the implementation of Unitaid’s launch transparency initiative (LAUNCH) for malaria products.
- Interact extensively with partner agencies to generate and maintain buy-in.
- Encourage information sharing and provide regular status updates to the malaria community.
- Update landscape on key stakeholders and individuals to articulate the universe of actors influencing the antimalarial and SE spaces.
- Hold virtual meeting with core groups every two months to facilitate ongoing exchange across key partners.
- Provide annual progress reports and complete internal project evaluations using previously defined learning questions.
Requirements:
- Advanced level university degree in one of the following areas: international development, management, epidemiology, public health or health policy.
- At least 7 years of experience in health strategies with a focus on healthcare tools (therapeutics, diagnostics, preventive tools).
- At least 5 years of experience in the introduction of new malaria interventions, including substantial experience with associated regulatory and procurement mechanisms.
- At least 3 years of experience in designing strategic, market-based projects to improve access to healthcare tools in resource-limited settings.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong planning, organizational, and project management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a small team to deliver high impact results.
- Demonstrated skills in contributing directly to cross-functional teams.
- Proven coordination abilities working with diverse groups of stakeholders.
- Expert knowledge of English.
- Intermediate knowledge of French.
Benefits:
- This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level.
- Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
- A written test or video assessment may be used as a form of screening.
- WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
- WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.

















