Regional Advisor, Strategic Fund

Organizational Context

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Job Purpose

This position plays a key role in strengthening access to quality-assured medicines and strategic public health supplies across PAHO Member States. The incumbent supports the Regional Revolving Funds by providing high-level technical cooperation, operational oversight, and strategic guidance to improve procurement and supply management systems.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement strategies to promote the Regional Revolving Funds (RRF) to Member States and strengthen their effective use. Coordinate the daily operations of the RRF to ensure timely and efficient procurement and delivery of public health supplies, including demand pooling, forecasting, and liaison with Member States. Co-lead inter-programmatic initiatives with internal and external partners to improve access, affordability, and availability of quality-assured health technologies. Strengthen Member States' capacities in quantification, demand forecasting, and efficiency across the procurement and supply management cycle. Provide technical guidance through national and subregional workshops, and contribute to the development of technical documents, operating principles, and communication tools. Lead and support the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of RRF performance, results, and processes, and develop recommendations to improve efficiency and service delivery.

Work Experience

Essential: Nine years of combined national and international experience in program and project administration related to pharmaceutical and health technologies, health policy, procurement and supply management of health commodities, or health technology service delivery. Desirable: Knowledge of health systems and/or pharmaceutical/health technology market dynamics in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Skills

Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical policy, regulations, and procurement and supply management. Ability to apply quality assurance standards in supplier evaluation, quality control, and regulatory capacity strengthening. Proven capacity to plan, co-lead, implement, monitor, and evaluate complex inter-programmatic and regional initiatives. Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including technical report preparation. Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and provide technical guidance. Demonstrated proficiency in current technology, software, spreadsheets, presentations, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and management information systems, including Microsoft Office Suite.

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