Analista en Salud Malaria - (Abierto a candidatos internos y externos)
Organizational Context
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bolivia supports national and subnational capacities to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, human rights, and gender equality. The UNDP Health Unit manages funds for Tuberculosis/HIV and Malaria projects, acting as the Principal Recipient for the Malaria component from 2025-2027. This role is crucial for controlling and eliminating malaria in Bolivia, especially in vulnerable areas.
Job Purpose
The Malaria Health Analyst will provide technical and strategic direction for the Malaria component, ensuring UNDP fulfills its mandate as the Principal Recipient for Global Fund resources. This involves advising on programmatic implementation, supporting national program analysis, and providing evidence-based technical input for decision-making. The role requires close coordination with national and subnational health authorities, sub-recipients, and civil society to strengthen malaria interventions. Key contributions include planning, monitoring, and managing project activities, ensuring timely implementation, and overseeing the technical and administrative aspects of programmatic processes, including procurement of essential supplies and management of project risks. The analyst will also facilitate capacity building and knowledge management to support the national entities in eventually assuming the Principal Recipient role.
Responsibilities
Provide technical and strategic direction for the Malaria component, advising on UNDP's role as Principal Recipient for Global Fund resources. Support the national program in strategic analysis, programmatic implementation, and monitoring of results, products, indicators, and targets. Coordinate with the Ministry of Health, National Vector-Borne Disease Program, Departmental Health Services, sub-recipients, and civil society to foster effective collaboration. Deliver specialized technical assistance at national, departmental, and local levels to enhance malaria intervention implementation. Develop, monitor, and update the Malaria component's work plan, ensuring alignment with project objectives, budget, timeline, and indicators. Oversee the technical and administrative management of programmatic processes, including contracts, terms of reference, and technical specifications. Coordinate and technically supervise the acquisition, distribution, and control of malaria-related commodities. Monitor and report on project risks, proposing mitigation measures. Facilitate capacity building for national entities and support transition planning for them to assume the Principal Recipient role. Support knowledge management by documenting and disseminating lessons learned and best practices.
Work Experience
The role requires experience in technical and strategic direction of health programs, particularly in malaria control or related vector-borne diseases. Experience in inter-institutional coordination, technical assistance, programmatic planning, monitoring and evaluation, and managing project risks is essential. Experience with Global Fund projects and working with national health authorities and international organizations is highly desirable.
Skills
Systemic Thinking, Collective Intelligence Design, Monitoring and Evaluation, Results-Based Management, Strategic Analysis, Programmatic Planning, Inter-institutional Coordination, Technical Assistance, Risk Management, Capacity Building, Knowledge Management, Procurement Oversight, Evidence-Based Decision Making, Adaptability, Collaboration, Problem-Solving.