Specialist, Digital Health, Strategy, Investment & Evidence Division - GL D - Defined Duration until December 2029
The Specialist, Digital Health provides technical advisory support to strengthen country digital health systems and data use across Global Fund investments. The role sits within Health Information Systems and Surveillance (HISS) team within RSSH-PPR, in the Technical Advice and Partnerships Department, and supports the Grants Management Division Country Teams, other RSSH and TAP disease teams, IT Department, and other parts of the Secretariat on the design, implementation, oversight and optimization of digital health investments financed through grants, Matching Funds, Strategic Initiatives and other catalytic funding.
The Specialist will provide digital health technical advice across the Global Fund portfolio, supporting countries and internal teams to strengthen digital health governance, enterprise architecture, interoperability, data systems, procurement approaches, implementation readiness, performance monitoring and sustainability. The Specialist will also support implementation of the GC8 Digital Solutions Supporting Integration Strategic Initiative, which aims to help countries move from fragmented, donor-driven digital systems toward standards-based, interoperable national digital health architectures governed by Ministries of Health.
The Specialist will work across technical, operational and partnership interfaces to help ensure that Global Fund digital health investments are strategically prioritized, technically sound, aligned with national digital health strategies, blueprints, and standards, and implemented in ways that improve grant delivery, service integration, data quality, program efficiency, sustainability and pandemic preparedness. The role requires strong technical expertise, sound judgment in complex country and partner environments, and the ability to contribute to practical investment decisions, procurement specifications, technical assistance and implementation support.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide grant portfolio-facing digital health technical advice by developing analysis, drafting inputs and technical recommendations for Country Teams and technical departments under the guidance of the Senior Specialist, identifying digital health gaps, prioritizing investments, reviewing funding requests and grant documents, and strengthening implementation arrangements.
- Contribute to grant design, implementation and oversight by preparing technical inputs on digital health governance, enterprise architecture, interoperability, data standards, cybersecurity considerations, procurement specifications, service models, sustainability planning and performance monitoring for review and use by the HISS team, GMD Country Teams, and other internal stakeholders.
- Coordinate GC8 Digital SI implementation through developing workplans, procurement processes, supplier coordination, tracking deliverables, monitoring budgets monitoring, identifying risks, preparing reports and ensuring internal governance for Digital CI activities, supported by RSSH Program Officers.
- Prepare and support dissemination of practical digital health resources by working with the Senior Specialist, other HISS team members and internal teams, in coordination with regional networks and technical partners to draft, review and refine standardized terms of reference, procurement templates, competency frameworks, accreditation or certification pathways, reference architectures, cost-benefit tools and other resources for country use.
- Drive uptake of interoperability and standards-based approaches by helping organize technical inputs, country examples, testing resources, standards materials and peer exchange activities that enable national digital systems to exchange, integrate and use data securely and effectively across programs and levels of the health system.
- Facilitate coordination with internal and external stakeholders by preparing and supporting meetings, documenting, following up and sharing information with Grant Management, RSSH, disease teams, IT, Supply ERCD, regional bodies, Ministries of Health, Principal Recipients, technical partners and donors, escalating strategic or sensitive issues to the Senior Specialist.
- Contribute to learning, performance monitoring and accountability by collecting and synthesizing evidence, tracking indicators, documenting lessons learned, identifying implementation bottlenecks and preparing draft updates or corrective action options for review by the Senior Specialist and relevant teams.
Subject to change by the Executive Director at any time at their sole discretion.
Qualifications
Essential:
Advanced university degree in information technology, health informatics, digital health, public health, global health, engineering, data systems, health systems strengthening or another relevant field.
Experience
Essential:
- Demonstrated experience advising governments, donors or international organizations on digital health strategy, governance, enterprise architecture, interoperability, procurement, implementation, data use or sustainability.
- Proven ability to translate complex technical issues into practical investment recommendations, grant design choices, procurement specifications and implementation support for country teams and decision-makers.
- Experience supporting multi-country initiatives, technical assistance mechanisms, suppliers, consultants, budgets, deliverables or performance reporting in complex stakeholder environments.
- Strong experience working with Ministries of Health, implementing partners, donors, technical agencies and internal cross-functional teams to build consensus and align digital health investments.
- Track record of operating effectively in multicultural and matrixed environments
Desirable:
- Over 4 years of relevant experience in digital health, health information systems, health informatics, public health data systems or related systems strengthening work in low- and middle-income countries
- Demonstrated knowledge of Global Fund grant processes, catalytic investments, Matching Funds, Strategic Initiatives, RSSH investments, KPI reporting and portfolio implementation processes.
- Experience with standards-based digital health architectures, interoperability labs, accreditation or certification approaches, digital health procurement, health data governance, surveillance systems, HMIS, laboratory information systems, supply chain systems or primary health care digitalization.
- Experience in HIV, TB, malaria, epidemic and pandemic preparedness, disease surveillance, community health, primary health care or integrated service delivery programs.
Competencies
Languages:
Excellent knowledge of English and preferably good working knowledge of French. Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.
Functional Competencies:
- IT – Mastery
- Strengthening Systems for Health – Mastery
- Project Management – Mastery
- Global/Public Health – Mastery
- Multicultural - Mastery
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Job Posting End Date
10 November 2026
