Technical Manager; Strategy

Job Description - Technical Manager (Strategy) (2603956)

Technical Manager (Strategy) - ( 2603956 )

Grade : P4

Contractual Arrangement :
Fixed-term appointment

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days) : 2 years

Sep 9, 2026, 2:22:55 PM

Sep 30, 2026, 9:59:00 PM

UT/UTD UNITAID International drug purchase facility

Full-time

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Unitaid, a partnership hosted by the World Health Organization is focused on accelerating the introduction and adoption of key health products primarily for HIV & co-infections, tuberculosis, malaria and women & children' s health. It creates systemic conditions for sustainable and equitable access and aims to foster inclusive and demand-driven partnerships for innovation. It designs and invests in innovative approaches to make quality health products available and affordable in low-and middle-income countries.

It promotes collective efforts with partners, countries and communities, unlocking access to the tools, services and care than can deliver the best results, improve health and address global health priorities.

• Provide analytic and technical support for implementation of Unitaid's strategy, particularly as related to medicines, diagnostics, and preventive health products used in HIV and related areas.
• As required:
  Identify, develop and validate new topics/approaches where Unitaid could support access to health products in low- and middle-income countries, particularly as related to investments in HIV and related areas ;
• Manage proposal selection as relevant, including: design and drafting of calls for proposals; strategic leadership in cross-functional assessment of proposals, including Joint Review Committee discussions; review and revision of proposal tools as needed to maximize effectiveness and efficiency of proposal submission and review;
• Design and manage analyses to inform opportunities for Unitaid, proposal review and selection, and strategic project design and implementation; and identify, coordinate with, and supervise internal resources, external consultants and experts.
• Provide strategic support and technical expertise as part of cross-functional project teams during grant development and implementation Provide technical support to Programme Management-led project teams during the grant development process: liaise on strategic development and implementation of projects and represent Strategy in project teams;
• Collaborate with Results colleagues - e.g., on development of theory of change, assessment of impact and value for money;
• Supports Strategic Sourcing & Supply to design, establish and maintain data on manufacturers, procurement agents, medicines, diagnostics and other health commodities with a view to providing accurate and up-to-date information on prices and supply terms to inform Unitaid's project-and portfolio-level strategy and to ensure efficient utilization of Unitaid resources.
• Support efforts related to Access and lead other Strategy projects as required, e.g., develop market-based interventions, including support for new innovations and/or incentives such as volume guarantees, advanced market commitments, R&D success rewards, subsidies, etc. to increase access to healthcare products.
• Comprehensive market analysis will require close coordination with others in the Strategy team, other teams, and external partners, and may include:
  Product pipeline review, including assessment of market entry barriers;
• Analysis of demand (e.g., market size projections for relevant products, scenario planning and estimation of unmet need in key market segments/patient populations); fiscal space analysis including tracking of funding commitments at donor and country level to inform forecasting;
• Analysis of supply environment (e.g., analysis of cost structures, expectations for price-volume thresholds, analysis of intellectual property-related determinants of access) and development of actionable supply-side / procurement strategies.
• Draft and deliver reports, presentations, briefing notes, and other materials for Unitaid's Executive Board, Policy and Strategy Committee, and Joint Review Committee. Disseminate reports, lessons learned, and new analytic methods via satellites/symposia at International Conferences, reports and web-based materials (in collaboration with Unitaid's…