• Location: Port Moresby
• Commencement: January 2025
• Open to PNG Citizens 

About the Program 

The PNG Australia Transition to Health (PATH) is a 6-year (2020-2026) health sector program funded by the Australian Government under the Papua New Guinea – Australia Partnership for Development. PATH works with the PNG Government to improve coverage and quality of health services for the people of PNG through effective, equitable, efficient, and inclusive interventions. 

Guided by the National Department of Health (NDoH), Provincial Health Authorities (PHAs) and the Bougainville Department of Health (BDoH) who are responsible for the delivery of health services across PNG.

PATH assists NDoH, PHAs and BDoH to strengthen systems for health service delivery targeting infectious diseases, and reproductive, maternal, newborn child and adolescent health, with a focus on promoting women’s leadership.

PATH’s end of investment outcomes (EOIO) are: 

1. PHAs more able to lead provincial health reform and manage effective, efficient, equitable and quality essential health services in selected provinces. 
2. DFAT funded health services are demonstrating efficient and effective models of service delivery, influencing Provincial Health Authority (PHA) performance; and building sustainability by transitioning to PHA management in selected provinces. 

PATH’s intermediate outcome (IOs) are: PHA Leadership, Women in Leadership and Health Care Workforce.   

PATH is a locally led, adaptive, and politically informed program that seeks to maintain flexibility to respond to changing and local circumstances over the life of the program.

Position Context

AIHSS2 is a 4-year program (2024–2027) funded by the Governments of Australia and New Zealand, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

AIHSS2 aims to increase access to quality and affordable health services and strengthen health systems. AIHSS provides support to PHAs and BDoH to improve the reach of routine immunisation (RI) services and increase immunisation coverage of target populations.

AIHSS2 will be delivered through the existing and largest health investment by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in PNG, the PATH Program. PATH, an established program managed by Abt Associates will provide governance and contractual oversight and operational support to AIHSS2.

About the Opportunity

The AIHSS2 GEDSI Specialist is responsible for providing technical, strategic, operational, and capacity building support to advance gender equality, disability, and social inclusion.. The GEDSI Specialist will work under the supervision of the AIHSS2 Project Lead and work closely with the technical GEDSI and Safeguarding Lead and broader project teams.

About You 

For applications to be considered, a response to the key selection criteria below must be provided;

• Qualifications in social work, public health, gender, and disability studies and or related fields in international development, social sciences, and public policy
• Demonstrated 10 to 15 years’ relevant experience providing GEDSI technical support on a project and/or program
• Demonstrated experience in practical and impactful GEDSI mainstreaming approaches
• Excellent understanding of the integration of GEDSI in monitoring, evaluation and learning processes and data collection
• Significant experience in developing GEDSI programs, and conducting events, meetings, delivering GEDSI training
• Significant experience in leading events that promote GEDSI awareness issues
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the PNG Health Sector (desirable)

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