About the Program 

The PNG Australia Transition to Health (PATH) is a six and a half -year (July 2020-December 2026) health sector program funded by the Australian Government under the Papua New Guinea – Australia Partnership for Development. PATH supports the Government of PNG (GoPNG) to strengthen essential health service delivery in alignment with the National Health Plan 2021–2030. PATH is guided by the National Department of Health (NDoH), Provincial Health Authorities (PHAs) and the Bougainville Department of Health (BDoH), who together are responsible for the delivery of health services across PNG. 

PATH’s most significant areas of service delivery support are tuberculosis, routine immunization and sexual and reproductive health. PATH is designed to simultaneously use its service delivery projects as an opportunity to build the capacity of PHAs and identify and address Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) issues in the sector.

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

1. PHA’s 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 (IO’s) are: 

1. PHA Leadership – Leaders and Technical personnel in PHAs/BDoH are performing mandated functions

2. Women in Leadership – Women in Leadership are increasingly influencing more equitable health sector decisions

3. Essential Health Services – Increased delivery and coverage of selected essential health services

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.

About the Opportunity

The Senior Program Coordinator will support the Program Delivery Lead and Senior Program Managers to effectively manage program activities. Key components include:

• Coordination and operational management support of the FHO projects
• Supporting the team to review and quality assure grantee narrative reports
• Supporting the team to complete required documents and update and maintain internal grants management trackers and databases
• Provide secretariate support to the FHO Team for internal meetings, client meetings and partners meetings

About You 

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

• Relevant post graduate qualifications (desired)
• Experience in grants/program coordination and management, including administration
• Experience in partnering and coordinating activities with a team of Program Managers
• Strong analytical and writing skills including the preparation of minutes, reports, and briefs for internal and external stakeholder audiences
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment and to handle multiple tasks and demands, and establish priorities
• Excellent computer proficiency, particularly in MS Office

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