• Location: National Department of Health, Port Moresby

• Commencement: January 2025

• Open to All Citizens

About the Program 

The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Australia Transition to Health (PATH) is a six-year (2020- 30 June 2026) health sector program funded by the Australian Government under the PNG – Australia Partnership. PATH works with the Government of PNG (GoPNG) 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) 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 PHA performance; and building sustainability by transitioning to PHA management in selected provinces. 

PATH’s intermediate outcomes (IOs) address: Provincial Health Authority Leadership, Women in Leadership and 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.

Position Overview: 

The National Health Plan 2021-2030 outlines a number of objectives across the following five Key Result Areas (KRA):

KRA 1: Healthier communities through effective engagement

KRA 2: Working together in partnership

KRA 3: Increase access to quality and affordable health services

KRA 4: Address disease burdens and targeted health priorities

KRA 5: Strengthen health systems.

Improving health outcomes is a priority for the PNG-Australia Partnership and identified as a joint commitment under the Comprehensive Economic and Social Partnership.   The PNG- Australia Transition to Health Program is Australia’s largest health program. Supporting progress against these KRAs complements the other work implemented through PATH. 

The primary objective of the role is to provide high-quality public health advice to the to the Minister’s Office and the NDoH to support implementation of the National Health Plan, 2021-2030.

About You

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

• Over 10 years’ demonstrated similar experience in Public Health, Public Policy or similar, as well as relevant post-graduate qualifications 
• Demonstrated ability to operate with innovation, adaptability, flexibility, and resilience to accommodate change in a complex, uncertain, high-energy environment such as PNG or Pacific region or a comparable experience.
• Strong analytical and writing skills including the preparation of reports and briefs for internal and external stakeholder audiences, including with senior government officials.

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