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PAHO Consultant - Sistemas y Servicios de Salud

Position:Professional | CONDeadline:16 Sep 2026 (2 days left)Job ID:REQ-05992Posted on:1 Sep 2026 (13 days ago)
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Job Description

Builds PAHO Uruguay's national roster of consultants who can provide strategic support and technical assistance for health-system and service priorities. Selected specialists may be called for project-specific work spanning service transformation, digital health, governance, technical studies, capacity building, monitoring and cooperation with public institutions and health-sector partners.

Key Details

Department

URY Uruguay

Position Details

Experience level

Mid

Minimum experience

5 years

Employment type

Contractor / Part-time

Arrangement

Onsite

Minimum education

Bachelor's degree

Language Requirements

Required

Spanish

Preferred

English, Portuguese

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic support and technical assistance for prioritized health-system and service initiatives
  • Facilitate the design and implementation of projects with national health-sector counterparts
  • Prepare technical and strategic documents, studies, diagnostics and evaluations
  • Generate and systematize evidence to inform health-sector decisions
  • Deliver training and strengthen technical capacities for national cooperation work
  • Coordinate interinstitutional engagement with national and international actors

Role Requirements

  • Legal residence in Uruguay
  • University degree in health sciences, public health, health economics or social sciences
  • At least five years of verifiable experience in health systems and services
  • Experience formulating, implementing and evaluating projects
  • Excellent Spanish writing ability

Desired Criteria

  • Postgraduate training in public health, health management, digital health, epidemiology or health economics is desirable
  • Experience in international, South-South or triangular cooperation is desirable
  • English or Portuguese comprehension is desirable

Skills

Tools and Technologies

Additional Information

  • This is a national roster; inclusion does not guarantee immediate or future contracting

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from PAHO Careers, on 1 Sep 2026.