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Senior Advisor – Sustainable Solutions for Malaria Commodities

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Position:Professional | IICA-3Deadline:2 Sep 2026 (4 days left)Job ID:4284Posted on:26 Aug 2026 (3 days ago)
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Job Description

Provides senior strategic and technical advice to the RBM Partnership to End Malaria on sustainable access to malaria commodities. The advisor advances market shaping, country readiness and regional manufacturing, works with governments and global partners, supports Pillar 5 of the Big Push Against Malaria, and produces guidance, recommendations and learning products for implementation.

Key Details

Department

RBM Partnership to End Malaria

Position Details

Experience level

Senior

Minimum experience

7 years

Employment type

Contractor

Arrangement

Remote

Minimum education

Postgraduate degree or equivalent

Contract duration

Short-term assignment ending March 2027 (Retainer)

Language Requirements

Required

English

Preferred

French

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Advise RBM and endemic countries on sustainable solutions for malaria commodities
  • Identify market-shaping, country-readiness and localization opportunities, risks and priorities
  • Support market-shaping task forces and technical coordination with global, regional and national partners
  • Advise on regional manufacturing ecosystems and sustainable supply chains
  • Strengthen country approaches for introducing and scaling malaria commodities
  • Develop technical guidance, readiness frameworks and country-support packages
  • Monitor agreed actions and recommend practical responses to implementation bottlenecks

Role Requirements

  • Advanced university degree in public health, medicine, pharmacy, epidemiology, health economics, business administration, international development, supply chain management, engineering or another relevant discipline
  • At least seven years of progressively responsible professional experience in global health, health commodities, market shaping, pharmaceutical or health-product markets, supply chains, country readiness or related fields
  • Experience providing strategic technical advice within international health programmes
  • Experience supporting complex multi-partner initiatives and working with governments, regional institutions and international partners
  • Familiarity with malaria commodity markets, country readiness, localization and regional manufacturing initiatives
  • Fluent English

Desired Criteria

  • Professional training or certification in health economics, pharmaceutical or health commodity markets, market shaping, supply chain management, procurement, regulatory systems or manufacturing
  • Experience supporting introduction or scale-up of new health products
  • Experience with pharmaceutical or health-product manufacturing, localization or regional production in Africa
  • Experience with Africa CDC, WHO, Global Fund, Unitaid, Gavi or similar institutions
  • Experience in malaria-endemic countries, particularly in Africa
  • Basic French

Skills

Additional Information

  • Hosted entity: RBM Partnership to End Malaria

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNOPS Careers, on 26 Aug 2026.