Senior Manager Global Health
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 4
Remuneration: 137173 - 163431 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ480922
Location: Sydney Children's Hospital Westmead
If you're passionate about global health and strategic program management, the position of Senior Manager Global Health at the NCIRS could be for you. Your expertise will help drive our global health programs, foster crucial partnerships, and align initiatives with strategic goals for real impact. You will be a leader in our growing team of more than a dozen global health specialists working collaboratively to strengthen immunisation and vaccine-preventable disease control with >10 countries in the Indo-Pacific.
Your new role:
- Provide vital support to the NCIRS Director as a member of the Global Health Leadership group in shaping regional and global health programs, identifying business opportunities, and offering strategic advice to guide our work
- Co-lead the development and successful implementation of a comprehensive Global Health 5 year strategic plan
- Oversee the Global Health program, driving growth and development, resource mobilisation, and evaluation
- Strengthen relationships with influential stakeholders including Australian partners, UN agencies, international government bodies, and international partners. Represent NCIRS at critical meetings and conferences
- Deliver strategic financial leadership, ensuring effective business and work planning across NCIRS Global Health. Manage financial forecasting and budgeting for sustained success
- Demonstrate innovation through best practices, foster collaboration, and contribute to overall Global team management to achieve impactful global programming.
Be part of a dynamic team that drives change and improves lives through disease prevention.
Please refer to the position description for a more detailed description of accountabilities and selection criteria.
This appointment will be full-time temporary for 12 months, with anticipated extension for another 3 years.
About NCIRS
The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) is the leading organisation in Australia in immunisation and vaccines that provides expert advice to support evidence-informed immunisation policy and guideline development, evaluation of immunisation programs, particularly the National Immunisation Program, and the monitoring of vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine coverage and factors impacting uptake, and vaccine safety. NCIRS has national and international recognition in this arena and has a growing program of international work through our Global Health team, focused on partnering with countries in immunisation system strengthening in multiple settings across the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.
NCIRS is a collaborative team of experts in public health, biostatistics, infectious diseases, paediatrics, internal medicine, epidemiology, communication, social science and quantitative and qualitative research and survey methods. http://www.ncirs.org.au/
The Centre is based within the Division of Research of the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead Campus, NSW, Australia, but has an all-age research remit and is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and Health and the Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID) at the University of Sydney. NCIRS is funded primarily by the Australian Government and NSW Government, as well as via grants from WHO, Gavi, and research granting bodies.
Please note that throughout the recruitment process you will be assessed with the following:
- Tertiary qualifications in a health, development, or academic related field with significant subsequent experience in global health, development or academic environment, or equivalent work experience.
- A minimum eight years' experience working with multilateral and/or global health institutions and demonstrated experience of international development and global health and immunisation policy and program in low and middle income settings, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. Country- specific experience delivering immunisation technical cooperation in Indo-Pacific Countries, is a plus.
- Proven experience in developing high-quality strategic business plans as well as securing multi-year funding and resources from a wide-variety stakeholders across government, multilateral institutions, and non-state institutions.
- Demonstrated excellent organisational skills, including project planning and management, business planning, financial and effective team management. Experience in managing strategy and governance processes in global health organizations, a plus.
- Demonstrated excellent leadership, networking, influencing skills, and ability to negotiate and develop productive working and collaborative relationships with a range of health professionals and immunisation and public health program stakeholders; and high-level strategic external partners, such as the Australian Government, and a wide range of national and international collaborators including UN Agencies, public- private institutions and foreign governments.
- Exceptional communication skills including high level report writing, strong presentation skills and demonstrated ability to impart complex content and issues in an engaging and informative style.
- Thorough understanding of current trends and issues in global health, a detailed understanding of the broader aspects of global health immunisation practice and an understanding of relevant management policy, procedures, and networks.
As part of your application please address the following targeted questions:
- In a growing global health program how do you approach developing and delivering on a portfolio of work with a diverse team of technical, administrative, and operational staff? Can you provide an example of a program management role that demonstrates your experience and capabilities in this area.
- How do you approach developing and managing strategic partnerships with key global health stakeholders such as government agencies, UN bodies, and international organisations? Can you share an example of a successful partnership you've facilitated and the steps you took to ensure its success, including navigating potential competing interests and agendas? If possible, please select an example in the field of immunisation or communicable disease control.
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
Please refer to the Application Guide and NSW Policy Directive PD2022_030 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases for vaccination requirements.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/
NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards
Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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For role related queries or questions contact Carol Corbett on Carol.Corbett@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on wayne.dargan@health.nsw.gov.au
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Applications Close: 19/05/2024
