Reports to
Head of Partnerships Development and Fundraising
Type of Contract
Permanent
Location
Geneva (with international travel as required)
Summary of the Position
The Senior Manager, Health Economics & Financing will provide technical expertise to support national governments in strengthening the financing of their national cancer control plans. This role focuses on creating, convening, and facilitating a global and regional network of health financing and health economists to assist countries in developing credible, evidence-based investment cases for cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care, directly tied to the countries participating in UICC’s Cancer Planners Forum.
Working closely with the UICC team, UN agencies, partners, and members, the postholder will help establish a network of health economists to support cancer planners in framing, justifying, and negotiating financing requests to parliaments, ministries of health and finance, and international donors. The role combines technical depth in health financing and economics with strong convening power, diplomacy, and systems thinking, ensuring that cancer control financing is embedded within broader health system and universal health coverage (UHC) financing frameworks.
Main Responsibilities
Network Development
- Design, establish, and manage a multistakeholder network of health financing and health economics experts to support cancer control financing globally, regionally, and at the country level.
- Identify, engage, and sustain relationships with experts from multilateral organisations, development banks, academia, civil society, and the private sector.
- Convene expert working groups, technical consultations, and advisory platforms to generate shared analysis, guidance, and peer learning on financing cancer control.
- Liaise with Cancer Planners Forum participants to encourage the exchange of best practices across the community.
Network Activation for Country Support and Investment Case Development
- Provide technical support to countries through the network to develop and refine cancer control investment cases, aligned with national health strategies and fiscal realities.
- Assist Cancer Planners Forum participants in framing funding requests for cancer control to ministries of health and finance, parliaments, and central budget authorities, translating technical evidence into policy-relevant narratives.
- Advise planners in countries on engaging international donors and development partners, including establishing funding gaps, co-financing strategies, and sustainability pathways.
- Identify global funding opportunities that could support the delivery of National Cancer Control Plans in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Health Financing and Economic Analysis
- In close collaboration with UICC’s COO, oversee analytical work on health financing, resource allocation, and fiscal space for cancer control within broader health systems.
- Ensure that economic analyses and financing proposals are methodologically robust, policy-relevant, and adapted to country contexts.
- Translate complex health economics evidence into clear, decision-oriented messages for senior policymakers and non-technical audiences.
Partnership Building and Institutional Engagement
- Build and manage high-level partnerships with multilateral agencies (e.g., WHO, World Bank), bilateral donors, the private sector, and global health initiatives to align financing efforts for cancer control.
- Represent UICC in global and regional forums on health financing, UHC, and non-communicable diseases, strengthening institutional visibility and influence.
- Facilitate coordination across partners to reduce fragmentation and promote coherent financing approaches for cancer control.
Knowledge Products and Thought Leadership
- Oversee the development of policy briefs, guidance notes, analytical reports, and knowledge products related to cancer financing and health systems strengthening.
- Contribute to global thought leadership on sustainable financing for cancer control, linking to governance, efficiency, and accountability.
- Support dissemination and uptake of knowledge products through UICC’s and other global platforms, high-level meetings, and country engagements.
Management and Delivery
- Manage workplans, budgets, and deliverables related to health economics and financing activities.
- Coordinate internal and external contributors to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of outputs.
- Provide regular advice and updates to UICC’s CEO and COO on risks, opportunities, and emerging trends in cancer financing.
Education and Experience
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in health economics, health policy, public health, economics, or a related field.
- Minimum 10–12 years of progressive experience in global health, with a strong focus on health financing, health economics, or health systems strengthening.
- Demonstrated experience working with multilateral organisations and development banks.
- Experience working with the World Health Organization would be an asset.
- Proven track record in convening and facilitating expert groups and multistakeholder initiatives.
- Hands-on experience supporting countries with investment cases, funding proposals, or budget negotiations in the health sector.
- Experience related to cancer, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), or complex health system priorities is a strong asset.
Skills and Competencies
- Deep technical expertise in health financing and health economics, with strong analytical skills.
- Excellent ability to translate technical analysis into policy-relevant messages.
- Strong convening power, diplomacy, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strategic thinker with proven project and program management capabilities.
- Credible and confident at senior policy levels.
- Collaborative, inclusive, and able to work across institutional boundaries.
- Results-oriented, with a strong sense of delivery and accountability.
- Comfortable operating in complex political and institutional environments.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Fluency in English; working knowledge of French and other languages is an asset.
Application Process
Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.