Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives

The Stop TB Partnership (STBP) is a unique and innovative global health organization that takes bold and smart risks to serve the people, communities, and countries affected by tuberculosis (TB), which, again, is the world's deadliest infectious disease. We bring together country and global stakeholders and partners and leverage our comprehensive range of strategic and technical expertise in our shared mission to end TB by 2030. The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has hosted the STBP Secretariat (“Secretariat”) since 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Background 

The Stop TB Partnership’s External Affairs & Strategic Initiatives (EASI) team leads, manages, and coordinates the organization’s work related to:

1. External Affairs – Engaging with external stakeholders and partners, particularly related to new new donors / funders, private sector collaboration, etc. and

2. Strategic Initiatives – Designing, creating, and implementing transformative, entrepreneurial, and multi-sectoral initiatives, projects, and activities.

One of the EASI team’s critical strategic initiatives has been the Re-imagining TB Care (RTC) initiative, which aims to change how we do business in TB and global health and modernize when, where, and how TB care, services, and support are accessed and delivered, particularly by leveraging a people-centered design (PCD) process and the rapid roll-out (introduction, scale-up, and transition) of emerging innovations, such as digital and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solutions. 

In addition to strengthening and growing the RTC initiative, the EASI team is exploring other new strategic initiatives related to TB financing (financial market instruments, venture capital, digital currencies), health insurance, digital health and AI-based transformation, TB vaccines delivery, etc.

The Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives will play a crucial role in driving forward STBP’s mission to end TB by 2030. They will own and be accountable for leading, managing, and coordinating high-priority initiatives, projects, and / or activities that advance the organization’s mandate and achieve its 2025-28 Operational Strategy. The Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives will report directly to the Head of the EASI team and work closely with the Executive Director’s Office (EDO) and other relevant STBP teams / initiatives.

Strategy planning and implementation

• Lead and manage the development, updates, and implementation of current and new strategic initiatives, roadmaps, and workplans.

• Coordinate with internal and external partners to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of current and new strategic initiatives.

• Monitor and evaluate the progress of current and new strategic initiatives and provide regular updates to EDO and other relevant STBP teams / initiatives. 

Country projects planning and management

• Lead and manage the development, updates, and implementation of current and new country projects related to current and new strategic initiatives.

• Lead and manage the country projects and their operational and programmatic activities, including but not limited to the development of their Grant Support Agreements, monitoring their reporting programmatic and financial reporting requirements, holding regular update calls / meetings, and supporting the overall efficient and effective implementation of current and new country projects. 

Donor / funder engagement, business development, private sector partnerships, and resource mobilization

• Lead and manage the relationship building and strengthening with current and new strategic initiatives donors / funders and private sector partners.

• Identify and pursue new strategic initiatives donors / funders and private sector partners.

• Lead and develop the relevant communication materials (i.e., pitch decks, concept notes, etc.) to identify and pursue new strategic initiatives donors / funders and private sector partners.

• Lead and manage the current and new strategic Initiatives proposal / grant making processes, donor reporting requirements, etc.

High-level stakeholder / partner engagement

• Lead and manage the engagement with high-level country partners, including Ministries of Finance, Ministries of Health, National TB Programmes, etc. 

• Lead and manage the engagement with high-level global-level partners.

• Lead and manage the engagement with high-level private sector partners, including STBP Board’s Private Sector Constituency and Innovation Constituency. 

• Lead and manage the coordination of various activities to raise awareness and understanding for current and new Strategic Initiatives, including organizing in-person / virtual events and meetings, developing news alerts, developing social media posts, etc.

• Represent STBP and the EASI team and present current and new strategic initiatives at in-person  / virtual events and meetings.  

Knowledge management and reporting

• Lead and manage the development of a database of current and new strategic initiatives and their performance metrics.

• Lead and manage the collection and documentation of the outcomes of current and new strategic initiatives.

• Lead and manage the creation of knowledge management products to share tools and best practices of current and new strategic initiatives.

• Lead and manage the development of comprehensive reports, which captures their impact and lessons learned, of current and new strategic initiatives. 

Team management

• Supervise and manage their Strategic Initiatives portfolio of work and its personnel, including but not limited to:

  • Work with the applicable STBP teams to ensure all programmatic and operational activities are efficiently and effectively executed and

  • Lead and manage recruitment processes related to their portfolio of work.  

• Serve as the Officer-in-Charge in the absence of the Head of the EASI team and represent the EASI team on applicable internal and external calls, events, and meetings, including but not limited to Executive Team meetings. 

• Support the Head of the EASI team in the overall supervision and management of the EASI team.

In addition to the above-mentioned roles and responsibilities, the Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives may be required to provide support for any other duties assigned by the Head of the EASI team.

Cover letter and curriculum vitae / resume describing your professional experience and expertise is mandatory for this recruitment. In the cover letter, please also describe your leadership motivation type (i.e., intrinsic, extrinsic, social, and / or achievement).

• Advanced university degree (Master’s) degree in business administration, economics, computer science, engineering, global / public health, medicine, political science, or a similar subject with seven (7) years of relevant professional experience is required or University degree (Bachelor’s) degree with nine (9) years of relevant professional experience is required.

Contract type: Temporary Appointment (TA-Staff)
Contract level: ICS-11/P4
Contract duration: 364 days 

• Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.

• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.

• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures,  languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 

• Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.

• We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process.  If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

• Geneva, Switzerland is a family duty station.

• All applicants are required to include a cover letter  describing  your leadership motivation (i.e., intrinsic, extrinsic, social,  and /or achievement).

• Please upload a curriculum vitae/resume.

Terms and Conditions 

• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 

• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.

• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.