Overview
Leads the Department of Regulation and Prequalification of Medicines and Health Products in providing technical expertise to Member States and stakeholders to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of medicines and health products globally.
Key Responsibilities
- Leads the Department in providing technical expertise to Member States and other Stakeholders.
- Provides overall leadership, management accountability, and direction of the Department.
- Provides senior level technical advice and expertise to Senior Management.
- Directs and leads the establishment and development of the Department's evidence-based policies and strategies.
- Oversees the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the Department's area of work.
- Serves as the scientific/technical reference among UN Agencies and other key players.
- Promotes the integration of Regional Country Office perspectives and operational capacities.
- Builds strong partnerships and fosters consensus building with External Partners, Member States, UN Agencies, Donors, and research institutions.
- Represents the Organization and Department area of work in global fora.
- Provides strategic leadership to foster cross-departmental and cross-divisional collaboration.
- Strengthens institutional coherence by integrating efforts across HQ, regional, and country levels.
- Champions collective action through coordinated resource mobilization, knowledge sharing, and cross-functional initiatives.
- Supports the mobilization of voluntary contributions.
- Leads the implementation of the WHO Access Road Map (2025-2030).
- Oversees policy development to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of medicines and health products.
- Coordinates with key regulatory authorities to strengthen systems, promote harmonization, and expand reliance mechanisms.
- Provides strategic guidance and technical support for capacity-building in Member States and regulatory agencies.
- Monitors and evaluates programme performance.
- Supports resource mobilization efforts.
- Engages with high-level representatives from host countries, donors, and partners.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 15 years of professional experience in the management of the Regulation and Prequalification of Medicines and Health Products programme.
- Experience providing senior level advice and guidance to Senior Management/Decision makers.
- Experience managing human and financial resources.
- Experience in the area of developing and establishing policies and strategies.
- Demonstrated experience at the international level.
- At least five years of experience managing regulatory functions and access to medicines and health products policies.
- Experience interacting with high-level government agencies and funding partners to develop policies for safe, effective, affordable, and quality-assured medicines and health products.
- Experience with international expert groups, advocacy, resource mobilization, and quality management programmes.
Qualifications
- An advanced university degree in medicine, pharmacy or other health-related science, complemented by a post-graduate degree in public health, a health-related science, or a relevant social science field related to the functions of the position.
- A PhD in one of the above-mentioned fields (Desirable).
- Specialized training in regulatory affairs or pharmaceutical sciences (Desirable).
- Certification in project management or health administration (Desirable).
