Essential Skills and Experience

• Education & Expertise – master's degree in public health, global health, health policy, public policy, international development, pharmaceutical sciences, health economics, or a related field. Experience in management consulting will be valuable
  
• Health R&D Policy Leadership – Strong understanding of Africa’s health R&D ecosystem, including product development, introduction, access, regulatory systems, and local manufacturing.
  
• Advocacy Strategy – Proven track record of designing and delivering evidence-based global health advocacy strategies that influence policy adoption and implementation at national, regional, or continental levels.
  
• Technical Translation – Ability to distill complex scientific, policy, or regulatory issues into clear, persuasive messages for policymakers and other decision-makers.
  
• Program and Technical Expertise – Demonstrated experience in health R&D, public health programs, policy, or a related field.
  
• Stakeholder Engagement – Demonstrated ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with governments, regional institutions, multilateral organizations, civil society, and private sector partners.
  
• Partnership Management – Experience managing partnerships and coordinating across multiple organizations, sectors, or stakeholder groups.
  
• Communication – Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, including strong presentation and facilitation abilities with senior stakeholders.
  
• Project Management – Strong organizational skills, with experience leading multi-country or multi-stakeholder initiatives and managing multiple priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  
• Collaboration and Cultural Agility – Proven ability to work effectively across teams, geographies, cultures, and sectors in a dynamic environment.
  
• Legal Work Authorization – Must have legal authorization to work in the country of hire.
  

• Lead strategy for PATH’s health R&D policy and advocacy programs - Drive the vision for the health R&D policy and advocacy portfolio in the region, ensuring strategic alignment, high-quality delivery, and impact.
  
• Manage program delivery and performance - Oversee workplans, timelines, deliverables, budgets, and reporting requirements to ensure effective program management and accountability.
  
• Build and manage strategic partnerships - Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with governments, regional institutions, multilateral organizations, research institutions, civil society, donors, and private sector partners to advance shared health R&D goals and objectives.
  
• Engage regional and continental stakeholders – Strengthen collaboration with institutions such as the African Union, AMA, Africa CDC, AUDA-NEPAD, and related entities to advance health R&D and innovation priorities.
  
• Represent PATH in strategic forums - Serve as a key representative in technical meetings, policy forums, working groups, and high-level convenings that shape Africa’s health innovation agendas.
  
• Drive cross-functional coordination with PATH - Collaborate across PATH’s technical, policy, partnerships, and external affairs teams to integrate R&D advocacy, technical, and programmatic priorities into cohesive strategies and outputs.
  
• Provide team management as assigned and mentorship - Guide project teams, consultants, and partners while fostering collaboration, learning, inclusion, and professional growth.
  
• Provide thought leadership and knowledge development based on emerging trends and opportunities – Monitor developments across Africa’s health innovation ecosystem to inform strategy, partnerships, and advocacy and policy tools, reports, analyses, presentations, and advocacy materials that strengthen policy engagement and elevate Africa’s health innovation agenda
  
• Advance PATH’s visibility and influence - Contribute to PATH’s external positioning and thought leadership on health R&D, innovation policy, and equitable access across Africa.
  
• Business development: identify partnership and funding opportunities, and contribute to proposal development