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Health Governance & Financing Officer
UNV - United Nations VolunteersSomaliaInternationalMid levelSpeaks English, Somali
Application deadline: November 17, 2026 (14 days)
Summary by Impactpool
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking a Health Governance & Financing Officer to support the development and operationalization of national health policies and strategic plans in Somalia. The role involves providing technical assistance in health financing strategies, facilitating policy dialogues, and guiding capacity-building programs for health ministry officials. The incumbent will also generate evidence-based health finance knowledge products and establish a community of practice for health governance and financing. This position aims to strengthen health sector governance and accountability in alignment with national health strategies.
Candidate Requirements:
- Experience in health policy development
- Knowledge of health financing strategies
- Ability to facilitate policy dialogues
- Skills in capacity building and training
- Experience in evidence-based health finance advocacy
Details
Mission and objectives
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group.
Working with 194 Member States, across six regions, and from more than 150 offices, WHO staff are united in a shared commitment to achieve better health for everyone, everywhere. Together they strive to combat diseases – communicable diseases like influenza and HIV, and noncommunicable diseases like cancer and heart disease. They help mothers and children survive and thrive so they can look forward to a healthy old age. We ensure the safety of the air people breathe.
Working with 194 Member States, across six regions, and from more than 150 offices, WHO staff are united in a shared commitment to achieve better health for everyone, everywhere. Together they strive to combat diseases – communicable diseases like influenza and HIV, and noncommunicable diseases like cancer and heart disease. They help mothers and children survive and thrive so they can look forward to a healthy old age. We ensure the safety of the air people breathe.
Context
The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Somalia operates in a highly dynamic and complex environment. In alignment with the WHO Country Cooperation Strategy, the Federal Government of Somalia’s National Transformation Plan, and health sector strategic plans, WHO supports the strengthening of resilient health systems. This includes advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through robust sector governance, sustainable financing mechanisms, and institutional capacity building. The incumbent will provide technical guidance and policy support to improve accountability, health resource tracking, and policy dialogue in Somalia. Working under the oversight of the WHO Representative and the technical guidance of the UHC Coordinator, the Specialist will ensure health governance and financing priorities are integrated across all health clusters
Task description
Under the strategic guidance of the WHO Representative to Somalia and the direct supervision of the UHC team lead, the UNV Specialist will:
• Support the development, review, and operationalization of national health policies, strategic plans, and legal frameworks to strengthen health sector governance and accountability.
• Provide technical assistance in designing and implementing health financing strategies, focusing on resource mobilization, financial protection, and tracking mechanisms like National Health Accounts.
• Facilitate high-level health sector policy dialogues, supporting coordinating bodies, steering committees, and working groups to align government, donor, and partner priorities.
• Guide the development of capacity-building programs for health ministry officials at federal and federal member state levels in health leadership, management, and budgeting.
• Support the generation of evidence-based health finance knowledge products, briefs, and investment cases to advocate for sustainable health domestic funding.
• Set up and support a health governance and financing community of practice or technical working group for Somalia.
• Support the development, review, and operationalization of national health policies, strategic plans, and legal frameworks to strengthen health sector governance and accountability.
• Provide technical assistance in designing and implementing health financing strategies, focusing on resource mobilization, financial protection, and tracking mechanisms like National Health Accounts.
• Facilitate high-level health sector policy dialogues, supporting coordinating bodies, steering committees, and working groups to align government, donor, and partner priorities.
• Guide the development of capacity-building programs for health ministry officials at federal and federal member state levels in health leadership, management, and budgeting.
• Support the generation of evidence-based health finance knowledge products, briefs, and investment cases to advocate for sustainable health domestic funding.
• Set up and support a health governance and financing community of practice or technical working group for Somalia.
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Summary by Impactpool
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking a Health Governance & Financing Officer to support the development and operationalization of national health policies and strategic plans in Somalia. The role involves providing technical assistance in health financing strategies, facilitating policy dialogues, and guiding capacity-building programs for health ministry officials. The incumbent will also generate evidence-based health finance knowledge products and establish a community of practice for health governance and financing. This position aims to strengthen health sector governance and accountability in alignment with national health strategies.
Candidate Requirements:
- Experience in health policy development
- Knowledge of health financing strategies
- Ability to facilitate policy dialogues
- Skills in capacity building and training
- Experience in evidence-based health finance advocacy
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Health Governance & Financing Officer
UNV - United Nations VolunteersSomaliaInternationalMid levelSpeaks English, Somali
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