The Health Advisor at HelpAge International will provide strategic leadership for HelpAge’s health work, with a focus on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and community-based approaches. This includes co-creating and delivering advocacy strategies with HelpAge teams and network members and leading the implementation of the Healthy Ageing Platform.
Acting as an enabler and connector, the postholder will support capacity strengthening, promote shared learning, and facilitate collective action grounded in power and rights analysis—amplifying the voice and leadership of older people and our members
The ideal candidate should possess among others a substantial professional experience in public health, health systems strengthening, or health advocacy, ideally within international development or humanitarian contexts, proven experience working on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and community-based health approaches, including in lower- and middle-income country contexts and strong track record in advocacy strategy development and policy influencing on human rights-related health issues, with direct experience engaging high-level decision-makers in national governments, UN agencies, and global platforms (e.g. WHO, UHC2030).
All interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their Cover Letter and CV only to jobs@helpage.org not later than Thursday, 18 September 2025.
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