JOB DESCRIPTION

• Location: Port Moresby, PNG
• Commencement: September 2025
• Duration of contract: Up to December 2026
• Open to PNG Citizens only

About the Program 

The PNG Australia Transition to Health (PATH) is a six and a half -year (July 2020-December 2026) health sector program funded by the Australian Government under the Papua New Guinea – Australia Partnership for Development. PATH supports the Government of PNG (GoPNG) to strengthen essential health service delivery in alignment with the National Health Plan 2021–2030. PATH is guided by the National Department of Health (NDoH), Provincial Health Authorities (PHAs) and the Bougainville Department of Health (BDoH), who together are responsible for the delivery of health services across PNG.

PATH’s most significant areas of service delivery support are tuberculosis, routine immunization and sexual and reproductive health. PATH is designed to simultaneously use its service delivery projects as an opportunity to build the capacity of PHAs and identify and address Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) issues in the sector.

PATH’s end of investment outcomes (EOIO) are:

1. PHA’s more able to lead provincial health reform and manage effective, efficient, equitable and quality essential health services in selected provinces.
2. DFAT funded health services are demonstrating efficient and effective models of service delivery, influencing Provincial Health Authority (PHA) performance; and building sustainability by transitioning to PHA management in selected provinces.

PATH’s intermediate outcome (IO’s) are:

1. PHA Leadership – Leaders and Technical personnel in PHAs/BDoH are performing mandated functions
2. Women in Leadership – Women in Leadership are increasingly influencing more equitable health sector decisions
3. Essential Health Services – Increased delivery and coverage of selected essential health services

PATH is a locally led, adaptive, and politically informed program that seeks to maintain flexibility to respond to changing and local circumstances over the life of the program.

About the Opportunity

The Senior Program Coordinator will support the Program Delivery Lead and Senior Program Managers to effectively manage program activities. Key components include:

• Coordination and operational management support of the FHO projects
• Supporting the team to review and quality assure grantee narrative reports
• Supporting the team to complete required documents and update and maintain internal grants management trackers and databases
• Provide secretariate support to the FHO Team for internal meetings, client meetings and partners meetings

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Program Coordinator will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Providing efficient coordination and operational support and ensuring compliance with PATH and donor requirements
• Coordinating logistics, procurement, travel, and administration for monitoring visits, trainings, presentations, meetings, and workshops
• Ensuring timely and accurate updating of the Grants Deliverable Tracker, Action Trackers, Grant Databases
• Supporting the monitoring and tracking of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), outstanding action items and Grantee deliverables (as per the agreed workplans)
• Providing quality secretariate services for the various internal and external meetings ensuring formal minutes are finalised and shared within 3 business days
• Support Senior Program Managers and PATH Performance Adaptive Learning (PAL) team to review and quality assure grantee narrative reports and contribute to broader PATH progress reporting, data entry and analysis
• Working with the PATH GEDSI and PAL Team to collate and track deliverables
• Any other duties as required by the Program Delivery Lead, FHO
• Contribute to monitoring project activities and record keeping, in accordance with project workplan and project MEL plan.

Key working relationships 

• Program Deliver Lead Frontline Health Outcomes
• PATH executive and Senior Program Managers
• Shared Services Team; HR, Grants, Legal, Procurement and finance teams.
• Implementing Service Providers
• Program Partners: National Department of Health, UNICEF, WHO, DFAT.

Key Deliverables

• Effective coordination and operational support provided for the day-to-day delivery of grants
• Coordination of work between other PATH work-units, PAL and GEDSI Teams
• Timely quality review of narrative reports with clear comments and guidance on areas for improvement
• Internal PATH documents and grants tracking tools and databases are accurately completed, maintained, and updated
• High-quality secretariate support and operations support provided
• Contribute to monitoring of project activities and record keeping, in accordance with project workplan and project MEL plan.
• Build strong and productive Relationships built with both internal staff and external partners and programs and with clients as demonstrated by positive feedback on performance.

About You 

For applications to be considered, a response to the key selection criteria below must be provided.

• Relevant post graduate qualifications (desired)
• Experience in grants/program coordination and management, including administration
• Experience in partnering and coordinating activities with a team of Program Managers
• Strong analytical and writing skills including the preparation of minutes, reports, and briefs for internal and external stakeholder audiences
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment and to handle multiple tasks and demands, and establish priorities
• Excellent computer proficiency, particularly in MS Office

How to Apply

• Please ensure to address the Key Selection Criteria (About You) in your cover letter, and submit your application online, along with your CV as a single document.
• Applications must be submitted personally by individuals only. Applications submitted by a company or organisation will not be accepted.
• The successful applicant will be engaged through an employment agreement determined by Abt.

We welcome and thank all applications; however, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Closing Date: Friday, 29 August 2025 (Midday, local time) #LI-AUSBRIT

Abt Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to upholding high standards of Child Protection, Anti-bribery and Fraud Protection.

We encourage applications from experienced and capable women, and people with disabilities