Health Adviser at Help Age International
Below are the specific responsibilities for this role:
- Provide
strategic leadership for the development and delivery of HelpAge’s global
advocacy strategy on UHC, ensuring strong engagement of teams and network
members throughout its design and implementation.
- Engage
in relevant external advocacy spaces and health and care networks, using
stakeholder and power-mapping to build and maintain strategic
relationships with UN agencies, member states, INGOs, and health and care
experts.
- Promote
the meaningful participation and leadership of older people, particularly
those facing discrimination and exclusion, in health and care forums.
- Provide
technical support to staff and network members to strengthen quality,
rights-based programming and advocacy initiatives related to healthy
ageing and community-based apporaches, through tailored guidance,
training, tools, and ongoing accompaniment—working in close collaboration
with Regional Network Coordinators.
- Support
network member-led advocacy efforts on UHC and community-based approaches
to health, ensuring that approaches are grounded in local contexts, shaped
by network member priorities, and aligned with HelpAge’s overall approach
to health and care.
- Facilitate
the generation, synthesis, and use of evidence on healthy ageing by
coordinating research initiatives, managing relationships with research
partners, and drawing on practice and insights from across the HelpAge
network.
- Produce
and contribute to high-quality advocacy outputs, including policy briefs,
reports, and tools, in collaboration with internal teams and members.
- Represent
HelpAge and its network externally, and support and enable members to take
the lead in strategic advocacy spaces to amplify their voice and
influence.
- Work
with the communications team to ensure timely messaging, updates, and
public statements on health-related issues, aligned with advocacy goals
and external developments.
- Monitor
global trends and conduct horizon scanning in the health and care space to
identify emerging risks, opportunities, and areas for engagement.
- Strengthen
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) related to health advocacy and
programming outcomes, and promote the effective use of relevant data,
evidence, and learning across the organisation and its network.
Essential Experience and Knowledge
- 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 middleincome country contexts.
- 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).
- Demonstrated
ability to lead and contribute to evidence-based advocacy, including
research design, data analysis, report writing, and dissemination.
- Deep
understanding of rights-based and inclusive approaches to health, with
specific attention to ageing, disability inclusion, gender equity, and
ageism.
- Good
knowledge of global health architecture, institutions, and current policy
debates (e.g. SDG 3, Primary Health Care, NCDs, healthy ageing, and care
systems).
- Experience
working in an advisory capacity on health and care-related programming or
advocacy at regional or global levels.
How to Apply:
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.
Data & Accountability Officer at Help Age International
Below are the specific responsibilities of this role:
- Data
Systems Management
- Administer
and maintain the Digital MEAL System (DMS) and HelpAge CONNECT platform,
ensuring data is up to date, accurate, and accessible.
- Coordinate
global data submissions and updates, ensuring accuracy and accessibility
across teams, in close collaboration with the Operations and IT support
teams.
- Work
with IT and technical teams to troubleshoot DMS and CONNECT related issues
and contribute to system updates or improvements.
- Data
Collection and Quality Assurance
- Lead
scheduled data collection cycles, working closely with programme and
network members.
- Conduct
data validation, cleaning, and quality assurance checks across datasets.
- Maintain
alignment with HelpAge’s Global Impact Framework.
- Reporting
and Visualisation
- Collate
and visualise data for key organisational outputs, including the Annual
Report and Learning Report.
- Create
dashboards and analytics reports for internal use and external
communications.
- Support
the Global Impact Advisor in analysing trends and performance across
programmes and strategic priorities.
- Accountability
and Feedback
- Manage
the day-to-day operation of HelpAge’s digital feedback and
- accountability
tools, including the DMS and CONNECT systems.
- Ensure
feedback and complaints are logged, tracked, and addressed in a
- timely
and transparent manner by the relevant teams.
- Maintain
accurate records of feedback trends and support regular reporting to
inform programme and organisational learning.
- Collaborate
with the MEAL Officer and relevant teams to ensure systemgenerated
insights contribute to continuous improvement.
- Support
HelpAge’s commitment to accountability by reinforcing clear, accessible,
and responsive feedback channels for stakeholders and older people.
- Champion
accountability practices internally and with network members.
- Capacity
Strengthening
- Provide
technical support and training to staff and network members on data
management, reporting standards, and accountability practices.
- Assist
teams and network members in the collection and reporting of monitoring
data, ensuring alignment with HelpAge’s Impact Framework.
- Maintain
a central repository of MEAL tools, guidance, and learning resources.
- Support
documentation of case studies, lessons learned, and good practices based
on data analysis.
- Contribute
to learning sessions and working groups to share evidencebased insights.
Skills and experience required
Essential:
- Proven
of experience in data management, MEAL, or information systems.
- Strong
technical knowledge of data platforms (e.g., Power BI, DHIS2, Kobo,
Excel).
- Demonstrated
experience in data quality assurance and validation.
- Familiarity
with accountability and community feedback principles.
- Experience
with global or networked civil society organisations.
- Understanding
of humanitarian or development programming.
- Experience
working with networks, alliances, or consortiums.
- Fluency
in one or more languages relevant to HelpAge’s regional presence (e.g.,
Spanish, Arabic).
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to review
the details of the JD and submit their Cover Letter and CV only to Jobs@helpage.org not
later than Monday, 15 September 2025.