Technical Director, Cervical Cancer Elimination

MSH is recruiting a Technical Director, Cervical Cancer Elimination for a potential upcoming Unitaid global activity. Unitaid is seeking proposals to accelerate cervical cancer elimination through secondary prevention by strengthening national screening and treatment programs, expanding access to innovative diagnostic technologies, and improving the availability and affordability of cervical cancer commodities.

The initiative will support countries to establish and scale integrated cervical cancer screening and treatment services aligned with the World Health Organization elimination strategy, with a focus on increasing access to HPV testing, screen-and-treat approaches, and innovative delivery models that reduce loss to follow-up and improve service coverage for underserved populations. Activities are expected to generate evidence and implementation approaches that inform national scale-up, improve health system efficiency, and accelerate progress toward global cervical cancer elimination targets.

This position is subject to project award and funding.

Role

The Technical Director, Cervical Cancer Elimination will lead the overall technical design and implementation of the project’s cervical cancer secondary prevention strategy and be responsible for ensuring the quality, coherence, and effectiveness of technical activities across countries.

The Technical Director will lead the development, adaptation, and scale-up of integrated screening and treatment models aligned with WHO elimination targets, including HPV testing strategies, screen-and-treat approaches, referral and follow-up systems, and integration of cervical cancer services within primary health care and related service platforms such as HIV, reproductive health, and maternal health programs.

Working closely with consortium partners, ministries of health, and technical experts, the Technical Director will support the adaptation of global guidance to country contexts, strengthen service delivery models, and promote high-quality implementation of cervical cancer screening and treatment programs. They will provide senior technical guidance to country teams and government counterparts, support problem-solving around implementation bottlenecks, and contribute to implementation learning and evidence generation to inform national scale-up and global best practices.

In collaboration with the Project Director and other technical leads, the Technical Director will help ensure coordination across technical workstreams and integration of service delivery, innovation, and health systems components into a coherent country implementation approach. The Technical Director will support country teams in implementing technical activities and contribute to technical engagement with governments, donors, and partners.