(maternity cover, 12 months, Geneva based)
The World Economic Forum, committed to improving state of the world, is the foremost international organization for public-private cooperation.
The Forum engages leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society to shape industry, regional and global agendas for the benefit of business and society.
Why we are recruiting
The Centre for Health and Healthcare works to identify and scale up solutions for more resilient, efficient, and equitable healthcare systems to deliver the best possible care and keep global populations healthy, happy, and thriving. The Centre achieves this by engaging a diverse set of stakeholders from international organizations, academic institutions, pharmaceutical and biomedical companies, healthcare NGOs, hospitals, healthcare providers, consumer industries, investors, innovators, infrastructure, and insurance organizations to positively shape the global health agenda.
Within this remit, the Centre for Health and Healthcare aims to drive and champion issues that mobilize global action and resources needed to address major areas of unmet need. The Centre engages in various regional, international, and multilateral fora that shape the global health agenda. Health and wellbeing are the leading concern of populations worldwide, and there is a proliferation of digital tools and technologies to support better health.
The Initiative Lead will be responsible for shaping and executing initiatives in Health Systems Transformation, dedicated to areas such as value-based healthcare, building health system resilience and universal health coverage. The role will focus on designing and implementing related tasks of relevance and working closely with internal and external stakeholders to progress wellness and healthcare system transformation in a post-COVID landscape and other agendas with public, private and civil society sector leaders.
Reporting Lines and Interactions
This position will report to the Head of Healthcare Initiatives, in Geneva and will work closely with colleagues from the Centre for Health and Healthcare, Head of Industry, Platform curators / Project Leads, other centres, the Program Development Team, and externally with a broad range of stakeholders including private companies in healthcare and other industries, governments, international organizations, civil society organizations, research institutions, academia, and expert communities.
Main responsibilities for the Initiative Lead
Project implementation
Content curation
Community management
Partner engagement
Preferred requirements and experience
Why work at the Forum:
The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!
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