About the Program
The PNG Australia Transition to Health (PATH) is a 6-year (2020-2026) health sector program funded by the Australian Government under the Papua New Guinea – Australia Partnership for Development. PATH works with the PNG Government to improve coverage and quality of health services for the people of PNG through effective, equitable, efficient, and inclusive interventions.
Guided by the National Department of Health (NDoH), Provincial Health Authorities (PHAs) and the Bougainville Department of Health (BDoH) are responsible for the delivery of health services across PNG.
PATH assists NDoH, PHAs and BDoH to strengthen systems for health service delivery targeting infectious diseases, and reproductive, maternal, newborn child and adolescent health, with a focus on promoting women’s leadership.
PATH’s end of investment outcomes (EOIO) are:
PHA’s more able to lead provincial health reform and manage effective, efficient, equitable and quality essential health services in selected provinces. 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: PHA Leadership, Women in Leadership and Health Care Workforce.
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 Project
AIHSS2 is a 4-year program (2024–2027) funded by the Governments of Australia and New Zealand and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. AIHSS2 aims to increase access to quality and affordable health services and strengthen health systems. AIHSS provides support to Provincial Health Authorities (PHAs) and Bougainville Department of Health (BDoH) to improve the reach of routine immunisation (RI) services and increase immunisation coverage of target populations.
AIHSS2 will be delivered through the PATH Program. PATH, an established program managed by Abt Associates will provide governance and contractual oversight and operational support to AIHSS2.
About the Opportunity
Working closely with the Lead, the Senior Grant Manager, AIHSS2 will:
Manage end-to-end grant management effectively and efficiently for a number of grant agreements across the AIHSS2 provinces; Support grantees (PHAs, BDoH and Implementing Service Providers (ISPs)) to meet identified targets and goals under the AIHSS2 Program, as per their agreed grant agreements; Manage the relationship with grantees and supporting grantees to monitor and manage grant pre-award, implementation, and risk management, and reporting requirements, including facilitation of targeted technical capacity support as needed from technical partners; and Work collaboratively and cohesively with broader PATH work units including but not limited to, PHA Support Program, Grants, Legal, Compliance and Safe Guarding teams.
Key responsibilities
The Senior Grant Manager will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
Grant Management:
Manage and monitor grantees effectively against grant agreements to ensure activity implementation aligns to agreed workplan, key deliverables and milestones, budgets, risks, and transition; Manage and monitor risks and mitigation strategies, including regular updates to the risk register to ensure any risk or emerging issue is proactively identified, reported, and managed following PATH policies and procedures; Schedule and chair monthly grantee progress meetings to monitor implementation progress, risks, challenges, and bottlenecks, and provide meeting summary notes to the Lead; Attend internal meetings with the Abt PNG Grants and Operations team to monitor status of deliverables, financials, and compliance; Manage and support the grantees to ensure high-quality and timely reporting, communications and GEDSI products; and Coordinate and ensure activities such as travel, trip reports, workshops, briefings, and presentations are delivered effectively and efficiently and demonstrate value for money (VFM).Stakeholder Engagement:
Build and maintain open, productive, and outcome-oriented relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including PATH, donors (DFAT, MFAT, Gavi), GoPNG (NDoH, Department of National Planning and Monitoring (DNPM)), grantees (PHAs, BDoH and ISPs) and technical partners (WHO, UNICEF, World Bank) Prepare documentation for meetings, presentations, and workshops in coordination with other Senior Grant Managers and the Lead; Participate, contribute, and facilitate various internal and external AIHSS2 meetings; Attend relevant external health-related events as agreed by the Lead; and Support grantees to access technical assistance, training, and capacity building support from AIHSS technical partners.Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL):
Monitor grantee progress against the AIHSS2 MEL Framework and ensure reporting against program indicators; Support grantees on MEL and reporting requirements and strengthen grantee capabilities in this area, in close collaboration with the AIHSS2 MEL Specialist; Complete provincial monitoring visits to monitor grantee progress and submit a field trip report within one week of trip completion; Participate and contribute to AIHSS2 MEL planning, strategy, and review sessions, as requested by the Lead; and Contribute to the development of AIHSS2 donor reports and broader PATH program and ad-hoc reports.Public Financial Management (PFM):
Monitor progress and report on PFM corrective action plans (CAPs) for transition provinces in collaboration with the respective grantees in close collaboration with the PATH PHA Support team and Expanded Program of Support for the HSIP (EPSHSIP) team; and Support grantees to recruit, mobilise and onboard critical gap roles as per the CAP process (and approved by the Lead), including the transition to PHA/BDoH structure.GEDSI:
Support grantees to understand and apply GEDSI approaches in program delivery in collaboration with the AIHSS2 GEDSI Specialist; Ensure grantee workplans and progress reporting include GEDSI components and are prioritised.Transition:
Contribute to the development of the AIHSS2 Sustainability and Transition Plan, in close collaboration with the Lead and Transition Support Manager; and Monitor and report grantee transition progress against grantee workplans and the AIHSS2 Sustainability and Transition Plan.General:
Any other duties as required by the Lead.
Key deliverables
Effective end-to-end grant management and support provided to grantees to deliver against grant agreements, workplans and budgets; Effective risk management regular reports provided using the AIHSS2 Risk Register; Monthly grantee progress meetings conducted and minuted; Provincial monitoring visits conducted (at least six-monthly) and trip reports submitted within one week of trip completion; Punctual attendance, participation, contribution, facilitation and efficient secretariate support at required meetings, presentations, workshops, and events; PFM, GEDSI and Transition activities monitored, reported, and delivered as per agreed plans; Timely and quality submission of grantee reporting, PATH reporting and donor reporting; and High level responsiveness to PATH, GoPNG, donors, grantees, and other key stakeholders.
Key working relationships
PATH Performance and Learning Team; PATH GEDSI and Safeguarding Team; PATH PHA Support Team; PATH Technical Advisers; Abt PNG Grants, Finance, Operations and Legal Teams; Grantees: PHAs, BDoH and Implementing service providers; GoPNG: NDoH, DNPM; Donors: DFAT, MFAT, Gavi; and Technical Partners: WHO, UNICEF, World Bank.
About You
For applications to be considered, a response to the key selection criteria below must be provided.
Relevant post-graduate qualification in Public Health or related field; More than six years in program and grant management roles in international or community development, humanitarian, or health-sector programs; Strong demonstrated understanding of the end-to-end grant management cycle including a demonstrated understanding of GEDSI principles and how they apply to aid programming and evaluation; Strong demonstrated understanding of monitoring, evaluation and program performance including demonstrated experience reporting qualitative and quantitative progress against the monitoring and evaluation framework; Excellent analytical and writing skills including the preparation of donor and government reports and briefs for internal and external stakeholder audiences; Experience in broad coordination and facilitation and capacity building to internal and external stakeholders; and Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and relationship management skills with proven results in working with external stakeholders, and officials to achieve outcomes.
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: Monday, 6 October 2025 (Middy, 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