Ground HIF’s 2026–2030 strategy in health trends, organisational reality, partner priorities and measurable choices.
Location
Global
Arrangement
Remote
Commitment
3–5 hours per week
Duration
Four-month strategy sprint
Level
Professional / advanced student
Contribution track
Create evidence
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Role mandate
Ground HIF’s 2026–2030 strategy in health trends, organisational reality, partner priorities and measurable choices.
Why this role exists now
A strategy should narrow choices and set stop conditions—not become a catalogue of every important global health issue.
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Outcomes you would own
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A clear strategic diagnosis and evidence pack.
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Three to five priorities with measurable outcomes and owners.
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An explicit not-now list and resource implications.
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A review framework that supports stop, revise and rethink decisions.
Core responsibilities
Synthesize relevant health, technology, climate and workforce trends.
Review HIF’s capability, evidence, partnerships and program lessons.
Facilitate strategic choices and explicit non-priorities.
Develop targets, assumptions and review triggers.
Prepare a board-ready strategy and public summary.
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Your first 90 days
Days 1–30
Listen, learn and locate the work
Complete HIF induction, role boundaries and required checks.
Review the Strategy 2030 brief, evidence, partners and unresolved decisions.
Agree a 90-day workplan, communication rhythm and escalation map.
Days 31–60
Build the first useful thing
Complete the first evidence synthesis, method or analysis.
Invite review early from the people who will use or be affected by the work.
Record changes, risks and decisions instead of hiding uncertainty.
Days 61–90
Deliver, learn and hand over
Complete the agreed first milestone or document why it should change.
Review progress against success measures with your supervisor.
Publish a next-quarter plan and keep files ready for another volunteer.
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What you need
Essential criteria
Strategy, policy, public health, management consulting or research capability.
Strong synthesis and facilitation skills.
Ability to turn broad ambition into difficult, testable choices.
Desirable, not required
Charity strategy or global-health foresight experience.
Scenario planning or portfolio analysis.
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How good work will be judged
Success measures
The strategy changes priorities, resource allocation and sequencing.
Targets distinguish outcomes from activities.
Assumptions and review triggers remain visible.
Decision rights & escalation
Set day-to-day priorities within the approved role brief and agreed hours.
Recommend changes to scope, timing or method and document the rationale.
Pause your own activity and escalate when safety, consent, quality or capacity is unclear.
Escalate budget commitments, external promises, partner agreements and material changes to Founder & Managing Director / Board.
Clinical, safeguarding, privacy and public-claim decisions remain with the named qualified approver.
Role boundaries
This is an unpaid volunteer role. It does not create an employment relationship or expectation of future paid work.
Do not represent HIF publicly, sign agreements or commit money unless authority is explicitly documented.
Use only approved systems for personal, partner or program information.
The agreed weekly commitment is a ceiling to manage, not a minimum to exceed silently.
This role does not provide clinical advice, diagnosis, treatment or unsupervised patient contact.
No travel is assumed. Any future travel would require a separate brief, risk review and written approval.
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Support, learning and wellbeing
Access to HIF planning documents and portfolio leaders.
Board and volunteer consultation.
Research and impact-analysis support.
Scope and safety
Volunteers must not work outside their competence. Clinical, safeguarding and community-facing work requires role-specific supervision and escalation pathways.
Checks before you begin
Identity and right-to-volunteer confirmation.
One or two role-relevant references for leadership or higher-trust appointments.
Confidentiality, conflict-of-interest, privacy and code-of-conduct declarations.
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How selection works
Evidence to include
A short statement explaining why this role and HIF’s health-equity mission fit your experience.
One specific example showing how you handled work relevant to strategy.
Your realistic availability against the published commitment of 3–5 hours per week.
Any required qualifications, registrations, portfolio links or work samples.
Conflicts, access needs or support adjustments you want the selection panel to consider.
Selection stages
Eligibility and completeness review
Assessment against the published essential criteria
Structured interview or practical conversation, if required
Relevant reference, credential and safeguarding checks
Outcome, induction and role-specific onboarding
Final selection decisions are made by people. AI is not used to automatically reject applicants.