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Program Coordinator - Sub-Saharan African Regional Hub
About this role
Position for Program Coordinator- St Jude Sub-Saharan African Regional Hub This role if On-site in Johannesburg - South Africa, we are open to people that are willing to relocate, and also, we offer relocation allowance. St. Jude Children's Research is a world-renowned institution dedicated to advancing cures and improving outcomes for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases through exceptional research, clinical care, and education.
The Department of Global Pediatric Medicine (GPM) at St. Jude Global (SJG) partners with governments, healthcare institutions, and international organizations to strengthen health systems, build clinical capacity, and expand equitable access to high-quality care worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa bears a disproportionate burden of childhood cancer, with many children facing delayed diagnosis, limited access to specialised treatment, treatment abandonment, and significantly lower survival rates than those achieved in high-income countries.
The World Health Organisation's Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC) aims to increase survival for children with cancer to at least 60% globally by 2030, through strengthened health systems and equitable access to quality care. As a principal partner in implementing the GICC, St. Jude Global collaborates with countries throughout Sub-Saharan Africa to enhance national childhood cancer programs, develop the pediatric oncology workforce, improve the quality of care, broaden access to essential medicines and diagnostics, and generate evidence to facilitate sustainable improvements in outcomes.
St. Jude Global is expanding its Regional Programs to enhance collaboration and expedite impact across priority regions. The Regional Hub Program Coordinator will support the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Hub by working in close partnership with the Regional Hub Program Manager and both regional and global stakeholders to coordinate programs, partnerships, and operational activities throughout the region. Situated within the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Hub, the Program Coordinator will be responsible for comprehensive daily programmatic and operational support, thereby assisting in the effective planning, implementation, monitoring, and alignment of regional initiatives with the mission and strategic priorities of St.