Senior Digital HNP Specialist - Applications
World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Senior Digital HNP Specialist - Applications
Job #: req35772
Organization: World Bank
Sector: Digital Development
Grade: GG
Term Duration: 4 years 0 months
Recruitment Type: International Recruitment
Location: Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s): English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date: 3/11/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? The World Bank Group is a unique global partnership of five institutions driven by a bold vision to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, we help solve the world's greatest development challenges. When you join the World Bank Group, you become part of a dynamic, diverse organization with 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide. We work with public and private sector partners, invest in groundbreaking projects, and use data, research, and technology to bring tangible and transformative changes around the globe. For more information, visit
www.worldbank.org .
VPU Context:
This position supports the World Bank's mission by accelerating digital transformation across Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) systems to improve service delivery, health security, and resilience. The role strengthens country capacity to plan, govern, and implement scalable digital health solutions-grounded in data governance, interoperability, cybersecurity, and user-centered service design, with practical pathways from foundational systems (registries, identity, health information exchanges, data platforms) to high-impact use cases (maternal and child health, nutrition programs, immunization, disease surveillance, supply chain, facility management, health financing, and citizen-facing services).
Unit Context:
The Digital Applications Department, overseeing solutions and impact, is led by a Manager who collaborates closely with the Manager for Policy and Regulations and reports to the WBG Vice President, Digital and AI Vertical, who is accountable to IBRD/IDA, IFC, and MIGA Managing Directors. WBG recently published its Digital Strategy which includes four pillars: access, affordability, ecosystem and AI readiness. The strategy identifies the priorities that WBG will engage across the client segment over the next five years. The implementation plan is currently under preparation. The Senior Digital HNP Specialist will be embedded in or closely with the Digital and AI Vice Presidency and work in close alignment with the Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice and collaborate closely with other relevant teams. The unit supports operational teams and client countries with the design, implementation, and scale up of digital health and health data solutions that are interoperable, secure, sustainable, and fit for public-sector delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The work program of the Senior Digital HNP Specialist will focus on:
1) Strategic Leadership and Innovation:
• Provide technical assistance to client countries to design and implement digital health strategies, blueprints, and roadmaps aligned with national health priorities, universal health coverage objectives, and system capacity.
• Advise on policy, legal, and institutional reforms to enable digital health transformation, including data governance, data sharing frameworks, privacy, cybersecurity, procurement approaches, and vendor management models.
• Develop and disseminate practical guidance (standards, templates, "how-to" toolkits) for planning and scaling digital health solutions and digital public services related to HNP.
• Identify emerging global trends and proven practices (e.g., AI-enabled decision support, digital public health, virtual care where appropriate) and support pilots with clear pathways to scale.
2) Digital Health Architecture, Interoperability, and Standards:
• Advise client counterparts on defining and implementing enterprise architecture and reference architectures for digital health, minimizing fragmentation and ensuring systems work together over time.
• Support implementation of interoperability layers and health information exchange approaches.
• Guide adoption of data and messaging standards for health and public health data exchange and promote reusable shared services (identity, registries, terminology services, messaging/notifications).
• Translate regulatory and compliance needs into "digital-ready" system requirements (auditability, role-based access, consent models where applicable, retention, reporting).
3) Health Data Platforms, Analytics, and Digital Public Health:
• Support design and strengthening of national health data platforms: governance, metadata, quality management, master data management (facilities, providers, products), and secure access models.
• Strengthen routine health information systems and ensure alignment between routine systems, program registries, and service delivery applications.
• Enable fit-for-purpose analytics for planning and performance: dashboards, equity and coverage monitoring, predictive analytics (where appropriate), and decision-support tools, while ensuring transparency, feasibility, and responsible use.
• Support digital public health capabilities: surveillance, early warning, outbreak management workflows, and cross-border/whole-of-government data exchange where appropriate.
4) Digital Service Delivery and Program Enablement:
• Support modernization of service delivery workflows and tools for priority HNP programs, such as:
- maternal, newborn and child health
- immunization registries and vaccination workflows
- nutrition beneficiary management and service tracking
- community health worker enablement and supervision
- logistics and supply chain visibility for essential medicines and vaccines
- provider payments and health financing process digitization (as relevant)
• Promote user-centered, omnichannel delivery (mobile, facility-based, call centers, web portals) to improve access and experience for citizens and frontline workers.
• Support product management and agile delivery approaches where appropriate, including phased implementation planning and operating models for continuous improvement.
5) Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust:
• Advise on "security-by-design" and "privacy-by-design" approaches in health systems, including data minimization, encryption, access controls, incident response, and resilience.
• Support risk assessments and practical mitigation plans tailored to health sector environments (including resource-constrained settings) and strengthen governance for trust and accountability.
6) Operational Support, Capacity Building, and Knowledge:
• Provide hands-on support to World Bank operations: concept notes, project design inputs, TORs/technical specifications, implementation supervision, and results measurement frameworks.
• Deliver capacity-building workshops and coaching for client counterparts on architecture, interoperability, governance, and implementation practices.
• Contribute to knowledge products, case studies, reusable templates, and communities of practice to scale successful models.
Selection Criteria
• Master's degree in public health, health informatics, information systems, computer science, data engineering/architecture, or related field combining HNP domain experience with digital transformation expertise.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in digital health, health information systems, public-sector digital transformation, or large-scale data/architecture roles supporting health programs.
• Proven ability to translate HNP priorities (coverage, quality, equity, resilience, efficiency) into feasible digital solutions, including architectures, phased roadmaps, indicative budgets, and results frameworks.
• Strong expertise in at least two of the following:
(I) digital health enterprise architecture and interoperability
(II) health data platforms and governance
(III) routine digital public health
(IV) program systems (immunization, nutrition, community health, referrals)
(V) analytics/AI-enabled decision support
• Practical experience with integration approaches (API-based interoperability, legacy integration, data migration) and working in heterogeneous environments.
• Familiarity with cloud concepts and resilient architecture (hybrid/multi-cloud as appropriate), plus cybersecurity principles and implementation in regulated environments.
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills, and ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders (ministries, providers, regulators, implementers).
• Ability to work in cross-cultural, multidisciplinary teams and adapt to resource-constrained environments.
This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.
WBG Culture Attributes:
1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders. 2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact. 3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.
Job #: req35772
Organization: World Bank
Sector: Digital Development
Grade: GG
Term Duration: 4 years 0 months
Recruitment Type: International Recruitment
Location: Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s): English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date: 3/11/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? The World Bank Group is a unique global partnership of five institutions driven by a bold vision to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, we help solve the world's greatest development challenges. When you join the World Bank Group, you become part of a dynamic, diverse organization with 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide. We work with public and private sector partners, invest in groundbreaking projects, and use data, research, and technology to bring tangible and transformative changes around the globe. For more information, visit
www.worldbank.org .
VPU Context:
This position supports the World Bank's mission by accelerating digital transformation across Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) systems to improve service delivery, health security, and resilience. The role strengthens country capacity to plan, govern, and implement scalable digital health solutions-grounded in data governance, interoperability, cybersecurity, and user-centered service design, with practical pathways from foundational systems (registries, identity, health information exchanges, data platforms) to high-impact use cases (maternal and child health, nutrition programs, immunization, disease surveillance, supply chain, facility management, health financing, and citizen-facing services).
Unit Context:
The Digital Applications Department, overseeing solutions and impact, is led by a Manager who collaborates closely with the Manager for Policy and Regulations and reports to the WBG Vice President, Digital and AI Vertical, who is accountable to IBRD/IDA, IFC, and MIGA Managing Directors. WBG recently published its Digital Strategy which includes four pillars: access, affordability, ecosystem and AI readiness. The strategy identifies the priorities that WBG will engage across the client segment over the next five years. The implementation plan is currently under preparation. The Senior Digital HNP Specialist will be embedded in or closely with the Digital and AI Vice Presidency and work in close alignment with the Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice and collaborate closely with other relevant teams. The unit supports operational teams and client countries with the design, implementation, and scale up of digital health and health data solutions that are interoperable, secure, sustainable, and fit for public-sector delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The work program of the Senior Digital HNP Specialist will focus on:
1) Strategic Leadership and Innovation:
• Provide technical assistance to client countries to design and implement digital health strategies, blueprints, and roadmaps aligned with national health priorities, universal health coverage objectives, and system capacity.
• Advise on policy, legal, and institutional reforms to enable digital health transformation, including data governance, data sharing frameworks, privacy, cybersecurity, procurement approaches, and vendor management models.
• Develop and disseminate practical guidance (standards, templates, "how-to" toolkits) for planning and scaling digital health solutions and digital public services related to HNP.
• Identify emerging global trends and proven practices (e.g., AI-enabled decision support, digital public health, virtual care where appropriate) and support pilots with clear pathways to scale.
2) Digital Health Architecture, Interoperability, and Standards:
• Advise client counterparts on defining and implementing enterprise architecture and reference architectures for digital health, minimizing fragmentation and ensuring systems work together over time.
• Support implementation of interoperability layers and health information exchange approaches.
• Guide adoption of data and messaging standards for health and public health data exchange and promote reusable shared services (identity, registries, terminology services, messaging/notifications).
• Translate regulatory and compliance needs into "digital-ready" system requirements (auditability, role-based access, consent models where applicable, retention, reporting).
3) Health Data Platforms, Analytics, and Digital Public Health:
• Support design and strengthening of national health data platforms: governance, metadata, quality management, master data management (facilities, providers, products), and secure access models.
• Strengthen routine health information systems and ensure alignment between routine systems, program registries, and service delivery applications.
• Enable fit-for-purpose analytics for planning and performance: dashboards, equity and coverage monitoring, predictive analytics (where appropriate), and decision-support tools, while ensuring transparency, feasibility, and responsible use.
• Support digital public health capabilities: surveillance, early warning, outbreak management workflows, and cross-border/whole-of-government data exchange where appropriate.
4) Digital Service Delivery and Program Enablement:
• Support modernization of service delivery workflows and tools for priority HNP programs, such as:
- maternal, newborn and child health
- immunization registries and vaccination workflows
- nutrition beneficiary management and service tracking
- community health worker enablement and supervision
- logistics and supply chain visibility for essential medicines and vaccines
- provider payments and health financing process digitization (as relevant)
• Promote user-centered, omnichannel delivery (mobile, facility-based, call centers, web portals) to improve access and experience for citizens and frontline workers.
• Support product management and agile delivery approaches where appropriate, including phased implementation planning and operating models for continuous improvement.
5) Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust:
• Advise on "security-by-design" and "privacy-by-design" approaches in health systems, including data minimization, encryption, access controls, incident response, and resilience.
• Support risk assessments and practical mitigation plans tailored to health sector environments (including resource-constrained settings) and strengthen governance for trust and accountability.
6) Operational Support, Capacity Building, and Knowledge:
• Provide hands-on support to World Bank operations: concept notes, project design inputs, TORs/technical specifications, implementation supervision, and results measurement frameworks.
• Deliver capacity-building workshops and coaching for client counterparts on architecture, interoperability, governance, and implementation practices.
• Contribute to knowledge products, case studies, reusable templates, and communities of practice to scale successful models.
Selection Criteria
• Master's degree in public health, health informatics, information systems, computer science, data engineering/architecture, or related field combining HNP domain experience with digital transformation expertise.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in digital health, health information systems, public-sector digital transformation, or large-scale data/architecture roles supporting health programs.
• Proven ability to translate HNP priorities (coverage, quality, equity, resilience, efficiency) into feasible digital solutions, including architectures, phased roadmaps, indicative budgets, and results frameworks.
• Strong expertise in at least two of the following:
(I) digital health enterprise architecture and interoperability
(II) health data platforms and governance
(III) routine digital public health
(IV) program systems (immunization, nutrition, community health, referrals)
(V) analytics/AI-enabled decision support
• Practical experience with integration approaches (API-based interoperability, legacy integration, data migration) and working in heterogeneous environments.
• Familiarity with cloud concepts and resilient architecture (hybrid/multi-cloud as appropriate), plus cybersecurity principles and implementation in regulated environments.
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills, and ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders (ministries, providers, regulators, implementers).
• Ability to work in cross-cultural, multidisciplinary teams and adapt to resource-constrained environments.
This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.
WBG Culture Attributes:
1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders. 2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact. 3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.