Global Programme Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

Global Programme Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

£32,477 per annum plus excellent benefits

London WC1 and home-based

35 hours per week, full-time

Maternity Cover up to 6 months

Interviews to take place mid September 2026

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is seeking an organised and proactive Global Programme Coordinator to join RCPCH Global on a maternity cover basis. This is an exciting opportunity to support international health programmes that aim to strengthen maternal, newborn and child health systems in low- and lower-middle-income countries.

RCPCH Global is a small, specialist team responsible for designing and managing humanitarian and health systems development programmes internationally. The team works with partners to strengthen clinical education, guidelines, training, digital health tools and organisational capacity, helping to improve healthcare for children and families in some of the world's most challenging settings. Reporting to the Head of Global Operations, you will coordinate the delivery of RCPCH Global's partnership programme in Myanmar, working closely with local partners, donors, stakeholders and colleagues across the College.

You will support programme implementation, financial monitoring, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder engagement, with opportunities to contribute to field visits where appropriate. Alongside the Myanmar programme, you will coordinate the RCPCH Global Visiting Fellows Scheme, supporting paediatric clinicians from low- and lower-middle-income countries to undertake one-month observerships within the UK/NHS. This will involve coordinating applications and selection, travel and accommodation, financial arrangements, NHS placements and pastoral support.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating the delivery of programme activities with RCPCH Global's international partners, ensuring activities are delivered to agreed timescales and grant requirements

Essential skills and experience include:

• Degree-level or postgraduate qualification in international development, public health, global health, health systems strengthening, child health or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience successfully coordinating projects or programmes, ideally within the international development or health sectors
• Experience supporting programmes or project teams working remotely and, ideally, in field settings
• Experience working with a range of international stakeholders, including government partners, NGOs, donors, UN agencies or other international organisations

Desirable:

• Experience working on health programmes or health systems strengthening initiatives
• Knowledge or experience of the Southeast Asia context
• Experience working on international child health or paediatric programmes
• Experience supporting international clinical education, training or capacity-building programmes

RCPCH has more than 25,000 members and fellows worldwide and is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people. Through RCPCH Global, the College works with partners internationally to strengthen health systems, build clinical capacity and improve access to high-quality healthcare for children and families.This role offers an opportunity to make a tangible contribution to international child health while gaining experience across programme coordination, grant management, international partnerships, clinical education and global health.

Our values - Include, Influence, Innovate and Inspire - are central to everything we do. We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are under-represented at this level of the organisation.We operate a flexible hybrid working model, with approximately 40% of working time spent in our London office and 60% working remotely. The role will involve travel within London, the UK and internationally, with overnight stays where required.

Application Procedure

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