State Health Financing Advisor at Palladium Group – Bauchi/Kebbi/Sokoto
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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: State Health Financing Advisor – Nigeria IHP
Locations: Bauchi/Kebbi/Sokoto
Background
- Palladium is recruiting a Health Finance Advisor who will support the USAID/Nigeria Integrated Health Program (IHP) in Bauchi/Kebbi/Sokoto state to support activities related to health financing and domestic resource mobilization for health.
- These responsibilities will require a person with knowledge on state governments budgeting and health finance issues, costing, and economic analysis.
- This is a full-time position based in Bauchi/Kebbi/Sokoto, Nigeria, and reporting to the Bauchi/Kebbi/Sokoto IHP Director with the oversight by Senior Health Financing Advisor in Abuja, Nigeria.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides health financing expertise/technical assistance to State activities of the project, working with other technical staff and state government institutions as per project requirements.
- Analyses the economic and financing implications of enhanced access and improved quality of primary healthcare services
- Provides guidance to state level MOHs regarding budgeting for service delivery activities and HRH planning
- Coordinates closely with the Senior Health Financing Advisor and other project technical staff to introduce new payment methods and manage health financing and economics related activities
- Provides analytical and evaluative techniques to identify, consider, and resolve health financing policy issues or problems.
- Uses various quantitative and qualitative techniques to perform financing and policy analysis tasks.
- Is responsible for the development of activity-specific work plans and budgets.
- Participates in and prepares necessary technical and program-related reports, including presentations and white papers.
- Guides and supports research, data collection, policy formulation, training and capacity building efforts in support of project activities and deliverables.
- Ensures quality of services and compliance per project/program requirements.
- Organizes as needed project/program trainings, conferences, workshops, and meetings.
- Interacts with internal and external resources and other experts to bring new and “cutting edge” ideas into approaches.
- Prepares health financing analyses, recommendations, briefing notes, and assessments for internal and client use.
- Represent IHP at health financing meetings/events and actively participate in the state health financing Technical Working Group and other relevant technical committees.
- Documents health financing success stories/lessons learned and produce publishable health financing materials including policy briefs and peer-reviewed articles.
- Represents the projects, company, and programs in the health financing area in Nigerian and regional forums, as necessary.
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements, Education and Experience
The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:
- Advanced degree (MA, MSc, PhD) in Economics or Health Economics with academic specialization in health financing or commensurate work experience in health finance
- At least 5 years of health finance experience in Nigeria
- Sound knowledge in Bauchi/Kebbi/Sokoto’s governance and health finance landscape
- Sound knowledge of methodologies used in health finance research, economic analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, quantitative analysis, and statistical/econometric analysis
- Knowledge of relevant literature related to topic area
- Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial, and evaluative skills
- Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe
- Professional and mature demeanor and conduct
- Ability to respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands
- Appropriate software skills necessary to conduct research, and to conduct analysis of study data, such as STATA, SPSS, or equivalent
- Strong written and oral communication skills for high-level policy audiences (writing examples may be required)
- Fluency in English required, and local languages preferred
Application Closing Date
22nd July, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: [email protected] Please specify for which state you are applying.
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Note
- Palladium is an EEO/AA employer and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, and veterans.
- Only successful applicants will be contacted
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