- August 7, 2024
- Posted by: humanitarianweb
- Category: Humanitarian Jobs
Company Description
We are a global team of experts and innovators tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. We work with leaders and change makers around the globe to bring health strategies to life. We provide ideas, advice and technical know-how that enable our partners to build a path to lasting change.
With 30 years’ experience in global health, we collaborate with our partners to explore existing evidence, combine expertise, scale up ideas and co-create solutions that accelerate change. This includes collaborating on policy design, managing initiatives, building powerful coalitions and galvanising social movements. Our impact is felt across whole communities, with a focus on women, girls and those who have been marginalised.
As part of MSI Reproductive Choices, all our profits go back into supporting MSI’s own mission of children by choice, not chance.
We believe in a world where everyone can access the high-quality health services they need, without financial burden.
Position
Health Financing Advisors will support the design, implementation and monitoring of health financing approaches to support achievement of universal health coverage. This may include, for example:
- Technical support to strengthen public financial management (PFM) processes within the health sector to align with the country’s health financing objectives.
- Technical assistance to governments as they design and implement health financing reforms, with a particular focus on resilience and primary health care centred universal health coverage.
- Technical support and advocacy for domestic resource mobilisation for health in the context of transition.
Requirements
- Experience of working in Africa and/or Asia in a relevant capacity and with governments; international agencies and local NGOs.
- Experience delivering technical work on health financing in similar organisations.
- Experience applying tools and providing technical assistance in public financial management, impact modelling and/or health economics.
- Experience providing backstopping support to individuals and teams in remote settings through in-person and virtual engagement.
- Experience in providing technical assistance in at least three of the following areas: health financing policy or strategy development, budgeting and planning, health budget advocacy, political economy analysis, sustainability and transition; public financial management, costing and efficiency analysis; results-based financing; social and financial risk protection; contracting; design and/or operationalisation of health insurance schemes; impact modelling and health economics.
Other Information
- Options is dedicated to equal opportunity for all and recognises that every individual is unique. Whilst we always seek to embrace individual differences and celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we also want to ensure that every team member is suited to their role and that they are given the best opportunity to succeed*.*
- Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
- We seek people who are pro-choice, promote diversity and inclusion, are energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
- Applicants must have the right to work in Nigeria, Kenya or UK.
How to apply
- To apply, please fill in the form here.
- Please note that this position is subject to funding.
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
- Please note that this role will be subject to full pre-employment background checks including criminal record check, identification check, employment references and right to work verification (where appropriate).