Palladium Group Health Finance Advisor - Nigeria IHP (Bauchi) Jobs
Palladium Group Health Finance Advisor - Nigeria IHP (Bauchi) Jobs
Project Overview and Role We are seeking for a Health Finance Advisor for the five year, USAID-funded Nigeria Integrated Health Program (IHP).
Integrated Health Program with an expanded effort with the Government of Nigeria (GON) to identify and support rapid scale-up of proven interventions through improvement of service delivery and strengthening of health systems. It will focus its support for service delivery in six intervention areas, family planning, malaria, routine immunization, nutrition, maternal/newborn health, and treatment of childhood pneumonia/diarrhea.
Primary Duties and 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.
Required Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience Required:
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’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.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Palladium Group Health Finance Advisor - Nigeria IHP (Bauchi) Jobs
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