Consultant, Political Economy Analysis for Improved Public Investment in Health (Jigawa) at Options Consultancy Services Limited

Options Consultancy Services Limited was established in 1992 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We are a consultancy organisation providing technical and management expertise in the health and social sectors to governments and international development partners to transform the health of women and children.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant - Political Economy Analysis for Improved Public Investment in Health

Location: Jigawa, Nigeria
Reference: LAFIYA
Contract type: Short term technical assistance

Details

• Options Consultancy seeks a short term consultant to work with the Lafiya Jigawa team to identify advocacy and accountability opportunities for improved allocation, release and expenditure on health

Responsibilities
The consultant will be expected to:

• To undertake a political economy analysis to understand how the ministry of health and related institutions operate in planning, budgeting, release and expenditure for effective health care delivery
• To provide an analysis of the power relations of stakeholders making decisions relating to planning, budgeting, release and expenditure, including the ministry of health and related institutions, and how these power relations influence planning, budgeting, release and expenditure of health funding
• To identify areas of political traction for the ministry of health and related institutions on improving public investment for health
• To identify enablers and blockers for improved public investment for health, as well as the interests and incentives of decision makers
• To consider and examine the specific interventions needed to support and strengthen both the ministry of health and related institutions improve public investment for health.
• To identify and map out the opportunities and challenges for the state, ministry of health and related institutions in improving public investment for health

Person Specification
To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Postgraduate qualification, in the Social Sciences including Political Sciences or Health Economics
• At least 6-8 years of relevant experience of working on health financing, health systems strengthening, and accountability in Nigeria
• Experience conducting applied political economy analysis
• Proven ability to facilitate workshops or focus group discussions to generate information
• Experience conducting qualitative research with a range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to integrate, synthesize and communicate complex ideas verbally, in writing and in other visual formats.
• Proven ability to develop relationships with state and local governments and civil society

Salary
Commensurate with experience

Application Closing Date
14th August, 2020.