Health Financing Technical Adviser at Palladium Group

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits. 

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Health Financing Technical Adviser (Short-term Consultant; 2 months)

Ref Number: req11026
Location: Lagos

Project Overview and Role
Health Policy Plus (HP+) is a USAID-funded seven-year $222 million project awarded to Palladium in August 2015. HP+ has a mandate across global, country, and subnational levels to strengthen and advance health policy priorities in HIV, family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH), and maternal health. It aims to improve the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable health services, supplies, and delivery systems through policy development and implementation, with an emphasis on voluntary, rights-based health programs, and by strengthening in-country partners’ capacity to navigate complex environments for effective policy design, implementation, and financing aligned to their priorities.

HP+ provides technical assistance to governments, civil society, and the private sector to effectively engage in domestic resource mobilization (DRM), put in place sustainable financing and accountability mechanisms, and make progress toward global, national, and subnational health goals. HP+ has been engaged by the USAID Nigeria Office to conceptualize and design activities to improve sustainable financing for HIV/AIDS.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• The Technical Advisor will provide technical and coordination support to health financing work of HP+ state level and national level activities under the guidance of the Lagos State Team Lead and the Country Director.
• The Technical Advisor will work together with the State Team Lead in HIV DRM and state health insurance system (SHIS) Integration work in Lagos state, as well as provide support to national level HIV DRM efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support on budget advocacy for HIV in Lagos state to State Ministry of Health (SMoH) and State Agency for Control of AIDS and other relevant agencies
• Support collection, analysis, and generation of evidence for local production of HIV commodities in Nigeria, and the development of a policy brief
• Provide technical support towards integration of HIV services into the benefit package of Social Health Insurance Scheme, and monitor and track implementation progress
• Provide necessary technical support to Lagos State Health Management Agency towards expanding health insurance coverage to the people of Lagos State
• Participate in design, preparation and facilitation of workshops and roundtable engagements with stakeholders as necessary
• Other tasks assigned by State Team Lead and Country Director.  

Required Qualifications

• An M.B.B.S degree or similar qualification in public health, economics, statistics, or other related discipline
• A postgraduate qualification in public health or health economics, or certifications in health financing
• Three to five years of relevant work experience in health financing, DRM or public financial management (PFM)
• Experience in HIV/AIDS and health insurance preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong English writing, oral communication, and reporting skills
• Flexibility, adaptability, and resourcefulness. Ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations.

Evaluation Criteria:
Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Technical knowledge, skills, and experiences (45%):
• Knowledge of health financing
• Relevant work experience in health financing, DRM or PFM
• Experience in HIV/AIDS and health insurance
• Relevant educational background

Related Skills (35%):

• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong English writing, oral communication, and reporting skills
• Flexibility, adaptability, and resourcefulness. Ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations.

Cost (20%):

• Interested candidates are requested to propose their daily rates.
• The proposed daily rate should be reasonable and realistic.

Duration:

• Full-time consultant from April to May 2021.  

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.