Description
Job ID.:
req12004
Duration: From October 2021 through to March 2022, with a possibility of renewal
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Health Policy Plus (HP+) is a USAID-funded project that was awarded to Palladium in August 2015 as a five-year, $185 million project; the project was later awarded a two-year extension and $37 million added to its value, making it a seven-year program worth $222 million. HP+ has a mandate across the global, country, and subnational levels to strengthen and advance health policy priorities in HIV, family planning and reproductive health, 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, 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, TB and Malaria.
The Technical Advisor will provide technical and coordination support to HP+ health financing work at the state and national level under the guidance of the Country Director. S(he) will work with the State Coordinator to implement HIV domestic resource mobilization and State Health Insurance Integration activities in Lagos State as well as provide support to national level DRM efforts when required.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide technical support on budget advocacy for HIV in Lagos State to the State Ministry of Health, State Agency for the
Control of AIDS(SACA) and other relevant Agencies
Support integration of HIV services into the benefits package of SHIS and monitor and track implementation progress
Provide technical assistance to the Lagos State Health Management Agency towards the expansion of health insurance coverage to Lagos residents
Support the scale-up of HIV diagnosis under LASHMA
Participate in design, preparation and facilitation of workshops and roundtable engagements with stakeholders as necessary
Other tasks assigned by the State Coordinator or Country Director
Required Qualifications
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Master's Degree in Public Health, Public Policy, Health Financing or a related degree
Experience in Health Economics/Financing in Nigeria.
Significant experience in HIV/AIDS, TB programming; health insurance.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc).
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Health Financing and Economic Analysis (40%):
Experience leading the development of a financial sustainability plan for HIV, TB and/or Malaria. The support will include to review the data collection tools for the situational analysis and make recommendations on the DRM strategies to be included in the sustainability plan
Experience conducting health/economic analysis, research, literature review, quantitative analysis
Relevant work experience with HIV Integration and DRM efforts.
Program management and previous work with Federal Ministry of Health and USAID (40%):
Project management experience including health financing
Relevant work experience with the Federal Ministry of Health
Relevant work experience with USAID
Relevant educational background.
Related Skills (20%):
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong English writing, oral communication, and reporting skills
Strong report writing and presentation skills
Flexibility, adaptability, and resourcefulness. Ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations.
Evidence of a strong track record of successfully engaging with key decision-makers in the state; familiarity with the State
Ministry of Health and Lagos State Health Insurance Scheme preferred.
Strong program management and supervisory skills.
Strong interpersonal, writing, presentation, and organizational skills.
Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Strong oral communication, and reporting skills.
Flexibility, adaptability, and resourcefulness. Ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations.
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Job ID.:
req12000
Duration: From October 2021 through to March 2022, with a possibility of renewal
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Health Policy Plus (HP+) is a USAID-funded project that was awarded to Palladium in August 2015 as a five-year, $185 million project; the project was later awarded a two-year extension and $37 million added to its value, making it a seven-year program worth $222 million. HP+ has a mandate across the global, country, and subnational levels to strengthen and advance health policy priorities in HIV, family planning and reproductive health, 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, 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, TB and Malaria.
The Health Finance Officer will support daily operations and documentation of HP+ activities alongside members of the team. Under the guidance of the Technical Advisor and Country Director, she will play an integral role in supporting discussions/workshops with stakeholders, documenting program performance and developing evidence-based policy and advocacy materials aimed at facilitating sustainable financing for HIV, TB and Malaria in Nigeria.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide analytical support (including desk-based research, literature reviews, and/or
qualitative analyses) to support the development of policy and advocacy materials on health financing.
Support the technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health for the development of a financial sustainability plan for HIV, TB and Malaria
Support the design, preparation, and facilitation of workshops and roundtable engagements with stakeholders as necessary (e.g., from Donor, Private and Government agencies).
Contribute sections to several reports and materials for USAID and the HP+ website
Support Lagos State health Insurance Integration and DRM work.
Organize meetings and workshops with key stakeholders and develop meeting summaries.
Support program’s monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities and the development of program performance report
Conduct other tasks as assigned by the HP+ team.
Required Qualifications
A Master's Degree in Public Health, Health Economics, Health Financing or other related disciplines
At least 3 years’ relevant work experience in health, health financing, and research. (Experience in HIV/AIDS preferred).
Experience in qualitative data analysis
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc).
Attention to detail and good analytical thinking skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to connect with a wide variety of different stakeholders.
Experience working with and meeting the needs of various stakeholders (PEPFAR, the Global Fund, Federal and State government officials, and other development partners).
Good oral communication and writing skills
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Health Financing and Economic Analysis (40%):
Experience with desk-based research, literature reviews, and/or qualitative analyses
Experience conducting health/economic analysis, research, literature review, quantitative analysis
Experience in the design, preparation, and facilitation of workshops and roundtable engagements with stakeholders
Relevant work experience with HIV Integration and DRM efforts
Monitoring and Evaluation and previous work with Federal Ministry of Health and USAID (30%):
Relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation experience and the development of program performance report
Relevant work experience with the Federal Ministry of Health
Relevant work experience with USAID
Relevant educational background
Related Skills (30%):
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Attention to detail and good analytical thinking skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong English writing, oral communication, and reporting skills
Strong report writing and presentation skills
Flexibility, adaptability, and resourcefulness. Ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations.
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