State Team Lead/DSF Advisor at Health Systems Consult Limited (HSCL) - Kaduna & Niger

Health Systems Consult Limited (HSCL) is a health systems and public health consulting firm providing technical assistance for health systems reforms towards universal access to cost-effective and quality health care across Africa. HSCL has offices in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia.

HSCL is a member of the consortium that will be implementing the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) funded Demand Side Financing (DSF) Project in Kaduna and Niger States, Nigeria. The 3-year DSF Project will provide technical assistance and capacity building services to the two states for the design and implementation of DSF scheme(s) to improve access to quality Primary Health Care (PHC) services.

We are seeking qualified candidates for the project-based position below:

Job Title: State Team Lead/DSF Advisor

Locations: Kaduna and Niger
Reports to: The Associate Director - Health Financing, Abuja

Responsibilities

• The DSF Advisor will lead the state team in conducting analytics for generation of evidence on state readiness for DSF.
• Support state actors in the review and refinement of existing health- care financing bill and support efforts in facilitating stakeholder mobilisation and generating political will for the passage and implementation of the bill
• Work closely with state actors in designing DSF/healthcare financing options based on evidence generated from the readiness assessment.
• Provide technical assistance in adapting and harmonising preferred DSF/healthcare financing options to existing healthcare financing initiatives and healthcare reforms in the state.
• Provide technical assistance to state actors in developing an implementation roadmap and operational plan to guide the implementing the preferred DSF/healthcare financing options. Support will also extend to review and update of the operational and implementation plans to reflect implementation realities.
• The DSF Advisor will also be responsible for building the capacity of state actors on all areas of health care financing including revenue generation, revenue and risk pooling, and strategic purchasing.
• Work with theTPAs to develop strategies for capacity transfer from TPAs to state actors
• Facilitate engagements with state-level stakeholders
• Support the HSS/M&E Officer in designing and implementing the project M&E plan.
• Supervise activities of the State HSS/M&E Officer
• Lead implementation of project workplan and tracking deliverables
• Provide regular project progress updates to state-level stakeholders and the central team

Requirements

• Undergraduate qualification in Health Economics, Health Financing, Public Health or similar fields is required while post-graduate qualifications in these fields will be preferable
• At least 4 years demonstrated experience in implementing health financing/health insurance programs
• Demonstrated representational and communication (verbal and written) skills
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management and capacity building
• Knowledge of the Nigerian health sector and health financing landscape
• Knowledge/work experience in the preferred state or its environs and ability to speak the local language(s) will be preferable

Application Closing Date
16th November, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and updated CV's to: [email protected]