ABT Associates Job for a Technical Specialist II / Senior Health Finance Advisor
Abt Associates - The International Health Division is committed to the
improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world.
Serving
both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy
research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health
finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies
that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with
special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS
solutions.
Abt Associates is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Technical Specialist 11 / Senior Health Finance Advisor
Req Id: 32101
Locations: Lagos, Cross Rivers, Rivers and Akwa Ibom
Job Descriptions
- Abt Associates seeks a qualified Technical Specialist 11 /
Senior Health Finance Advisor to support the International Health
Division.
- In Nigeria, the HFG project is currently working with the
Government of Nigeria (GON) to support sustainability and country
ownership of Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS and TB programs.
- HFG seeks to hire a Senior Health Financing Advisor that will
provide health financing technical support and coordinates activities of
the field staff working in USAID’s PEPFAR priority states: Lagos, Cross
Rivers, Rivers and Akwa Ibom.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide high level technical contribution towards design and
implementation of HFG Nigeria health financing technical assistance to
strengthen priority state health financing planning and implementation
in conjunction with the COP/DCOP and the technical leads;
- Provide technical leadership towards successful implementation
of all HFG Nigeria health financing activities at the state level in
partnership with state program coordinators in four priority states;
- Write detailed and high quality monthly and quarterly health
financing reports that meet both HFG and USAID monitoring and evaluation
standards;
- Document health financing success stories/lessons learned and
produce publishable health financing materials including policy briefs
and peer-reviewed articles;
- Work with the COP and DCOP to coordinate field activities to
ensure timely implementation of planned activities of HFG Nigeria
without compromising quality and efficiency;
- Carry out other activities as requested by the COP and DCOP.
- Represent HFG Nigeria at health financing meetings/events and
actively participate in the national health financing Technical Working
Group and other relevant technical groups;
- Liaise with other partners and projects on health financing issues on behalf of HFG Nigeria;
- Institute quality assurance measures throughout the design,
implementation and evaluation of all HFG health financing activities;
Preferred Skills / Prerequisites:
- (8+) years of experience and a master degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated project management and leadership capabilities and the ability to lead multidisciplinary and multicultural teams;
- Demonstrated ability to ensure that individuals and teams adhere to the highest standards of quality, relevance and timeliness;
- Knowledge about US Government development assistance policy and USAID operational procedures is desirable;
- High level of computer proficiency and demonstrated good oral and written communication skills.
- Master's Degree (minimum), or a Doctorate Degree (desirable), in
a relevant field such as Public Administration, Public Health,
Medicine, Economics, Epidemiology, or other relevant fields;
- At least eight years of progressive professional experience in
public health, health financing, health economics or pubic finance
management;
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree and 8 years of experience.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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