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: Health Financing Advisor
Location: Abuja
Responsibilities
Health Financing Advisors will support the design, implementation and monitoring of health financing approaches to support achievement of universal health coverage. This may include, for example:
- Technical support to strengthen public financial management (PFM) processes within the health sector to align with the country’s health financing objectives.
- Technical assistance to governments as they design and implement health financing reforms, with a particular focus on resilience and primary health care centred universal health coverage.
- Technical support and advocacy for domestic resource mobilisation for health in the context of transition.
Requirements
- Experience of working in Africa and/or Asia in a relevant capacity and with governments; international agencies and local NGOs.
- Experience delivering technical work on health financing in similar organisations.
- Experience applying tools and providing technical assistance in public financial management, impact modelling and/or health economics.
- Experience providing backstopping support to individuals and teams in remote settings through in-person and virtual engagement.
- Experience in providing technical assistance in at least three of the following areas: health financing policy or strategy development, budgeting and planning, health budget advocacy, political economy analysis, sustainability and transition; public financial management, costing and efficiency analysis; results-based financing; social and financial risk protection; contracting; design and/or operationalisation of health insurance schemes; impact modelling and health economics.
Application Closing Date
20th August, 2024.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
