Health Financing & Insurance Advisor

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is seeking a Health Finance & Insurance Advisor for the anticipated USAID/Ethiopia-funded Health Financing Program follow-on to the current Health Financing Improvement Program. The purpose of this activity is to support the Ethiopian government in its efforts to further strengthen and institutionalize health financing reforms and initiatives that support universal health coverage of quality primary health care (PHC) services for all Ethiopian citizens with reduced financial barriers. The specific objectives of the current Activity include (1) Increased domestic resource mobilization for enhanced provision of quality PHC services; (2) Streamlined risk-sharing/insurance mechanisms for wider access to PHC services with reduced financial barriers; (3) Facilitated strategic purchasing of health services from public and private health providers; and (4) Improved governance, management, and evidence generation for health care financing reforms and health facilities.  

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES 

The Health Financing & Insurance Advisor is accountable for project deliverables and results, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of project activities related to health financing and insurance, including fulfillment of technical strategy and vision, project and people management, documentation and reporting, and client and stakeholder relationship management. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES 

Under the oversight of the Chief of Party, the Health Financing & Insurance Advisor will: 

• Provide technical and programmatic direction with respect to programming aimed to strengthen health financing and insurance and ensure that activities and strategies are in line with technical and programmatic guidance. 

• Ensure technical excellence delivered on-time and within budget. 

• Develop and execute project results frameworks and MERL plans, ensuring appropriate and timely documentation and dissemination of key results. 

• Serve as the primary liaison between the project, USAID, and the Ministry of Health (MOH) for activities related to health financing and insurance, ensuring effective dialogue and relationships across all stakeholders. 

• Manage and mentor staff, consultants, and local partners to ensure effective performance and institutionalization of expertise. 

• Build and maintain effective collaboration, coordination, and partnerships across key internal and external stakeholders and identify and ensure synergies with other relevant efforts to achieve maximum impact. 

The Health Financing & Insurance Advisor will support Ethiopia’s MOH, select health sector facilities and institutions, and local partners to: 

• Lead, support or supervise analytical work and economic analysis in areas potentially including but are not limited to fiscal analysis, service costing, cost-effectiveness analysis, HTAs, equity analyses, national health accounts, health insurance and strategic purchasing, and the development of health financing reforms, policies, and plans. 

• Produce policy and advocacy briefs and facilitate dialogue between the MOH, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, and Parliamentarians.  

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Health Economics, Health Financing, or related field. PhD preferred. 

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience is required, focused on designing, implementing, and/or evaluating health financing programs in similar settings. 

• Demonstrated technical knowledge of UHC, health insurance, financial protection, equity, domestic resource mobilization, and other relevant health financing topics related to government financing for health. 

• Proven ability to provide technical leadership and support, capacity building and technical assistance on the design and implementation of activities related to domestic resource mobilization, risk-sharing and insurance, strategic purchasing, and governance for health financing. 

• Substantial experience providing technical leadership and/or assistance to ministries of health, sub-national health authorities, and/or national health insurance agencies in Ethiopia. 

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with senior-level colleagues, particularly building productive and collaborative partnerships with government agencies, NGOs, private sector groups, USAID, and international organizations. 

• Proven ability to align diverse, multi-level teams with project goals, objectives, and result areas.  

• Strong interpersonal skills coupled with excellent communication skills. 

• Demonstrated strategic agility, diplomacy, conflict management, and negotiation skills. 

• Fluency in English is required, Amharic language skills would be an advantage. 

How to Apply

Interested and well qualified applicants may send their application letter and CV through the link below:- CLICK HERE

MSH is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, religion, creed, citizenship, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability unrelated to job requirements. MSH will take affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants are employed and that employees are treated without regard to their race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran and disability status. In compliance with U.S. Department of Labor Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act, MSH has developed and maintains an affirmative action program and plan.