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Company Description

We are a global team of experts and innovators tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. We work with leaders and change makers around the globe to bring health strategies to life. We provide ideas, advice and technical know-how that enable our partners to build a path to lasting change.

With 30 years’ experience in global health, we collaborate with our partners to explore existing evidence, combine expertise, scale up ideas and co-create solutions that accelerate change. This includes collaborating on policy design, managing initiatives, building powerful coalitions and galvanising social movements. Our impact is felt across whole communities, with a focus on women, girls and those who have been marginalised.

As part of MSI Reproductive Choices, all our profits go back into supporting MSI’s own mission of children by choice, not chance.

We believe in a world where everyone can access the high-quality health services they need, without financial burden.

Position

Options seeks a Health Financing Advisor for designing, leading and coordinating the implementation of strategies to increase government investments in SRH in Zambia and contribute to the overall national ownership goals.

Health Financing Advisor is responsible for designing, leading and coordinating the implementation of strategies to increase government investments in SRH in Zambia and contribute to the overall national ownership goals. S/he works in close collaboration with the country lead, and consortium partners, and is responsible for the achievement of the quarterly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and log frame indicators relating to domestic financing.

This is a full-time, fixed-term over the life of the programme position, estimated to end December 2028.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in economics, public health, health economics, health management or a related field.
  • At least five years’ work experience, with significant experience in the provision of technical assistance for health.
  • Solid understanding of the country’s health sector, including the relationship between national and sub-national levels.
  • Work experience and knowledge of priority SRH/FP issues facing women and girls.
  • Considerable experience in leading health financing initiatives for donor-funded programmes, particularly those funded by FCDO. One of either (as the advisor for this component):

o Strong experience in health financing approaches, particularly health budget tracking and advocacy.

  • Strong experience in facilitating evidence-based planning process or policy reforms to track progress on health indicators and commitments.
  • Excellent influencing skills, with an ability to identify and act on opportunities to build buy-in and support among decision-makers.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience interacting with government officials, development partners, civil society and other health sector stakeholders.
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrable ability to present complex concepts in easy-to-understand language for a range of audiences.
  • Sound monitoring and evaluation skills, including the design and delivery of logical frameworks.
  • Fluent in both spoken and written English.
  • Proficiency in MS word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Benefits

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, medical insurance and 13 month pay.

Other Information

  • Options is dedicated to equal opportunity for all and recognises that every individual is unique. Whilst we always seek to embrace individual differences and celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we also want to ensure that every team member is suited to their role and that they are given the best opportunity to succeed*.*
  • Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
  • We seek people who are pro-choice, promote diversity and inclusion, are energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
  • Applicants must have the right to work in Zambia.

  • To apply, please fill in the application form .
  • Closing date for applications is: 15 November 2024.
  • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 29th November 2024.
  • Please note that this role will be subject to full pre-employment background checks including criminal record check, identification check, employment references and right to work verification (where appropriate).

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  • Job City Lusaka
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Options Consultancy Services was established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the international social business, Marie Stopes International. Our initial work centred around providing technical expertise, programme design monitoring and evaluation support to DFID as the Resource Centre in Population and Reproductive Health. Improving access to reproductive and maternal health services remains a core area of our work.

The Millennium Development Goals placed a strong emphasis on maternal and child health, and improving the health of women and girls has remained central to Options’ mission. Our work has grown to encompass expertise across the health sector in order to build effective and equitable health systems.Since 1992, Options has worked in more than 50 countries, and has been responsible for launching a number of high profile programmes, most recently the Girl Generation and MamaYe! programmes. We lead and manage  numerous health sector programmes on behalf of international donors, in particular UK Aid (DFID), KfW, the World Bank and foundations.StructureOur programmes operate through programme offices including in India, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Nepal, Malawi, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique and Kenya. Our head office is in St Katharine Docks in central London.Options UK was launched in 2006, conducting high quality public health research, insight and analysis for health and social care organisations across the UK.In 2015 we set up a non-profit subsidiary, Options for International Health, to pursue new avenues for our work to transform the health of women and children.GovernanceOptions is a private limited company, wholly owned by Marie Stopes International (MSI). Our surpluses are given as Gift Aid to MSI and make a significant contribution to MSI’s mission of children by choice, not chance.Options' Board of Directors sets the objectives and strategic direction of the company. Simon Cooke, CEO of MSI is chair of the Board. Other Board members are Phillip D Harvey, Timothy W Rutter and Jo Elms.
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0 USD Lusaka CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week Options Consultancy Services

Company Description

We are a global team of experts and innovators tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. We work with leaders and change makers around the globe to bring health strategies to life. We provide ideas, advice and technical know-how that enable our partners to build a path to lasting change.

With 30 years’ experience in global health, we collaborate with our partners to explore existing evidence, combine expertise, scale up ideas and co-create solutions that accelerate change. This includes collaborating on policy design, managing initiatives, building powerful coalitions and galvanising social movements. Our impact is felt across whole communities, with a focus on women, girls and those who have been marginalised.

As part of MSI Reproductive Choices, all our profits go back into supporting MSI’s own mission of children by choice, not chance.

We believe in a world where everyone can access the high-quality health services they need, without financial burden.

Position

Options seeks a Health Financing Advisor for designing, leading and coordinating the implementation of strategies to increase government investments in SRH in Zambia and contribute to the overall national ownership goals.

Health Financing Advisor is responsible for designing, leading and coordinating the implementation of strategies to increase government investments in SRH in Zambia and contribute to the overall national ownership goals. S/he works in close collaboration with the country lead, and consortium partners, and is responsible for the achievement of the quarterly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and log frame indicators relating to domestic financing.

This is a full-time, fixed-term over the life of the programme position, estimated to end December 2028.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in economics, public health, health economics, health management or a related field.
  • At least five years’ work experience, with significant experience in the provision of technical assistance for health.
  • Solid understanding of the country’s health sector, including the relationship between national and sub-national levels.
  • Work experience and knowledge of priority SRH/FP issues facing women and girls.
  • Considerable experience in leading health financing initiatives for donor-funded programmes, particularly those funded by FCDO. One of either (as the advisor for this component):

o Strong experience in health financing approaches, particularly health budget tracking and advocacy.

  • Strong experience in facilitating evidence-based planning process or policy reforms to track progress on health indicators and commitments.
  • Excellent influencing skills, with an ability to identify and act on opportunities to build buy-in and support among decision-makers.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience interacting with government officials, development partners, civil society and other health sector stakeholders.
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrable ability to present complex concepts in easy-to-understand language for a range of audiences.
  • Sound monitoring and evaluation skills, including the design and delivery of logical frameworks.
  • Fluent in both spoken and written English.
  • Proficiency in MS word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Benefits

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, medical insurance and 13 month pay.

Other Information

  • Options is dedicated to equal opportunity for all and recognises that every individual is unique. Whilst we always seek to embrace individual differences and celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we also want to ensure that every team member is suited to their role and that they are given the best opportunity to succeed*.*
  • Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
  • We seek people who are pro-choice, promote diversity and inclusion, are energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
  • Applicants must have the right to work in Zambia.

  • To apply, please fill in the application form .
  • Closing date for applications is: 15 November 2024.
  • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 29th November 2024.
  • Please note that this role will be subject to full pre-employment background checks including criminal record check, identification check, employment references and right to work verification (where appropriate).
2024-11-16

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