Rwanda IHSA: Health Finance Specialist (Full Time Position)
Company Overview:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.
Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with chi ldren. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
Project Overview
The Rwanda Integrated Health Systems Activity (RIHSA) is a newly awarded, three year project funded by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) based in Kigali, Rwanda. RIHSA works to reduce the financial barriers to healthcare in Rwanda through a mix of public and private interventions. RIHSA works to improve the quality of essential health services at national, facility, and community levels utilizing a health systems approach.
Purpose of Position
Palladium seeks a Health Financing specialist The person will provide leadership, direction, and content to health finance policy in Rwanda, including policy and implementation plan development, technical analysis, stakeholder consultation, and writ ing of reports and briefs. The position reports to the Health Financing Director. The position is expected to be needed through the life of the program, dependent on donor funding. Applicants are expected to have existing legal authority to work in Kigali and Palladium will not pay for relocation to Kigali.
The position is expected to start July 1, 2020.
Role and Responsibilities
* Participates in the design and implementation of technical support activities related to health finance policy in Rwanda
* Stays abreast of key developments in health finance and resource allocation innovations and interventions in Rwanda, in order to inform technical support activities under the program. This includes frequent interaction with the Government of Rwanda and other key stakeholders relevant to this areaas well as multilateral partners and donor agencies.
* Interacts with internal and external resources and other experts to bring new and “cutting edge” ideas into approaches
* Prepares health financing analyses, recommendations, briefing notes, and assessments for internal and client use. Represents the company with others in the professional community and in the regional countries.
* Represent program at health financing meetings/events and actively participate in the national health financing Technical Working Group and other relevant technical committees
* Participates and guides the health sector stakeholders.
* Provide technical leadership towards successful implementation of health finance activities at the national and local level in partnership with national and local level government managers
* Document health financing success stories/lessons learned and producepublishable health financing materials including policy briefs and peer-reviewed articles
* Provides assistance to others on matters related to topic area of research and evaluation and applies relevant methodologies to programmatic issues of importance
* Supervises short-term local consultants in Rwanda assigned to health finance activities
* Supervise technical staff assigned on health financing related activities and ensure timely delivery of quality technical reports
* Represents the projects, company, and programs in the health financing area in Rwanda and regional forums, as well as with others in the professional community and in countries of collaboration independent of technical supervision
* Conducts all work toaccepted standards of research ethics
* Participates in the preparation of bids and proposals in response to government, foundation or other donor solicitation as requested by the company or supervisor
* Performs other related duties and responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
* Significant experience in health economics
* Advanced degree (MA, MSc, PhD) in economics or health economics with academic specialization in health financing or commensurate work experience in health finance
* Experience: With Masters-level qualification in health economics: 3-4 years of experience required,. With Doctoral-level qualification in economics or health economics: 1-2 years of experience required.
* Fluency in English required
* Sound knowledge of methodologies used in health finance research, cost-effectiveness analysis, quantitative analysis, and statistical/econometric analysis
* Knowledge of relevant literature related to topic area
* Appropriate software skills necessary to conduct research, and to conduct analysis of study data, such as STATA, SPSS, or equivalent
* Strong written and oral communication skills for high-level policy audiences (writing examples may be required)
* Ability and willingness to travel within Rwanda
Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is identified.
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