Health Finance Advisor - Nigeria IHP at Palladium Group

Project Overview and Role

• The Health Finance Advisor is a full-time position to support the State IHP Director in the awarded USAID/Nigeria funded project entitled Nigeria Integrated Health Program. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides health financing expertise/technical assistance to State activities of the project, working with other technical staff and state government institutions as per project requirements. 
• Analyses the economic and financing implications of enhanced access and improved quality of primary healthcare services 
• Provides guidance to state level MOHs regarding budgeting for service delivery activities and HRH planning 
• Coordinates closely with the Senior Health Financing Advisor and other project technical staff to introduce new payment methods and manage health financing and economics related activities 
• Provides analytical and evaluative techniques to identify, consider, and resolve health financing policy issues or problems. 
• Uses various quantitative and qualitative techniques to perform financing and policy analysis tasks. 
• Is responsible for the development of activity-specific work plans and budgets. 
• Participates in and prepares necessary technical and program-related reports, including presentations and white papers. 
• Guides and supports research, data collection, policy formulation, training and capacity building efforts in support of project activities and deliverables. 
• Ensures quality of services and compliance per project/program requirements. 
• Organizes as needed project/program trainings, conferences, workshops, and meetings. 
• 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.  
• Represent IHP at health financing meetings/events and actively participate in the state health financing Technical Working Group and other relevant technical committees. 
• Documents health financing success stories/lessons learned and produce publishable health financing materials including policy briefs and peer-reviewed articles.  
• Represents the projects, company, and programs in the health financing area in Nigerian and regional forums, as necessary.  
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned. 

Required Qualifications
The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training: 

• Advanced Degree (MA, MSc, PhD) in Economics or Health Economics with academic specialization in health financing or commensurate work experience in health finance  
• At least 5 years of health finance experience in Nigeria
• Sound knowledge in State/Kebbi/Sokoto’s governance and health finance landscape 
• Sound knowledge of methodologies used in health finance research, economic analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, quantitative analysis, and statistical/econometric analysis 
• Knowledge of relevant literature related to topic area 
• Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial, and evaluative skills 
• Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe 
• Professional and mature demeanor and conduct 
• Ability to respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands 
• 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) 
• Fluency in English required, and local languages preferred.