Principal Consultant at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

Key Responsibilities
Client Engagement & Strategy:

• Serve as a strategic advisor to ministries of health, donor agencies, and NGOs on health systems strengthening, financing, and governance.
• Lead the design of policy, financing, or service delivery reforms to improve population health outcomes.
• Translate government and donor priorities into actionable work streams with measurable impact.

Project Leadership:

• Oversee planning, implementation, and evaluation of major health and governance projects.
• Manage deliverables, budgets, and timelines across multiple concurrent projects.
• Ensure high-quality outputs that respond to client and stakeholder expectations.

Management of Consultants & Teams:

• Lead and directly supervise a team of consultants and analysts, managing workloads, performance, and professional development.
• Mentor junior and mid-level staff to strengthen technical and consulting skills.
• Manage resource allocation across multiple projects to balance MAS’ operational priorities.

Business Development:

• Build trusted relationships with bilateral and multilateral donors, global health institutions, and philanthropic foundations.
• Identify new opportunities in global health and governance; lead proposal writing, pitch presentations, and scope development.
• Contribute to the growth of MAS by creating proprietary methodologies and frameworks in health financing and systems governance, and others as needed.

Client Relationship Management:

• Act as the senior point of contact for LMIC government clients, donors, and implementing partners.
• Anticipate political and institutional dynamics to provide tailored, context-specific guidance.
• Build long-term partnerships that establish the MSH Advisory Services as a trusted technical advisor.

Thought Leadership:

• Publish research, policy briefs, or blogs on health financing, service delivery innovation, or donor transition strategies.
• Represent the MAS at international forums and technical working groups.
• Advance cross-country learning by leveraging best practices in health sector reform.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years in consulting, public health, or health sector reform, including leadership experience in LMIC contexts.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one of the following: health financing, sector-wide approaches (SWAPs), donor transition planning, or global health governance.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams of consultants, advisors, and country partners.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with government and multilateral stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial mindset suitable for a small but growing advisory firm/business line.
• Strong organizational skills, and ability to multi-task and manage multiple competing priorities across time zones.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, consultants, and volunteers in multicultural environments.
• Ability to travel to and work in countries in which MAS operates.