Senior Analyst PHC Financing, Health Systems Strengthening at Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth budget tracking and other sources of funding assessments with the Kaduna state teams.
• Facilitate a participatory process of evidence-based costed and phased PHC improvement plan development.
• Support the development and ground-testing implementation of PHC plans within a few initial LGAs/Health facilities to deliver the package of services, including the development of micro-plans to guide the ground-testing.
• Develop evaluation strategies and methods for the evaluation of implementation of PHC improvement plans, and ensure documentation of lessons learned and best practices and course correction.
• Conduct SRMNCH needs assessments and gap analyses to understand the preferences of the vulnerable population to generate evidence on the type of services that should prioritize/included to inform updates to the health benefit package.
• Support the key ministries, departments and agencies to identify, mobilize and increase visibility on external and domestic funds through resource mapping and expenditure tracking to ensure adequate and quality services are provided to enrolled beneficiaries in the health insurance schemes in the state.
• Work with the state governments to design context-specific strategies to expand coverage of state health insurance schemes to informal sector and vulnerable populations.
• Support the state health insurance agency and other key ministries, departments and agencies to define and establish a framework that explicitly prioritizes the needs of the vulnerable groups, women and children in the state.
• Work with CHAI state teams to build the management and organizational capacity of state health insurance agency.
• Support program state to develop and cost Vulnerable Population coverage expansion strategy and ensure and facilitate the inclusion of the plan into the state annual budget/MTEF.
• Support the program intervention design including capacity gap assessments in the health insurance agencies, gaps assessment in the implementation of basic health care provision fund in the state.
• Conduct capacity strengthening activities on Basic Health Care Provision Funds and financial management for the state health insurance agency and the state primary health care board.
• Support the state primary healthcare management board to develop yearly annual operational plans and monitoring processes to improve Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Primary Healthcare service delivery.
• Support the primary healthcare facilities to efficiently manage capitation funds from the basic health care provision fund and insurance schemes to inform changes in guidance and accountability mechanisms.
• Participate in and sometimes, lead, donor engagement calls including providing regular team updates to CHAI global team colleagues.
• Disseminate learnings including through global summits, sessions at conferences, team calls, and development of case studies.
• Stay abreast of the evolving health financing and Primary Health Care landscape, monitoring key trends in the field, and support learning within the country health financing team and across.
• Take initiative to identify new opportunities and take on other responsibilities as needed and as requested by the Senior Program Manager and Country Director.

Qualifications

We are seeking a proactive and resourceful individual with strong analytical and communication skills for this role. Specific requirements include:

• A Master’s degree with 5–7 years of experience including experience in the health sector in low- and middle-income countries; experience supporting Government public institutions for health is an advantage
• Program management experience, working end to end from strategy development to proposal development, through implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting, as well as program budgeting
• Ability to write persuasively using evidence and to explain complex concepts to a variety of audiences including donors and partners as well as senior government
• Strong facilitator and oral communicator able to explain complex concepts to a variety of topics and ideas
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and quickly adapt to changing environments
• Entrepreneurial attitude, ability to self-motivate and propose new ideas and solutions
• Full proficiency of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build relationships in a multicultural 
• Ability to multitask and to be effective in high-pressure environments
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, and the ability to mentor and coach others.

Advantages

• Experience working in strategy consulting
• Experience working in public health
• Experience working with national and/or sub-national Governments/Ministries of Health in developing