Senior Governance Advisor(Consultant), Nigeria IHP - Ebonyi at Palladium Group

The overall purpose of the assignment is to provide technical assistance to the Integrated Health Program (IHP) Ebonyi State Director and the team to ensure effective program implementation and achievement of results. This will be accomplished by identifying and addressing barriers and bottlenecks to the implementation of the IHP Ebonyi Fiscal Year (FY) 23 workplan.

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Conduct an assessment to identify challenges and barriers to effective implementation of the IHP Ebonyi priority areas, including Primary Healthcare (PHC) financing, Financial Risk Protection Reforms, PHC policy implementation, and PHC services delivery, and propose solutions for addressing the barriers.
• Conduct a brief Political Economy Analysis (PEA) to inform the design of effective strategic approaches for removing the identified barriers.
• Develop an action plan for implementation of the proposed interventions to remove bottlenecks and ensure activities and interventions move forward according to the program objectives and targets.
• Effectively engage government and other stakeholders to address barriers to implementation, including through effective negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• Support the State Director and team members on the process of building, maintaining, and strengthening relationships with key stakeholders, including with public, private, and non-profit sectors to meet organizational strategic objectives; ensure IHP’s optimal participation and visibility at external events; and facilitate effective stakeholder engagement for mutually supportive cross program messaging and representation.
• Support advocacy to relevant stakeholders aimed at addressing issues on governance, health financing, and COVID-19 response in Ebonyi.
• Support State Director and the team in negotiating the political landscape for efficient implementation.
  Provide a detailed consultancy report indicating approaches, successes, challenges encountered and implications for the state and IHP.
• Provide success story ideas with brief story board for IHP TO6 documentary.

Methodology

• Engage with Ebonyi State Director to agree on a plan of action and expectations.
• Work closely with the Director, Project Management, and the technical team on the consultancy scope execution, including the identification of challenges impeding project implementation, and devising strategies, mechanisms, and solutions to resolve the bottlenecks for fast tracked project implementation.