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Reports to: The Associate Director - Health Financing, Abuja

Responsibilities

• The DSF Advisor will lead the state team in conducting analytics for generation of evidence on state readiness for DSF.
• Support state actors in the review and refinement of existing health- care financing bill and support efforts in facilitating stakeholder mobilisation and generating political will for the passage and implementation of the bill
• Work closely with state actors in designing DSF/healthcare financing options based on evidence generated from the readiness assessment.
• Provide technical assistance in adapting and harmonising preferred DSF/healthcare financing options to existing healthcare financing initiatives and healthcare reforms in the state.
• Provide technical assistance to state actors in developing an implementation roadmap and operational plan to guide the implementing the preferred DSF/healthcare financing options. Support will also extend to review and update of the operational and implementation plans to reflect implementation realities.
• The DSF Advisor will also be responsible for building the capacity of state actors on all areas of health care financing including revenue generation, revenue and risk pooling, and strategic purchasing.
• Work with theTPAs to develop strategies for capacity transfer from TPAs to state actors
• Facilitate engagements with state-level stakeholders
• Support the HSS/M&E Officer in designing and implementing the project M&E plan.
• Supervise activities of the State HSS/M&E Officer
• Lead implementation of project workplan and tracking deliverables
• Provide regular project progress updates to state-level stakeholders and the central team

Requirements

• Undergraduate qualification in Health Economics, Health Financing, Public Health or similar fields is required while post-graduate qualifications in these fields will be preferable
• At least 4 years demonstrated experience in implementing health financing/health insurance programs
• Demonstrated representational and communication (verbal and written) skills
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management and capacity building
• Knowledge of the Nigerian health sector and health financing landscape
• Knowledge/work experience in the preferred state or its environs and ability to speak the local language(s) will be preferable

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Reports to: State Team Lead/DSF Advisor

Responsibilities
The HSS/M&E Officer will be responsible for:

• Providing support to the DSF Advisor and the state in conducting a readiness assessment for DSF.
• Supporting the DSF Advisor in designing DSF/health financing options based on evidence generated from the assessment.
• Providing technical assistance on identification and integration of preferred DSF/health financing options with other health financing and health systems strengthening initiatives.
• Supporting the DSF Advisor in developing an implementation roadmap and operational plan to guide the implementing the preferred DSF/healthcare financing options.
• Supporting state actors in implementation of preferred options and reviewing/updating options to reflect implementation realities.
• Developing and implementing an M&E project plan to track and monitor project activities.
• Providing on the job capacity support to state actors
• Providing regular reports on project status
• Supporting the DSF Advisor in implementation of project workplan and tracking deliverables

Requirements

• Qualifications in Public Health, Health Management, Health or similar fields
• At least 2 years experience in monitoring and evaluation of health care projects and health systems strengthening
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analysis skills Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management and capacity building
• Knowledge of the Nigerian health sector and health financing landscape :
• Knowledge/wotk experience in the preferred state or its environs and ability to speak the local language(s) will be preferable