Job Opportunities at ABT Associates

Req Id 44542

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Work with the CoP to coordinate field activities to ensure timely implementation of planned activities of HFG Nigeria without compromising quality and efficiency;
• Ensure an effective collaboration with the communications and Knowledge Management unit to identify and document success stories/lessons learned;
• Update the progress tracking sheet in partnership with state program coordinators in the priority states;
• Coordinate all programmatic and administrative activities as it relates to the state program coordinators in the priority states;
• Participate in work planning and strategic review of documents
• Carry out other program related activities as requested by the CoP.

Preferred Skills / Prerequisites

• Master’s Degree (minimum), in  Public Health, Social Sciences, Business  or other relevant Health Systems Strengthening fields;
• At least six years of progressive professional experience in Administration, public health, health financing, health economics or pubic finance management;
• Project support/back-stopping, health and international experience;
• Organizational skills and leadership capabilities and the ability to lead multidisciplinary and multicultural teams;
• Demonstrated oversight ability that ensures quality, relevance and timeliness;
• Knowledge about US Government development assistance policy and USAID operational procedures is desirable; and
• High level of computer proficiency and demonstrated good oral and writing communication skills

Minimum Qualifications
6+ years of experience and a master degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

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Req Id 44521

Key Roles and Responsibilities
Work closely with the SHFA and COP to:

• Provide technical assistance and coordinate activities of consultants towards successful completion of health care financing core diagnostics in supported states;
• Support formation of health care financing technical working groups and provide start-up technical support towards optimal function of the TWGs;
• Provide technical support towards the design of evidence based and context-appropriate  health care financing policy and strategy at both national and state level;
• Lead evidence based advocacy and technical support towards passage of state supported health insurance bill by the State Houses of Assembly;
• Represent HFG at health care financing fora at state and national level including but not limited to health care financing TWGs;
• Contribute to documentation of HFG’s health care financing lessons learned success stories and publishable articles;
• Write and submit detailed and good quality weekly and monthly activities report using  agreed templates;
• Contribute to health care financing sections of Abt proposal writing; and
• Participate in other project related activities as advised by the COP

Deliverables

• Health Financing core diagnostic reports;
• Established  Health Financing Technical Working Groups across the states;
• Workshop reports, Weekly updates, Monthly reports and Quarterly reports
• Knowledge Management documents including success stories and publishable articles

 Preferred Skills / Prerequisites

• Master’s degree in health systems, health economics, health policy & management or a related advanced degree relevant to the field of public health;
• Minimum of 6 years relevant experience and progressively increasing responsibility in the area of health care financing in Nigeria
• Good understanding of health care financing policy direction , initiatives, opportunities and stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with donors, project stakeholders, in-country collaborators and staff at all levels of the organization; and
• Good oral and writing communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications
6+ years of experience and a master degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.