• Application Deadline: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Health Financing & Private Sector Advisor


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 6 - 10 years


• Location Jigawa


• Job Field NGO/Non-Profit  , Project Management 
  

Technical responsibilities

The Health Financing & Private Sector Advisor will support the delivery of the following:

• Leads and provides day-to-day management support to the consortium teams in the state on health financing and private sector engagement


• Supports the institutionalization of ongoing health financing reforms by facilitating the set-up of HIV health financing technical working group in each state


• Provides high-level engagement to facilitate the design and implementation of the HIV Trust Fund for the state


• Oversees the mapping and needs assessments of all PMV/PHFs to ART sites


• Designs the engagement model(s) for the use of eligible PMVs/unsupported PHFs as drug pick-up centres


• Oversees the engagements with the unions of private medical practitioners on the integration of the private sector in HIV care


• Convene high-level engagements to register and activate eligible PMVs/PHFs as drug pick-up centres to support differentiated service delivery at each of the states


• Defines model and strategy for capacity building for private sector actors across the 3 states


• Provides oversight for the conduct of quarterly supportive supervision for mentorship and coaching in programmatic and technical capacities for Private Sector actors at each of the states


• Coordinates monthly data audit and review meetings for PMVs & PHFs for the 3 states and disseminates reports to the relevant stakeholders


• Oversees quarterly DQA for PMVs & PHFs at each of the assigned states (Kano, Bauchi, Jigawa and Niger) and disseminates reports to the relevant stakeholders


• Other duties as assigned

Required competencies

Education and Experience

• Academic training: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Policy and Strategy Development, Medicine, Public Health, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Health Management or a similar relevant field. A Master’s Degree is an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 6 – 10 years of progressive experience in health systems strengthening and/or HIV or PHC program design and implementation


• Strong understanding and experience of PHC programming, including the BHCPF and Health Insurance schemes


• Astute problem solving and strong team leadership and program management skills


• Stakeholder management and coordination


• Strong verbal and written communications skills,


• Strong report writing skills with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Excel and PowerPoint)