Position Title: Specialist, Universal Healthcare Financing & Planning
Reports to: Director of Policy and Partnerships
Location: Liberia (25% in Harper district with opportunities for regional travel)
Employment Type: Full Time
Organizational Profile
Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change.
PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.
Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.
Position Overview:
The Specialist role offers a unique opportunity to partner with the Ministry of Health at a time when it is designing and implementing health financing reforms. The Specialist will shape PIH’s evolving health financing strategy, support planning and costing for PIH programming, and the development of costed national policies, strategies and plans.
The Specialist will report to PIH Liberia’s Policy and Partnerships Director, working closely with Policy and Partnership teams based in Boston, as well as various global cross-site teams including Mental Health, Primary Health Care, Maternal, Newborn and Reproductive Health, and Community Health. The Specialist will also collaborate with government, NGO and multilateral partners.
Responsibilities:
50%: Accompany Ministry of Health leaders in the design and implementation of health financing strategies, interventions, and reforms and support resource mobilization planning. Participate in technical working groups and steering committees, organize and manage meetings (as needed), conduct literature reviews, prepare policy briefs, talking points and slide decks. 30%: Conduct quantitative analyses, including economic analysis and costing, cost-benefit analysis and economic evaluation to support PIH’s goal of establishing Maryland as a model county for UHC and innovative rural healthcare delivery. Provide capacity building training to PIH colleagues and government partners on planning best practices, costing tools, scenario modeling and impact analyses, to inform decision making.10%: Support the shaping of PIH’s health financing strategy by developing case studies, documentation, and conducting literature reviews on health financing policy topics in order to formalize the team’s overall approach to equitable health financing. 10%: Other responsibilities as requested by the Director of Policy and PartnershipsQualifications.
At least 5 years of experience in a relevant field (e.g., health financing, health economics, financial management, health systems, management consulting, health policy) in the public or private sector with increasing responsibilities;Advanced degree in health economics, public health, public policy, business or other relevant disciplines preferred.Commitment to global health and social justice.Highly skilled in analytics and information management, with excellent analytical, problem solving, and quantitative cost modeling skills;Demonstrated experience leading complex projects, from strategy design to implementation, preferably in the public health sector;Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to write in a clear and concise manner, as well as distill complex analyses into data visualization;Direct experience working with government institutions, informing development of government strategy, policy, and operational plans (preferably in health financing or health system strengthening),Humility and cultural competency;Ability to think strategically and work proactively in a fast-paced environment;Ability to learn on the job quickly and absorb and synthesize a broad range of information;Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and WordPartners in Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Commitment to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:
At Partners in Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partner in Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner in Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
Organizational Profile
Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change.
PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.
Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.
Application instructions:
All interested candidates are encouraged to send their functional resume and cover letter to: [email protected] on or before February 3rd, 2023. All open positions with PIH are also posted on our employment website: https://www.pih.org/pages/employment .
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