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Job ID: 13-7370
Job Location: Kampala, Uganda
Employer: Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Funding Source: USAID
Reports to: Chief of Party
About MSH:
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is an international non-profit, public health organisation with headquarters in USA, whose purpose is to strengthen health programs worldwide.
About USAID Project:
MSH will be implementing an RMNCH (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health) Commodities project which seeks to strengthen the Government of Uganda’s health system and to improve the availability and accessibility of essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS). The goals of this project are to 1) strengthen the policy and legal environment governing the production, procurement and distribution of pharmaceuticals in Uganda; 2) strengthen coordination among different stakeholders in the pharmaceutical sector; 3) finance an adequate volume of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies in both the public and private sectors; 4) strengthen the organizational structure of the pharmaceutical sector management; and 5) strengthen the delivery and storage of pharmaceutical and medical supplies at all levels
Job Description:
The Senior Technical Advisor, Health Financing, will offer leadership and technical assistance to the Ministry of Health to ensure affordable EMHS availability in an equitable manner to the people of Uganda and ensure optimal use and management of limited resources at all levels. S/he will contribute to the development and implementation of policies, approaches and strategies that will strengthen the financing and financial management of EMHS.
Job Requirements:
- The applicant should possess a Master’s degree in Health Economics or Health Policy/Planning (or other closely related field) with specialization in health financing and or health economics.
- At least five years of experience in the area of health care financing related to pharmaceuticals.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with designing and introducing health insurance or cost recovery schemes.
- Prior exposure and experience in the development and implementation of financial and commodity tracking systems at central level and facility level.
- Past experience with capacity building in regards to financial management.
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
- Proven ability to work both independently and within a team.
- Excellent management and planning experience.
- Demonstrated success building and maintaining partnerships with key stakeholders and senior-level government officials, local organizations, and representatives from international agencies.
- Strong English writing and communication skills.
- Knowledge of Uganda’s health sector is desirable.
- Past experience on a USAID-funded health project is desirable.
Job Duties:
- Carry out financial and commodity assessments and design mechanisms to develop and strengthen financing mechanisms for funding essential medicines and health commodities.
- Strengthen, through innovative approaches and system strengthening, equitable allocation of financial resources for EMHS.
- Strengthen financial management, tracking and M&E at all levels and develop appropriate systems for improved financial management.
- Implement strategies for pharmaceutical financial management at facility level.
- Develop innovative approaches for co-financing or health insurance of EMHS in the public sector.
- Significantly contribute to the development of policies and approaches to develop and sustain health care financing initiatives.
- Develop and strengthen health systems and financing of EMHS aimed at strengthening availability and affordability EMHS.
- Contribute to technical reports and other high-visibility, high-impact project deliverables, including presentations and reports to the donor and other stakeholders
- Perform any other task assigned by his/her supervisor
Deadline Date: 31/05/2014
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