Global Health Fellows Program II

Technical Advisor III: Senior Technical Advisor for Health Management and Finance

Rwanda Ministry of Health

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Assignment: Two year fellowship

GHFP II-P1-040

The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with CDC Development Solutions and Management Systems International.  GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

GHFP-II's goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by developing and increasing the capacity of health professionals with tailored development opportunities. This is accomplished through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels, and performance management and professional development activities aimed to enhance the technical and leadership skills of fellows.  

BACKGROUND:

The USAID/Rwanda Health Office is looking to provide a Senior Technical Advisor for Health Management and Finance (Senior Advisor) to the Rwanda Ministry of Health (MOH). The Senior Advisor will provide technical assistance to support the development and institutionalization of integrated quality delivery of health services at decentralized levels, including the implementation of the national integrated supervision strategy and ongoing health care financing reforms, including Performance Based Financing (PBF).

The Senior Advisor will provide the MOH with technical assistance to develop a comprehensive approach to integrated supervision, employing an interactive and participatory process at the central level, bringing together different units and departments, and ensuring integrated planning and coordinated policy development and implementation. Linking these actions and practices to the MOH's efforts towards decentralized health care financing schemes at the district and facility levels will substantially contribute to effective integrated supervision with high quality delivery of health services.

INTRODUCTION:

The Senior Advisor will work in close collaboration with the relevant MOH departments to provide strategic inputs to a comprehensive integrated supervision framework, coordinating integrated planning and implementation across the units and devising a model to link both facility and community health PBF schemes to integrated supportive supervision, accreditation, and quality assurance. S/he will receive overall guidance from USAID/Rwanda's Health Systems Strengthening Team Leader and day to day guidance and direction from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health. The Senior Technical Advisor will liaise closely with the MOH heads of (1) financings, (2) quality improvement/assurance, and (3) decentralization.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Senior Technical Advisor for Health Management and Finance will:

• Serve as the Senior Advisor to the MOH on integrated supervision and health care financing issues, policies, and programs in partnership with other development partners and nongovernmental organizations working in the health sector
• Plan and build capacity of MOH counterparts, in integrated planning, and coordinated policy development and implementation with these efforts translating into effective integration and decentralization of health services with strengthened functioning of district health management structure
• Conduct in-depth analyses of current financing of health facilities and existing fiscal decentralization challenges
• Facilitate technical support, converging partners and relevant MOH units to design a model to link the financing of health facilities and Community Health Worker cooperatives to integrated supportive supervision based on a common set of qualitative and quantitative indicators through the various HMIS systems used by the MOH (SIScom, PBF systems)
• In collaboration with relevant MOH staff and other stakeholders, develop scopes of work and work plans that clearly define the implementation of integrated supervision with short and long range achievable benchmarks
• Work closely with the MOH head of Quality Improvement/Assurance and provide strategic advice on the management of the accreditation process of health facilities
• Identify and provide technical expertise required for field activities, prepare scopes of work, provide operational support, and review reports of field supervision visits
• Monitor programs' progress in implementing tasks in accordance with national implementation plans and other agreements
• Perform other related duties as required

Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on (a) organizational programming need and/or (b) the Advisor's own interests.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of a master's degree in economics, public health, international health, public policy, business, or a related field
• Minimum of ten years' relevant professional experience (includes health economics, health financing, decentralization, research, reform design and implementation, and community-based health insurance), including at least three years' experience in international or resource challenged setting
• Superior writing, research, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience working with international donor organizations, developing country program managers and government authorities highly desirable
• Ability to convey highly technical material in a clear manner to a non-technical audience
• Excellent interpersonal skills, tact and diplomacy, required to establish and maintain a wide range of senior-level and working-level contacts within government, non-governmental, and private-sector circles
• Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills
• Able to produce results within tight deadlines
• Excellent written and oral English; intermediate to fluent French language skills preferred
• US citizenship or US permanent residency required
• Ability to obtain and maintain medical clearance to live and work in Rwanda

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Salary will be based on commensurate experience and earnings history.  The Public Health Institute offers a comprehensive benefits package including professional development programs

http://www.ghfp.net/docs/2012_Benefits_Booklet_GHFP.pdf 

TO APPLY:

All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP's online recruitment system at https://www.ghfp.net/recruitment/, which allows you to store your CV, profile and bio data form in our database. A separate cover letter describing your qualifications and experience, interest and familiarity with issues relating to this position, and how this position relates to your career goals is required for each application. All online applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern Time, June 18, 2012.

Applicants who have applied previously have been given consideration and need not re-apply. 

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