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New Job Opportunity at MSH Tanzania - Senior Technical Advisor, Health Financing and Sustainability | February, 2020
New Job Opportunity at MSH Tanzania - Senior Technical Advisor, Health Financing and Sustainability | February, 2020
Position: Senior Technical Advisor, Health Financing and Sustainability
Location Tanzania-Dar es Salaam
Reports To Deputy Project Director
Overview
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is seeking a Senior Technical Advisor, Health Financing and Sustainability, for a potential 5-year US Centers for Disease Control (CDC)-funded, Sustained Health Systems Strengthening (SHSS) Project in Tanzania. This project will provide technical assistance (TA) to the Government of Tanzania (GOT) in the form of capacity building of Public Health Institutions (PHIs) to implement and sustain quality health services, focusing on improving information systems, human resources capacity, financial management, and data use and integration, as part of achieving HIV epidemic control.
This position is subject to project award and funding, and is limited to Tanzania nationals.
Specific Responsibilities
- Set technical direction and lead the work in the health financing and sustainability areas of the SHSS project providing the needed capacity building to the GOT and PHIs to strengthen and sustain financial management and oversight at national and subnational levels, increase use of innovative health financing strategies, and overall sustainability of systems and services for HIV response ensuring alignment with Tanzania national and CDC/PEPFAR strategies and plans.
- Strengthen GOT financial management, planning process and robust internal controls to support effective program implementation.
- Provide technical assistance to GOT and PHIs to increase implementation of resource mobilization activities to support national efforts to ensure programs sustained across PEPFAR investment; and document evidence of greater budget allocation and execution by the GOT towards HIV service delivery over time.
- Provide technical assistance to GOT and PHIs in strengthening strengthen health systems using innovative financial approaches.
- Propose definitions and critical dimensions of the sustainability of HIV epidemic control with respect to SHSS program areas in the Tanzania context building on relevant country experiences include the PEPFAR Sustainability Index.
- Develop technical approaches, and specific activities in the relevant domains; such as policy, legislation, overall strategy, leadership and governance, system strengthening investments; addressing critical bottlenecks to sustainability such as resource mobilization and strategic allocation, outcome planning, accountability, M&E systems, talent management, institutional sustainability, policy reforms, risk management, etc.
- Assist the government with the development of comprehensive multi-year sustainability plans, detailing partner support in various domains, as well as roles and responsibilities, key milestones, accountability mechanisms, etc.
- Effectively summarize and communicate the objectives, strategies, innovations, key messages, results and impact of the project’s Health Financing and Sustainability area to key global health community audiences and internal organizational audiences via fact sheets, highlights, technical briefs, peer-reviewed papers, conference presentations and other communication channels to create project identity and visibility, promote the donor investment in the country.
- Perform other duties on request of Project Director or home office Technical Lead(s).
- Advanced graduate degree (Masters level or above) with formal training in health economics, public health, policy analysis, or related discipline;
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in health sector programming and financing in Tanzania.
- Significant and successful experience in providing technical assistance in the development, design, implementation, and evaluation of health finance policies, programs and activities at the country level.
- Demonstrated success in leading and coordinating analytical assessment and technical support teams in the areas of public financial management, domestic resource mobilization, and policy analyses.
- Strong knowledge of methodologies and analytical techniques, including computer skills to conduct health finance and policy research.
- Demonstrated experience with the development and implementation of comprehensive sustainability plans for the government or large business entities or large projects in Tanzania or countries with a similar environment
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with senior-level colleagues, government agencies, NGOs, other US Government funded cooperating agencies and donor organizations; and successfully bring together diverse groups of partners to achieve project goals.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated excellent English and Swahili language skills (both written and oral) with the ability to conduct business in English.
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Background Information
Management Sciences for Health (MSH), a global health nonprofit organization, uses proven approaches developed over 40 years to help leaders, health managers, and communities in developing nations build stronger health systems for greater health impact. We work to save lives by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Since its founding in 1971, MSH has worked in over 150 countries with policy makers, health professionals, and health care consumers to improve the quality, availability and affordability of health services. Working with governments, donors, non governmental organizations, the private sector, and health agencies, MSH responds to priority health problems such as HIV & AIDS; tuberculosis; malaria; maternal, newborn and child health; family planning and reproductive health; and chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and lung and heart disease. Through strengthening capacity, investing in health systems innovation, building the evidence base, and advocating for sound public health policy, MSH is committed to making a lasting difference in global health.
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or veteran status.
Reports To Deputy Project Director
Deadline: 09th March, 2020
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