Country: Zimbabwe
City: Harare
Type: Regular – Full Time (eligible for benefits)
Business Unit: Country Programs - Country Teams
Overview:
The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) works in
partnership with country governments, partners, and other major stakeholders to
identify the key obstacles to access and scale-up of essential health services,
and to develop sustainable strategies to overcome them. At the request of
our partner governments, and given the current global funding landscape, CHAI
is increasing the technical support it is providing to governments in
overcoming financing barriers to achieving universal access of health services.
CHAI is looking for a Health Financing Program Manager to
support the development of health financing reforms currently underway, being
led by the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC). CHAI’s work in
sustainable health financing will provide process management and technical
support to the Ministry over the next three years. The support will include
convening key policy forums to finalize a national health financing policy,
developing costing methodologies to better understand costs of health care and
national health plans, as well as feasibility assessments for new innovative
financing mechanisms.
CHAI works in close partnership with the MOHCC in Zimbabwe
across various complementary program areas, enabling access to high-quality
health services to all in need, and partnering with the government to
strengthen healthcare systems, and develop sustainable strategies to overcome
obstacles to scale-up. The program manager will be part of a team that works
very closely with the Ministry of Health, interacting on a regular basis with
donors, NGOs and civil society.
This position offers an opportunity to work closely with a
government that is committed to universal access to health care through
innovative reforms.
Responsibilities:
- Identify
critical hurdles to improving access to sustainable health financing, both
short-term and long-term, and develop innovative strategies to address
them in collaboration with government and non-government stakeholders
- Develop
clear operational plans for execution of program aims, and continually
identify opportunities for CHAI to add value and maximize impact
- Collaborate
with government at national and sub-national levels throughout planning
and implementation phases to ensure skills transfer and government
ownership, and provide technical support as needed
· Manage
a small team that will provide technical support the Ministry of Health in
areas including, but not limited to:
oDrafting a national health financing policy
oQuantifying current costs of providing health interventions
at the national and facility level
oMapping current funding flows in the health sector and
forecasting future scenarios
oQuantification and mapping of funding needs, both present
and future, and identification of funding gaps
oAssessing opportunities for resource mobilization - both
domestic and external – including innovative financing approaches
oReviewing specific funding channels to identify potential
areas of inefficiencies and opportunities for improved efficiency and
effectiveness of health interventions
- Ensure
execution of multiple program interventions simultaneously along
aggressive timelines
- Work
with Country Director and Deputy to manage program budgets
- Manage
and coach team to ensure everyone is working towards the same
objectives, and ensure coordination with other teams in the CHAI country
office
- Liaise
closely with technical partners in government to monitor and evaluate
interventions against objectives and targets, bringing in technical
expertise when needed
- Develop
strong working relationships with key stakeholders in government,
international partners, donors and NGOs, and ensure coordination of
resources and effort
- Coordinate
collaboration with other CHAI country teams and global teams
Qualifications:
Minimum requirements:
- Master’s
degree and at least 4 years of professional experience in the private or
public sector, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership
- Experience
managing a team, program budgets, and donor relationships
- Exceptional
diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and able to build strong professional
relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging,
multi-cultural environment
- Ability
to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced
environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously whilst mentoring a
team to perform consistently
- Strong
communication skills, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations
- Demonstrated
strong analytical, organizational, leadership, and problem solving
skills
- High
levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet
applications
Advantages:
- Experience
working on health related issues in resource-limited settings, and working
in a multicultural office environment
- Knowledge
of health financing, health systems strengthening, and/or global
healthcare systems
- Understanding
of Global Fund proposal development process as well as other donor funding
mechanisms and processes Master's degree in Economics, Public Health,
Business or a related field
- Management
consulting or other relevant private and public sector experience
