CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Country: Swaziland
Closing date: 21 Oct 2014

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 and implement sustainable strategies to overcome them. Given the current global funding landscape, CHAI is focused on providing technical support to governments in overcoming financing barriers to achieve universal access to health services.

Summary of Position: CHAI is looking for a Volunteer Health Financing Analyst to support Swaziland’s Ministry of Health (MoH) to identify opportunities for efficiency gains and optimize use of existing health resources. CHAI’s Health Financing Program works closely with the government to develop and execute health financing strategies to maximize effectiveness of resources and to identify innovative opportunities to mobilise efforts that ensure long-term sustainability and growth. The Health Financing team aims to implement effective financial management protocols by identifying inefficiencies within the current system and by improving resource allocations and utilisation.

The Analyst will provide critical support in the quantification and mapping of funding needs with current resources, assess feasibility options of potential financing sources, and facilitate discussions to identify opportunities that have high-impact on improved health outcomes. The Analyst will be a part of a team that works very closely with the MoH, and interacts on a regular basis with donors, NGOs and civil societies with the goal to strengthen the overall health sector. This position offers a unique opportunity to work closely with governments to develop critical skillsets, tools, and the capacity to enable better management and use of resources in health.

Job Requirements

Provide robust data management and analytical support to the in-country team by actively participating in structuring the analytical approach and problem-solving in areas such as:

• Developing quantitative models to understand resource needs of key health interventions at national and facility levels;
• Understanding funding flows in the health sector to identify potential areas of inefficiencies and opportunities for innovative financing, but to also project future trends;
• Modeling to assess potential for improved efficiency and effectiveness of health sector interventions;
• Working with the government throughout planning and implementation phases to ensure skills transfer and government ownership, and provide technical support as needed; and
• Supporting the design and implementation of long-term financial sustainability plans
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of two years of professional experience
• Highly-motivated, entrepreneurial, with outstanding problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities;
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multicultural environment;
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations and to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively;
• Ability to multi-task and to be effective in high-pressure situations; and
• High-level proficiency in relevant computer applications such as Excel and PowerPoint

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