Results-based Financing Officer
Location: Tanzania
Job Code: 892
# of Openings: 1
Description
Futures Group is seeking a Results-based Financing Officer (RBFO) for an
anticipated USAID-funded health system strengthening project in
Tanzania. The project is expected to focus on providing technical
assistance to notional level ministries and other stakeholders in order
to strengthen the health care system, focusing on the public sector, at
the national and local government authority (LGA) level. Specifically,
efforts will focus on improving governance, finance, human resources for
health, and information components of the health system. The RBFO will
be based in Dar es Salaam and will report to the Deputy Chief of Party
(DCOP).
Key Responsibilities
- Provide
support to Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) counterparts
in planning the scale-up of and operationalizing the national
results-based financing (RBF) strategy that aims to improve health
systems performance.
- Conduct desk-based
analyses on RBF, including operations research to improve the
functioning of current and planned pilots and scale-up initiatives of
the program, resource needs analyses, and operational planning
considerations.
- Provide
support on evaluation and tracking of RBF initiatives, working in close
support to MoHSW and partner staff. Participate in MoHSW-led technical
working groups and other forums on the subject of RBF.
- Any additional duties in the area of health financing and resource tracking as directed by the Health Financing Advisor.
- Contribute to development of work plans, budgets, reports, presentations, and deliverables.
Qualifications
- At least 4 years' experience in health financing
- Experience
in providing technical advisory support to Tanzania government agencies
and/or LGAs in areas of health financing and/or health system
strengthening
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and monitor results-based financing (RBF) initiatives
- Ability to manage development, roll-out and monitoring of health financing strategy at national and sub-national levlels
- Experience working with USAID or other donors
- Excellent communication and writing abilities
- Advanced degree in health financing, health economics or related field
- Proven ability to mentor, motivate, and work as part of a team
- Experience working in the Tanzanian health system, at national and/or LGA levels
- English fluency, written and spoken
All applications for this position should be submitted online at
www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page. Futures Group provides equal
employment to all participants and employees without regard to race,
color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or
marital status.
