Job Details
The services, job functions and responsibilities (“Scope of Work”) that the Employee will perform shall include, but are not limited to:
Assess health finance impact and other related health financing studies to improve access to key financial information to determine feasibility and sustainability of scaling up health finance interventions.
Participate in the design and implementation of technical support activities related to health finance policy in Kenya.
Stays abreast of key developments in health finance and resource allocation innovations and interventions in Kenya and more broadly in East Africa, in order to inform technical support activities under the HP+ Kenya Field Program and other projects. This includes frequent interaction with the Government of Kenya stakeholders at the national and county levels relevant to this area as well as multilateral partners and donor agencies.
Interacts with internal and external resources and other experts to bring new and “cutting edge” ideas into approaches.
Provides assistance to others on matters related to topic area of health financing related to research and evaluation and applies relevant methodologies to programmatic issues of importance.
Represents the projects, company, and programs in the health financing area in Kenyan and regional forums, as well as with others in the professional community and in countries of collaboration independent of technical supervision.
Conducts all work to accepted standards of research ethics
Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned
The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:
Significant experience in health economics in the context of Kenya and/or East Africa
Advanced degree (MA, MSc, PhD) in economics or health economics with academic specialization in health financing or commensurate work experience in health finance
Experience: With Masters-level qualification in health economics: 3-4 years of experience required, with at least 1-2 years in Kenya. With Doctoral-level qualification in economics or health economics: 1-2 years of experience required, with at least 1 year in Kenya.
Experience in resource tracking including application of System of Health Accounts, 2011
Fluency in English required and Swahili preferred
Sound knowledge of methodologies used in health finance research, cost-effectiveness analysis, quantitative analysis, and statistical/econometric analysis
Knowledge of relevant literature related to topic area
Appropriate software skills necessary to conduct research, and to conduct analysis of study data, such as STATA, SPSS, or equivalent
Strong written and oral communication skills for high-level policy audiences (writing examples may be required)
Ability and willingness to travel within Kenya and to implement studies on a national basis
