*BACKGROUND AND POSITION OVERVIEW*
The Foundation’s Mozambique office works closely with the USG team, and the Ministry of Health in Mozambique, including the provincial and district health teams, to support integrated HIV Clinical programs in four provinces. The Foundation’s approach is to support the Ministry of Health in increasing access to family-focused PMTCT and Care and Treatment programs. In line with the Foundation’s mission, the program wants to ensure inclusion of children and ensure their access to quality prevention, care and treatment services.
The Foundation is seeking a Director for Health Results Innovation (HRI) to support the Government of Mozambique to foster a strengthened, reformed and increasingly self-reliant health system prepared for the decreased donor support anticipated over the coming decade. The Director of HRI will act as a resource and a catalyst to the Ministry of Health and other Provincial and District entities as it considers and implements critical sector-wide reforms required to make the system more resilient, sustainable and reliant on domestic resources. The activities will primarily focus on health financing, human resources for health, leadership development, community engagement and governance.
Essential Duties:
- Lead the design and implementation of the interventions for health results innovation, focused on (a) the SDSMAS and DPS teams; and (b) local NGOs and/or CBOs. For both audiences, topics will include: outputs-based approaches (Performance-Base Financing, Conditional Cash Transfer…), human resources and leadership development, program and financial planning and reporting, business planning, community engagement, decentralized governance and inter-institutional coordination, health information systems, supply chain management.
- Design and coordinate the results-based financing activities of EGPAF at the two levels of management of the PBF mechanism: regional, and district levels.
- Coordinate with EGPAF provincial teams, sub-contractors, PBF Oversight Committee, and technical working groups, to ensure that the project objectives and indicators are incorporated into the PBF process.
- Analyze the feasibility of plans to sustain and scale up the PBF mechanism beyond the life of the program.
- Collaborate with sub-contractors, the central, regional, and district offices of the MOH to identify roles and responsibilities for the PBF program.
- Coordinate the expertise of The Foundation and of its sub-contractors so that the interventions are designed and implemented as a single package which includes the best expertise of The Foundation and of its sub-contractors.
- Champion and coordinate the PBF impact evaluation with sub-contractors, as well as other related health financing studies.
- Train and supervise additional HRI staff as required.
- Link with counterparts in government and international development agencies and NGOs to coordinate and leverage the interventions for optimization of health services.
- Support the Senior Management Team in the design, implementation, and monitoring of activities funded to achieve the results assigned by CDC and other donors.
- In collaboration with sub-contractors, ensure appropriate integration of tools into activities’ design and contribute to management cross-fertilization within EGPAF Mozambique and EGPAF teams in other countries.
- Identify and/ or develop linkages among project activities.
- Supervise selected staff, as well as consultants under his/her management.
- Keep Senior Management Team informed of project activities, challenges, and team dynamics through scheduled meetings.
- Provide technical leadership and technical direction for the implementation of EGPAF’s HRI activities in Mozambique including effective support to EGPAF staff in the provinces; build a strategic and coherent program of technical assistance to MOH at all levels in the area of optimization of health services in line with EGPAF’s mission and vision
- Provide guidance in planning and implementing activities and technical assistance as appropriate and necessary; coordinate with other Directors and Provincial Offices to facilitate effective communication and work between teams;
- Advocate for and promote implementation of approaches that are technically sound and evidence-based
- Ensure that the HRI Team works closely with Provincial Teams to identify and respond to capacity building needs of DPS and SDSMAS to ensure successful development and implementation of sub-grants program description, sub-grant provincial and district plans; Provide inputs and assistance in close collaboration with the Senior Management Team and the clinical services team
- Work to ensure timely and effective implementation of planned activities, ensuring that objectives and targets are met within the agreed upon time-frame and budget ; monitor progress toward meeting objectives and make changes to programmatic design as needed
- Work closely with the Director for Strategic Information and Communication (SIC) to facilitate coordination to ensure adequate monitoring of program activities and performance, incl. assessment of quality of service delivery, as well as identifying, designing and implementing operations research, documentation of lessons learned, and program evaluations
- Work closely with the Director for Clinical Services to facilitate integration and coordination between HRI and Clinical Services teams to ensure adequate implementation of results-based and other HRI activities (PSS, community engagement, decentralized governance, leadership development…)
- Interface with national government , donor agencies and other relevant agencies to achieve a mutual and respectful understanding of activities and to avoid duplication
- Ensure contribution of HRI team to technical program reporting and communications material.
- Actively participate in the preparation and revision of publications, abstracts, protocol, presentations, reports, newsletters and any other technical documentation that the Foundation prepared both for internal and external communication.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration or Financial Planning in Health
- Significant experience in the area of health care financing related to health care service delivery, particularly at the primary health care level in poor countries.
- Demonstrated success in district health planning and expenditure reviews.
- Strong track record in managing operations and coordinating people, agencies and resources through a task network; provide skills and experience directed at the implementation and continuous development of a Performance Based Finance system.
- Experience in CDC or USAID-funded health projects strongly preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years senior-level experience implementing or managing activities for optimization of health service in health projects of equivalent size and complexity, funded by USG or by other international donors. This experience must include both government institutions and civil society organizations and must include at least three of the following topics: Performance-Based Financing (PBF), human resource management, leadership and governance, program and financial planning and reporting, business planning, community engagement, inter-institutional coordination, health information systems, supply chain management.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills with team orientation; excellent organizational and prioritization skills, and attention to detail
- Fluency in English and Portuguese (written and oral).
- Excellent writing skills.
- Computer skills essential; knowledge of Windows applications for word processing, spreadsheet software, and PowerPoint preferred.
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally as required.
Desirable Skills and Abilities
- Strong understanding of the international development context, experience in international development sector (NGO's, direct bilaterals, multilateral, USG and other donors)
- Knowledge of principles and practices governing USAID and CDC
- Demonstrated leadership qualities, broad technical and management expertise, and experience.
- Proven programmatic, technical, and managerial ability and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with professional colleagues in a broad range of local, nongovernmental, governmental, and international organizations within multiple socio-cultural contexts.
- Strong skills and knowledge in monitoring, evaluation (both quantitative and qualitative methods) and operations research
- Ability to work in close partnership with Senior Management Team and provide support to Provincial Teams
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with USG and governmental agency officials, co-workers, staff and the general public
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects while working as part of a team
- Grant management and budget oversight skills and experience
- Ability to work under pressure, meet multiple deadlines, troubleshoot, and problem solve
- Demonstrable skills and experience in strategic thinking, analytical and creative thinking
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion and sound judgment
- Knowledge of in-country current social, political, economic, and security circumstances
- Understanding of the Mozambique Ministry of Health, including the policy and management structures at national and provincial level.
- Extensive skills and knowledge in monitoring and evaluation (both quantitative and qualitative methods)
- Experience in staff management and proven ability in supportive and participatory leadership
- Ability to train and mentor senior level managers
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
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