Ethiopia: Delivery Expert / Practice Leader for new DFID-funded health project in Ethiopia - Ethiopia

Role title: Delivery Expert / Practice Leader

Location: Addis, Ethiopia

Contract type: Fixed contract

Short introduction (max. 400 characters – including spaces)

Options Consultancy Services seeks candidates for a DFID-funded project in Ethiopia that aims to increase resource mobilisation for health through innovative domestic financing and promote financial risk protection for households through insurance and other risk pooling mechanisms.

Job profile

Delivery Expert / Practice Leader: Under the leadership of the Health Transformation Team Lead, the Delivery Expert will support and build leadership capacity of the Ministerial Initiative for Transformation (MiTU) at different levels (Federal, Regional, Woreda) to implement and champion the Transformation Agenda with a focus on increasing the quality and equity of health services and strengthening accountability through strategic use of evidence to improve health services. The Expert will also support the MiTU to identify and recognise role models at Federal, Regional, Woreda and Kebele levels and use learnings to scale up best practice and facilitate peer-peer learning and motivation.

Responsibilities

The project will provide technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) to:

• Implement the Health Sector Transformation Plan


• Ensure safety and quality of health products and services


• Implement Ethiopia’s National Health Financing Strategy, including improving domestic financing for health


• Refine and scale up community-based and social health insurance schemes.


• Brief descriptions and qualification requirements for open positions are listed below.


• In addition to the specific requirements of each position, understanding of DFID administrative procedures and requirements is highly desirable, and applicants should have a willingness and ability to travel and/or potentially be based outside of Addis Ababa. All positions are contingent upon award of a contract.

Person specification

• Master’s degree in Public Health or relevant health sector discipline


• At least six years years of experience

How to apply:

Application process

To be considered for any of the positions listed below, an applicant must submit his/her CV and an application letter/email message with a summary note of your skills and experience to

Opportunities@options.co.uk

In the subject line of the email, write the specific title of the position for which you are applying.

If you wish to apply for more than one position, please submit separate applications for each position.

The closing date for applications is: Monday 11 July 2016

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview