Health Financing Advisor, Prevent Epidemics (Embedded role at EPHI in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Job Description

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) is a US-based, global public health organization with a mission to prevent 100 million deaths from heart disease and to make the world safer from epidemics. Resolve to Save Lives’ Prevent Epidemics unit works closely with Ministries of Health and national public health institutes in Africa to strengthen epidemic preparedness capacity, accelerate disease detection and response, and to use data effectively to inform action. In addition to direct partnership with governments, we also work with implementing partners including US CDC, the World Health Organization, World Bank, and Global Health Advocacy Incubator to implement programs, prototype new innovations, and ensure sustainability through increased national ownership, including domestic budget allocations. To find out more about our work, visit: https://www.resolvetosavelives.org and https://preventepidemics.org/.

Our evidence-based approach highlights that effective epidemic response is intrinsically tied to cross-sectoral partnerships, national and sub-national coordination, community engagement, and ongoing strengthening of public health systems. To that end, we partner closely with national and sub-national teams in countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda through a range of different staffing and partnership models. We empower institutions to embrace strategic management practices, institute consistent quality improvement protocols, and cultivate an environment conducive to epidemic preparedness. One of our primary interventions is to fund and support dedicated in-house preparedness units, known as “Acceleration Teams” and strengthen country health architecture for epidemic preparedness.

 

Position Purpose:

The Health Financing Advisor plays a pivotal role in strengthening and scaling our efforts in Ethiopia on strengthening IHR projects including supporting EPHI and other key sectors on the implementation efforts of NAPHS. The Health Financing Advisor will be responsible for providing technical support to the EPHI grant team with a focus on resource mapping and other evidence generation activities and domestic and external resource mobilization strategies and efforts.

The Health Financing Advisor reports to the Principal Manager, Prevent Epidemics. This position is embedded within the Strategic Affairs directorate of EPHI and will work closely with the PHEM DDG.

 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Identify funding gaps and opportunities for NAPHS implementation in the health sector, in coordination with implementing sectors

• Support improved domestic financing of the annual operational NAPHS through technical assistance and support to EPHI and other sectors, including MOF, during budget development and approval stages.

• Provide recommendations on domestic and external resource mobilization strategies to fill financing gaps for high-priority, high-impact activities within the NAPHS, including developing a budget advocacy strategy working with stakeholders across MDAs.

• Conduct resource mapping and expenditure tracking for NAPHS implementation and monitoring.

• Coordinate within government and partners on reforms related to emergency financing

• Share reports to stakeholders on platforms like NAPHS review meetings

• Organize resource mapping and mobilization workshops with EPHI for NAPHS and other EPHI public Health Emergency Management (PHEM ) plans – EPRP (Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan)

• Provide technical support on the routine activities of the grant management office of EPHI focusing on PHEM activities.

 

Qualifications:

Experience, skills and competencies. 

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g., public health, health economics,

economics and related disciplines)

• At least 8 years’ experience in health economics and/or financing

• Good understanding of government budget cycle and allocation process

• Experience with conducting resource mapping or tracking, including data collection

and analysis

• Familiarity with Ethiopia’s donor funding landscape for health

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with key leaders and technical teams within EPHI,

and other key sectors

• Results and impact-oriented, with a problem-solving attitude

• Fluency in English

• Familiarity with epidemic preparedness is desired, but not required

 

Duration: 2 years, with the possibility for renewal

Setting: Qualified candidates will be based in Addis and required to work from the Ethiopian Public Health Institute premises.

 

Compensation and Benefits:

Resolve to Save Lives prides itself on cultivating a supportive, connected remote team doing work that matters. We do everything we can to ensure our employees are connected and set up for success.

The salary for this role is competitive and set according to national labor rates for the international NGO sector in Ethiopia. The exact offer will be determined by a variety of factors, such as the candidate’s skills and experience relative to the requirements of the role.

In addition to a competitive salary, Resolve to Save Lives provides a generous package of benefits, including:

• Health insurance for you and your dependents
• Contributions toward retirement
• Paid annual leave and sick leave, in addition to public holidays
• Two paid, week-long organization-wide breaks at mid-year and end-of-year
• Professional development and home office setup benefits
• Up-to-date computer equipment

RTSL believes its programs are strengthened when they are developed and supported by individuals with diverse life experiences whose understanding of social and cultural issues can help make our work and workforce more inclusive. We encourage applications from and provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran.

Resolve to Save Lives complies with all applicable US EEO laws. 

RTSL accepts and reviews applications on an ongoing basis. We are grateful for your interest in our work and for your application. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, we are unable to respond to every applicant. One of our talent team members will contact you if your qualifications match the role.