Analyst, Health Financing at Clinton Health Access Initiative

Position Overview

• The goal of CHAI’s Health Financing program in Kenya is to support the government to progressively move towards universal health coverage by ensuring that scarce resources are distributed and utilized equitably, efficiently and effectively for the delivery of high-quality health services. The CHAI Kenya Health Financing team works closely with departments across the Ministry of Health (MoH to provide technical assistance, develop analytical tools, and strengthen capacity to manage spending in Kenya’s health sector.
• CHAI Kenya seeks an Analyst, Health Financing based in Nairobi, Kenya. The Analyst will work closely with the MoH Kenya and CHAI leadership to support the design and implementation of analytical and strategic initiatives aimed at improving health financing systems, resource mobilization and allocation. The Analyst will report to the Senior Program Manager, Infectious Diseases.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders in advancing health financing reforms, including planning, budgeting, resource tracking, and expenditure analysis.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform resource mobilization, allocation, and efficiency improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of costed strategic and operational plans, health accounts, investment cases, and financing strategies that promote sustainability, equity, and efficiency in health service delivery.
• Collaborate with government teams to strengthen systems for evidence-based decision-making, including data management, reporting, and use of information for planning and performance monitoring.
• Prepare high-quality presentations, reports, and policy briefs for internal and external dissemination.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with government counterparts, development partners, and other stakeholders to drive coordination, operational improvements, and policy dialogue.
• Support capacity building of government counterparts in health financing, financial management, and use of data for decision-making.
• Contribute to program work planning, budgeting, monitoring, and reporting for both internal and external audiences.
• Provide technical and coordination support to fundraising and resource mobilization efforts, including proposal development.
• Oversee activity logistics in collaboration with CHAI’s Finance and Operations teams, including preparation of budgets, disbursement of allowances, and ensuring timely liquidation and adherence to CHAI and donor financial policies.
• Ensure effective documentation of lessons learned and best practices, and contribute to continuous program improvement.
• Perform any other related duties and support day-to-day implementation of activities as assigned.

Qualifications

• A degree in health economics, public health, health sciences, public policy, or a health Finance, commerce or related field.
• Years of experience notwithstanding, understanding and contact with subjects the following subject or themes during times of work or training:  health systems strengthening, health financing, health economics, health workforce, public health, public policy, public sector finance and consulting, will be preferred.
• Outstanding analytical skills and advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and use of AI
• Strategically minded and able to think creatively about long-term program goals and objectives, and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals
• Structured thinker with experience analysing and interpreting complex datasets to identify key trends and to translate them into actionable options for decision-makers
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to build strategic relationships with government partners, donors, and other stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to deliver excellence in high-pressure situations, set priorities, and adapt to rapidly changing environments
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills without the need for extensive structural or operational support
• Strong writer, facilitator, and oral communicator, able to distil and explain complex concepts to varied audiences, with demonstrated skills in report and proposal writing
• Self-motivated and able to lead workstreams with a high degree of independence and autonomy
• Team player with the desire and capacity to effectively coach others, based on the team’s professional development needs and as assigned by the supervisor

Advantages

• Experience with programming/coding, including VBA coding and/or Stata
• Experience working in resource-limited settings and a multicultural environment