Health Finance Consultant at Palladium International

The Consultant will be responsible for the following:  

Study Design and Tool Development 

• Review and refine costing research questions in alignment with study objectives 
• Finalize and validate data collection tools, including In-depth interview (IDI) guides, Focus group discussion
• (FGD) guides, and Key informant interview (KII) guides 
• Ensure tools are contextually appropriate, culturally sensitive, and aligned with ethical standards 

Oversight of Data Collection 

• Provide technical oversight during data collection across selected sentinel facilities 
• Ensure adherence to study protocol, consent procedures, and data quality standards 
• Provide guidance on managing sensitive topics related to HIV, funding disruptions, and workplace stress 

Data Management and Analysis 

• Guide transcription, translation, de-identification, and secure storage of qualitative data 
• Supervise data coding using NVivo or equivalent software.

Interpretation and Reporting 

• Support in synthesis and interpretation of findings 
• Generate analytical summaries aligned to Health Costing Objective 
• Contribute to development of technical reports and policy-relevant insights and recommendations 

Key Deliverables  

• The expert will produce the following:  
• Review data collection tools 
• Raw and cleaned, de-identified qualitative dataset 
• Verbatim transcripts in English of all IDIs, FGDs, and KIIs 
• Thematic analysis outputs 
• Health costing findings report 

Required Qualifications:

The Health Finance consultant should have:-  

• Doctorate degree in economics and health economics, Econometrics, statistics and public health/finance, health policy, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in health financing, resource tracking, or economic evaluation within government or donor-funded programs.
• Experience working with national health-financing reforms, HIV Program, UHC strategies, or financial-data systems.
• Deep experience with Kenya’s Digital Health Act, Social Health Insurance framework, and national financing architecture.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Experience in team management, policy dialogue, and technical representation.
• Experience within the USG funded environment in health financing and policy.
• Knowledge of using any statistical software such as R, STATA, Python
• Experience working with public sector in Kenya.
• Proven ability to mentor research teams and lead the financing analysis 
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with ability to engage diverse stakeholders.