Health Financing Officer, Kenya HERO at Abt Associates

The Opportunity

• Abt Associates seeks three Health Financing Officers to join the USAID-funded Kenya Health Equity Resource Optimization (HERO) project. As the Health Financing Officer, you are responsible for successful quality technical execution of project activities at the sub-national level. You will deliver technical assistance and coordination across domestic resource mobilization and public financial management activities.

Core Responsibilities

• In collaboration with Regional HERO teams, support the implementation of health financing project activities at the sub national level.
• Support the domestic resource mobilization and public financial management capacity building at the subnational level.
• Provide technical solutions supporting the inclusion of vulnerable groups into financial protection programs.
• Collaborate with USAID and other donor implementing partners for efficiency and project impact at the county level.

What We Value

• Bachelor’s degree and two years, or Master’s degree in health economics, policy, business management, public health, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience working with/supporting the Ministry of Health in the delivery of quality health services and strengthening the health system at the sub national level in Kenya.
• Previous programmatic work with USAID-funded, or other donor activities is highly preferred.
• Broad technical understanding and experience of Kenya’s health financing, DRM, PFM, health care and social protection system.
• Familiarity with health care financing and health evaluation techniques.
• Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of local partners and stakeholders.
• Experience with capacity building of local partners considered desirable.
• Reputation for professional excellence in health system, health financing, planning, budgeting and execution.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills (oral and written).
• Demonstrated team player with effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills.
• Ability to resolve sensitive and complicated work issues with senior high-level county counterparts, donor representatives and senior-level staff.
• Advanced professional proficiency in English and Kiswahili.