Associate, HIV Access & Health Systems Integration
On-siteLusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
Job Summary
Support governments to strengthen national and sub-national health planning, budgeting, and allocation processes while adapting to funding gaps. Provide technical assistance in setting priorities based on cost-effectiveness, disease burden, and equity, and use data to facilitate transparent resource allocation. Identify inefficiencies in health system spending and support reforms to improve value for money, including strategic purchasing and performance-based financing. Assist in assessing and advocating for increased public funding, designing innovative financing mechanisms, and preparing return-on-investment analyses for dialogue between Ministries of Health and Finance. Manage multiple workstreams independently to optimize health funding, strengthen supply chains, and integrate HIV programming into general health system delivery.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in economics, Health Economics, International Development, or a related quantitative discipline
- A minimum of 5+ years of experience in a relevant field (e.g health economics, health management or health systems strengthening) in the public or private sector with increasing responsibilities
- Demonstrated experience using quantitative and economic analysis to inform health sector policies
- Proven track record of working with or supporting low- and middle-income country governments, statutory bodies and donor agencies
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in Excel and statistical tools (e.g., Stata, R)
- Strong understanding of health system performance metrics
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience preparing high-quality policy briefs, technical reports, and presentations for government and donor audiences
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams independently
- Understanding of national, regional and global health care financing
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in the above fields
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