Abt Associates Inc.
TITLE: Technical Specialist/ Team Leader for Health Governance &
Financing
START DATE/ TIME: February 28, 2011 or later
LOCATION: Yerevan, Armenia
JOB DESCRIPTION: Abt Associates is seeking a Technical Specialist/ Team
Leader for Health Governance & Financing for a USAID-funded project in
Armenia that aims to strengthen the Armenian health system and improve
the quality of health services, with a particular focus on primary health
care, maternal and child health, reproductive health/ family planning,
and tuberculosis services. The Technical Specialist/ Team Leader will
provide leadership, management, strategic direction, and technical
assistance in health system strengthening including health policy and
governance, health financing, health systems operations and health
information systems.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
– Manage a team to plan and implement health financing and governance
activities, including:
a) Provide technical assistance to help inform and refine health
financing strategies, including primary healthcare (PHC) payment systems
based on open enrollment and with pay-for-performance;
b) Provide technical assistance to help refine and institutionalize
health information systems;
c) Provide input to draft laws, policies, strategies, and regulations as
required.
– Conduct policy dialogue with key counterparts and stakeholder
organizations to jointly agree on strategies and implement activities in
a way that increases local ownership and sustainability;
– Maintain excellent relationships with health sector organizations/
institutions, as well as donors, development partners, and other USAID
projects;
– Provide support to international and regional consultants providing
short-term technical assistance on the project;
– Develop capacity building strategies for counterpart organizations as
appropriate;
– Supervise a team of dedicated professionals including project staff and
local consultants as needed;
– Contribute to project reporting, including workplans, quarterly and
annual progress reports, and progress against Performance Management
Plan;
– Support cross-component policy dialogue with key counterparts and
stakeholders;
– Advise Chief of Party on key health policy, governance, and health
financing issues in the Armenian context.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
– Master’s degree or higher in Public Health, Economics, Public Policy,
Management or a related field;
– Minimum of 8 years of experience in health systems strengthening,
health governance, financing or management;
– Ability to design strategies involving organizations and local
governments;
– Knowledge of technical assistance and/ or training (capacity building)
to local governments;
– Experience in contributing to programmatic and technical reports;
– Excellent facilitation, networking, negotiation and coordination
skills;
– Excellent organizational skills and highly developed written, oral and
interpersonal communication skills;
– Fluency in English and Armenian languages.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: To apply for this position, please send a cover
letter and your CV in English language to: Armenia_jobs@… .
Please mention “Technical Specialist/ Team Leader for Health Governance &
Financing” in the subject line of your email.
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of
this job opportunity through Career Center and mention the URL of its
website – www.careercenter.am, Thanks.
OPENING DATE: 07 February 2011
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 21 February 2011
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Abt Associates Inc.
Yerevan, Armenia
– Manage a team to plan and implement health financing and governance
activities, including:
a) Provide technical assistance to help inform and refine health
financing strategies, including primary healthcare (PHC) payment systems
based on open enrollment and with pay-for-performance;
b) Provide technical assistance to help refine and institutionalize
health information systems;
c) Provide input to draft laws, policies, strategies, and regulations as
required.
– Conduct policy dialogue with key counterparts and stakeholder
organizations to jointly agree on strategies and implement activities in
a way that increases local ownership and sustainability;
– Maintain excellent relationships with health sector organizations/
institutions, as well as donors, development partners, and other USAID
projects;
– Provide support to international and regional consultants providing
short-term technical assistance on the project;
– Develop capacity building strategies for counterpart organizations as
appropriate;
– Supervise a team of dedicated professionals including project staff and
local consultants as needed;
– Contribute to project reporting, including workplans, quarterly and
annual progress reports, and progress against Performance Management
Plan;
– Support cross-component policy dialogue with key counterparts and
stakeholders;
– Advise Chief of Party on key health policy, governance, and health
financing issues in the Armenian context.
Abt Associates is seeking a Technical Specialist/ Team
Leader for Health Governance & Financing for a USAID-funded project in
Armenia that aims to strengthen the Armenian health system and improve
the quality of health services, with a particular focus on primary health
care, maternal and child health, reproductive health/ family planning,
and tuberculosis services. The Technical Specialist/ Team Leader will
provide leadership, management, strategic direction, and technical
assistance in health system strengthening including health policy and
governance, health financing, health systems operations and health
information systems.
