Program Associate for Local Health Financing

Program Associate for Local Health Financing
Company Overview:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.
Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
Project Overview and Role:
USAID’s ProtectHealth project, led by Palladium and in collaboration with other USAID implementing partners, is supporting the Government of the Philippines (GPH) to enhance access and financing to meet key family planning (FP), tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS outcomes while realizing its goal of achieving universal health care (UHC). USAID’s ProtectHealth is specifically supporting the GPH’s implementation of the UHC Law by addressing policy and institutional bottlenecks within the health financing system.

The project provides technical assistance (TA) to enable the GPH to rapidly and effectively enact reforms envisioned under the new legislation on UHC. Specifically, USAID’s ProtectHealth helps enable the implementation of key reforms to sustain financing of TB, FP and HIV services, improve the utilization of such benefits and increase financial protection by providing the best available evidence and convening decision-makers at critical points in the policy process.

In addition to assisting in the development of national financing policies in support of UHC implementation, USAID’s ProtectHealth will also provide support to various US Government (USG)-assisted sites and other UHC Implementation Sites (UIS) in integrating local health systems (LHS) to improve the performance of health programs, especially TB, HIV and FP. For some sites, this support will be provided mainly through the UHC Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Network, where USAID’s ProtectHealth can share experiences in identifying and solving operational problems, monitoring and tracking performance, and documenting best practices. During FY 2021, the project will have a more direct and substantive role in up to four highly urbanized cities (HUCs) to generate lessons on various integration concerns, especially financial integration. USAID’s ProtectHealth will work closely with the Department of Health (DOH), PhilHealth (the national insurance provider), Local Government Units (LGUs), and other USAID Implementing Partners (IPs).
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The Program Associate for Local Health Financing (LHF), which will assist the Technical Advisor for Health Financing and System Strengthening (HFSS) and the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Specialist in planning, managing, and monitoring the implementation of USAID’s ProtectHealth’s support to various HSS activities, particularly the four HUCs in attaining local health systems integration, particularly financial integration. The position will report to the HSS Specialist. The Program Associate for LHF’s duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Assist the Technical Advisor on HFSS and the HSS Specialist in drafting various reports and documents, including but not limited to advisories, technical notes, concept notes, scopes of work and progress reports
Assist the Technical Advisor for HFSS and the HSS Specialist in coordinating activities with various project teams and other stakeholders in any of the assigned HUCs, among others
Regularly update the Technical Advisor on HFSS and the HSS Specialist on progress towards implementation of technical assistance to specific HUCs
Support to DOH-led technical working group (TWG) on UHC implementation sites or similar such bodies at the level of the HUC or region
Perform any other technical or managerial tasks as may be directed by the Technical Advisor on HFSS and HSS Specialist

Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree in economics, public administration, public health, medicine, or related fields
At least three years of relevant experience in health financing, health systems strengthening, or local governance for health in the Philippines
Knowledge of the Philippines’ tuberculosis, HIV, or family planning programs; knowledge of financing and systems strengthening at the local level will be an advantage
Willingness to be assigned in any of the four possible HUCs to be supported by the project
Demonstrated proficiency in client management and coordination with multiple government stakeholders and ability to engage in a sensitive and politically astute manner
Effective communication skills, excellent writing skills, and demonstrated ability to produce high quality reports and deliverables in a timely manner; knowledge of dialects used in Luzon and Mindanao will be an advantage
Strong organizational skills to ensure activities, timelines, and progress occur on schedule
Please include your desired daily rate in your application. Only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged.
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