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Health Systems Strengthening Specialist

ProtectHealth

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 enables the
implementation of key reforms to the sustainable financing of TB, FP and HIV
services, as well as improves the of the utilization of such benefits and
increases financial protection by providing the best available evidence and
convening decision-makers at critical points in the policy process.
In
addition to TA for 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. For  specific
sites, the project’s support will focus on conducting implementation research (IR).
These sites are for TB, Cebu City and Manila; and for FP, South Cotabato.
Finally, the project will have more direct and substantive involvement initially
in four  sites that are 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: 

<Provide support to DOH in the development of various health
systems strengthening policies, particularly those concerning financing reforms
under the UHC Act.
Provide support to DOH, USAID and selected areas in
implementing local health systems (LHS) integration under UHC. The support can
be provided in a manner that includes, but is not limited to, the drafting of  technical notes and advisories recommending
activities for USAID and DOH to deliver support to USG-assisted sites in
implementing, and monitoring the progress of LHS integration, especially in  sites where the project will have more direct and
substantive involvement, in supporting efforts towards financial integration.
Supervise junior staff assigned to support the implementation
of USAID’s ProtectHealth’s assistance to LHS integration.
Assist the Technical Advisor on Health Financing
& Systems Strengthening (HFSS) in drafting various reports and documents,
including but are not limited to concept notes, scopes of work and progress
reports.
Regularly update the Chief of Party through
the Technical Advisor on HFSS on progress towards implementation of technical
assistance to USG-assisted sites
Assist the Technical Advisor for HFSS
in coordinating activities with various project teams and other stakeholders
such as the USAID CLA Network, among others.
Perform any other technical and
managerial tasks as may be directed by the Chief of Party through the Technical
Advisor on HFSS>>

Required Qualifications:

<At least six 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
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
Strong organizational skills to ensure
activities, timelines, and progress occur on schedule>>