Overview
Provide technical support and policy advice to the national government to develop and implement sustainable health financing strategies aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and ensuring financial risk protection for the population.
Tasks Summary
- Provide expert advice on health financing strategies, including resource mobilization, pooling, strategic purchasing, provider payment mechanisms, financial protection, and public financial management.
- Coordinate work on design and revision of benefit package.
- Coordinate quantitative analyses for health insurance and financing schemes.
- Support work on developing and institutionalizing National Health Accounts.
- Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of national health financing policies and reforms.
- Facilitate the integration of health financing within broader health system strengthening initiatives.
- Identify technical assistance requirements and organize support for sub-national institutions.
- Plan, support, and participate in capacity building activities in health financing, health economics, and related health policy issues.
- Organize and deliver training, workshops, and seminars.
- Develop and disseminate technical guidance, best practices, and lessons learned.
- Contribute to regional knowledge-sharing platforms.
- Assess requests from regions for WHO action and advise on generating health financing evidence and strategies.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret health financing data.
- Support the design and implementation of studies, surveys, and evaluations.
- Prepare technical reports, policy briefs, and presentations.
- Liaise with government agencies, development partners, civil society, and other stakeholders.
- Represent WHO in health financing forums and working groups.
- Engage in policy dialogue on health financing and insurance.
- Track progress of health financing initiatives and report on achievements, challenges, and lessons learned.
- Contribute to WHO Ethiopia and Africa Region reporting requirements.
Experience Requirements
At least five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience at the national/sub-national level in health policy; health financing; economic analysis of health financing systems; and health systems planning, monitoring and evaluation, information and management or relevant experiences. Relevant experience in WHO, or other UN agencies/international organizations is desirable.
Qualification Requirements
University degree in public health or health sciences or equivalent. Post graduate degree in health financing or health economics or equivalent is desirable.
