Overview
The Health Specialist will support the effective implementation, monitoring, and optimization of PHC service delivery, ensuring robust Quantified, Quality Metric (QQM) under Quality of Care (QoC) improvements, and Performance-Based Financing/Pay-for-Performance (P4P) mechanisms. This role also ensures strong financial tracking, donor reporting, and evidence-based programme reviews.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the implementation of Afghanistan’s IFI- supported health projects and/or any successor health project.
- Coordinate with the Ministry of Public Health in facilitating and managing a national coordination mechanism for the ongoing health service delivery project.
- Clarify roles and responsibilities among the Ministry of Health, health service providers under your UNICEF project contractual agreement, and other development partners.
- Support the Health Manager in managing IFI projects.
- Lead the management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the BPHS/EPHS project.
- Provide technical guidance and operational support throughout the programming process.
- Strengthen PHC systems, including referral hospitals, and service quality.
- Provide oversight of the implementing partners/service providers.
- Ensure effective QQM and QoC implementation.
- Manage P4P mechanisms and performance monitoring.
- Oversee financial tracking, budget utilization, and reporting.
- Support donor engagement and accountability.
Required Experience
- A minimum of five years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public health/nutrition planning and management, integrated primary health care, or Maternal, newborn and child health care.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating and implementing large, multi-partner health programmes with ministries of health, UN agencies, and international donors is required.
- Experience working in a developing country is required.
- Proven experience in:
- Technical expertise in PHC and health systems
- Results-based management and accountability
- Strong coordination and partnership skills
- Problem-solving and adaptive management
Qualifications
An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, pediatric health, family health, global/international health, health policy and/or management, epidemiology or another relevant technical field.
