HEFD Consultancy

Job Description

Position Summary

Futures Group, through HPP Afghanistan, is providing technical support to the MoPH Health Economics Financing Directorate (HEFD). HPP Afghanistan seeks a consultant with experience in health economics and financing to support HEFD on a number of activities and technical deliverables

Scope of Work

• Conduct a final capacity assessment of HEFD.
• Provide technical oversight of and comments on the Public Expenditure Tracking Survey.
• Provide technical oversight of and comments on the health insurance feasibility study.
• Prepare 2 policy briefs on topics as agreed-upon with HEFD and HPP
• Draft National Health Accounts country guidelines
• Conduct training on Nvivo qualitative analysis software
• Revise revenue generation strategy & concept note
• Support the development of an Expenditure Management Information System (EMIS) Policy

The incumbent will work closely with HEFD and HPP Afghanistan leadership.

Deliverables

1. Final capacity assessment report
2. Comments on Public Expenditure Tracking Survey
3. Comments on health insurance feasibility study
4. Policy briefs (2)
5. Draft of National Health Accounts country guidelines
6. Nvivo training materials
7. Revised revenue generation strategy & concept note
8. Trip reports
9. Draft EMIS policy

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in health financing and economics;
• Demonstrated past experience working with HEFD;
• Experience building the capacity of government a plus.
• Strong communication/facilitation skills and ability to work as a team member.
• Willingness to travel to Afghanistan
• Excellent written and spoken English language.

Application Details

Please submit the following information to rpmareno@futuresgroup.com before March 18^th.

• Your CV
• A brief summary of qualifications and how they meet the consultancy requirements
• A budget with the level of effort needed to achieve the consultancy deliverables. The budget should also include days or LOE needed in country, out of country, travel cost (airline, transportation), Lodging and M&IE, Insurance, and other allowances.
• A USAID 1420 form
• A complete application via our website.

Please state “HEFD Consultancy” in the subject line of the email and indicate where you first saw this advertisement.

Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

About the Organization

Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.

In Afghanistan, Futures Group is implementing the Health Policy Project (HPP), a global, 5-year cooperative agreement funded by USAID. HPP’s overall goal is to strengthen developing country national and sub-national policy, advocacy, and governance for strategic, equitable, and sustainable health programming. HPP focuses on key health issues—namely, family planning/reproductive health, HIV, and maternal health—while also promoting health systems strengthening and program integration. Central elements of HPP revolve around building in-country capacity, institutionalizing achievements of past investments, and promoting country ownership of programs and initiatives. HPP in Afghanistan aims to build the capacity of the MoPH in its stewardship role with respect to the private health sector and to build and strengthen MoPH’s capacity in the design, negotiation and management of large hospital public-private partnerships (PPPs) and ensure the long-term sustainability of health programs. It also seeks to build the capacity of the MoPH to integrate gender throughout Afghanistan’s health sector.