Health Financing Consultant, BIRCH

Job Description

About the Organization

Last Mile Health (LMH) saves lives in the world’s most remote communities by partnering with governments to bring critical primary care services to the doorsteps of people living in the last mile. LMH is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization and currently works in Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Sierra Leone with US offices in Boston. For more information, visit www.lastmilehealth.org. 

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at LMH. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Job Summary

At Last Mile Health, we work to deploy a health worker within reach of everyone, everywhere. Do you have experience in health financing, quantitative analysis, or working with global health donors? If so, you may be our next Health Financing Consultant for the Building Integrated Readiness for Community Health (BIRCH) 2.0 project in Malawi.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (CHSS & DPPD) to update the cost of the National Community Health Framework 2023- 2030. 
• Work in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (DPPD) to Support the operationalisation of Direct Financing Facility reform to strengthen autonomy and quality of care for targeted districts. 
• Support the MoH to prepare work plans, budgets and other relevant documents in preparation for implementation of the operational plan.
•  Support MoH in the updating of  Malawi’s universal health coverage index
• Support the Ministry of Health (CHSS) to improve the quality of their annual budget submissions and budget execution, and to develop basic medium-term financial planning linked to national health plans. (Define the resource pooling mechanisms for the domestic health resources)
• Contribute to broader analytical work in the sector, including other MoH analytical and advisory work in health financing and in the community health sector.
• Support MoH efforts to unlock Community Health financing. 
• Conduct health resource mapping and tracking exercises including geo-mapping of health resource distribution in the country
• Support the integration of health financing schemes in the one plan one budget and one report agenda including support to  local councils on the implementation of the district facility financing
• Research health financing functions in the country to inform health financing strategies
• Develop project concepts and proposals for possible financing from development partners or the local private sector.
• Provide technical guidance to implementing partners on modes of supporting healthcare in Malawi through memoranda of understanding
• Provide support to MoH (DPPD/CHSS) and Last Mile Health (LMH) as needed

Educational Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Required

• Progressive years of professional experience in applied health financing, including quantitative analysis and support services to governments and funders.
• Knowledge of national and county-level government financing policies, procedures, and systems in resource-limited settings.
• Experience working with major global health donors such as USAID, Global Fund, World Bank, and GAVI.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and communication skills with a passion for community health.

Please note that we will review applications on a rolling basis.