High Level Technical Expert in Administrative and Financial Management - Health Policy Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Niger

Summary : High Level Technical Expert in Administrative and Financial Management - Health Policy

Deadline : 20 May 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 32901166

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFFATM)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : EXPERTISE FRANCE
Niger Email : annick.jeantet@expertisefrance.fr
Niger
Email :annick.jeantet@expertisefrance.fr

Tender Details

Niger: High Level Technical Expert in Administrative and Financial Management - Health Policy.

spond to the strategic challenges of the health sector, including for programs funded by the Global Fund, and to strengthen Niger's financial investment in its health system, France, through the IPSA initiative proposes to deploy a international expert of 12 months minimum.

The main objective of this mission is to support the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) to make the necessary changes to lead to an efficient and sustainable management of all the resources of the MSP and to create the conditions, in the long term, of 'sustainable integrated management of health programs. It will also support the Secretary General of the Ministry of Health in the search for complementary financing of the health budget through the preparation of the notes of arguments for pleas in budget discussions with both the Ministry of Finance Parliament.

Specifically and under the authority of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Health, the expert will be responsible for:

• Strengthen the capacity of Ministry of Public Health teams in their role as Principal Recipient (TB / HSS) and Sub-Recipients (Malaria and HIV) of Global Fund grants.

• Support the programmatic strategy of the Ministry of Public Health in implementing integrated health program management

• Support the mobilization and management of domestic resources and contribute to the proposal of financing options complementary to the health budget by Nigerian funds.

• Support the coordination of national and international health actors and harmonize the contributions of technical and financial partners to the Ministry of Health.

. Define the needs of ad hoc expertise to complement the expert's work in the programmatic management of Global Fund grants and in the implementation of integrated management

Hierarchical position and functional relationships:

o The expert will be placed with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Health

o The expert will have a contractual relationship with Expertise France Paris (HR, reporting relationship / Annick Jeantet)

o The Expert will be in regular interface with the Embassy's Cultural Cooperation Cooperation Adviser (COCAC) team and the Regional Councilor for Global Health (CRSM) to report on the progress of the mission and of these challenges.

o He will inform the France Expertise Coordinator AT-IPSA on a monthly basis of the evolution of the action plan.

o Regular telephone meetings will be organized with the expert - The COCAC team, the CRSM, the Portfolio Fund Manager Global Fund, for the implementation of the activities of the expert - The frequency of these meetings will be revised as needed as well as the possible participation of the General Secretariat of the MSP.

Qualifications and skills :

o Holds a university degree (postgraduate degree) in a field relevant to the mission: in organization and management of public administration, financial and administrative management, health economics or public health, business school or equivalent experience.

Expertise in the following areas :

o Administrative and financial management

o Health financing

o The 3 pandemics and the functioning of the global fund

o The development of health systems

o Very good knowledge of the bottlenecks of Global Fund grants and health systems in West and Central African countries

o Good knowledge of health actors, institutional - national, international - and associative, especially in the area of ??HIV / TB / Malaria (funding, actors, issues, etc.)

o Sense of diplomacy with people and abilities to influence

o Able to address ambiguities with flexibility and adaptation

o Know how to establish a relationship of trust and collaborate with people from different backgrounds and at different hierarchical levels

o Structured and critical reasoning to solve problems

o Safe judgment and timely decisions, based on rigorous analysis

o Strong negotiation skills

o Excellent command of French and English (fluent).

o Excellent command of written and oral communication

Professional experience :

o Good knowledge of French-speaking African countries

o Professional experience in the areas of health expertise from 15 to 20 years

o Significant experience in high-level political negotiations, ideally having ministerial or SG level political functions

o Experience in defining health system financing policies, including the establishment of a Management Unit

o Experience in reducing the fragmentation and costs of having multiple or alternative financial management systems to absorb Global Fund and other donor grants

o Multi-stakeholder coordination experience

o Professional experience in Niger would be an asset

Additional information :

o Location of the mission : Niamey, Niger

o Duration of the mission : 12 months. However, to achieve impact results, this initiative is intended to be renewed, so as to consistently work on the technical and political bottlenecks within each country.

o Date of taking office (subject to change): 15/06/2019
o Type of contract : private law employment contract (public servants will be seconded to Expertise France for the duration of the assignment)

o Compensation based on Expertise France's compensation policy: base salary + technical and expatriation bonus + coverage of accommodation costs and, if applicable, security services + round-trip airfare contractual address - place of residence + assumption of expenses of removal and visa + Social security cover (CFE, mutual insurance, pension)


How to apply:
Documents to provide :

o CV in French and English

o Letter of motivation in French and English

NB: Candidates interested in this opportunity are invited to submit their application as soon as possible, Expertise France reserving the possibility of pre-selection before this date .

Applications should be sent to: annick.jeantet@expertisefrance.fr, coordinator mission AT-IPSA

The process for selecting expressions of interest will be done in two stages:

o As a first step, a shortlist will be freely established by Expertise France.

o In a second step, the selected candidates can be invited to an interview.

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