USAID's five-year (2012-2017) Health Finance and Government project (HFG) will improve health in developing countries by expanding people's access to health care.

HFG's current program of work in Ghana is focused specifically on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and provides technical assistance and implementation support to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in its efforts to ensure financial sustainability while also increasing enrollment and improving effective coverage of health services This program of work is organized into two project work streams which include strategic health purchasing and NHIA as an evidence-based health purchaser.

Objective:

HFG seeks to hire a locally based Program Manager (PM). The PM will provide overall leadership and be responsible for managing HFG's work program in country. The PM will report to the HFG-Ghana country manager.

The Project Manager (PM) will:

•   Serve as HFG's full time on the ground representative, managing the work program objectives and articulating overall strategy to all key stakeholders, partners, the NHIA. the Ministry of Health, USAID;
•   Actively coordinate with, and as requested act on behalf of, and support the work stream activity leads and the country manager
•   Manage areas of implementation support to NHIA under direction/coordination of work stream activity leads and the country manager
•   Provide strong technical input and recommendations across project activities
•   Provide troubleshooting and responses to NHIA and other key implementing partners in coordination with HFG project team;
•   Continuously assess environment and take leadership actions to maximize opportunities and to strengthen partnerships and alliances;
•   Promote teamwork and collaboration across the project and with counterparts in government, private, and civil society sectors;
•   Manage program and supervise Ghana-based staff
•   Coordinate with Abt Associates' Headquarters and international staff to assure that all managerial and administrative actions comply with donor regulations

Qualification Required & Experience

•   10+ years with at least a Master's Degree and related professional experience in Public Health, Health Finance and Economics, Health Policy. Public Policy, or related field
•   Proven ability to establish effective working relationships with USAID and local counterparts and stakeholders
•   Superior writing, research, and presentation skills
•   Technical knowledge in the areas of Health Financing and Health Insurance
•   Experience working with NHIA highly preferred
•   Able to convey technical information clearly to a non-technical audience
•   Proven strong quantitative and/or qualitative research skills Proven leadership managing a health related program of similar size and scope
•   Management experience including successfully managing staff
•   Fluency in English (required) and one or more local Ghanaian languages (desirable)

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and qualified applicants should send their CV ad a cover letter to:-

HFGGhana@abtassoc.com

Closing Date: 15 December, 2012