{Unicef,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree,2 years,08 Nov-2018};

KEY END-RESULTS;

• Accurate information, data analysis, and documentation are timely made available to support situation analysis, sectoral input and reporting.
• Technical assistance are provided to the development and implementation of integrated Health & Nutrition strategies and approaches through participation and collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Work plan and objectives are effectively established and planned results are timely delivered through technical support and coordination in consultation with all relevant partners.
• Project efficiency and effectiveness are enhanced through effective implementation follow-up.
• Project implementation progress is monitored for adjustment and improvement of program delivery and sustainability. Gender sex aggregated data and inputs provided relevant to the Health & Nutrition programme
• Transparency is ensured for supply and non-supply assistance and disbursement of programme funds for Health & Nutrition.
• Effective partnership and working relationships are maintained for advocacy, technical coordination, information sharing and knowledge networking.
• Up-to-date programme information is kept available and reports prepared and shared with relevant stakeholders as required to support the Health & Nutrition programme by the effective implementation of integrated monitoring system.
• Emergency preparedness is maintained, and in emergencies, emergency responses with effective coordination are provided and in line with the Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) in Humanitarian Action, partnerships with the Health and Nutrition humanitarian actors strengthened within the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC).
• Other assigned duties and responsibilities are effectively accomplished.

Qualification Required & Experience

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• University degree in Public Health and Nutrition, Child Development, Water Sanitation, Public Administration, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines
• A minimum of two years strongly relevant professional experience in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of health and nutrition programmes. Professional work experience in a programme management function or a technical expert capacity in child survival & health care.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Location: Accra

How to Apply For the Job

To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 08 November, 2018

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The technical competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

{Unicef,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree,5 years,08 Nov-2018};

Summary of key results expected from the incumbent include:

• Improved transparency, accountability, and equity of governmental public finance management to improve children access to quality essential services in Ghana.
• Equity focused and child friendly public finance policies are in place and implemented for inclusive growth in Ghana

Key functions/accountabilities:

Improving data on child poverty & vulnerability and increased use for policy and programme action

• Supports the collection, analysis and user-friendly presentation of data on multidimensional and monetary child poverty, including strengthening national capacity to collect routinely, report and use data for policy decision-making.
• Provides timely, regular data-driven analysis for effective prioritization, planning, and development; facilitates results-based management for planning, adjusting, and scaling-up specific social policy initiatives to reduce child poverty.
• Analyzes the macroeconomic context and its impact on social development, emerging issues and social policy concerns, as well as implications for children, and proposes and promotes appropriate responses in respect of such issues and concerns, including government resource allocation policies and the effect of social welfare policies on the rights of children

Strengthening social protection coverage and impact for children

• Supports the development of social protection policies, legislation and programmes with attention to increasing coverage of and impact on children, with special attention the most marginalized. Identifies, generates and presents evidence to support this goal in collaboration with partners.
• Promotes strengthening of integrated social protection systems, providing technical support to partners to improve the design of cash transfers and child grants and improve linkages with other social protection interventions such as health insurance, public works and social care services as well as complementary services and intervention related to nutrition, health, education, water and sanitation, child protection and HIV.
• Undertakes improved monitoring and research around social protection impact on child outcomes, and use of data and research findings for strengthening programme results.

Improving use of public financial resources for children

• Undertakes budget analysis to inform UNICEF’s advocacy and technical assistance to Ministries of Finance, planning commissions and social sector ministries to improve equitable allocations for essential services for children. Works with sector colleagues to build capacity to undertake costing and cost effectiveness analysis on priority interventions to help inform policy decisions on child-focused investments.
• Supports the identification of policy options for improved domestic financing of child-sensitive social protection interventions.
• Undertakes, and builds capacity of partners for, improved monitoring and tracking of public expenditure to support transparency, accountability and effective financial flows for essential service delivery, including through support to district level planning, budgeting and public financial management as well as facilitating community participation

Strengthening capacity of local governments to plan, budget, consult on and monitor child-focused social services.

• Where national decentralization processes are taking place, collaborates with central and local authorities to improve policies, planning, budgeting, consultation and accountability processes so that decisions and child-focused service delivery more closely respond to the needs of local communities.
• Collaborates with the central and local authorities to strengthen capacity on quality data collection, analysis for policy development, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring of essential social services, with emphasis on community participation and accountability.

Strengthened advocacy and partnerships for child-sensitive social policy

• Supports correct and compelling use of data and evidence on the situation of children and coverage and impact of child focused services in support of the social policy programme and the country programme overall.
• Establishes effective partnerships with the Government, bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs, civil society and local leaders, the private sector, and other UN agencies to support sustained and proactive commitment to the Convention of the Rights of the Child and to achieve global UN agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Identifies other critical partners, promotes awareness and builds capacity of partners, and actively facilitates effective collaboration within the UN family.

UNICEF Programme Management

• Manages and coordinates technical support around child poverty, social protection, public finance and governance ensuring it is well planned, monitored, and implemented in a timely fashion so as to adequately support scale-up and delivery. Ensures risk analysis and risk mitigation are embedded into overall management of the support, in close consultation with UNICEF programme sections, Cooperating Partners, and governments.
• Supports and contributes to effective and efficient planning, management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the country programme. Ensures that the social planning project enhances policy dialogue, planning, supervision, technical advice, management, training, research and support; and that the monitoring and evaluation component strengthens monitoring and evaluation of the social sectors and provides support to sectoral and decentralized information systems.
• Improved transparency, accountability, and equity of governmental public finance management to improve children’s access to quality essential services in Ghana
• Equity focused and child friendly public finance policies are in place and implemented for inclusive growth in Ghana

Qualification Required & Experience

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Advanced university degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or other relevant disciplines .
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant progressive professional experience in related area of public financing is required.
• Experience in the areas highlighted as Key Results is desirable.
• Work experience from public financial institutions is an asset
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Location: Accra

How to Apply For the Job

To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 08 November, 2018

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

{Unicef,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree,5 years,08 Nov-2018};

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Support to program development and planning
• Program management, monitoring and delivery of results
• Technical and operational support to program implementation
• Networking and partnership building
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

The following additional key results will be expected from the incumbent of this position. Experience in these areas is desirable.

• Plan and provide technical support/guidance to the preparation and conduct/update of situation analysis to establish a comprehensive/updated strategic plan for development, design and management of health-related programs. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance program management, efficiency and delivery
• Provide technical and programming support for UNICEFs support to the national HIV/AIDS response, especially the efforts towards achieving the 90-90-90 targets by 2020. Provide technical advice and assistance to government officials and other partners in the planning, implementation HIV/AIDS prevention, Paediatric HIV treatment and care
• Provides cross-cutting technical support in the implementation and monitoring of PMTCT and paediatric AIDS treatment programmes. Coordinate UNICEF contributions towards the JUNTA – Joint UN programme of Support on HIV/AIDS. Foster strong partnerships with key HIV/AIDS stakeholders such as Global Funds to leverage resources for children.

Qualification Required & Experience

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in public health/nutrition, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology or other health related science is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant progressive professional experience in public health/nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of maternal and neonatal health care, health emergency/humanitarian preparedness is required. Some international experience preferably in a developing country, an asset.
• Relevant experience in health/nutrition program/project development and specific expertise in designing, scaling up and monitoring Peadiatric HIV & PMTCT programs in any UN system agency or organization is an asset
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Location: Accra

How to Apply For the Job

To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 08 November, 2018

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

{USAID,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree,5 years,12 Oct-2018};

The U.S Mission in Accra, Ghana is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the position of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist (MELS) at the Regional Programme Office of USAID/West Africa.

Job Summary

• This position is located in Accra and the incumbent serves as a principal advisor to the Mission, including its Development Objectives (DO) teams in the conception of, design, development and implementation of ME&L systems for the USAID/WA development programe
• The Regional Programme Office (RPO) is responsible for broad programme support and coordination for the USAID/WA Regional Programmes, as well as providing support in programme office function to the Mission’s satlitte office in Benin, Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire

Qualification Required & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science such a political science, sociology, economics, international development, or in other fields relevant to development studies and/or monitoring and evaluation and at least 5 years of professional experience in the area of monitoring and evaluation of development projects
• This should including developing performance targets, conducting evaluations, surveys, assessments, designing long frames and other tasks related to ME&L, as well as experience with reporting on project activities.
• This should including writing quarterly reports, project success stories, final reports, and other reporting tasks.
• Significant work experience which demonstrates a strong understanding of computer systems, in particular databases use to track results and other programmatic information. Computer and Langauge proficiencies will be tested

Location: Accra

How to Apply For the Job

Note: The US Mission does not accept fax or paper applications for open positions. All interested applicants who meet the minimum requirements, Must submit applications via email to:

acpersonnel@usaid.gov

All applicants must site the position title and solicitation number within the subject line and attach a cover letter, current resume with at least 3 references of direct supervisors within the last five months from applicants professional life, relevant certificates, a two-page supplementary document addressing the evaluation factors.

Attachments must include a signed Form AID 302-3 offer or information for PSC available at

https://www.usaid.gov/forms   and must be in a format compatible with Microsoft Word 2003/2010 or pdf

Closing Date: 11 October, 2018

{Good Neighbors Ghana,Accra,Full-Time,GH,Degree,3 years,30 Sep-2018};

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring and evaluation frame work for ongoing project in alignment with the overall organisation program work plan
• Work closely with partners for efficient data collection on all projects
• Design and implement the Project’s M&E system, including the development of indicators, setting targets, and monitoring project progress
• Ensuring timely data collection, writing quarterly and annual reports and liaising with the project financial team to track the budget in relation to all project results and outcomes
• Analyse data collected to assess progress and identify areas for improvement
• Provide regularly updated reports on the status of implementation against the project goals and objectives to the supervisor, management and other project staff as required
• Collaborate with the project team in identifying project activities, processes and or outcomes that are worthy of documentation and design a system for capturing lessons learned and best practices
• Support planning of new activities that support the desired results of projects, this includes providing input into assessments, Project apprasial documents, and scopes of work for new activities
• Support monitoring and evaluation of implementation of activities, this may involve reviewing work plans, quarterly reports, participating in field visits, initiating regular reviews and contributing to program evaluations
• Support the development of proposals, impact stories, research, conducting base line studies, process review, monitoring and evaluation studies and impact assessment studies for various donor/partner organisations
• Support project teams in product of newsletters, abstracts and publications on GNGH activities
• Performs other duties as assigned or required by supervisor and management

Qualification Required & Experience

• Master’s Degree in a development, planning, public health, social science, economics, statistics or relevant discipline with advanced training in monitoring and evaluation/organisation performance assessment
• Minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience in a performance monitoring and/or evaluation role with a Non-Government development organisation
• Demonstrated ability in data analysis, project design, monitoring and evaluation of development activities
• Experience developing results frameworks, logical frameworks, or similar tools for project design and M&E Framework
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in monitoring and evaluating programs, including indicator development, study design and data analysis – in multiple sectors
• Excellent research and data collection methodology skills
• Skills in supporting staff with a variety of levels of knowledge and capabilities
• Strong organisational skills in order to balance competing priorities
• Ability to work independently to efficiently meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Oral and written communication skills to deal effectively with mid and high level partners contacts, government partners, and the local communities
• Excellent computer skills and in the use of statistical packages such as SPSS, STATA, R including word processing, spreadsheet programs and data base management

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

All application packages (cover letter and detailed curriculum vitae) are to be submitted via email to:

gngh.recruit@gmail.com

• When submitting application, please use the position being applied for as the subject
• The C.V must be written in English otherwise the application will be disqualified
• Candidates must not be in employment elsewhere when accepting the job offer

Closing Date: 30 September, 2018

{Commonwealth Local Government Forum,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree,6 years,15 Sep-2016};

JOB TITLE: CLGF Regional Programme Officer (West Africa)

Reporting to: Deputy Secretary-General

PURPOSE OF JOB

Reporting to the Deputy Secretary-General

• Coordinate the successful planning, delivery and monitoring of CLGF’s West African programme.
• As the main CLGF point of contact in the region, develop and maintain effective relationships
with Board members, local partners (primarily local and central government), DFID, the EU and
other development partners
• Identify opportunities for funding leverage in the region, and work closely with other members
of the programme and policy team to secure new sources of funding.
• To undertake other functions as may reasonably be required.

MAIN DUTIES

Project Management

Within parameters set by the Deputy Secretary-General

CLGF Regional Programme

Be responsible for the coordination and implementation of CLGF’s DFID funded regional programme
in West Africa, and for helping to leverage additional resources to strengthen and expand CLGF’s
work in the region.

• Coordinate the successful planning, implementation and monitoring of CLGF’s West African
Programme.
• Oversee projects in line with the agreed workplan.
• Develop the budget in close cooperation with CLGF’s Finance Manager.
• Oversee the day to day finances relating to the programme, and provide regular (quarterly) financial reports to the DSG and the Finance Manager.
• Provide a quarterly progress report to CLGF as part of the reporting process to DFID and the EU, and contribute to the annual report to DFID, the EU, and any other projects running in
the region as appropriate.
• Liaise regularly with development partners (including DFID, the EU and GIZ among others) to raise awareness of CLGF’s work and to identify opportunities for greater coordination and partnership.
• Identify opportunities for leveraging additional resources for programme activities via members and other development partners in the region.
• Support new funding opportunities and proposal development, and assist in negotiating
their agreement with development partners.
• Maintain and develop a work programme which ensures that additional funding leveraged
fits in with the agreed strategy and to ensure, in consultation with other project
management staff, that the office has the necessary resources (human and technical) to
implement.
• Work closely with and seek to respond to the priorities of CLGF Board Members in the region. Ensure that they are fully aware of project activities, that they are engaged in key decision making and provide materials for them to actively promote the programme in the region and beyond.
• Maintain links and share information with other regional programme managers and the
CLGF HQ, with a particular focus on identifying and sharing relevant case studies of good
practice, information on development partner priorities, and identifying research needs.
• Liaise with the CLGF team at HQ and local partners to agree research opportunities, support and strengthen CLGF’s advocacy work and contribute to CLGF’s knowledge management activities
• Monitor political developments in the region and provide advice and guidance to CLGF to enable it to strengthen its advocacy strategy and where necessary to keep the Commonwealth/CMAG and other partners informed about key developments affecting local democracy and local government in the region.
• Ensure adherence to the CLGF-NALAG MOU and work collaboratively with NALAG/Ghana partners to develop and deliver programmes as appropriate

General

• Assist in the preparation and implementation of CLGF policy events/meetings, including the CLGF biennial conference.
• Represent and promote the CLGF at relevant events across West Africa
• Maintain a good overview of current affairs and political developments particularly relating to local government across the Commonwealth.
• To undertake such other tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be required.

Qualification Required & Experience

• University/equivalent qualification/relevant work experience and preferably a post-graduate qualification
• At least 6 years professional experience, preferably relating to project management, particularly within the local government, international development or voluntary sector.
• Experience of identifying funding opportunities, building relationships with donors and preparing
applications.
• Knowledge of, or relevant experience working in West Africa.

Knowledge and understanding

• Good project/programme coordination and management skills, maintain excellent communications with project partners and other team members, manage information effectively, organise a diverse workload and work well under pressure.
• Ability to act on own, but also to work collaboratively as part of a small team, showing initiative and maintaining high quality outputs within set deadlines and targets.
• Experience in programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation and management and the use of project management tools.
• Experience of financial management, preferably in an international context.
• Good analytical skills and an understanding of using performance information to evaluate achievements.
• Understanding of the Commonwealth and international institutions.
• Understanding of local government and development policies regarding public sector/local government reforms, especially in Commonwealth countries.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, political awareness and sensitivity, and high standards of ethics and personal conduct.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft office.

General

• Ability to work independently and within a small team.
• Sensitive to working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a sensitive political environment.
• Able to be a good ambassador for CLGF and its work.
• Willingness to travel within the region and overseas
• Have the right to work or a work permit to work in Ghana where the project office is based.

Location: Accra

How to Apply For the Job

To apply for this post: please email a curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages) and covering letter to

recruitment@clgf.org.uk

Closing Date: 15 September, 2018

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

{World Food Programme,Accra,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,09 Sep-2018};

The office of the United Nations World Food Programme, invites applications from suitable candidates to fill the vacancy below.

Grade: NO-C
Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
Contract duration: ONE YEAR
Job Posting: Aug 20, 2018, 11:28:29 AM
Closing Date: Sep 9, 2018, 9:59:00 PM
Primary Location: Ghana-Accra
Organization: AF_GHA Ghana

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that the deadline for receipt of applications indicated above reflects your personal device’s system settings.

Purpose of the Post:

The function will support the ministry of Health in Ghana to respond to the challenges of Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis.

Objectives of the Programme and of the immediate unit or field activity:

The World Health Organization (WHO) Africa region is the hardest hit where about 74% of the estimated 1.2 million TB patients co-infected with HIV occurred in 2014. For many years, efforts to tackle TB and HIV have been largely independent of each other, despite their overlapping epidemiology. The risk of progression from latent to active TB is increased by infection with HIV. Likewise, TB is the most important opportunistic disease that increases progression to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the number one killer in HIV-positive individuals. Thus effective TB control can contribute to better HIV/AIDS control by reducing the TB burden in people with HIV as well as providing an entry point to HIV prevention and care for people with TB.

The HIV prevalence in the general population in Ghana was 1.47% in 2014 which was an indication of a downward trend over a fifteen-year period from 2.3% in 2000. New HIV infections in Ghana have recorded an alarming 70.15% increase in just one year.

The figure increased from 12,000 new infections in 2015 to 20,148 in 2016.The increase in new infections is a matter of concern because Ghana recorded significant gains in the key target areas of ending HIV/ AIDS for five years.

The world health organization estimates that over 2 billion people have been exposed to hepatitis B virus and approximately 350 million people are chronically infected with HBV. In Ghana HBV prevalence is estimated at more than 10% among blood donors, increasing in the rural populations.

Chronic HBV infection is the risk factor for the development of HCC. The progression of chronicity and the associated pathogenesis directly correlate with active viral replication demonstrable by serological markers.

Organizational Context:

• Support the Health Sector, including the Ministry of Health in strengthening national capacity and building partnerships for the control of HIV/AIDS, TB and Hepatitis in Ghana;
• Act as focal person in the WHO Country Office to manage Hep, TB and HIV related work through coordination with Health Sector (MOH) counterparts, donors and health partners in these areas;
• Provide technical support in the development of TB and HIV/Hep national strategic and operational plans in addition to, coordination, supervision of interventions related to their implementation, monitoring and evaluation at both national and subnational level;
• Provide technical support to improve integrated health information system, especially increased demand, generation and use of quality data/information related to TB, HIV/TB and Hep.
• Participate in resource mobilization and contribute to proposal development and implementation of, but not limited to, the Global Fund grants, PEPFAR;
• Assist the Health Sector in ensuring the real-time monitoring of the epidemiological trends of Hep, TB and HIV, in addition to the progress of the response;
• Provide technical support to recommend programme initiatives and priorities, including operational/implementation research, based on analysis of technical and policy problems identified during the programme implementation;
• Liaise with the government counterparts to facilitate and support adaptation and implementation of the national TB and HIV/Hep programmes in line with the WHO normative guidance and international best practice;
• Assist in the interpretation and translation of relevant documents;
• Ensure a brokering role of main actors involved in the health sector and advise the WHO Representative for policy dialogue aimed at addressing bottlenecks limiting progress of the response related to Hep, TB and HIV and
• Assist in any other tasks assigned by the WHO Representative.

Qualification Required & Experience

Essential: First degree in Medicine or Degree in Public Health or Epidemiology or other related
Desirable: Post graduate training of Masters’ Degree in public health or epidemiology. Specialized training in communicable diseases.

Experience
Essential:

• At least five years related experience in public health.

Competencies:

• Communicating in a credible and effective way
• Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
• Creating an empowering and motivating environment
• Ensuring the effective use of resources
• Fostering integration and teamwork

Languages:

Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of French or another WHO official language would be an asset.

Other Skills (e.g. IT):

Proficiency in all MS Office applications, spreadsheets and data analysis. Proficiency in epidemiology or statistical software packages would be an asset.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Applicants should submit their applications and CV stating 3 references online. To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 09 September, 2018

Only shortlisted candidates meeting the criteria will be contacted.

Qualified Female Candidates are encouraged to apply

{World Food Programme,Accra,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,09 Sep-2018};

The office of the United Nations World Food Programme, invites applications from suitable candidates to fill the vacancy below.

Title: National Professional Officer (Health Financing / Human Resources For Health)
Grade: NO-C
Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
Contract duration: TWO YEARS
Job Posting: Aug 20, 2018, 11:27:53 AM
Closing Date: Sep 9, 2018, 9:59:00 PM
Primary Location: Ghana-Accra
Organization: AF_GHA Ghana

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that the deadline for receipt of applications indicated above reflects your personal device’s system settings.

Purpose of the Post:

Provide technical support to the Government in scaling up the capacity of the Ministry of Health, at all levels, to address the above health systems challenges as pertains to health financing and human resources for health in Ghana.

Objectives of the Programme and of the immediate unit or field activity:

The vision of the Ghana health financing is moving towards universal health coverage. The vision is comprehensive including all types of public and private financing. It balances revenue increases and improved expenditure management including efficiency by expanding access of quality service delivery in a sustainable manner.

Health care financing is at the heart of Ghana health sector governance. It involves a process by which funds are mobilized from primary (households and firms) and secondary sources (Government and donors). These funds are accumulated in fund pools (health fund and National Health Insurance Fund) and are used to purchase services and products that promote, maintain and restore health.

Achieving the health system goals of improving health outcomes, providing financial risk protection and increasing system responsiveness requires direct contributions from health financing and clear relationships to other health systems functions.

The distribution pattern of health workers is skewed in favour of the more affluent regions, most of which are in the southern half of the country. The highly skilled professionals like medical doctors and specialized personnel (nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals, etc) are concentrated in Greater Accra region, as well as in Korle Bu and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospitals.

The other greatest challenge in Ghana relates to absence of a comprehensive and accurate data base on the health workforce, particularly pertaining to numbers, distribution, historical trends, and attrition.

Organizational Context:

Supervised by the Health Policy, Planning and Coordination Lead, under the overall guidance of the WHO Representative for Ghana, and working closely with counterparts at the respective Regional Office and HQ, the incumbent will provide technical support to the Government in scaling up the capacity of the Ministry of Health, at all levels, to address the above health systems challenges as pertains to health financing and human resources for health in Ghana

Summary of Assigned Duties (Describe what the incumbent has to do to achieve main objectives; include main achievements expected):

The function will support the ministry of health and stakeholders on the following;

Health financing roles;

• Formulation and implementation of policies on good governance for transparency, accountability and inclusiveness
• Pursuing equity in health financing with special emphases on; risk pooling by targeting resources to services for the poor, vulnerable groups, and public health interventions to reducing catastrophic costs of care
• Implementation of practices for high quality health care service delivery
• Innovation in resource mobilization
• Advocacy for the promotion of financial risk protection and equity with special focus on the poor and vulnerable
• Promotion of performance based service delivery which translates into high value for money.

Human resources for health roles;

• Technical support for development, implementation and M&E of the National HRH Policy and Strategy in the context of global/regional Human Resource for Health priorities and/or strategies
• Technical assistance in the development and implementation of effective HRH management practices for recruitment, deployment, retention, including management of migration, and health security
• Fostering national education system for production of all types of health workers, with appropriate skills and competencies in order to deliver integrated package of essential health services;
• Technical assistance for strengthening national HRH information system including national health workforce observatory and national health workforce accounts in the context of health information system

Competencies:

• Communicating in a credible and effective way
• Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
• Creating an empowering and motivating environment
• Ensuring the effective use of resources
• Fostering integration and teamwork

Qualification Required & Experience

Education (Qualifications):

• Essential: First university degree in Social Sciences, Health economics, Health Financing,
• Health Systems or public health from an accredited/recognized institute.

OR

• An advanced university degree in health systems related field, Human Resources Management or Public Health.
• At least five years related experience in public health.

Languages: Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of French or another WHO official language would be an asset.

Other Skills (e.g. IT):

• Proficiency in all MS Office applications, spreadsheets and data analysis. Proficiency in epidemiology or statistical software packages would be an asset.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Applicants should submit their applications and CV stating 3 references online. To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 09 September, 2018

Only shortlisted candidates meeting the criteria will be contacted.

Qualified Female Candidates are encouraged to apply