About the position
PSI is a global non-profit organization focused on making it easier for all people to live healthier lives and plan the families they desire. PSI is reimagining healthcare, by putting the consumer at the center, and wherever possible - bringing care to the front door. We see consumer-powered healthcare as the sustainable path toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Our 2021-2023 strategy sharpens PSI's focus on working more closely with national governments and partners to strengthen primary health care, private sector engagement - enabling public money to flow to private health care provision - and integrate self-care and digital health as critical components of future health systems. We want to shape mixed health systems, through which the consumer can more easily access quality products, services, and information without financial hardship. We also support governments to increase the resilience of their health systems to, for example, health emergencies or climate shocks. PSI's Health Systems Accelerator (HSA) will be leading this work, helping PSI intensify its contribution to country-level efforts to move towards UHC.
Responsibilities
- Collect, analyze and synthesize information relating to the country's health system environment.
- Support country teams to identify opportunities and concrete entry points for PSI to contribute to the country's efforts to build mixed health system.
- Translate priorities into concrete activities and help PSI country teams to build visibility and engage with Ministries.
- Work with country teams to align existing projects and budgets to the new strategic priorities and operational plan.
- Craft concept notes, project proposals and/or investment cases to mobilize additional funding for country-level HSS work.
- Conduct analytical work to build the evidence base for specific innovative approaches or interventions.
- Document and package the learnings from PSI's innovative work to help tell our story to stakeholders.
- Develop materials and approaches to effectively build capabilities within PSI in areas of health systems strengthening.
Requirements
- Graduate degree in Health Economics, Health Financing, Public Health or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the international development sector with increasing levels of responsibility.
- Minimum of five years of relevant experience in health systems reforms, preferably working closely with or within national governments.
- Experience in 'institutionalization' of programs/projects within government systems.
- Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders including different types of donors.
- Strong strategic and analytical skills.
- A keen sense of urgency and strong work ethic, positive mindset, and comfort with ambiguity.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent writing and presentation skills.
- Fluency in written and oral English; fluency in written and oral French, Spanish and/or Portuguese desired.
- A passion for improving the lives of the women, men and children that PSI serves.
Benefits
- Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for a period of one year.
- Individual Task Orders will be issued under the IQC with specific details for each assignment.
