The USAID Health System Sustainability Activity (the Activity) in Timor-Leste is part of the global Local Health System Sustainability (LHSS) project, which works to strengthen health systems as a means to achieve universal health coverage and improve population health and well-being. The USAID Health System Sustainability Activity in Timor-Leste supports the Government of Timor-Leste to effectively and sustainably govern, finance, and deliver quality and affordable essential health services while being responsive and accountable to users and an engaged civil society. The Activity’s objectives are to strengthen health sector governance, enhance health sector workforce management, improve healthy behaviors, and improve health advocacy and civic engagement for health system strengthening.
- Scope of work
The National Health Sector Strategy 2020-2030 lays out its overarching strategic goal to build the stewardship role of the Ministry of Health. This will help the country reach its vision of universal health coverage. The strategy recognizes the role of the private sector in providing health care services which directly contributes towards overall service delivery in the country. Thus, the Ministry of Health, with the support of the Activity implementing several key interventions for governance, health financing and health.
To move this forward, the USAID Health System Sustainability Activity is seeking a consultant to undertake the following work:
- Update budget analysis and health financing training materials including planning organizes the delivery of training to the HFU and budget officials of the MOH.
- Support the Head of Health Financing Unit to analyze monthly MOH budget execution and produce report for the National Directorate of Budget and Financial management.
- Develop draft Health Financing questionnaires (with reference to key health financing indicators) to be included in the Household living standard survey 2024.
- Support the Health Financing Unit in developing a plan to revise the health financing strategy and draft key questions to assess the status of Health Financing Strategy.
- Plan and facilitate meeting of HFU and INSPTL for institutionalization of the Health Financing Curriculum and document the meeting outcomes including probable timeline to conduct the first pilot training by INSPTL.
- Coordinate with Senior Technical Advisor for technical support to finalize the deliverable on health financing policy brief.
- Required competencies, skills and experience of the consultant.
A. Core Competencies
- Delivery: Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement
- People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
- Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade, and transform
B. Technical/Functioning
- Understanding of health sector in Timor-Leste
- Ability to use methods, tools and analysis to determine ways to support the Ministry of Health in enhancing their capacity to improve service delivery.
- Understanding of health finance, including budget execution and public financial management
C. Academic Qualifications:
- Master's degree in economics, Public Health, Public Finance or Biostatistics, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with four to five years of relevant professional experience or three years with PhD. A university degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
D. Experience:
- At least five years of post-qualification work experience, demonstrated knowledge of financial data analysis, and/or budgeting and forecasting, and good understanding of efficiency, equity and sustainable health financing mechanism.
- Experience in working with government in relation to capacity strengthening, technical assistance on health system, financing or public financial management for health.
- Experience working with donor agencies and public institutions on effective health workforce planning and management highly preferred.
- Experience working on policy design, advocacy, and implementation highly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government counterparts and coordinate various actors such as different units, other ministries and government agencies, donors and NGOs.
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment where there is understanding of how the interventions are linked to larger activity goals.
- Familiarity with health systems strengthening concepts highly preferred.
- Familiarity with donor-funded projects especially USAID will be an advantage.
- Having experience implementing USAID project is an added advantage.
- Experience in developing databases, tools, and guidance in relation to private sector engagement is required.
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Word (word, excel, outlook, power point) and web-based applications is required.
- Timorese national and international consultants located in country are encouraged to apply.
E. Language:
- Fluency in writing, speaking and ability to present in English is required
- Ability to speak Tetum (Timor-Leste national language) or Portuguese is required
- Institutional Arrangement
- The consultant will work closely with the Senior Technical Advisor, Activity Team and Health Financing Unit in the Directorate of Budget and Financial Management of the MOH.
- The consultant will report to the Chief of Party of the USAID Health System Sustainability Activity.
- Duty Station
- The Consultant will spend 50% of his/her time in the USAID Health System Sustainability Activity, while 50% of his/her time will be working at the office of the Health Financing Unit.
- Deliverables
- Health financing and budget analysis training report.
- Short Term technical assistance report.
Tasks
Description
Estimated LOE
Support the health financing task
Support the health financing unit in organizing training of the Health Financing Unit members and coordination with Senior Technical Advisor to review the presentation and other materials, support the health financing unit to plan the preparation of health financing strategy.
15 days
Handholding and coaching of Health Financing Unit members
This task includes day to day coaching, handholding and ongoing technical support to the Health Financing Unit members to complete the MOH monthly budget execution analysis.
15 days
- Assumptions, Period of Performance, Expected Level of Effort (LOE), Reporting, and Travel
- Reporting: The consultant will report to the Chief of Party of the USAID Health System Sustainability Activity.
- Location: This position requires the consultant to be present in Dili for all the required meetings and workshops. Consultants who can be based in Dili for the duration of the assignment are highly preferred.
- Period of Performance and LOE: The consultant’s anticipated period of performance will be from March 5, 2024, to 31 June, 2024. These dates are subject to change depending on the date the candidate is selected. The consultant will invoice Abt Associates for the actual hours worked, up to 30 days.
- Travel: While this consultant will need to be based in Dili, they may need to travel outside of Dili (within Timor-Leste) if required. The number, timing, and duration of the trip(s) will be determined in consultation with the Chief of Party. Expenses will be reimbursable in accordance with the LHSS and Abt guidelines. All travel will be dependent on final approval from the Chief of Party.
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