About CHAI
Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening health systems worldwide and expanding access to care and treatment against HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources on the ground in order to save lives, through better organization of the markets for medicines and other medical consumables and more effective local management. CHAI does not manage programs independent of national systems and does not set up parallel health systems. Instead, CHAI responds to the invitation of governments to support them on their priorities. We are focused on impact at scale and have secured price reduction agreements for various treatments in over 70 countries, including reducing the cost of viral load laboratory tests by 50% in South Africa . CHAI teams work with more than 30 governments to tackle major barriers to effective health care.
About the program
The government of Burkina Faso is committed to accelerating progress towards universal health coverage and adopting reform programs. This includes the launch of a government-funded free care program, which aims to completely eliminate user fees for services for pregnant women and children under 5, as well as for family planning services, so that people do not have to pay more than they can afford. In addition, the government has developed an ambitious community health strategy to improve health promotion and prevention. CHAI provides technical expertise to the Ministry of Health at all levels of the health system, from central to peripheral level, to strengthen the health system and strengthen health financing and improve the way resources are prioritized, coordinated, managed and monitored.
English Translation:
About the Program
The government of Burkina Faso is committed to accelerating progress towards universal health coverage and adopting reform programs. This includes the launch of a government-funded free health care program, which aims to eliminate user fees for pregnant women and children under five, as well as for family planning services, so that people do not have to pay more than they can afford. In addition, the government has developed an ambitious community health strategy to improve health promotion and prevention. CHAI provides technical expertise to the Ministry of Health at all levels of the health system, from central to peripheral, to strengthen the health system and health financing and to improve the way resources are prioritized, coordinated, managed, and monitored.
Role and Responsibilities
CHAI is looking for an Associate with experience in corporate finance and/or health financing as well as strong management experience and financial analysis skills to provide quality technical support to the Ministry of Health. The Associate will be based in be based in Ouagadougou and will provide crucial support in the implementation of our work plan, including the operationalization of strategic health financing reforms, improvement of planning and budgeting processes, and the operationalization of key strategies such as “1 plan 1 budget 1 report”. The role will involve close interaction with key governmental actors and development partners.
Responsibilities
CHAI is looking for a project manager, with experience in corporate finance and/or health financing as well as management experience and advanced financial analysis skills to provide quality technical support to the Ministry of Health. The project manager will be based in Ouagadougou and will provide crucial support in the implementation of our work plan, including the operationalization of strategic reforms in health financing, improvement of planning and budgeting process, and the operationalization of key strategies such as “1 plan 1 budget 1 report”. The role will include close interaction with key government stakeholders and development partners.
Specific activities may include the following:
- Act as a strategic advisor to senior government and Ministry of Health officials, providing support for key health financing strategies and reforms.
- Provide support to the government in carrying out in-depth financial analyzes in order to inform priority reforms. These analyzes may include those listed below:
- Efficiency analyzes that will inform interventions to improve financial management at central and peripheral levels and for different pillars of the health system
- A critical analysis of the distribution of financial resources for the entire health system as well as the expenses incurred.
- Other quantitative analyzes to assess opportunities to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of health financing in Burkina Faso.
- Play a key role in the operationalization of the “1 plan, 1 budget, 1 report” strategy, in particular:
- Support the planning and implementation of annual plans at central and decentralized level, in conjunction with the budgeting cycle of the Ministry of Finance
- Support the development of efficient governance allowing the monitoring and evaluation of the ministry’s strategic plans and annual plans
- Provide expertise in financial management for the implementation of an automated financial management system in health facilities
- Enable government partners in data analysis, including cost calculation, scenario modeling and budgeting
- Write presentations and reports for internal and external stakeholders regarding health system strengthening work in Burkina Faso.
- Work closely with the rest of the CHAI health financing team to ensure the implementation of key projects that aim to support the implementation of government priorities. This includes direct technical assistance and capacity building to help the team develop its technical expertise in health financing.
- Other potential duties as assigned by supervisor.
English Translation:
Specific activities may include the following:
- Provide support to the government in conducting advanced financial analyses to inform priority reforms. These analyses may include:
- Efficiency analyses that will inform interventions to improve financial management at both central and peripheral levels and across different pillars of the health system.
- A critical analysis of the allocation of financial resources throughout the entire health system and the expenses incurred.
- Other quantitative analyses to assess opportunities to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of health financing in Burkina Faso.
- Play a key role in operationalizing the “1 plan, 1 budget, 1 report” strategy, including:
- Supporting the planning and implementation of annual plans at central and decentralized levels, in conjunction with the finance ministry’s budgeting cycle.
- Supporting the development of effective governance for monitoring and evaluating strategic plans and annual plans of the ministry.
- Provide financial management expertise for the implementation of an automated financial management system in health facilities.
- Transfer expertise to government partners in data analysis, including costing, scenario modelling and budgeting.
- Draft presentations and reports for internal and external stakeholders on the work of health system strengthening in Burkina Faso.
- Work closely with the rest of CHAI’s health financing team to ensure the implementation of key projects that support the implementation of government priorities. This includes direct technical assistance and capacity building to help the team develop technical expertise in health financing.
- Other potential tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- A Master’s degree with at least 2-3 years of experience in a demanding environment, ideally in corporate finance, commerce, management consulting, finance, investment banking or a public sector advisory position in a similar field;
- Experience in strategy and finance consulting or managing complex technical projects, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership;
- Excellent organizational and management skills, particularly regarding time management and project management. An ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and to prioritize and manage projects under pressure;
- Exceptional skills in analyzing, researching and presenting qualitative and quantitative data;
- Past experience in Sub-Saharan Africa would be a great asset;
- Excellent relationship management skills, including experience developing and managing government relationships;
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to write clearly and concisely, including for technical documents such as national plans and guidelines;
- Good command of MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Ability to think strategically, manage ambiguity and work in a multicultural environment independently and with a sustained work pace;
- Self-taught with proven experience in launching new projects or initiatives and a strong analytical mind;
- Ability to learn new topics quickly and absorb and synthesize a wide range of information;
- A strong ability to build consensus between diverse multi-stakeholder groups and an ability to work in a multicultural environment;
- A strong work ethic, humility, integrity;
- A strong command of French and at least an intermediate level of English.
English Translation:
Qualifications
- A Master’s degree with at least 2-3 years experience in a demanding environment, ideally in corporate finance, business, consulting, finance, investment banking or public sector advisory role in a similar field;
- Experience in strategy and finance consulting or complex technical project management, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership;
- Excellent organizational and management skills, including time and project management. Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and to prioritize and manage projects under pressure;
- Outstanding analytical, research and presentation skills for both qualitative and quantitative data.
- Previous experience in Sub-Saharan Africa would be a big asset;
- Excellent relationship management skills, including experience in developing and managing government relations;
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to write clearly and concisely, including for technical documents such as national plans and guidelines;
- Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word;
- Ability to think strategically, manage ambiguity and work in a multi-cultural environment independently and with a fast pace of work;
- Self-starter with proven experience in launching new projects or initiatives and strong analytical skills;
- Ability to learn quickly new topics and to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information;
- Strong ability to build consensus among diverse multi-stakeholder groups and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;
- Strong work ethic, humility, integrity;
- Strong command of French and at least an intermediate level of English.
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