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Principal Health Economist - Health # Grade: PL- 4

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  • Position N°: NA
  • Reference: ADB/12/13
  • Publication date: 27/01/2012
  • Closing date: 26/02/2012

Objectives

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Duties and responsibilities

  • Formulate and propose Bank’s Country Assistance Strategies for the Health sector in collaboration with the health team in general and in particular with those involved already and financing and in health economics activities in particular, by:
    • conducting analyses of the health situation of a country and analyzing health systems and health financing constraints, collecting and analyzing demographic data, disease patterns, human, material and infrastructure resources, as well as health financing and equity indicators;
    • recommending health sector studies/projects/programmes to be included in the lending programme for each country, particularly in the areas of medical education, e-health, governance and health insurance
    • leading Economic and Sector Work (ESWs) to inform country dialogue and policies including public expenditures reviews, Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS), evidence based costing and budgeting exercises (MBB), community of practices related to Health financing issues (COP) and other economic analyses;
    • preparing terms of reference and supervise health financing and other economic studies in the health sector and assist borrowers in recruiting consultants, reviewing and approving reports,
    • initiating and maintaining a high level policy dialogue with borrowers and other agencies involved in the health sector;
    • advising Governments/Bank Management on proposed health sector strategies and policies and future operational plans,
  • Initiate and conduct missions to:
    • identify, prepare, appraise and launch health projects/programmes for Bank-financing including Health insurance interventions;
    • - conduct financial and economic analysis underpinning health projects and provide recommendations regarding the amounts, terms and conditions of the loan;
  • Conduct technical supervision of on-going health projects/programmes by:
    • monitoring the achievements of Bank funded programs
    • conduct analysis of Bank’ project economic and financial performance including cost- effectiveness, cost benefit and benefit incidence analysis
    • preparing and monitoring portfolio performance reports for the Health sector;
  • Identify and coordinate the needs for co-financing health projects/programmes and initiate proposals for funding by:
    • operationalizing an integrated approach to sustainable development, taking into account cross-cutting issues i.e. poverty, environment, population, gender and institutional development,
    • monitoring and reviewing health sector aid programmes of other donor agencies in each specific regional member country and determining financing gaps,
    • representing the Bank/Department at national and international health related meetings;
  • Perform other related administrative or technical duties as required by the Manager or Director on health related issues; attending Working Group, Loans Committee, Loan Negotiations and Board meetings; and guiding and assisting lower-graded staff in the same or related functions.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

  • At least a Master’s Degree in Economics with concentration in Health Economics and or Economics of Service Delivery
  • At least Six (06) years relevant experience in conducting economic and financial analysis of projects and programs,
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills as demonstrated by the production and or contribution to analytical reports/ publications,
  • Experience in analysis of health policies in developing countries, particularly in Africa;
  • Very good knowledge of STATA or equivalent statistical package as well as the standard software used in the Bank (Word, Excel, etc.);
  • Ability to communicate and write effectively in English and/or French, with good working knowledge of the other language.

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To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.

  • Submitted by: Mohamed YOUSSOUF Division Manager, CHRM 1
  • Approved by: Gemina O.ARCHER-DAVIES Director, CHRM

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank's requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online application, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). The AfDB President reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply: www.afdb.org/jobs

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