Local Health Financing Consultant (multiple global locations)

This position is open to applicants in Canada, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Taiwan.

ThinkWell seeks technical experts who understand public financing and funding in five countries of interest. This includes the understanding of how a government’s health budget is developed, decided, and executed. Each country expert should be able to frame the current landscape, determine the government’s challenges and priorities, and identify the policy reforms that are underway or have been implemented to strengthen the health budget. Ideally, each expert would have knowledge of the immunization budget, but knowledge of the overall health budget is also acceptable. Most importantly, each expert should understand the environment in the countries of interest and should have insights into the Ministry of Finance, Treasury, or other similar-type institutions that are making financing and budget allocation decisions. The experts may be a former government technocrats or advisors who has put together budget submissions or helped to inform budgetary processes in the government.

Job Responsibilities:
The consultants will lead the early facilitation of inputs and support the production of technical documents that can clearly evidence challenges and opportunities for sustainable immunization financing (SIF). Each consultant will work closely with the ThinkWell team to identify best ways to prepare and present information before internal and external audiences and help build a case for the introduction of SIF in each country of interest.

The consultants will support delivery on project objectives through 2023. Countries of interest include Canada, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Taiwan.

Requirements

1. Experience in consulting, with proven record of positioning projects in the health sector;
2. Exceptional problem solving and analytical capabilities;
3. Outstanding writing and verbal presentation skills in English and the country’s native language;
4. Skilled at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences;
5. Robust knowledge of health system in the countries of interest.