The National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control Programme (NASCP) is implementing a CDC supported 5-year project to deliver client-centred, high quality comprehensive HIV care and treatment and laboratory services to reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets and end AIDS by 2030. The engagement of a Health Financing Specialist is to provide technical support in integration of comprehensive HIV/AIDS health services into existing health insurance schemes and, to lead the development of a health sector blueprint for integration of comprehensive HIV/AIDS services into the health insurance schemes. This project employs a patient-centred approach that integrates contextual health systems strengthening with comprehensive HIV care, including critical services mainstreamed towards those infected and affected by HIV.
<ul> <li><a name="_Hlk178612664">Support engagement efforts with the leadership of the National and State Houses of Assembly, Governors’ Forum and National Council of Health to increase domestic funding and allocations for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care</a></li> <li><a name="_Hlk178612529">Facilitate the adoption of NASCP’s blueprint/formal recommendation on HIV and Health Insurance by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) </a></li> <li>Coordinate health insurance demand-creation activities at State & health facility levels to mobilize/enrol PLHIV in health insurance schemes</li> <li><a name="_Hlk178612692">Lead requisite engagements with respective State Health Insurance Agencies (SHIAs) across the country to ensure inclusion of indigent PLHIV in Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) and State-sponsored equity health insurance schemes</a></li> <li>Provide technical support for the Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) & Backward Integration agenda of the Federal Ministry of Health to ensure local production and possible open market availability of ARVs and other HIV commodities to ensure cost-effectiveness and efficient contracting under health insurance</li> <li>Facilitate inclusion of mapped HIV services in the benefit packages/plans of various health insurance schemes (formal, informal & equity schemes) of NHIA & SHIA, including participation in likely actuary analysis as a prelude to such inclusion</li> <li>Lead effort to ensure that parent healthcare facilities of all ART sites in the country are registered as health insurance providers under both NHIA & SHIAs</li> <li>Develop strategic plans for expansion of private sector & philanthropic (corporate & individual) participation in funding support for HIV programme and/or payment of health insurance premium for indigent PLHIV</li> <li>Develop framework for monitoring integration of HIV services, demand-creation and enrolment of PLHIV into health insurance schemes</li> </ul>
<ul> <li>Degree in social science, health economics, actuarial science, or related field</li> <li>Advanced degree in public health, health financing, health economics or related field is required</li> <li>Five (5) years working experience in HIV program management and/or Health Insurance</li> <li>Ability to engage multiple & critical stakeholders</li> <li>Ability to multitask and solve complex operational issues in health care settings</li> <li>Well-developed analytical skills and track record of teamwork and ability to produce high quality results and outputs under pressure with minimal supervision.</li> <li>Strong client orientation, interpersonal and diplomatic skills, ability to support policy and program discussions with high level government officials.</li> <li>Capacity building experience and the ability to explain and present concepts in clear and simple ways. </li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work in multi-cultural teams and environment, and to travel regularly to states to support implementation of work programs and skills development for sub-national health management teams.</li> <li>Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, including excellent speaking and writing skills in English.</li> </ul>
<ul> <li>Timely quarterly progress reports on; <ul style="list-style-type:circle"> <li>enrolment of PLHIV into health insurance</li> <li>integration of HIV services into benefit packages/plans of health insurance schemes of NHIA & SHIAs</li> <li>domestic resource mobilization effort that includes government budgetary allocations (national & State) and private sector participation in HIV programme funding</li> <li>support for SWAP & backward integration agenda for local production and/or possible open market availability of ARVs and other HIV commodities</li> </ul> </li> </ul>
The Health Finance Specialist will be accountable to the National Coordinator and reporting directly to the National Coordinator.
According to the agreed renumeration
Deadline for submission of application for this position is Tue Oct 22 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). Any application sent in after the set deadline will be disqualified.
