Health Financing Consultant

Description

ThinkWell is seeking a consultant for an upcoming opportunity in Zanzibar. The Consultant will be responsible for leading a health financing landscaping report in Zanzibar.

This is a part-time consultancy, with a requirement for fluency in English and a preference for candidates based in Zanzibar.

What you'll do:
Lead development and stakeholder validation of a health financing landscaping report, including desk reviews and key informant interviews, based on a template and structure shared by ThinkWell.

• Carry out a desk review of relevant documents on Zanzibar’s health financing system, challenges, and policy developments, drawing from documents published by the Government of Zanzibar, WHO, World Bank, the IMF, and others.

• Engage stakeholders in government, private sector, and civil society and facilitate a series of key informant interviews (KII).

• Develop a stakeholder map of relevant parties.

• Lead drafting of the landscaping report, structured according to the four pillars of the ALM framework.

• Support dissemination of the report to key stakeholders, including through a PowerPoint slide deck which summarizes key findings from the report.

We are: ThinkWell core values are our fundamental organizational guiding principles. They define our corporate culture, influence our behavior at work and help us achieve our mission. Our values are:

Think big

Influence the conversation

Empower others

Be exceptional
Always question
Relate authentically

Evolve by learning

You are:
ThinkWell core competencies are foundational skills and behaviors that align with our values and are expected of all employees.
An entrepreneurial, results-oriented ‘do-er’ with a willingness to take risk, think big and challenge conventional wisdom.

A change maker who reaches independent judgement with an open mind, influences the conversation, and seeks innovation.

Able to help create an empowering environment in which everyone feels free to take initiative, be accountable and fail intelligently (learn from mistakes).

A collaborative colleague who engages constructively with people from different cultures, orientations, and perspectives and maintains positive relations in a virtual world.

Principally motivated by a growth mindset, meaning the pursuit of knowledge, experience, and self-improvement.  You always question and continuously learn.

Authentic, honest, direct, self-aware and open to giving and receiving feedback. 

Requirements

1. Advanced degree (Masters or above) in Health Finance, Health Economics, Business Administration or other relevant field preferred.
2. Experience working on health financing in Zanzibar.
3. Previous experience working with The Global Fund is a plus.
4. Connections, or ability to make connections, with key stakeholders in Zanzibar’s health financing space (to facilitate key informant interviews).
5. Strong verbal and written English language skills.

Please submit an introductory paragraph in English detailing your experience within Zanzibar and developing similar products.