Senior Health Financing Advisor

Job Location: Washington, DC     

Telework Eligible: Yes, at least 3 days per week in-person reporting at Washington, DC office.

Remote Eligible: No.

The Global Health Training, Advisory and Support Contract (GHTASC) delivers effective global health programming to advance the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Global Health (GH) through institutional support and workforce development services from junior, mid-level, senior and expert advisory and administrative professionals.

Credence and its partner, the Public Health Institute (PHI), are both employers for GHTASC, and are seeking a Senior Health Financing Advisor. This position will be hired under Public Health Institute (PHI).

Access to a choice of quality, affordable contraceptive methods is an essential component in the provision of family planning and reproductive (FP/RH) services, and in turn the ability of women and men to make reproductive choices.  However, because of inadequate and unreliable financing for contraceptive supplies and the supply chains needed to distribute them, many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are unable to maintain access to FP/RH services for people who need them, most especially the poor and near poor. The Senior Financing Advisor will be responsible to lead Agency efforts to strengthen financing and policy environments that support access to contraceptives, with a primary focus on increasing access to financing for the procurement and distribution of contraceptives and other FP/RH commodities in the public and private sectors.

The Senior Health  Financing Advisor will serve as a senior technical advisor in the Commodity Security and Logistics (CSL) Division, Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH), Bureau for Global Health (GH).  The CSL Division is one of four divisions within PRH.  PRH advances and supports family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) programs worldwide.  The Office provides global coordination and leadership for improved policy, advocacy, and health outcomes; generates, organizes, and disseminates knowledge in response to global and country needs; and partners with USAID field missions to accelerate progress towards achieving FP/RH development objectives.  PRH is committed to advancing and supporting a more inclusive, diverse, equitable, accessible, anti-racist and learning community and to integrating these values into Office operations, functions, and programming.  PRH believes that having a diverse workforce benefits and enriches the development of all staff and our work.

The CSL Division includes 19 staff and serves as a world leader to ensure the long-term availability for clients in low- and middle-income countries of a range of quality-assured contraceptives and FP/RH commodities.  The Division achieves its mission through (1) procurement and delivery of contraceptives and FP/RH commodities for country programs in the public and private sectors; (2) technical assistance to strengthen sustainable country-led supply chains that are resilient and responsive to local contexts and needs; and (3) global thought leadership to serve as a trusted resource in the global public health supply chain community.  The CSL Division thus oversees a global supply chain that procures and delivers FP/RH commodities for USAID-supported country programs; provides technical and management support to Mission-funded programs for supply chain strengthening; and has responsibility for headquarters funding for global technical leadership, Mission support, and partnerships in support of its mission.  CSL staff support USAID Mission investments in FP/RH commodity procurement and related supply chain technical assistance.

Full salary range for this position is $133,380 to $200,720 per year, with the starting salary determined based on candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert to USAID and partners for FP/RH commodity and supply chain financing, including domestic resource mobilization and employing innovative measures to generate financing for commodities and supply chains in LMICs.
• Conduct analyses and develop presentations to identify and assess interventions to strengthen financing for FP/RH commodities and supply chains and identify emerging trends and programmatic advances and challenges.
• Provide technical expertise for the preparation and/or review of multidisciplinary program strategies, evaluations, theories of change, program/project designs, monitoring, and evaluations related to FP/RH commodity and supply chain financing.
• Provide technical leadership to coordinate with global and country stakeholders as well as within USAID to strengthen financing for FP/RH commodities and supply chains across all sectors – public, NGO, and commercial private – and all market segments; and to coordinate with broader efforts for access to health commodities.
• Support PRH and CSL efforts to join with countries to ensure that country strategies support sustainable advancements in commodity and supply chain financing, and are supported with the appropriate technical assistance. 
• Provide technical leadership to support advocacy in government, civil society, and the private sector for FP/RH commodity and supply chain financing.
• Lead CSL-managed activities to advance the Division’s global leadership in strengthening policy environments and financing for contraceptive access in LMICs, including monitoring of work plans and developing priorities for new investments.
• Assist USAID Missions and implementing partners in data collection and analysis for advocacy in policy changes to encourage an enabling environment for access to contraceptives in USAID-supported countries.
• Provide thought leadership to advance the field of health commodity security. Participate and lead technical advisory and working groups; publish technical papers; and present at FP/RH, international development, and other relevant professional conferences. 
• Respond to queries and prepare reports to guide USAID HQ and Mission decision-making as well as reporting for Congress and other stakeholders.
• As part of CSL’s country backstopping, provide technical and management support for FP/RH commodity procurement and supply chain strengthening programs in select USAID-supported countries. Coordinate with back stops from other GH supply chain divisions and serve as the main point of contact for all FP/RH commodity and supply chain technical assistance needs.                
• Travel 20-30% of the time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience, bachelor’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience, Associate’s degree and 14 years of relevant experience, or High School graduate and 16 years of relevant experience.

• US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency with the ability to obtain and maintain a Facility Access clearance is required. For Permanent Residents, this means having resided in the US for at least 3 of the past 5 years.

Other Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a discipline relevant to the technical focus of this position – for example, business administration, economics, financing, marketing, public health, international development. or other relevant field.
• Extensive professional experience working in global health, with some focus on health commodity and/or supply chain financing or other experience directly related to these areas.
• Demonstrated experience working in low- and middle-income country settings and using originality and ingenuity to deal with the uncertainties and constraints, such as resource constraints and data limitations, that characterize international development.
• Demonstrated experience in building coalitions with diverse organizations to achieve common objectives.
• Demonstrated flexibility and openness in responding to changing work priorities and environment.
• Demonstrated ability as an entrepreneurial and self-motivated problem-solver with proven ability to work independently and, equally, to effectively contribute to and lead teams, establish effective relationships among a wide range of partners, and promote and accept team direction.
• Service-oriented mindset, appreciative listening, and ability to translate complex ideas into material easily understood by diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good oral communication and writing skills.
• Willingness to travel to LMICs.
• Knowledge of and/or experience working in health commodity security in LMICs with a proven ability to contribute to improved access to health products.
• Ability to travel 20-30% of the time.   

Competencies/Performance Criterion:

• Innovation: Takes initiative to propose new ideas/approaches and demonstrates ability to find new and better ways to accomplish work 
• Client Service: Communicates with clients, handling any issues politely and efficiently; understands and is available to clients; maintains pleasant and professional image. 
• Accountability: Takes ownership of work responsibilities and holds high standards. Keeps commitments and takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met.  Pursues efficiency and effectiveness and adheres to organization policies and procedures. 
• Interpersonal Skills: Works in cooperation with others and communicates effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, clients, and other outside contacts. 
• Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues professional development that is aligned with organizational role, contribution, and goals; proactively shares knowledge with others to foster learning across the organization. 

Prior to submitting your application your resume must include relevant paid and non-paid experience showing dates held with month, year and hours worked per week for each position. Please ensure that all relevant experience and education is documented on your resume. There is no limitation to resume length; updates to resumes will not be accepted during the interview and selection process.