Moldova: Senior advisor in health financing

Organization: Trimbos Institute
Country: Moldova
Closing date: 13 Oct 2014

Vacancy for part-time (50%) senior health financing expert for Project Implementation Unit in Chisinau, Moldova for the “Reform of Mental Health Services in Moldova” Project

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has contracted the Consortium led by the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos Institute) to implement the project “Support to the Reform of Mental Health Services in Moldova" (2014-2018). The overall goal of the project is to support the mental health system reform in Moldova with revised legal and regulatory framework and financial mechanisms, built on the model of community-based mental health services that will be developed, tested and implemented in 4 districts. The envisaged impact is the improvement of wellbeing of mental health service users through equitable access to effective mental health services at community level, closer to their homes. The project pursues three primary objectives: provide access to community-based mental health services (primary care, community-based care, acute inpatient mental health services in district hospitals), improve intersectoral cooperation in the implementation of the new model of community-based care, and create an enabling environment for mental health service users to exercise their rights through advocacy and awareness raising activities. The personnel structure of the PIU will include: 1 local project manager; 3 senior advisors, 1 communications and anti-stigma advisor, 1 chief accountant, 1 administrative assistant, 1 translator/interpreter and 1 driver/logistics assistant.

Requirements

Education: University degree in economics, financing, insurance or Master’s degree in a relevant field (health financing, health economics, public health). A PhD degree is an asset.

Experience

The incumbent should possess:

• At least six years of professional working experience in health financing, specifically in public health sector budgets and insurance;
• Demonstrated ability to conduct financial analyses, costing methodologies and conducting health service evaluations;
• Knowledge of and insight into current best practices in public finance and accounting systems, insurance packages, governance and accountancy standards and processes;
• Expertise in forecasting and costing to support strategic and operational planning, as well as in business planning and business case development in public health systems;
• Experience in writing and editing technical documents and proposals
• Familiarity and experience with results-based management.
• Write technical reports as well as support the project manager in writing relevant project documents

Skills and competencies:

The incumbent should be able to:

• Work effectively with experts and key stakeholders
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrate strong networking skills
• Excellent track record in writing technical reportsLanguage skills
• Romanian, English and Russian

How to apply:

Interested candidates should submit their applications in English (Letter of intention, CV, relevant recommendation letters and references) with the subject line “Health Financing Expert” by Monday, October 13th 2014to the following e-mail address:ipetrea@trimbos.nl.