MSH is seeking a Senior Advisor for Public Financial Management (PFM) for a 5-year $25 million health systems strengthening (HSS) project in Liberia. The purpose of the USAID-funded Liberia Local Health Solutions (LHS) activity is to enhance the functions of the Liberian health system to sustainably deliver improved quality of health services that are responsive to the needs of the population. The activity will seek to achieve the following five expected results: (1) Strengthened decentralized health governance; (2) Improved quality of health services; (3) Sustainable implementation of health financing mechanisms; (4) Increased transparency and accountability around health resources for improved service delivery; and (5) Local Liberian organizations successfully implement donor-funded health activities.
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 45 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia, and Medford, Massachusetts, US headquarters, our staff from 73 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health. Since 1971, MSH has worked in more than 150 countries to help ensure sustainable, resilient, and equitable access to quality health care around the globe. MSH collaborates with local partners, from the national government to the community, to strengthen health systems. We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in health.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Senior Advisor for PFM is accountable for project results, activity implementation, deliverables and ongoing monitoring and reporting on project activities related to strengthening public financial management in the health sector. They will provide technical direction, technical oversight, coaching and mentoring, and monitor the implementation of project PFM-related activities by eight (8) county level PFM advisors that will support County Health Teams (CHTs) as well as provide limited technical assistance (TA), especially around risk mitigation, to the central Ministry of Health (MOH) as requested by the MOH.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support the Government of Liberia’s (GOL) efforts to strengthen PFM at the national and subnational levels, including implementation of the MOH’s Financial Management Manual, Risk Mitigation Plan, and responding to audit report findings and recommendations.
- Lead or support analytical work and analysis in areas potentially including the GOL’s annual budget and budget expenditure/execution analysis to inform budget advocacy by the MOH, CHTs, and civil society to the legislative and executive branches of the GOL.
- Develop (update or adapt as needed) and implement project PFM-related activities, performance monitoring plan, and annual work plans related to PFM activities.
- Ensure technical excellence within budget and on-time delivery of activities related to PFM.
- Collaborate with the project leadership to ensure PFM activities are closely monitored and documented throughout implementation and that actions are taken to continually improve activity performance.
- Participate in technical forums, technical working groups (TWGs), and other meetings with GOL and other counterparts and stakeholders as appropriate.
- Support and provide technical oversight of the county level LHS project PFM advisors and implement an effective performance-monitoring program of their work including regular check-ins, coaching and mentoring.
- Serve as the project focal point for health financing related activities, including attending the health financing TWG chaired by the MOH and providing oversight of any health financing related consultants that the project may recruit from time to time.
- Continually scan the project environment and ensure effective dialogue and relationships with project clients (USAID and MOH at all levels), and other local and international stakeholders.
- Provide clear and timely responses to PFM-related inquiries or concerns that are received by the project, in consultation with project leadership as appropriate.
- Ensure effective project collaboration, coordination and internal working relationships with other project staffs to build synergies across project areas for maximum impact.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A postgraduate qualification in accounting or similar disciplines and at least seven (7) years of relevant experience.
- At least five (5) years of experience providing technical leadership and/or support for GOL PFM related activities in Liberia.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and support, capacity building and technical assistance on the design and implementation of PFM and risk mitigation activities.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with senior-level colleagues, particularly interacting productively and professionally.
- Ability to align a technical team of PFM advisors with result areas and activities.
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English.
- Only Liberian citizens are eligible for this position.
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