COUNTRY CONTEXT
Our work program in Mozambique includes a suite of lending operations as well as ASA, covering: reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH-N) related service delivery, early years, health system strengthening, including public financial management and fiduciary functions, human resources for health, health care financing, community health workers, fiscal transfers in health, and availability and distribution of medicines. Through this package of tasks, in collaboration with development partners, the World Bank is assisting the country to develop and implement country-led strategies and programs to achieve UHC. The World Bank and other partners will further step up efforts to scale up RMNCAH-N services in the context of UHC to reduce preventable deaths of women and children under the umbrella of the Global Financing Facility (GFF). The GFF is a broad coalition of bilateral and multilateral agencies that seek to transform the status of the health of women and children worldwide, especially in countries with high burden of RMNCA morbidity and mortality, through smart, scaled and sustainable financing that is linked to RMNCAH-N results. Mozambique is one of the GFF countries and is currently implementing a new health operation to support the implementation of the Investment Case (IC) focused on RMNCAH-N that the Government adopted in April 2017. At country level the IC is coordinated by the Government and supported by Health Partners (HP). The Government and HP are seeking ways to further improve the effectiveness of health sector spending program by improving prioritization, allocation of resources and fiduciary functions to maximize the benefits from the available resources domestic and external.
The Bank’s current portfolio in the health sector has two active operations; the Mozambique Primary Health Care Strengthening Program-for-Results (Moz. PHCSP), which from 2019 includes an Additional Financing to scale up results, and the Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health System Support Project (SATBHSS). The development objective of the Moz. PHCSP is to improve utilization and quality of RMNCAH-N services especially in underserved areas. The Moz. PHCSP became effective in April 2018 and will close on December 31, 2023. The SATBHSS Project aims to improve coverage and quality of TB control and occupational lung disease services and to strengthen regional capacity to manage the burden of TB and occupational diseases. In addition, the HNP contributes substantively to the Public Financial Management for Results Program (PFM4RP) focusing in the supply chain of medicines; an operation led jointly by the Governance and Education Practices and coordinated by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). The PFM4RP aimed to improve the transparency and efficiency of expenditures for the storage, distribution and availability of medicines at service delivery points in the public sector. The PFM4RP closed on March 30, 2019.
The HNP team in Mozambique also works with other Global Practices and Cross Cutting Solutions Areas, namely the Governance GP on Public Financial Management issues in the health sector, and the Climate Change Cross Cutting Solution Area on the building climate resilience in key sectors of the economy including health.
Duties and Accountabilities
The World Bank seeks to hire a ET Consultant with emphasis on the HNP GP’s future directions as outlined above. The Health Specialist will make intellectually sound and operationally relevant contributions to the World Bank’s program of work in and support to Mozambique. S/he will have the following main responsibilities:Â
•Contribute to the implementation of the Moz. PHCSP financed by IDA and GFF.
•Work closely with counterparts in MOH and Provincial Health Directorates to support integrated planning and budgeting processes at central and provincial levels and follow up the implementation of agreed actions to further improve the performance of the Moz. PHCSP
•Together with HNP team members, identify critical bottlenecks to the implementation of the operations, and propose remedial measures.
•Provide substantive technical inputs in monitoring and evaluation, and data analysis.
•Work with members of the World Bank team for Mozambique, including specialists in procurement and financial management, environmental and social safeguards, and operations to resolve operational issues related to project implementation.
•Prepare and provide support during supervision missions.
•Support the coordination with Moz. PHCSP co-financiers and health partners in general.
•Undertake regular field visits at provincial and district levels.
•Write briefs and reports on the status of the implementation of the project.
•When needed support coordination with complementary WB operations (i.e. Demographic Dividend Project)?
•Assist the task team in Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA) whenever deemed necessary
The work will be substantive in nature, requiring frequent interaction with counterparts in government, as well as Bank colleagues within both the HNP Global Practice and Country Management Unit, and across operational units and sectors.
The E T Consultant will report to the Practice Manager of Health Nutrition and Population for Eastern and Southern Africa. For day-to-day work, on ASA or operational programs, the Health Specialist will be guided by the respective Task Team Leader.
Selection Criteria
•Master’s degree in public health, nutrition, epidemiology, health economics or social sciences.
•Minimum of five years of experience as analyst, coordinator, or specialist in one or more of the following areas: Project management, public health program management, public administration in health, monitoring and evaluation, and or operational research.
•Prior experience in an international development institution (public, NGO, or private) is preferred.
•Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and Portuguese.
•Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills, ability to support dialogue with government officials and development partners.
•Integrative skills: Understands relevant cross-sectoral areas and how they are interrelated, able to undertake cross-sectoral approach in project management.
•Health, Nutrition and Population Knowledge and Experience: possesses expertise in health systems, public health nutrition and/or population/early years/.
•Teamwork: Proven ability to work in a team and intercultural environment, with minimal supervision.
•Willing to travel to remote areas in Mozambique.
•Field experience in developing countries is a plus.
COMPETENCIES (REQUIRED):
In addition to the above, the successful candidate is expected to demonstrate the following competencies:
•Knowledge and experience in development arena: understands policy making process; distills operationally relevant recommendations/lessons for clients
•Policy dialogue skills: identifies and assesses policy issues and plays an active role, under supervision, in the dialogue with the government/ or other stakeholders.
•Knowledge, Learning and Communication: Actively seeks knowledge needed to complete assignment and shares the knowledge with others, communicating and presenting information in a clear and organized manner, strong organizational, research, and oral presentation skills;
•Business judgment and analytical decision making: analyzes facts and data to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and others’ work.
•Client orientation: takes personal responsibility and accountability for timely response to client queries, requests or working to remove obstacles that may impede execution or overall success.
•Drive for results: Takes personal ownership and accountability through hands-on and action-oriented approach to meet deadlines and achieve agreed-upon results.
Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their second-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
The World Bank Group values diversity and encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of World Bank Group member countries to apply, regardless of gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Sub-Saharan African nationals, Caribbean nationals, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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