Consultant – Regional Health Financing Strategy

Lead drafting of WHO Africa’s Regional Health Financing Strategy by consolidating evidence, facilitating technical consultations and translating policy directions into an actionable framework. The home-based consultant will also prepare Regional Committee materials and a regional financial-protection report.

• Review global regional and national health-financing evidence and develop the strategy framework
• Facilitate technical brainstorming and consultation with WHO teams and Member States
• Draft revise and finalise the Regional Health Financing Strategy and Regional Committee documents
• Prepare executive summaries policy briefs presentations and publication-ready materials
• Support analysis and writing of the regional financial-protection monitoring report

• Hold an advanced degree in health economics health financing and policy public health development economics or a related field
• Have at least ten years of experience in health financing health policy or health-system reform
• Demonstrate experience drafting strategic frameworks or policy documents for international or regional bodies
• Demonstrate excellent analytical writing synthesis facilitation coordination and communication skills
• Have excellent written and spoken English

• Doctorate in health economics
• Experience in data analysis capacity building and research publication
• Experience in the African region
• Knowledge of French

• Health Financing
• Health Economics
• Policy Development
• Strategic Planning
• Evidence Synthesis
• Financial Protection
• Stakeholder Facilitation
• Technical Writing

• Microsoft PowerPoint

• The assignment is off-site and home based
• No travel is expected
• Work is supervised by the Health Financing and Governance Unit Team Lead