Senior Technical Advisor — Health Economics and Financing

The advisor designs an AfDB-administered financing instrument for maternal and newborn health, building economic evidence and country pipelines, defining governance and results frameworks, and mobilising donors so UNFPA and the Bank can convert health priorities into investable programmes across Africa.

Department: AfDB Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development Department

• Design a multi-country maternal and newborn health financing instrument
• Lead feasibility studies and health-economic modelling
• Define governance, risk, eligibility and results-financing frameworks
• Develop priority-country investment pipelines
• Advise AfDB leadership on health financing and fiscal space
• Mobilise donors and coordinate UNFPA-AfDB partnerships

• Advanced degree in health economics, finance, public health, economics or a related field
• At least six years of increasingly responsible international experience with substantial health-financing or development-finance work
• Track record with multilateral development banks or international financial institutions
• Policy-engagement expertise in maternal health financing in developing countries
• Effective written and oral communication in English or French

• International consultancy jointly recruited by UNFPA and the African Development Bank