This position gives overall leadership and direction to operational design, implementation and quality assurance of the Support for Service Delivery (SSD-E) Performance-Based Incentives (PBI) component. The Advisor serves as key staff and member of the SSD-E management team responsible for contributing to overall project direction and functioning. Working in collaboration with PBI counterparts in the Sector III health systems project, SSD-E management team, zonal/district personnel and national, zonal and district-level stakeholders, the Advisor will develop and refine the approach to enable transfer from the project to Malawian counterparts. S/he works collaboratively with other team members on program planning, implementation and problem-solving support. Given PBI is a cross-cutting function within SSD-E, the advisor will work with, and often times through project and external counterparts to ensure achievement of expected results. |
| Responsibilities: |
- Assure the proper design, buy-in and functioning of the PBI system
- Provide evidence-based guidance
- Advise the COP as Chair of the Management Advisory Group (MAG) on PBI issues
- Work with counterparts to assure the PBI pilot provides guidance on roll out to SSD-E districts
- Responsible for generating and executing on PBI work plan
- Responsible for anticipating and seeing operational challenges through to the point of resolution
- Ensure the PBI component conducts the necessary planning and management activities to facilitate smooth and efficient program functioning
- Work with the Finance and Administration (F&A) to ensure proper financial management of PBI component
- Work with program, finance and administrative staff to generate and assure proper functioning of PBI contracts
- Assure timely development of PBI initiatives based on local circumstances
- Assure evidence based timelines for PBI execution are met
- Identify and mobilize technical assistance as necessary
- Support the M&E function, including system development, data collection and analysis
- Contribute to annual planning process in close collaboration with the rest of the program team
- Report on activities, according to project timelines.
- Document lessons learned, as well as success stories, and incorporate into operations as part of a commitment to optimal project performance
- In collaboration with the F&A Director, facilitate the development of systems and processes that support quality personnel, financial and operations management.
- Develop innovative methods for describing and documenting the effects PBI that will contribute to global evidence base
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| Required Qualifications: |
- MPH with 5+ years’ experience in Performance Based Financing Programming
- Command of current theory and practice of PBI and PBI program design
- Ability to facilitate common vision based on participatory engagement
- Familiarity with approaches to data monitoring, validation/audit and performance improvement
- Strong change management, results-oriented and decision-making skills
- Familiar with public and private sector health facilities at all levels, including their clinical, administrative and management functions
- Experience in the development of strategic and tactical plans in collaboration with other stakeholders who may represent a wide range of interests and needs
- Ability to build capacity and collaboration between governmental and non-governmental partners and other project implementers
- Demonstrated excellent team building skills
- A team player accustomed to building team capacity, and developing communities of learning among host-country partners and counterparts
- Experience in designing/writing, reviewing and/or editing data for donor reporting and presentations
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, writing and oral presentation skills
- Ability to travel in Malawi and internationally
- Fluency in English
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