Hospital Value for Money (VfM) Consultant - Health Policy Project (HPP) – Afghanistan

GRM International/Futures Group is implementing in Afghanistan, the Health Policy Project (HPP), a global, 5 year cooperative agreement funded by USAID. The overall goal of HPP is to strengthen developing country national and sub-national policy, advocacy, and governance for strategic, equitable, and sustainable health programming. HPP focuses on key health issues—namely, family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), HIV, and maternal health (MH)—while also promoting health systems strengthening and program integration. Central elements of HPP revolve around building in-country capacity, institutionalizing achievements of past investments, and promoting country ownership of programs and initiatives. HPP in Afghanistan is conceived as an initial 18-month program to build the capacity of the MoPH in its stewardship role with respect to the private health sector and to build and strengthen MoPH’s capacity in the design, negotiation and management of large hospital PPPs and ensure the long-term sustainability of health programs. It also seeks to build the capacity of local organizations in order to enable them to become better partners with government in the delivery of high-quality health services through the private health sector. Responsibilities: The Consultant will be responsible for assisting the MoPH PPP Unit staff in achieving value for money for a hospital PPP project requiring the following Scope of Work (SoW): The Value for Money Expert for Hospital Public Private Partnerships will work with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and relevant stakeholders to assist in completing hospital value for money assessments in coordination with the MoPH PPP Unit located within the Office of Privte Sector Coordination (OPSC). In particular, this position will engage in the following: Prepare the risk matrix for the identified hospital PPP project and provide recommendations in relation to optimal risk transfer to the private sector, financial impacts and proposed mitigation strategies; Prepare the Public Sector Comparator (PSC) data in relation to the hospital PPP project; Develop the models (both PSC and PPP reference) that reflect the requirements of the output specifications; Validate that all capital, operating and maintenance costs required to deliver the service according to the output specifications have been included in the models; Verify that all assumptions used are affordable, reasonable and appropriate; Compare the risk-adjusted PSC model with the risk-adjusted PPP reference model on a net present value (NPV) basis; Make a value-for-money assessment of which procurement choice is going to best achieve the desired outcomes that the institution targeted for the project; Provide capacity building to current staff together with guidelines and spreadsheets to facilitate future projects by the PPP Unit. Any other duties as assigned. Requirements It is essential that applicants have completed PPP VfM reports for various types of hospitals, including tertiary level referral teaching; obstetrics/gynecology large general district and community hospitals in developing countries. Previous experience in providing advice relating to healthcare and hospital services in Afghanistan and developing countries is desirable. Location and duration This assignment will involve a three-week TYD to Kabul, Afghanistan in September/October 2012 (dates TBD). Please note that further VfM assessments will be required for two additional PPP hospitals in the near future. If this position is of interest to you, please email your CV to vanessa.garcia@grminternational.com before Monday 10th of September 2012 following the steps below. a) State ‘Hospital Value for Money Consultant – Health Policy Project’ in the subject line and state where you saw this advertisement b) State four bullet points to demonstrate why you are a suitable candidate for this role

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