Health systems strengthening advisor - epicFHI 360

FHI 360 is seeking applications for the position of Health Systems Strengthening Advisor for the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project in the Philippines. EpiC is a five-year global project funded by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development USAID) and is now on its second year of implementation. The project provides strategic technical assistance (TA) and direct service delivery to break through barriers to 95-95-95 goal of the country and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, treatment programming and viral load (VL) suppression among key populations (KPs) and priority populations (PPs).
In the Philippines, EpiC HIV has been working since October 2020 in Mega Manila to address critical gaps and bottlenecks in the response to HIV among KPs in the Philippines and build capacity of local, community based KP (Key Populations) organizations and work closely with the government of the Philippines to deliver HIV services tailored to the needs of KPs. Now on its second year, EpiC HIV Philippines will expand to new sites and increasingly work with implementing partners towards targeted testing to increase HIV case finding among high-risk KPs.
Job Summary
The HSS Technical Advisor will provide technical leadership and strategic inputs on project plans, programs, and activities pertaining to specific cross cutting concerns and health systems strengthening interventions in support of overall programmatic goals of the project. The HSS Technical Advisor will be reporting to the Project Director but will be working in close collaboration with the Technical, SI and Program sub-teams of EpiC-HIV. Within the EpiC HIV, s/he will be the lead technical adviser responsible for all activities linking Leadership and Governance, Financing, Procurement and Supply Chain, Human Resources for Health, Health Information System, Social and Behavior Change, among others to sustainable service delivery of prevention, care and treatment services in Epic HIV supported sites. S/he will coordinate with the Project Director to bring in new technical expertise and updated global practices.
Provide technical assistance to support the enhancement of health financing for HIV-AIDS in the
Philippines with special emphasis in supporting local government partners in securing and managing resources for HIV-AIDS program implementation and health systems strengthening at the local level, i.e., local budgeting, improve allocation of available finances considering the implementation of RA 11223 or the UHC law
Provide technical assistance to EpiC HIV partners, through development of tools and capacity building activities to identify and improve utilization of social health insurance, i.e., Philhealth and Indigent programs to reduce out of pocket costs; and explore opportunities for social contracting and social enterprise among partner CBOs and local government units.
Provide technical assistance to EpiC sites in establishing and strengthening HIV-AIDS service delivery networks and effective governance for HIV-AIDS through development of Quality assurance and improvement mechanisms that address identified systems barriers.
Provide technical assistance on the development of customized plans and interventions to enhance the capacity of Human Resources for Health at the local level to support implementation of HIV-AIDS program considering HRH challenges at the time of the pandemic, e.g., quality of health service provision, fast turn-over of HRH.
Work closely with EpiC Strategic Information sub team to strengthen info systems among partners and local sites, for improved program and service delivery
Provide technical assistance to support Procurement and Supply Chain Management of HIV-AIDS
commodities at the local level
Facilitate communication by answering implementing partner inquires and liaising with EpiC HIV
Philippines, government officials, and other local, regional, and international stakeholders in her/his area of work.
Organize meetings, trainings, and workshops in collaboration with Department of Health and other development partners.
Performs other duties, as assigned
Minimum Requirements
Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding public health issues among key populations, including people living with HIV in the Philippines.
Ability to manage and complete numerous tasks with a high degree of organization and limited resources.
Experience working with civil society organizations on health systems strengthening
Experience in proactively identifying risk, addressing issues, and appropriately communicating these to the project staff, FHI 360 HQ, and USAID as needed.
Experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different
organizations and cultures.
Ability to meet deadlines with strong attention to consistency, detail, and quality.
Ability to travel within the Philippines, as needed
Required Education and Work Experience
Master's degree in Knowledge/Information Services, Communications, Education, Environment,
Health Systems, Behavioral, Life/Social Sciences, International Development, Human Development, or related field required.
Five (5) years relevant experience in public health particularly in health systems, governance, financing, and policy with demonstrated ability to engage and coordinate key partners at both the national and local level
Demonstrates strong technical knowledge on Philippine health systems including governance, health financing, human resource for health, procurement, and supply chain, among others
Prior work experience on USAID funded programs with USAID PEPFAR funded programs preferred; HIV/KP focused programs a plus.
Prior work experience with coordination with DOH at national, regional, and local levels
Native Tagalog speaker and good communication skills and good command in written and spoken English.
Previous experience in the Philippines is required. The position will be based in Manila, Philippines and work out of the FHI 360 Country office. Preference is for Filipino national candidates.
This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
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Manila City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time