Healthcare Financing Program Director / Country Manager Full Time

Results for Development (R4D) is a leading non-profit global development partner. We collaborate with change agents around the world — government officials, civil society leaders and social innovators — to create strong systems that support healthy, educated people. We help our partners move from knowing their goal to knowing how to reach it. We combine global expertise in health, education and nutrition with analytic rigor, practical support for decision-making and implementation and access to peer problem-solving networks. Together with our partners, we build self-sustaining systems that serve everyone and deliver lasting results. Then we share what we learn so others can achieve results for development, too.

We have a unique and vibrant culture at R4D. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of our work environment and help advance our mission. Diversity—of ideas, identities, perspectives and backgrounds—is vital to who we are and what we do. We seek people who embrace these values and will help reinforce them. Our work culture is collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial. We operate based on trust and respect. Teams across the organization frequently collaborate on programmatic work and support each other in continuously building a better R4D.

Position title: Program Director – Healthcare Financing/Country Manager, Tanzania

Location: This position is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and reports to the Executive Vice President (EVP) / Senior Health Financing Director on the project and to R4D’s Managing Director for country management responsibilities.

Department: Health

Position Summary:

The Program Director/Country Manager will provide overall strategic leadership and technical direction of our high-impact health, nutrition, market shaping, education, and other emerging portfolios and programs of work in Tanzania and will assume country office management responsibilities for the R4D Tanzania Office. In addition, the Program Director, with the support of the EVP, will provide technical leadership and program management support to the development and implementation of health financing activities for an anticipated FCDO grant in Tanzania. The Program Director will contribute to health financing strategy, project management, and analytic activities within the R4D Tanzania country team and may also contribute to strategy and program management of health financing activities in other countries that R4D operates. He/she will lead business development efforts in Tanzania, in collaboration with R4D’s Practice Leads, to build robust grant pipelines.

Responsibilities:

The Program Director/Country Manager (PD/CM) will serve as the leader of the Tanzanian Country Office and a key member of FCDO project leadership. The Program Director/Country Manager will play a key leadership role in co-creating, along with domestic in-country stakeholders, a holistic strategy for strengthening health, education, and nutrition systems in Tanzania. The Program Director will advise on overall project strategy and design, contribute technical expertise, supervise direct and indirect reports, manage local consultants, and oversee the implementation of health financing activities. The PD/CM will represent Tanzanian aspects of all portfolios within R4D, and actively collaborate with others in the organization, including as part of R4D’s management team and country leadership forum.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participates fully as a member of R4D by contributing, assisting, and participating in projects, activities, and initiatives as requested by management

Provide strategic direction and leadership in the design and implementation of health financing projects and activities in Tanzania and other geographies (60 %)

• Lead health economics and financing analysis in areas including, but not limited to, resource mapping, fiscal space, public financial management, strategic purchasing, provider payment, costing, cost-effectiveness, equity and efficiency.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership across the health financing activities and assist in the design and implementation of project activities.
• Oversee implementation of and provide quality control for technical scopes of work implemented through consultants, partners or subcontractors.
• Lead and participate in annual workplan development, review and implementation.
• Oversight of the budget management of Tanzania health financing activities.

Lead internal and external partner engagement (15%)

• Effectively represent R4D’s work in Tanzania externally and communicate our impact clearly and compellingly.
• Actively cultivate new relationships and effectively manage key ongoing relationships with partners in Tanzania, including the Tanzanian Government, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), development partners, bilateral and multilateral donor agencies and foundations (i.e. Gates Foundation, World Bank, FCDO, USAID), non-governmental organizations (local and international), local partners, private sector, civil society, the media, amongst others.
• Conceptualize knowledge management and communication strategies to promote the dissemination and uptake of our work and oversee the implementation thereof.
• Conceptualize strategic areas of impact and successfully lead the team in mobilizing funding for new opportunities

Effectively manage Country Office operations (15%)

• Lead the operationalization of ONE R4D Team Approach in Tanzania in line with R4D’s Global NGO strategy.
• Oversee and manage Tanzania-based R4D staff and project teams.
• Lead business development activities for the Tanzania Country Office.
• Provide strategic leadership on the execution and continuous improvement of country office operations and finances, including ensuring compliance with Tanzania laws and R4D policies and procedures, managing program budget and ensuring sound fiscal management.
• Contribute to the continued evolution of a positive and collaborative team culture that affirms diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Increase the knowledge base and understanding of R4D ’s health care financing work through regular monitoring, learning and evaluation; and development of various knowledge products. (10%)

• Contribute to relevant learning activities such as learning events and/or webinars supporting the achievement of project goals and objectives.
• Contribute to the effective monitoring of key activities and documenting and disseminating results at national, regional and/or global levels.
• Contribute to developing and adapting relevant analytic tools and methods for project aims

Qualifications and work experience

• MSc degree in health economics, health financing, health policy, public health, or related field. A PhD will be an advantage.
• 15 years of experience with at least 8 years of relevant global health experience.
• Track record of building trust, forging partnerships, and conducting advocacy across a wide variety of stakeholders in multicultural environments and across public and private sector actors in Tanzania.
• Expertise in health economics, healthcare financing, political economy, and policy development.
• Relevant work experience in a research institution, government, bilateral or multilateral development agency, consulting firm, NGO, or think tank.
• Experience effectively leading a high-performing project team.

Competencies and skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills and an approachable management style are essential to the success of the individual in this role along with the ability to work collaboratively, build relationships, understand the perspectives of all stakeholders, problem solve, and create/foster relationships and forge compromises
• Ability to think and solve problems in a structured, logical and creative manner
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills
• Strong strategic thinking skills and an entrepreneurial approach
• Ability to effectively work collaboratively in a team-based environment, as well as independently, to work on complex work streams/projects
• Comfortable leading and working with a diverse team located in different geographies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to prepare compelling presentations and written reports. Willingness to travel domestically, approximately 30%
• Fluency in oral and written English, and able to communicate in Swahili

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