Results Based Financing Expert Job – Enabel

Job Summary

Enabel, the Belgian Development Agency, together with USAID, are implementing the bilateral Co-operation between Uganda & Belgium.

The Results Based Financing Expert contributes to attainment of the specific objective of the activity, in the role assigned to him/her by the project documents (TFF, agreement or contract) namely, in general to provide specialist technical support to the activities of the projects at implementation 1 level, especially in the areas of Results-Based Financing and Health System Strengthening, to be transferred to the partner. On this note, Enabel in Uganda, is seeking to recruit ONE Results Based Financing Expert (RBF Expert) as well as a pool recruitment .

Major Roles and Responsibilities:

As Results Based Financing(RBF) Expert:

Main tasks

• Analyze the situation and the needs of the Project: and prepare plans accordingly
• Contribute to updating the Theory of Change of the intervention and to adapting, where applicable, the proposed chain of results
• Contribute to defining and planning the activities to be realized to contribute to the intervention results
• Support the field teams in developing content, terms of reference and guidelines for capacity building and performance review activities
• Participate in capacity building, supervision and mentorship, performance review activities when required
• Contact and establish relations with all interesting or needed stakeholders especially at central level
• Provide and coordinate the necessary technical input to achieve the results (colleagues, national partners, national and international consultants, etc.)
• Supervise M&E activities of the project so that the performance of the intervention can be reliably and accurately measured
• Supervise development and completion of the databases in order to allow for digital and up-to-date management of information
• Provide for mechanisms and methods allowing for correct scientific monitoring of achievements

As Technical Advisor in Results Based Financing:

Main tasks

• Remain informed of recent interesting evolutions at national and international level on result based financing
• Participate to scientific and technical forums in that specific area
• Carry out required prospecting to remain innovative and creative in achieving the expected change
• Provide structured and comprehensible feedback to all team members
• Produce, depending on the needs, the necessary strategy and technical papers with and for the partner.
• Participate to the strategy dialogue at the sector and technical level
• Ensure the dialogue with national and international institutions and Organisations
• Participate actively to the harmonization, coherence and coordination between different TFPS
• Actively contribute to the elaboration of proposals if requested

As Knowledge Manager:

Main tasks

• Organize in the intervention a knowledge management and knowledge building system with the objective of contributing to the national learning on RBF
• Update the factual data (evidence) to be fed into decision-making process.
• Put in place genuine learning dynamics through permanent monitoring of activities fostering short learning loops
• Create a setting that is conducive to learning, writing, reflection, self-criticism and self-assessment
• Train actors in literature research, in writing scientific or popularizing project articles
• Introduce new technologies and methods in the learning process
• Deliver the generated knowledge and factual data to the appropriate level
• Document best practices and lessons learned throughout the project to prepare for capitalization events
• Coordinate the production of the M&E and strategic learning section of quarterly and annual reports
• Contribute to mid-terms and end term evaluation
• Produce strategic, policy and technical communication about the progress of the project
• Produce factual data (evidences) about innovations and achievements and present them (posters, presentations at conferences…) so to feed the policy debate at national level
• Organize and coordinate capitalization and dissemination events

As Facilitator/Support to Change Process:

• Advise partner entities on actions to be taken to improve their management as well as how to implement these actions
• Facilitate the change process,
• In association with the partners, adapt the Organisational structure, optimize the processes, improve the systems and strengthen staff competences.

Qualification Required:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine, Health Economics, Pharmacy, Public Health, Health Administration or any other Health related Medical qualification form a recognized University
• A Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Economics and Health Administration

Knowledge and Experience:

• A Minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a specialist in the field of Public Health or Health Economics
• At least 3 years’ experience in working with the Public Health system of Uganda
• At least 3 years working experience in the field of Results Based Financing
• Experience in working with Bilateral agencies and development co-operation
• Good analytical and experience in strategic alignment with Project goals
• Good knowledge and experience about Project design and Project cycles
• Good understanding of M&E frameworks and Health Indicators
• Knowledgeable about knowledge management and capacity building
• Knowledge of Logic Framework, Health Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluation tools
• Good knowledge about the National Health System of Uganda
• Good communication and facilitation skills
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and use of Internet tools

Salary Package Enabel will offer a Gross salary package of between UGX 10-12 Million, medical Insurance and a 13th Month package paid in December. Salary is accordance to the years of experience.

How to apply

Interested applicants should submit their hard copy applications including a cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV) of 4 pages’ maximum and copies of relevant academic documents with names of at least 3 professional referees; their emails and telephone contacts to:

The Human Resource Officer;
Enabel in Uganda
Plot 1B Lower Kololo Terrace
P.O. Box 40131
Kampala.

On-line applications to be submitted to: https://jobs.enabel.be/go

Send in your application not later than Friday 7th May, 2021 at 5pm. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and invited for a written test.