Programme Management Senior Officer _Strategic Purchasing (Internal Announcement), Multiple positions

Assist in designing a Purchasing Mechanism

• Assist in fine-tuning the design of the overall financing initiative

• Oversee the development and the adaptation of the Program Manual (or “Purchasing Manual”) that includes Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) that will govern the implementation

• Oversee  the definition of norms and criteria for provider eligibility

• Oversee the development of contracting modalities with eligible private providers

• Oversee and guide the development and adaptation of tools for supervision, monitoring, beneficiary feedback, performance evaluations and data analysis

• Support the development of the data management platform for managing reporting, claims processing and payment data, and performance monitoring

• Assist in the development of a communication strategy and tools

Capacity Building

• Oversee the development of training materials on purchasing

• Organize training sessions for policy makers, potential and selected health facilities, partners, and fund management office

Implement Purchasing Mechanism

• Conduct mapping of health facilities in the selected geographic areas

• Lead in negotiating and contracting with all participating health facilities

• Oversee the implementation of the scheme, including tools, for supervision, monitoring (quantitative and qualitative), beneficiary feedback, performance evaluations and data analysis

• Oversee both quantitative and qualitative verification of services

• Support administrative and finance team to ensure payments to the health facilities are made on time and according to the verification results

• Facilitate strategies to support private providers in establishing and maintaining quality standards including clinical guidelines, maintenance, facility management, etc. 

• Organize routine coordination meetings with program stakeholders (providers, local health authorities, implementing partners, etc.

• Actively track and manage risks, seeking and implementing effective mitigation strategies

• Report any issues impacting the initiative to the the Senior Management Team

Education

• A Master’s degree preferably in a relevant discipline (for example: public health, economics, health economics, health financing, public administration, business administration)
• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with two additional years of public health work experiences

Work Experience

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in the management of health or development programs is required
• Progressive experience in public health is required.
• Experience in engaging with the private health sector is preferred.
• Appropriate technical knowledge on health systems, financing and service delivery is desired
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision in a complex environment is preferred.
• Good writing and analytical skills is preferred.
• Competent in the usage of computers and office software packages is desired.
• Prior experience with team building is  an asset.

Languages

• Fluency in English and Myanmar is required.