Deadline: 04 April, 2022
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The World Bank (WBG) is seeking to fill the role of Health Specialist/Health Economist.
The bank, with 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, works with public and private sector partners, invests in groundbreaking projects and uses data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.
The WBG consists of five specialised institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Responsibilities
- Provide implementation support, as needed, to the bank’s HNP portfolio in Somalia,
- Contribute to the technical discussions and monitoring of the bank portfolio in close collaboration with the relevant government agencies and development partners
- Assist the task team with policy dialogue, communications, and interactions with government counterparts, country stakeholders as well as development partners
- Contribute to sector-specific inputs for various operational products/outputs (e.g., sector/country briefings, background reports, portfolio performance reviews, etc.)
- Contribute to and participate in missions of the health team in Somalia, as directed
- Respond to ad hoc information requests from internal and external parties
Requirements
- Master’s degree, minimum, in Health Economics, Public Health, or a related field
- PhD will be an added advantage
- Five years, minimum, of full-time relevant professional experience
- Consistent record of working on health, nutrition, and population issues
- Strong knowledge of and experience with the health sector in developing countries, including institutional setup, health policies and programmes, challenges, and priorities
- Demonstrated expertise in policy dialogue and the ability to interact effectively with government officials and a range of partners at various levels
- Experience working with/on health systems in Somalia and/or other FCS environments in sub-Saharan Africa
- Experience in an international development institution (public, NGO or private) or academia (preferred)
- Ability to analyse cross-sectional household and facility-level survey data as well as macro-level time-series budgetary and other relevant data
- Familiarity with statistical analyses, econometric methods, and related software, preferably STATA
- Demonstrated track record of synthesising complex analytics and results into user-friendly outputs, including PowerPoint presentations, policy briefs and working papers
- Analytical skills linking strategic and quantitative analysis, and the ability to inform high-level policy dialogue through strong communication (including writing) skills, including data visualisation skills
- Respectful and client-engagement skills, and demonstrated success working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision and handle multiple tasks, meet changing priorities, and deliver high-quality analysis and work on time
- Willingness to travel extensively in country and to other countries, as necessary, including to remote areas
- Fluency in English (excellent oral and written communication skills)
- Ability to prepare documents on complex subjects, speak and write persuasively, and present ideas clearly and concisely
- Proficiency in Somali (desirable)
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