Palladium Health Policy Plus - Indonesia: Health Finance Technical Assistance

Project Description

Health Policy Plus (HP+) is a USAID-funded, five-year, $185 million project awarded to Palladium (formerly Futures Group) on August 28, 2015. HP+ has a mandate across global, country, and subnational levels to strengthen and advance health policy priorities in HIV, family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH), and maternal health. It aims to improve the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable health services, supplies, and delivery systems through policy development and implementation, with an emphasis on voluntary, rights-based health programs, and by strengthening in-country partners’ capacity to navigate complex environments for effective policy design, implementation, and financing aligned to their priorities. We carry forward proven approaches to preserve achievements. These approaches inform how we manage programs and engage with stakeholders, and tools and techniques improve decision making and the achievement of predetermined goals.

Country Program Overview

In close partnership with the Government of Indonesia (GOI), HP+ generates critical data and evidence and equips policymakers, civil society, and the private sector to more effectively and efficiently achieve national health priorities. The project supports the Government to develop, implement, and monitor policies to sustainably finance and equitably provide healthcare services, especially for maternal and newborn health (MNH) and HIV. HP+ practices “learning by doing,” which ensures that skills, tools, approaches, and methodologies are embedded for sustained use by government partners and key stakeholders. HP+ Indonesia has three overarching objectives:

I.         Strengthen GOI’s capacity to analyze data and contribute evidence for improved policy and programming.

II.       Support GOI in sustainable financing of essential health services.

III.     Establish partnerships with private sector for health.

Scope of Work

HP+ is seeking the services of a senior economist to provide technical assistance to the Health Policy Plus Project in Indonesia. The consultant’s responsibilities will be as follows:

1. Work directly with the HP+ team providing technical inputs to, and final review of three policy briefs to be drafted by HP+ DC and Jakarta staff regarding the influence of JKN purchasing arrangements on maternal health outcomes and practices in Indonesia.
2. Co-lead high-level presentations in conjunction with HP+ Indonesia staff. While HP+ Indonesia staff will liaise directly with USAID Indonesia and Government of Indonesia counterparts, the consultant will join such staff during one meeting where the aforementioned policy briefs will be presented. The consultant will prepare the technical inputs needed for the policy brief presentation.
3. Collaborate and provide technical inputs and knowledge to one article to be submitted by HP+ to a peer reviewed journal.

The consultant will be expected to schedule meetings with HP+ staff to share progress and discuss next steps when needed.

Duration of Assignment

The consultant will produce the deliverables described below from August 3^rd and September 30^th 2020. Drafts will be reviewed by the HP+ team and comments/suggestions will be provided to the consultant. The consultant will make any adjustments to the products and provide the final draft by the stipulated due date for each deliverable.

Deliverables

All deliverables must be approved by the technical monitor(s). Multiple drafts may need to be submitted before the technical monitor approves the deliverable.

The consultant/organization is expected to produce the following high-quality deliverables:

1. One policy brief on local financing and Jampersal using data collected by HP+.
2. Written technical inputs on two briefs related to the influence of JKN purchasing arrangements on maternal health outcomes and practices in Indonesia to be provided by HP+
3. One Powerpoint presentation with the highlights and key takeaways from the three policy briefs specified under deliverables 1 and 2 .

Skills and experience of the consultant

• Based in Indonesia
• Master's Degree or higher in international health, international development, political science, social sciences, economics or health economics, or a related advanced degree (coursework in Health Finance and Health Economics is preferred);
• Strong knowledge of the Indonesian health system is required
• Ability to work independently and solve day-to-day problems, but possess good judgment for escalating issues/problems
• Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe
• Good diplomatic skills and experience interacting with host country government agencies including local governments, development partners (i.e. USAID), and civil society organizations
• Strong facilitation, problem solving, analytic, and evaluative skills;
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment;
• Fluency in English is required.

Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights

In consideration of the fees paid, the consultant expressly assigns to Palladium any copyright arising from the works she/he produces while executing this contract. The consultant may not use, reproduce or otherwise disseminate or authorize others to use, reproduce or disseminate such works without prior consent from Palladium.

Application

Applicants should send their application including description on how their experience matches the current work, availability during the specified time and rate for the service by Tuesday, July 28^th2020. 

To stefana.ruri@thepalladiumgroup.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Palladium Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.