Political Economy Analysis for Improved Public Investment in Health - Yobe

Options Consultancy Services Ltd Yobe Nigeria Technical Department
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Company Description

Lafiya is a 7-year DFID-funded programme that aims to improve health outcomes for the poorest and most vulnerable in Nigeria through the following interlinked outcomes:

  1. increased resources invested in health, and prioritisation of health by the Government of Nigeria (through civil society advocacy on human capital, community accountability for health; and use of data to inform government prioritisation of health);
  2. improving effectiveness and efficiency of public and private basic health services (through health system strengthening, and working with the private sector to improve delivery of affordable health services for the poorest populations); and
  3. increasing the modern contraceptive prevalence rate (through addressing social norms, demographic impact analysis, and support to family planning demand creation and delivery of services).

As part of the programme’s inception phase activities, the purpose of this assignment is to inform the design of advocacy and accountability strategies to achieve outcome 1 using an applied political economy approach.

Position

Options Consultancy seeks a short term consultant to work with the Lafiya Federal team to identify advocacy and accountability opportunities for improved allocation, release and expenditure on health

The consultant will be expected to:

  • To undertake a political economy analysis to understand how the ministry of health and related institutions operate in planning, budgeting, release and expenditure for effective health care delivery
  • To provide an analysis of the power relations of stakeholders making decisions relating to planning, budgeting, release and expenditure, including the ministry of health and related institutions, and how these power relations influence planning, budgeting, release and expenditure of health funding
  • To identify areas of political traction for the ministry of health and related institutions on improving public investment for health
  • To identify enablers and blockers for improved public investment for health, as well as the interests and incentives of decision makers
  • To consider and examine the specific interventions needed to support and strengthen both the ministry of health and related institutions improve public investment for health.
  • To identify and map out the opportunities and challenges for the state, ministry of health and related institutions in improving public investment for health

Requirements

To succed in this role, you will have:

  • Postgraduate qualification, in the Social Sciences including Political Sciences or Health Economics
  • At least 6-8 years of relevant experience of working on health financing, health systems strengthening, and accountability in Nigeria
  • Experience conducting applied political economy analysis
  • Proven ability to facilitate workshops or focus group discussions to generate information
  • Experience conducting qualitative research with a range of stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate, synthesize and communicate complex ideas verbally, in writing and in other visual formats.
  • Proven ability to develop relationships with state and local governments and civil society

Other information

  • Options is an equal opportunities employer
  • Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
  • We seek people who are pro-choice, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision