World Bank seeks to recruit a Consultant – Nairobi, Kenya

Description :

Established in 1944, the World Bank Group (WBG) is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. It is governed by 188 member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with nearly 15,000 staff globally.

The vision of the WBG is the eradication of extreme poverty by reducing the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day to 3 percent by 2030 and the promotion of shared prosperity by fostering income growth of the bottom 40 percent in each country. To achieve that vision, in 2013 the WBG Board of Governors approved a strategy for the organization. The strategy leverages the combined strength of the WBG institutions and their ability to partner with the public and private sectors to deliver customized development solutions backed by finance, world class knowledge and convening services. It has three components: (i) maximizing developing impact by engaging country clients in identifying and tackling the most difficult development challenges; (ii) promoting scaled-up partnerships that are strategically aligned with the goals; and (iii) crowding in public and private resources, expertise and ideas.

Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice Context :

The central contribution of the Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Global Practice to the World Bank’s twin goals is to enable the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), in which all people are effectively covered by essential health services, and nobody suffers undue financial hardship as a result of illnesses. In the quest for UHC, the HNP Global Practice is building on progress made in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, an array of analytical and advisory services, strategic partnerships with partner institutions and other financing agencies and an active lending portfolio. The HNP Global Practice includes staff members in Washington, DC and many country offices.

Duties and Accountabilities :

The WBG is seeking an Extended Term Consultant. The ETC will make intellectually sound and operationally relevant contributions to the WBG work support on health in Kenya. S/he will have the following main responsibilities :

• Support the implementation of Bank supported projects at national and county level ;
• Play a critical role in the evolving work program of analytical and advisory services related to health financing and universal health coverage ;
• Help ensure close coordination with: government; a variety of international and local development partners; and the CMU and Bank teams across other sectors ;
• Support policy dialogue with the Ministry of Health, counties and other stakeholders ;
• Represent the World Bank at donor coordination and consultation meetings and other activities relevant for the sector ;
• Carry out such tasks as the Practice Manager assigns to support the development of the Bank’s work in health in Kenya.

Specifically, the ETC will be expected to support the following engagements :

Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Technical Assistance Multi-Donor Trust Fund :

• Oversee the execution of activities under each of the MDTF components and be responsible for its effective implementation on a day to day basis ;
• Provide technical lead on planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting of county expenditure and public financial management components of the TA ;
• Ensure effective coordination and engagement with the national and county governments and key partners for the effective coordination of MDTF related activities, and provide the team with regular progress updates on emerging issues ;
• Contribute towards technical reviews of key outputs from the MDTF Secretariat ;
• Represent the MDTF at meetings and events with government and key stakeholders.

Transforming Health Systems for Universal Care Project (THSUCP) :

• Provide technical and implementation support to the Ministry of Health  and counties ;
• Plan, conduct and provide timely reports on program supervision ;
• Support policy dialogue with ministry of health on implementation of health systems reforms for universal health coverage ;
• Provide health financing inputs to World Bank reports and key operational documents including Implementation Status Results reports.

Advisory Services and Analytics :

• Contribute towards analytical work in Kenya

Selection Criteria :

• Advanced university degree in health, economics, or public policy/administration ;
• Doctoral degree and minimum of 12 years of experience, or Master’s degree with minimum of 15 years of experience ;
• Wide recognition and track record of technical expertise and operational leadership in health, health economics and financing ;
• Deep experience, both analytic and operational, covering a range of client countries and settings, including LICs and MICs ;
• Demonstrated ability to lead and function within and across teams in operational and analytical work ;
• Ability to function well independently and handle multiple tasks, meet changing priorities and deliver high-quality analysis and work on-time.

Note : The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two years.

The World Bank Group values diversity and encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of World Bank Group member countries to apply, regardless of gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.  Sub-Saharan African nationals, Caribbean nationals, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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