Consultant, Health Financing

The Consultant will play a key role in advancing the strategic priorities of the Africa Frontline First Initiative and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) by strengthening continental primary health care financing policies and frameworks. This work will support increased domestic resource mobilization and the long-term sustainability of community health financing across Africa. The Consultant will contribute to Africa CDC's Accra Reset, the Lusaka Agenda, and broader public financial management reform efforts by supporting increased resource allocation and more efficient use of financing for community health.

• Support coordination of the Continental Coordinating Mechanism for Community Health (CCM)
• Completion of the Continental Investment Case for Community Health
• Development of the Financing and Sustainability Framework
• Community health financing technical support to the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) region
• Produce bi-monthly Africa CDC - Continental Coordination Mechanism (CCM) meeting reports with clear action points and status updates
• Conduct baseline assessment report on CHW programs in the ECSA-HC
• Develop Community Health Scorecard for ECSA-HC
• Submit reports for two virtual learning workshops on community health financing and sustainability within the ECSA region
• Prepare final copy of the financing and sustainability framework for community health
• Produce community health (CH) webinar report under the Africa CDC-CCM Financing and Sustainability Sub-group
• Submit quarterly reports on AFF support to the ACCRA Reset Secretariat, highlighting CHW institutionalization, financing, and sustainability progress
• Develop a multi-country report mapping national budget allocations against actual community health expenditures across AFF countries

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Development Finance, Public Health, International Development, Political Science, or a related field; graduate-level training in Health Economics, Health Financing, Health Policy, Public Affairs, Public Health, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Relevant professional experience in health financing, health economics, public policy, public health, or health systems strengthening.
• Experience partnering with governments or policymakers to strengthen health financing systems and provide technical advisory support, including developing policy briefs, research, advocacy, or other relevant outputs.