Palladium Intern - Health Financing Jobs in Kenya

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Project Overview and Role

ESHE is a Family Planning (FP) project funded by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID). It is managed by a consortium of expert partners and agencies led by Palladium. The programme, which is implemented across 24 priority Counties of Kenya, is designed to respond to the needs of the Government of Kenya (GOK) in reducing unmet need and increasing the contraceptive prevalence rate.

ESHE's results also contribute to the global FP initiative, FP2020. FP is not only a key intervention for improving health but also a key strategy for the achievement of national and international development goals. Identified as a priority component in the Kenyan National Reproductive Health Policy, ESHE facilitates growth of the private FP market by offering specific and targeted support to a network of qualified and registered service providers/facilities comprising of 60 integrated health kiosks and close to 200 private health clinics.

The project is headquartered in Nairobi with regional offices in Eldoret and Kisumu.


Purpose of Role

HP+ Kenya and East Africa is looking for an intern to support its work on domestic mobilization at national and county level and capacity building of county team on Program based budgeting.

This is a temporary position based in Nairobi, Kenya and reporting to the Economist.

Duration

This is a six month fixed term contract.

Key Responsibilities, Duties and Tasks

Specifically the intern is expected to support the HP+ Kenya team:

Collecting and analyzing expenditure data for completion of Public Expenditure Reviews and related briefs

Preparing capacity building materials including power point presentation and county meeting reports

Collecting and analyzing information in support of government agenda on Universal Health Care

Play an active role in county capacity activities and support in documentation of success stories

Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Requirements

Bachelor's degree(upper second honors) in economics or statistics from a recognized university

Preference in health financing policy and governance.

Ability to work successfully with diverse groups, partners and colleagues and a team player

Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and conducting web-based research.

Ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities while meeting deadline

Strong quantitative skills, including data analysis and statistical interpretation.

Experience with statistical software such as Stata is desirable.

Ability to develop technical data into presentations and/or other multimedia formats.

Interest in further developing technical skills in areas such as cost analysis, statistics, data analysis, survey methods, qualitative research, modeling and systematic literature review.

Experience with policy analyses costing and health economics in previous coursework or work experience desired

How to apply

Interested candidates should apply online by 26th June, 2018

For more information and job application details, see; Palladium Intern - Health Financing Jobs in Kenya

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