Special Advisor for Sustainability & Co-financing Full Time

•  What are the key issues around revenue mobilization in Ethiopia?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the existing health taxes, including sugar-sweetened beverages, alcohol, and tobacco taxes?
• What options could be explored to increase the revenue base for the health sector, what is the revenue generation potential of such options, and considerations for their implementation?

• Conduct a landscape analysis of current revenue mobilization strategies
• Critically assess the practices around health taxes, including sugar-sweetened beverage, alcohol, and tobacco taxes
• Identify high-level opportunities to increase the current revenue tax base
• Identify the revenue potential of health taxes, was their collection optimized
• Provide recommendations to increase the tax revenue base based on the analysis undertaken and best practices adopted in other countries with similar socio-economic profiles
• Highlight political economy considerations that should be taken into account while implementing the recommendations
• To assist in developing a fund generation and resource mobilization Work plan and constantly follow-up the implementation of the plan
• To assist in mobilizing financial and non-financial resources from private sectors entities, individuals and corporate agencies.
• Provide guidance to the team on Results-Based Management (RBM) tools and performance indicators associated with Global fund and the Sustainable Finance Programme document;
• Monitor the programme (Global fund) implementation of activities and budget using RBM tools;
• Manage the programme budget and financial reporting
• Oversee the day – to – day operations of the Sustainable Finance work;
• Write grant applications and proposals to secure funding for sustainability projects
• Track sustainability strategies’ Health financial efficiency
• Develop reports and presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives
• Work with community partners to create campaigns that serve communities
• Collect and analyze data related to sustainability practices to inform decision-makers
• Supports technological innovations and partnerships that benefit health and other social investments.
• Leads health economics and health financing activities, including activity-based costing, to inform public and private resources planning, as well as creating opportunities for performance-based healthcare financing models.
• Implements components of the consolidated global strategy for resource mobilization for the Council including monitoring, analyzing and documenting progress toward targets
• Develop resource mobilization presentations, proposals, briefing notes; participating in donor and membership meetings and assist the Co finance and sustainability specialist  in the finalization of donor agreements
• Support programme teams and national counterpart mechanisms in resource mobilization efforts and strategies collaborating with them to foster innovative approaches to donor interactions, assisting and learning from them on how to exploit potentially new resource mobilization activities
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Enhanced Sustainability Practices: Develop and implement sustainable strategies that lead to measurable improvements in environmental conservation, social responsibility, and financial sustainability within the organization.
• Increased Co-financing Opportunities: Successfully secure external funding through co-financing arrangements, partnerships, and grants to support projects and programs, thereby diversifying funding sources.
• Improved Financial Sustainability: Strengthen the organization’s financial resilience through effective resource mobilization, co-financing strategies, and sustainable funding models.
•  Strategic Partnerships: Foster collaborations with key stakeholders to maximize impact, share knowledge, and build a network of support for sustainability initiatives and co-financing efforts.

Employment Type and  Duration: The contract will be for one year (12 months), with possibility of extension subject to performance and budget availability

Required Number: One

Reports to: MoH, Strategic Affair Executive Office

• Educational back ground and work experiences:
• Bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD degree in sustainability, accounting, finance, project management, business administration, health financing, health economics, or public health, community development fields, or development studies.
• Minimum 16 years of proven work experience in sustainability management and/or co-financing or grant management programs bachelor’s degree or 14 years of proven work experience in sustainability management and/or co-financing, grant management programs for a master’s degree, or 12 years of proven work experience in sustainability management and/or co-financing, grant management programs for a master’s degree. Out of which, there are a minimum of 8 years of grant proposal development, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, compliance, and reporting at government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and/or international partner projects.
• Both the Civil service and MoH Human Resource Development rules and regulations will be applied to guide the day-to-day services of the postholder.
• As new priories emerge, MoH/RHB may periodically revise the TOR for this position.