Analyst, Sustainable Health Financing (Short-Term)
Key Responsibilities
- Map the NDOH and Treasury budget cycle, identify critical decision points, and co-develop a consolidated annual planning and budgeting calendar to guide all EPI program and finance interactions.
- Facilitate routine coordination mechanisms between NDOH, Finance, and the Department of Treasury to resolve planning, budgeting, and execution bottlenecks in real time.
- Map programme-finance workflows and gaps at central and sub-national levels, and co-design coordination protocols with clear ownership of fund-release and requisition processes.
- Support the EPI program to develop fully costed annual operational plans, prepare budget submissions and supporting documentation, and translate agreed priorities into evidence-based budget packages for Treasury.
- Audit the procurement planning cycle, identify root causes of delays, and develop a procurement calendar and fund-release checklist in collaboration with the finance team.
- Build NDOH staff capacity in budget preparation, budget tracking, fund-flow monitoring, and financial reporting, and provide coaching and mentorship to senior program officers on budget management, budget engagement, and advocacy with Treasury and donors.
- Support routine budget monitoring and expenditure reviews with NDOH staff, including analysis of budget performance, identification of spending bottlenecks, and development of corrective actions to improve budget execution.
- Prepare regular progress updates for the CHAI Program Manager (MCH) and support any additional planning and coordination activities as agreed with NDOH and CHAI.
Qualifications
- Degree in Finance, Public Health, Health Economics, or a related field; advanced degree is an advantage.
- Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in health programme finance, public financial management (PFM), or health systems strengthening, with direct experience in EPI or immunization programmes a strong advantage.
- Demonstrated experience strengthening planning, budgeting, and coordination systems within a government health program in a low- or middle-income country context.
- Hands-on experience with operational costing, annual implementation planning (AIP), procurement planning, and fund-flow management at central and sub-national level.
- Proven ability to use programme data to develop evidence-based budget submissions and investment cases for government and donor audiences.
- Experience supporting capacity building and skills transfer within government institutions, with the ability to build trusted working relationships with counterparts.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel-based financial modelling and budgeting tools.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; ability to produce clear, concise documents for government and donor audiences.
- Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality outputs within tight timelines.
- Experience working with government, development partners, and donors in Papua New Guinea is highly desirable.
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