Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced and dedicated consultant with an extensive experience of conductig cost-effective analysis of health programs. The ideal candidate should have experience of working with healthcare programs, clinics, and facilities. This role involves expertise in financial costing and cost effectiveness analysis for different components of healthcare projects as well as for different units/layers of the program; such as facility-wise costing, per-patient costs, and per-procedure costs. Prior experience of working with family planning and maternal and child health programs will be an asset.

The key responsibilities of the consultant will include:

• Design and develop a strategy and implementation plan of how to conduct cost-effective analysis of healthcare services provided in health care facilities and community across different regions
• Create standardized templates for cost reporting to ensure uniformity across facilities.
• Work with finance staff in various facilities to provide training on how to gather costs for conducting a cost effective analysis
• Oversee the process of data collection for financial and operational metrics.
• Analyze data to derive insights on cost efficiency and service delivery outcomes.
• Calculate facility-wise costing to determine operational and overhead expenses.
• Derive per-patient and per-procedure costs for analysing financial transparency and efficiency across various interventions.
• Differentiate between direct and indirect project expenses, different components of the projects and allocate them accurately for analysis.
• Prepare detailed reports of cost effective analyses and project outcomes.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations for stakeholders, summarizing findings and recommendations based on analysis.
• Provide recommendations on optimizing resources across clinics and healthcare facilities
• Undertake additional responsibilities or tasks assigned by the supervisor to support organizational goals.

Key Competencies required:

• Atleast Master's degree in Health Economics, economics or related disciplne
• Expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Deep understanding of family planning methods and healthcare services.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Effective communication and report-writing abilities.
• Capacity to work in challenging environement and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in costing and financial analysis, financial management, economic evaluation of health programs, value for money analysis (cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis)
• Proven track record of working with healthcare projects
• Proficiency in using financial software, MS Excel, research related software, data analysis softwares and cost analysis and reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data from multidimentional perspectives
• Knowledge of family planning methods and their operational requirements will be an asset.