Program Associate Health Systems Strengthening

Project Overview and Role:

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities, and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental, and financial benefits. Over the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved—and is committed to continue improving—economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.
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Project Overview

USAID’s ProtectHealth project, led by Palladium and in collaboration with other USAID implementing partners, is supporting the Government of the Philippines (GPH) to enhance access and financing to meet key family planning (FP), tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS outcomes while realizing its goal of achieving universal health care (UHC). USAID’s ProtectHealth is specifically supporting the GPH’s implementation of the UHC Law by addressing policy and institutional bottlenecks within the health financing system.
The project provides technical assistance (TA) to enable the GPH to rapidly and effectively enact reforms envisioned under the new legislation on UHC. Specifically, USAID’s ProtectHealth enables the implementation of key reforms to the sustainable financing of TB, FP and HIV services, as well as improves the of the utilization of such benefits and increases financial protection by providing the best available evidence and convening decision-makers at critical points in the policy process.

In addition to TA for the development of national financing policies in support of UHC implementation, USAID’s ProtectHealth will also provide support to various US Government (USG)-assisted sites and other UHC Implementation Sites (UIS) in integrating local health systems (LHS) to improve the performance of health programs, especially TB, HIV and FP. For some sites, this support will be provided mainly through the UHC Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Network, where USAID’s ProtectHealth can share experiences in identifying and solving operational problems, monitoring and tracking performance, and documenting best practices. For  other sites where the project will have more direct and substantive involvement to generate lessons on various integration concerns, especially financial integration. USAID’s ProtectHealth will work closely with the Department of Health (DOH), PhilHealth (the national insurance provider), Local Government Units (LGUs), and other USAID Implementing Partners (IPs).

ProtectHealth project seeks an experienced Health System Strengthening (HSS) program associate for the project. The position is a full-time fixed term project staff, and the location is Manila, Philippines.

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

The Health System Strengthening (HSS) program associate, which will assist the Technical Advisor for Health Financing and System Strengthening (HFSS) and the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Specialist  in planning, managing, and monitoring the implementation of USAID’s ProtectHealth’s support to various health systems strengthening activities, including supporting USG-assisted and other UIS in attaining local health systems  (LHS) integration, particularly financial integration. The HSS Program Associate’s duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Assist the Technical Advisor on HFSS in drafting various reports and documents, including but are not limited to advisories, technical notes, concept notes, scopes of work and progress reports.
Assist the Technical Advisor for HFSS and the HSS Specialist in coordinating activities with various project teams and other stakeholders including but not limited to USAID CLA Network, among others.
Regularly update the Technical Advisor on HFSS and the HSS Specialist on progress towards implementation of technical assistance to USG-assisted sites
Support to DOH-led TWG on UHC implementation sites
Perform any other technical and managerial tasks as may be directed by the Technical Advisor on HFSS and HSS Specialist

Required Qualifications:

Advanced degree in economics, public administration, public health, medical degree, or related fields
At least three years of relevant experience in health financing, health systems strengthening, or local governance for health in the Philippines
Knowledge of the Philippines’ tuberculosis, HIV, or family planning programs; knowledge of financing and systems strengthening at the local level will be an advantage
Demonstrated proficiency in client management and coordination with multiple government stakeholders and ability to engage in a sensitive and politically astute manner
Effective communication skills, excellent writing skills, and demonstrated ability to produce high quality reports and deliverables in a timely manner
Strong organizational skills to ensure activities, timelines, and progress occur on schedule 

Company Overview:

About Palladium - Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value.  We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people's lives.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse.  All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.