ThinkWell is a growing, flexible health systems organization, with both global influence and local grounding. Our focus is on driving transformation in the global health space by always questioning and disrupting conventional wisdom about what works or what can or cannot be done. We believe in pragmatisms over ideology and develop solutions tailored to a client’s context and political realities without replicating global models and all-purpose solutions. We know that to drive change, we must focus on how the world could be, rather than making excuses for the status quo.
Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care (SP4PHC) project, which is a nine-year program supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) that supports countries to improve how funds are allocated to healthcare providers to achieve the goal of universal health coverage.
In Indonesia, SP4PHC is working with Ministry of Health (MOH) since the late 2022 on supporting the MOH’s Health Transformation agenda, and specifically focusing on reforms around improving PHC, health financing, and digital health across Indonesia. SP4PHC Indonesia is implementing three workstreams, which aim to support the MOH through at PHC Consortium (Workstream 1), improve how JKN purchases PHC services (Workstream 2), and foster integration of telemedicine into purchasing arrangements for PHC services (Workstream 3).
Under Workstream 1, SP4PHC has been tasked as a coordinator of MOH-lead PHC consortium at 4 selected districts. The PHC consortium aims to set up a catalytic learning platform where key national and subnational government, academic, and external stakeholders can work together to diagnose and improve how purchasing at PHC level within the context of integrated primary care service. Activities under the Consortium will include fund flow tracking, health performance assessment, and capacity building.
To support these workstreams, several activities related to the health system, financing, and policy will be carried out. The Medical and Health Financing Specialist position will be a core technical member of the SP4PHC Indonesia team and will report to Project Director. This is a full-time position based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
SP4PHC-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Technical Support on PHC consortium
Data Analysis for Policy Reform
Data Analysis for Learning Agenda and Knowledge Management
Technical Support and Pilot Implementation
Project Reporting
Strategic Partnerships
Job Location: This is a full-time position based in ThinkWell Office, Jakarta. (Indonesian Nationals Only)
Requirements
1. Bachelor’s degree from medical school
2. Preferably a master’s degree in public health, health system or health policy
3. Have relevant working experience of at least seven years for a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years for a graduate degree
4. Have experience in a management consulting firm, bilateral or multilateral development agency, and/or international NGO, preferably with some experience managing projects in low- or middle-income countries
5. Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required; proficiency in statistical analysis packages (e.g. STATA) preferred
6. Exceptional analytical, research and problem-solving capabilities
7. A thoughtful systems thinker with a grounded, pragmatic understanding of the complexities of our work
8. Tech savvy and skilled at visual display of data
9. Demonstrated poise and professionalism in engaging with external partners, donors, and stakeholders
10. Full fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia
11. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities and orientations, as well as across work areas
12. Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%.
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