Sustainable Health Financing and Economics Expert
Provide technical assistance on analyzing financing needs in the Arab states region.
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Overview
Provide technical assistance on analyzing financing needs in the Arab states region.
You have:
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a relevant economist role with exposure to SRH or family planning.
- Demonstrated experience with International Financial Institutions' operational modalities and financing instruments.
- Established professional networks related to health economics.
- Technical analysis skills in health economics and financing.
- Field experience in the Arab States region is an asset.
Contract
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UNFPA’s strategic plan (2026-2029) focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress toward realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. In line with UNFPA’s global Financing the ICPD Strategy, the new strategic plan has a specific output that focuses on leveraging sustainable financing and investments.In line with the new strategic plan, the Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) has set financing as a strategic priority for its next regional programme. Building off work that commenced in 2024, and in recognition of the need to continue to enhance social health protection by enhancing public financing capacities in the region, this ‘Sustainable Health Financing and Economics Specialist’ will support this work in 2026. The financing work will be implemented alongside continued efforts and activities to strengthen the policy and enabling environment in the Arab Region. The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical assistance on analyzing financing needs among countries of the region and follow up with partnering institutions or technical experts to guide a wider effort to accelerate their efforts on financing the ICPD agenda. The UNV Expert works in an integrated manner with the technical and programme staff in the Regional office (RO), Country offices (COs), and reports directly to the SRH Regional Adviser.
Under the direct supervision of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Adviser, the UN Volunteer Expert will undertake the following tasks: - Support the implementation of UNFPA’s ASRO Regional Programme Output 3 on leveraging sustainable financing and investments. - Support UNFPA’s technical leadership and assistance on health financing, universal health coverage and systems within the Arab States region to improve national policy frameworks and equitable and efficient service delivery in areas relevant to UNFPA's mandate with a particular focus on SRH. - Support the provision of approaches to the engagement with International Financial Institutions (IFIs), including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the private sector, to identify, mobilize, and leverage financing opportunities for advancing SRHR and the ICPD Programme of Action. - Provide technical analysis and inputs for evidence-based advice, in the areas of health economics and health financing analysis, to UNFPA Country Offices and to ensure that UNFPA supported Country Programmes contribute to strengthening health systems in the region, particularly in Middle Income Countries. - Support the development and monitoring of regional partnerships in health economics and financing, including for South-South technical support to countries and for the implementation of the Arab States Regional Programme. - Support the development, data analysis, synthesis of trends, and implementation of tools for tracking public investments to ensure accountability and adequacy and effectiveness of public spending. - Support the collaboration with UN agencies and multilateral partners, academia, research and training institutions, think tanks, centers of excellence and professional societies in the region on the financing mandate. - Carry out any other duties as required.
• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management
in an economist role, preferably with exposure to sexual and reproductive health and family planning or social sector financing, public financial management, and health systems strengthening.
- Demonstrated experience or familiarity with the operational modalities and financing instruments of International Financial Institutions (IFIs), other major global financing partners, and the private sector.
- Demonstrated substantive understanding of areas relevant to UNFPA's mandate such as Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender-based violence, Population dynamics.
- Established global and regional professional networks related to health economics.
- Field experience is an asset, preferably within the Arab States region.
- Skills in: Health Economics and financing.
Cairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos
The International UN Expert Volunteer receives the following package: • Volunteer Living Allowance (USD 3,522.23/Month) • Entry Lump-Sum = USD 4000 (one-time payment) • Exit Lump-Sum upon completion of contract. • Medical and life Insurance premium/Cigna (100%) and dependents policy. • Access to UNV E-Campus for training and learning including access to LinkedIn learning. Further entitlements and information available at: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time when you had to analyze a complex financing issue. | This question assesses your analytical skills and problem-solving abilities. | Provide a specific example and detail the analysis process you followed. |
| How have you engaged with International Financial Institutions in your previous roles? | The interviewer seeks to understand your experience and approach in dealing with major financing partners. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you developed a policy framework based on evidence? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies would you propose to enhance public financing for health in the Arab Region? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Discuss how you would monitor and evaluate health financing initiatives. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What challenges do you foresee in implementing health financing reforms in the region, and how would you address them? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you incorporate collaboration into your work with different stakeholders? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What is your understanding of the role of private sector investment in health financing? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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