The Ministry of Health (MOH) is seeking a Health Economist Specialist to join their team. This role is crucial for enhancing the implementation of health financing policies and frameworks within the country. The specialist will be involved in budget negotiations, rational allocation of resources, and the elaboration of budgets for various health financing systems. Additionally, the position requires supervision of the annual production of national health accounts and financial studies, development of strategies for resource efficiency and equity, and monitoring of budget utilization. The role also involves establishing per capita financial data, mapping interveners, and analyzing their budgets and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs). Ensuring equity in funding decentralized structures and producing periodic reports on health sector financing are key responsibilities. The specialist will also monitor and evaluate the implementation of health financial policy, enhance value for money, and conduct financial analysis of the health sector. A significant part of the role involves being a core member of the Health Resource Tracking (HRT) Technical Team, overseeing the daily programmatic management of the Health Resource Tracking Tool (HRTT) in Rwanda, and coordinating training for relevant personnel. Tasks assigned by the supervisor related to the domain are also expected.

• Enhance the implementation of Health Financing legal and Policies framework
• Participate in the budget negotiations & rational allocation in the MOH,
• Elaborate the budget for all different PBF&CHI systems which exist and those to be developed;
• Coordinate and trace different budgets which exist at development partner’s level using the HRTT (RBC Divisions and MoH units, International ONGs, Local NGOs, Districts, DHs and Referral hospital.)
• Supervise the annually production of the National health account, PER and other financial studies need
• Develop strategies and mechanisms to promote the efficiency and equity in use of available resources
• Follow the budget used during the year according to those planed and look for the gap in budgeting for the whole health sector and make recommendations,
• Establish the per capita financial through the PBF and other different sources of financing with the mapping of interveners and analysis of their budgets and MOU.
• Ensure equity in funding the decentralized structures through the PBF, CHI and other funding sources,
• Produce a periodically report of the health sector financing,
• Monitor and Evaluate the Implementation of health financial policy and enhancing value for money of Beneficiaries
• Make financial analysis of the health sector.
• Form part of the core HRT Technical Team which will oversee the daily programmatic management of the Health Resource Tracking Tool in Rwanda
• Coordinate and implement the training of all relevant district, MOH and RBC personnel in the use of the HRT
• Tasks assigned by the supervisor related to his/her domain

• Health Financing
• Budget Negotiation
• Budget Elaboration
• Budget Coordination
• Financial Studies
• Resource Allocation
• Financial Analysis
• Health Resource Tracking Tool (HRT)
• Training Coordination

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics with 3 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Economic Policy and Planning with 3 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Economic Policy Management with 3 Years of relevant experience
• Masters in Economic Policy and Planning with 1 Years of relevant experience
• Masters in Economic Policy Management with 1 Years of relevant experience
• Degree in Applied Economics with 1 Years of relevant experience
• Master's in Health economics with 1 Years of relevant experience