Opening for Senior Technical Advisor, Health Financing at ThinkWell in Kenya

ThinkWell is seeking a Senior Technical Advisor to lead the implementation of a new project that aims to support Kenya in advancing its strategy towards the elimination of cervical cancer, as well as other health financing work. This is a full-time position, initially for a year, and will be based at ThinkWell’s office in Nairobi.

Description of role

Technical Leadership

• With support from the global and local teams, lead economic evidence generation to support the development of a cervical cancer elimination strategy for Kenya, including an investment case, funding gap analysis, and other relevant analyses.  
• Lead technical advocacy efforts to support policy change, resource mobilization, and efficient resource allocation to catalyze progress towards cervical cancer elimination in Kenya.
• Provide direct technical assistance to Kenya’s national cancer control team, EPI, and other government agencies involved in cervical cancer prevention.
• Provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health in developing a cervical cancer elimination strategy.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the cervical cancer elimination field in Kenya, building ThinkWells’ reputation as a trusted partner of the government and its key partners and donors in this field.
• Identify and leverage political and practical opportunities to influence priority setting, and convert cervical cancer elimination strategy and policy into action.
• Develop high-quality, compelling technical and advocacy briefs, tailored to different technical and non-technical, public and private sector audiences.
• Contribute to donor and internal reporting requirements.

Organizational Leadership and Development

• Communicate with other ThinkWell directors and project managers globally to build, share, exchange and disseminate technical knowledge.
• Represent ThinkWell with partners, donors and stakeholders at external meetings and forums at global and country level, actively engage key stakeholders, cultivate new business partnerships and concepts.
• Publish papers, articles, and blogs. Present at conferences, and participate in technical working groups, build ThinkWell’s reputation as a thought leader in the field.
• Play a firm-wide leadership role, participate in company initiatives and teams to build intellectual and human capital in the technical area of specialization.
• Mentor junior and mid-level technical staff members to support their growth, and support recruitment, as necessary.