Overview
Conduct a foundational study on Family Planning Financing and Public Financial Management Integration in Iraq to bridge the gap between reproductive health policy goals and financial implementation mechanisms.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate technical agreements between FP Program, PHC Centers Department, Directorate of Technical Affairs, KIMADIA, and Financial Planning Department.
- Define core FP interventions at the PHC level derived from DCP3 standards and cross-matched with the Iraqi essential health services package.
- Describe all inputs for selected interventions, including medicines, medical supplies, HRH time, lab/equipment requirements, and referral pathways.
- Formulate the WCAH-EHSP around vertical integration and clear division of labor across three levels of referral.
- Conduct a bottom-up normative costing within a sample of PHCs in the Karkh Health Directorate.
- Develop operational plans detailed to the level of weekly/daily tasks with clear distribution of duties.
- Translate Article 26 of Law 22 of 2020 into a "split-costing" spreadsheet.
- Explore how HIA reimbursements can be used for performance-based incentives for PHC staff.
- Package the costed EHSP into a formal budget request following PFM Law No. 6 of 2019.
- Produce a transparent "Investment Case" for the MOF.
- Adopt a multi-faceted assessment plan utilizing targeted stakeholder workshops, bottom-up normative costing, legal/fiscal analysis, and a revenue tracking tool.
- Submission of a comprehensive Final Strategic Roadmap (Validated by MoH).
- Consensus reached during inter-ministerial dialogues on the classification of FP as a non-discretionary expenditure (Documented in workshop reports).
Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years' experience in PFM reform, specifically regarding Iraq’s Law No. 6 of 2019.
- Deep technical knowledge of Article 26 (Law 22 of 2020) and the transition from line-item to program-based budgeting.
- Proven track record of high-level engagement with the Iraqi MoH Financial Planning Department.
Qualifications
Master’s or PhD in Health Economics, Public Finance, or related field.
