Overview
The Health Economist Consultant will lead the economic and financial analysis for the development of a midwifery investment case. The primary goal is to generate country-specific evidence on the costs and economic benefits of scaling up the Midwifery Model of Care to inform policy, prioritize investments, and mobilize resources.
Key Responsibilities
- Co-facilitate a national induction workshop to present and discuss investment case objectives, establish a multi-sectoral Task Force, and develop an implementation roadmap.
- Plan and co-facilitate 3–4 national and subnational workshops for the investment case.
- Lead analysis of the national and subnational funding landscape for RMNCAH+N and midwifery.
- Model health impacts and total costs for scaling up midwifery interventions under different scenarios.
- Calculate the benefit-cost ratio and ROI for investing in midwifery care.
- Analyze current fiscal space for health and propose strategies to expand it for midwifery.
- Lead the drafting of economic and financial sections of reports and deliverables.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in health financing, economic evaluation of health programs, cost-benefit analysis, and health systems strengthening.
- Demonstrated experience with health impact and economic modelling tools such as OneHealth and LiST is an asset.
- Prior experience in developing investment cases in low-resource settings.
- Knowledge of Nigeria’s health system and services, and policies.
Qualifications
• Postgraduate degree in Health Economics, Economics, Public Financing, or a related field.
