Public Financial Management Expert (PFME)

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About the Organization

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a global health nonprofit that makes foundational changes to health systems to protect people from diseases and improve their health. MSH collaborates with local partners, from the Ministry to the community, to strengthen and complement existing health systems. Since 1971, MSH has worked in more than 150 countries to help ensure sustainable, resilient, and equitable access to quality health care around the globe.

Job Description

MSH is seeking a Public Financial Management Expert (PFME) with experience in public private partnerships and multi-sectoral engagement in the context of TB elimination program. The HS4TB/India project is mandated to work with stakeholders for establishment of state level TSUsfor contracting and innovative financing mechanismsfor public private partnership for tuberculosis program. A PFM expert will be positioned in each of the five states to support the state level TSUs and Senior PFM expert at the national level PMU. The PFM expert is expected to serve as a resource person for the TSU team and provide total support in processes improvement and development of recommendations to resolve funding and payment processing bottlenecks at the state level and support for the development of public private partnerships in the national TB elimination program. The PFME will thus play a key role in this exciting project. S/he will collaborate within the STSU team and with Sr. PFME in the national PMU.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

At the STSU level, the Public Financial Management Expert provides technical oversight and guidance to STSU in addition to technical support to the HS4TB in public financial management, informed by inter-alia understanding of the political dynamics of PFM system, recognizing the close link between public finances and contract management. The PFME will also advise HS4TB and state governments on financial innovation mechanisms for PPP which could include use of CSR funds and other resources. Additional responsibilities include the following:

• As a member of the HS4TB India STSU team, assist in the development and implementation of tools and enablers for effective contract solutions for involvement of all care providers and stakeholders in NTEP.
• Assist in the development and implementation of financial innovation mechanisms for smooth functioning of PPM projects.
• Ensure coordination, complete reporting and sharing of learning across all stakeholdersin collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) advisor, under the leadership of Public Health Expert in STSU.
• Maintain close coordination with the officials responsible for budget formulation and release of funds at the State level to ensure inter-alia timely release of funds
• Provides guidance and implementation support for results-based payments
• Provides support to the teams in the State and National level.
• Undertake any other activities as may be assigned by the STSU Lead/Sr. PFME
• The PFME will work in close collaboration with the contract management expert under theleadership of STSU Lead.

Areas of expertise/Core competencies expected: 1. A thorough understanding and familiarity of the updated General Financial Rulesprinciples, framework, rules, and regulations issued there under 2. Familiarity of the process of budget planning and formulations and budgetary control in health sector at the State level 3. Agood knowledge ofthe budgetimplementation processesinvolved in release offunds at State level in respect of health sector programmes/schemes including externally funded projects 4. Ability to undertake costing exercises to aid budget formulation 5. Good understanding and familiarity with internal and external audit processes, public procurement, risk management, public private partnerships, regulation, and oversight, financial innovation, and resource mobilization. 6. Strong analytical skills from in-depth knowledge of the public financial management system in India; specifically, nomenclature, reporting and codification systems in support of government budgetary operations.

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