Amref Health Africa
Amref Health Africa is seeking onboard a qualified person for the position of Technical Expert – HR for Health who will be tasked to develop a commercially viable business model for Amref Health Africa’s HRH assets in selected SubSaharan African countries, including a roadmap for execution of the model; and further, support the initial roll-out of the model.
Purpose
To develop a commercially viable business model for Amref Health Africa’s HRH assets in selected SubSaharan Africa countries, including a roadmap for execution of the model; and further, support the initial roll-out of the model.
Scope of Work
Through a consultative and field-based process, the consultant will co-develop the HRH business model using a pre-approved inception report. Without limitation, the process will entail the following:
- Identifying needs, potential investors/partners and competitors in the health workforce space in targeted markets
- Assessing current challenges that inhibit commercialization of Amref HRH assets. These could include but not limited to; product design, pricing, distribution, promotion/marketing
- Flag market opportunities (size, buyer etc) in the select countries
- Develop a commercially viable business model for a sustainable HRH agenda in Amref. This should include a clear Unique Value Proposition (UVP)/differentiation for our niche
- Recommend a clear, detailed roadmap for execution of Amref’s HRH business model
- Support initial roll-out of the model
This assignment will include gathering business intelligence on various aspects of HRH including deployment of technology in training, insights into trends, changes, projections, and opportunities across the entire market. Further, it should capture data on market share, segmentation, size, and growth of the health workforce in those countries.
The Person
The ideal Consultant will process the following attributes:
- Master’s Degree or PhD in Economics, Business Management or any other related field.
- Proven experience in entrepreneurship, either as an entrepreneur or provision of support to enterprises towards scale
- Proven hands on skills in research and economic analysis, with at least 5 years of relevant work experience in the development field, preferably in health training and education and labour markets/skills issues.
- Able to formulate relevant solutions for complex sector problems, considering cross-sectoral linkages.
- Preference will be given to a consultant/firm that combines or brings on board the following skills or experiences:
- Ability to produce well written, analytical reports in English
- Strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills
- Experience in planning for education and training in Sub Saharan Africa
- Experience in (social) enterprises and commercialization of assets
- Experience in designing and managing challenging education or related projects, and relevant analytical work.
- Demonstrated understanding of the entrepreneurship and the health/education sector specifically, as it relates to health workers training.
How to apply
If you are interested, please send your application to [email protected] so as to be received on or before February 28, 2023. Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position, your CV with relevant skills and experience and financial quotation (should not exceed 7 pages). Applications will be reviewed in rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and have not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.
Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.
Closing date: 28 Feb 2023