ThinkWell

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Management (80%)

<ul>
	<li>Ensure proper accounting of all project transactions using ThinkWell’s accounting system and in line with local and funding agency requirements</li>
	<li>Manage banking operations and reconcile bank statements (receipt of funds, movements of funds in the accounts of the institution and payroll)</li>
	<li>Process invoices and record accounts payable and accounts receivable</li>
	<li>Ensure statutory compliance with various local laws and maintain financial files and support audits.</li>
	<li>Revise and/or formulate country office manual outlining processes, policies and procedures</li>
	<li>Develop and maintain filing system for financial documents in readiness for audits or tax reporting purposes and participate in financial audits</li>
	<li>Plan, implement and manage program budgets, reviews and reports</li>
</ul>

Office Management &amp; Human Resources (20%)

<ul>
	<li>Plan and monitor all office responsibilities (supplies, IT, communications, utilities, contracts for office services)</li>
	<li>Support the growth of the ThinkWell country office including government registration and liaison activities, administrative duties, legal and compliance requirements, logistics and procurement.</li>
	<li>Prepare correspondence and provide administrative support during meetings.</li>
	<li>Coordinate with Talent team to manage local staff recruitment and new hire onboarding.</li>
	<li>Work with global operations teams to manage a payroll system for local staff, including the calculation and remittance of tax and other statutory requirements.</li>
	<li>Help revise HR manual based on company policy and in accordance with labor laws and Manage staff contracts for approval</li>
	<li>Maintain a secure confidential HR filing system and employee records according to policy and legal requirements</li>
	<li>Partner with Country Director in the implementation of performance management system</li>
	<li>Coordinate with Talent team to develop training and development programs for staff</li>
	<li>Thought partner with Country Director to address employee relations and performance issues</li>
</ul>

Requirements

<ul>
	<li>BCOMBachelors in Finance or equivalent and 5+ years experience or masters degree and 3+ years experience;</li>
	<li>Certified Public Accountant - The ideal candidate must have fully completed the CPA qualification.</li>
	<li>Demonstrated skills and experience in financial management, accounting, donor compliance, human resources management, local labor law, and contracts management;</li>
	<li>Relevant work experience in management consulting firm, bilateral or multilateral development agency, and/or international NGO with some experience managing projects in low or middle-income countries;</li>
	<li>Technical savvy and strong computer skills, advanced MS Excel skills, IT systems familiarity;</li>
	<li>Understanding of operating a country office in a complex setting environment;</li>
	<li>Understanding of Kenya labor, banking and procurement practices and law ;</li>
	<li>Demonstrated team and people management abilities with a focus on growing staff, mentoring and coaching junior professionals;</li>
	<li>Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint</li>
	<li>Demonstrated poise and professionalism in engaging with external partners, donors, and stakeholders;</li>
	<li>Full English fluency;</li>
	<li>Outstanding cross-cultural communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities and orientations as well as across work areas;</li>
	<li>Excellent analytical and numerical skills</li>
	<li>Problem solving and decision making aptitude</li>
</ul>

Finance & Operations Specialist, Kenya

WHAT YOU’LL DO

<ul>
	<li>Develop and maintain data visualization dashboards using software such as Tableau, power Bi etc to support data analysis across ThinkWell’s Kenya health policy and financing projects to generate insights to guide project implementation.</li>
	<li>Contribute to the development and review of data collection tools, templates, and protocols in collaboration with the Senior Technical Advisor – Learning and Strategic Information, Technical Advisors - Health Financing Programs, and Senior Program analysts to streamline data collection processes and ensure consistency in data capture.</li>
	<li>Coordinate the collection, compilation, and entry of data on health budgets, expenditure, UHC implementation, data on inputs such as human resources for heath (HRH), supplies, equipment, and other select key system inputs indicators on service readiness to inform tailoring of appropriate health financing technical support to counties and the national government. in collaboration with the Junior data analysts, Program Analysts, and Technical Advisors as necessary.</li>
	<li>Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data entry into designated databases or information systems across the workstreams as part of routine data collection activities.</li>
	<li>Implement corrective measures and validation procedures to improve data accuracy and reliability, ensuring that data collected is fit-for-use for performance management purposes.</li>
	<li>Support county-level monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting activities on health financing and strategic purchasing.</li>
	<li>Support efforts towards effective data management to include creating, managing, and maintaining a data repository.</li>
	<li>Translate/shape/visualize data to make it more fit-for-use for decision-makers at different levels.</li>
	<li>Provide direct technical assistance to ensure high-quality program results and execution across projects in the area of specialisation.</li>
	<li>Contribute to work planning, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including synthesis of strategic data for effective program implementation and development.</li>
	<li>Contribute to effective documentation and dissemination of learning products on health financing, supply chain, HRH, and strategic purchasing to different stakeholders to inform policy</li>
	<li>Stay current with current trends in health financing and research methodologies to ensure the team is using the most effective techniques to gather, analyze, and visualize data.</li>
	<li>Represent ThinkWell in various meetings and actively engage key stakeholders</li>
</ul>

Requirements

<ul>
	<li>BA/BS and 5+ years’ experience.</li>
	<li>Demonstrated experience in data analysis in health sector and especially health policy and financing preferred</li>
	<li>Experience and use of various data analysis tools, including dashboards development (STATA, Tableau , power B.I etc.)</li>
	<li>Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.</li>
	<li>Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications is required. Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint is desirable.</li>
	<li>Demonstrated poise and professionalism in supporting engagements with external partners, donors, and stakeholders.</li>
	<li>Excellent analytical skills.</li>
	<li>Ability and willingness to travel up to 50%</li>
</ul>

Data Analyst, Kenya

RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical leadership
<ul>
<li>Develop strategic interventions to ensure effective delivery of technical assistance to government (National and County) on health financing reforms.</li>
<li>Manage the implementation of the assigned projects/activities ensuring quality delivery of the project’s goals and objectives, and within the set timelines.</li>
<li>Provide technical support to county teams to ensure high quality program execution and results across projects, including supervision for the County Analysts/Coordinators.</li>
<li>Work with the County Coordinators/Analysts to institute PHC financing reforms and innovations including but not limited to review of mechanisms used to allocate funds to facilities with the aim of incentivizing quality and performance to catalyze progress towards strategic purchasing for primary health services.</li>
<li>Support the review of public finance management procedures to ease flow of funds to the PHC frontlines.</li>
<li>Work with the County Coordinators/Analysts to provide technical support in the development of county annual work plans and budgets particularly on use of evidence to inform investment priorities in the health sector.</li>
<li>Participate in the recruitment, support, and mentorship for team members in the area of technical specialty.</li>
<li>Support the country leadership to build the project portfolio in technical specialty area in collaboration with ThinkWell’s business development unit called Design Lab, and other colleagues.</li>
<li>Organizational Representation; internal and external</li>
<li>Develop strong working relationships with the National Government, Sub-national Governments, and other related agencies to strengthen health systems especially on health financing; UHC implementation, supply chain management and other areas Thinkwell works on such as HRH and private sector engagement.</li>
<li>Represent ThinkWell in various meetings and platforms.</li>
</ul>
Monitoring, Evaluation, and learning
<ul>
<li>Develop detailed workplans for the assigned projects and provide technical guidance to the program Analysts/Coordinators for the same in their respective counties.</li>
<li>Liaise with the SI lead for monitoring and evaluation for the assigned projects and strategic interventions to ensure compliance to quality standards while meeting the set deadlines.</li>
<li>Develop concept notes, protocols, and tools necessary to collect and analyze data to facilitate learning and to inform program strategy as required.</li>
<li>Develop high quality reports for both internal and external (donor) use as required.</li>
</ul>
Intellectual and strategic communication
<ul>
<li>Generate learning agenda from data insights and implementation experience and develop plans to ensure timely completion of knowledge products.</li>
<li>Publish papers, articles, and blogs. Present in conferences, technical working groups and other fora on ThinkWell project-related technical innovations, priorities, and results. Build ThinkWell reputation as a thought leader in the field.</li>
<li>Communicate with other ThinkWell technical advisors in the country and globally to build, share, exchange and disseminate technical knowledge.</li>
</ul>
Requirements
<ul>
<li>Masters degree in the relevant field and 6+ years of exp;</li>
<li>Substantive, relevant work experience in health systems with a development agency, NGO or government. Adept at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences.</li>
<li>Previous experience and proven track record in providing technical advice to counties in health systems strengthening with a focus on healthcare financing, strategic and operational planning and public financial management in the health sector;</li>
<li>A strong understanding of the current Healthcare financing landscape in Kenya at both national and at a county level;</li>
<li>Excellent technical writing skills;</li>
<li>Demonstrated interest and ability in growing staff, mentoring and coaching junior professionals;</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with external strategic partners, donors, and stakeholders;</li>
<li>New business development, proposal writing and fundraising experience;</li>
<li>Full fluency in English and Kiswahili;</li>
<li>Outstanding cross-cultural communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities and orientations as well as across work areas;</li>
<li>Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of time.</li>
</ul>

Technical Advisor, Health Financing Kenya

What you’ll do
Research, Analysis and Project Implementation
<ul>
<li>With support from local and global colleagues, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, support the development of a plan to operationalize Kenya’s cervical cancer elimination strategy, including an investment case, funding gap analysis, and advocacy strategy. </li>
<li>Support the design and implementation of economic analyses and related assessments to inform the cervical cancer elimination plan, including the development of research protocols, data collection instruments for primary data collection, data review, cleaning and analysis;</li>
<li>Support the development of high-quality research and advocacy materials to support policy change, resource mobilization, and efficient resource allocation to catalyze progress towards cervical cancer elimination in Kenya, including briefs, reports, presentations, blogs, and journal manuscripts.</li>
<li>Conduct literature reviews, source data and information on relevant technical and policy issues, effectively summarize and synthesize research findings, develop targeted messages for various audiences, and present results to partners and clients;</li>
<li>Create graphics and visualizations of quantitative and qualitative data.</li>
</ul>
Project Reporting, Communications, and Operations
<ul>
<li>Support the planning and coordination of multi-stakeholder meetings and workshops in Nairobi and elsewhere in Kenya, including communication with participants, and collaborating with operations colleagues on organizing logistics, etc. </li>
<li>Draft or revise sections of donor reports and coordinate team member input.</li>
<li>Effectively communicate with key stakeholders in the cervical cancer elimination field in Kenya, maintaining ThinkWells’ reputation as a trusted partner of the government and its key partners and donors in this field.</li>
<li>Represent ThinkWell with Kenya’s Ministry of Health, external partners, donors or stakeholders at meetings and events.</li>
<li>Develop and communicate compelling stories from compiled data and findings, and effectively communicate technical information to a variety of audiences.</li>
<li>Contribute to business development, including desk research, technical input, and proposal and concept note writing.</li>
<li>Assist with a range of project administrative and operational responsibilities, including staff recruitment and training, communications, coordinating travel, and drafting donor correspondence.</li>
</ul>
we are:
ThinkWell core values are our fundamental organizational guiding principles.  They define our corporate culture, influence our behavior at work and help us achieve our mission.  Our values are:
<ul>
<li>Think big</li>
<li>Influence the conversation</li>
<li>Empower others</li>
<li>Be exceptional</li>
<li>Always question</li>
<li>Relate authentically</li>
<li>Evolve by learning</li>
</ul>
you are:
<ul>
<li>ThinkWell core competencies are foundational skills and behaviors that align with our values and are expected of all employees.</li>
<li>An entrepreneurial, results-oriented ‘do-er’ with a willingness to take risk, think big and challenge conventional wisdom.</li>
<li>A change maker who reaches independent judgement with an open mind, influences the conversation, and seeks innovation.</li>
<li>Able to help create an empowering environment in which everyone feels free to take initiative, be accountable and fail intelligently (learn from mistakes).</li>
<li>A collaborative colleague who engages constructively with people from different cultures, orientations, and perspectives and maintains positive relations in a virtual world.</li>
<li>Principally motivated by a growth mindset, meaning the pursuit of knowledge, experience, and self-improvement.  You always question and continuously learn.</li>
<li>Authentic, honest, direct, self-aware and open to giving and receiving feedback. </li>
</ul>
Requirements
Your qualifications
<ul>
<li>BA/BS and 5+ years experience  or graduate degree and 3+ years experience in (health) economics, healthcare management, global health, health policy or related field;</li>
<li>Relevant work experience in health economic analysis and/or advocacy in public health at a bilateral or multilateral development agency, NGO, government, private sector healthcare company and/or a management consulting firm;</li>
<li>Experience working on (cervical) cancer financing and/or immunization financing preferred;</li>
<li>Exceptional analytical, research and problem solving capabilities;</li>
<li>Advanced proficiency in Excel required; proficiency in statistical analysis packages (e.g. R or STATA) preferred;</li>
<li>A thoughtful systems thinker with grounded, pragmatic understanding of the complexities of our work;</li>
<li>Tech savvy and skilled at visual display of data;</li>
<li>Demonstrated poise and professionalism in engaging with external partners, donors, and stakeholders;</li>
<li>Full English fluency required;</li>
<li>Strong writing skills, evidence of previous publications required;</li>
<li>Outstanding verbal communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities and orientations as well as across work areas;</li>
<li>Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%.</li>
</ul>

Program Analyst

Description
Determined to transcend the status quo, ThinkWell was founded in 2011 to provide bold, creative, and practical solutions to helping low- and middle-income countries achieve universal health coverage. While our core area of work is health financing, we take a “whole-of-systems” approach, specializing in five practice areas that intersect with health financing: governance, human resources for health, private sector, public financial management, and research and evaluation.
ThinkWell Kenya provides technical support to strengthen health financing and improve how funds are allocated to achieve the goal of universal health coverage. ThinkWell Kenya is about to embark on a new project that aims to support Kenya in advancing its strategy towards the elimination of cervical cancer. We are seeking a Senior Technical Advisor to lead the implementation of this new project, 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. The Senior Technical Advisor will report to Kenya’s Country Director.
Technical Leadership
<ul>
<li>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.  </li>
<li>Lead technical advocacy efforts to support policy change, resource mobilization, and efficient resource allocation to catalyze progress towards cervical cancer elimination in Kenya.</li>
<li>Provide direct technical assistance to Kenya’s national cancer control team, EPI, and other government agencies involved in cervical cancer prevention.</li>
<li>Provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health in developing a cervical cancer elimination strategy.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Identify and leverage political and practical opportunities to influence priority setting, and convert cervical cancer elimination strategy and policy into action.</li>
<li>Develop high-quality, compelling technical and advocacy briefs, tailored to different technical and non-technical, public and private sector audiences.</li>
<li>Contribute to donor and internal reporting requirements.</li>
</ul>
Organizational Leadership and Development
<ul>
<li>Communicate with other ThinkWell directors and project managers globally to build, share, exchange and disseminate technical knowledge.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Play a firm-wide leadership role, participate in company initiatives and teams to build intellectual and human capital in the technical area of specialization.</li>
<li>Mentor junior and mid-level technical staff members to support their growth, and support recruitment, as necessary.</li>
</ul>
You Are:
<ul>
<li>ThinkWell core competencies are foundational skills and behaviors that align with our values and are expected of all employees.</li>
<li>An entrepreneurial, results-oriented ‘do-er’ with a willingness to take risk, think big and challenge conventional wisdom.</li>
<li>A change maker who reaches independent judgement with an open mind, influences the conversation, and seeks innovation.</li>
<li>Able to help create an empowering environment in which everyone feels free to take initiative, be accountable and fail intelligently (learn from mistakes).</li>
<li>A collaborative colleague who engages constructively with people from different cultures, orientations, and perspectives and maintains positive relations in a virtual world.</li>
<li>Principally motivated by a growth mindset, meaning the pursuit of knowledge, experience, and self-improvement.  You always question and continuously learn.</li>
<li>Authentic, honest, direct, self-aware and open to giving and receiving feedback. </li>
</ul>
Requirements
<ul>
<li>Master’s degree in health economics, health financing, management, public policy, public health, or another relevant field with 7+ years of experience or a PhD with 6+ years of experience;</li>
<li>Substantive, relevant work experience in the specific area of technical expertise: health, cancer and/or immunization financing, health policy expertise, and advocacy;</li>
<li>Experience developing health-related strategies;</li>
<li>Demonstrated track record of designing and implementing technical advocacy projects;</li>
<li>Experience in navigating complex multi-stakeholder projects, influencing national level dialogue, effectively and strategically engaging stakeholders at all levels within government, private sector, partners, and other individuals;</li>
<li>Adept at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences;</li>
<li>Knowledge and experience of managing donor-funded projects;</li>
<li>Demonstrated interest and ability in growing staff, mentoring and coaching junior professionals;</li>
<li>New business development, proposal writing and fundraising experience preferred;</li>
<li>Full English fluency required;</li>
<li>Outstanding cross-cultural communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities, and orientations as well as across work areas;</li>
<li>Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%.</li>
</ul>

Senior Technical Advisor, Health Financing

<ul>
<li>ThinkWell is seeking a Technical Director (TD) to lead the development and implementation of the learning agenda for the Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care (SP4PHC) project and to ensure technical excellence across the project.</li>
<li>The TD should be an established or emerging global leader in Health Financing. They will lead the SP4PHC team to explore new ideas, extract key insights, and inject new thinking (backed up by robust evidence) into national and international discussions on health financing. They will drive the team to challenge established norms and take on lazy assumptions. The TD will work with global partners to leverage learning from the project to influence the conversation on health financing and health systems.</li>
<li>Working with the Project Director, he TD will shape the technical direction of SP4PHC. They will be a key part of the Project Leadership Team, providing thought partnership and technical direction for the Project Director and Country Leadership. The TD takes overall responsibility for the technical quality of SP4PHC work, shaping the technical approach, overseeing the design and development of studies and of the technical outputs of the project, and supervising the project communications team for effective dissemination of learning internally and externally.</li>
<li>The TD will recruit and build technical talent within the project and across ThinkWell. The TD directly manages a small international team of Technical Advisors who support SP4PHC country teams and oversees learning partnerships with local research organizations.  The TD also coordinates the work of one or more ThinkWell Senior Fellows on the SP4PHC project.  Senior Fellows are part time staff members with global reputations who provide strategic input into ThinkWell’s work. </li>
<li>The TD will play a leading role in ThinkWell, contributing to our technical leadership, growing our portfolio of work, and contributing to high-quality technical project execution. The TD is a member of ThinkWell’s program and management teams. The TD reports to the SP4PHC Project Director.</li>
</ul>
This position is fully remote with a strong preference for someone based in Africa or Asia.
SP4PHC responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Lead the development and execution of the SP4PHC project learning agenda, identifying and delivering opportunities for learning to influence policy.</li>
<li>Lead the SP4PHC team to explore new ideas, extract key insights and inject new thinking and robust evidence into national and international discussions on health financing.</li>
<li>Supervise the development of SP4PHC learning products, providing direct technical assistance and designing and managing the quality assurance process to ensure excellence.</li>
<li>Oversee learning partnerships established between country teams and country-based learning partners, and ensure scopes of work, study design, analysis and outputs meet appropriate standards.</li>
<li>Oversee direct technical support to project country teams, joint learning and knowledge management, maximizing the impact of learning partnerships between countries and with external agencies.</li>
<li>Mentor and support country leads on project implementation.</li>
<li>Lead engagement with BMGF on key learnings from the project, proactively identifying opportunities to influence BMGF strategy.</li>
<li>Support the evolution of country strategies, and the continued devolution of the project, including overall project vision, theory of change, and results framework</li>
<li>Thought Leadership and Global Influence</li>
<li>Identify key areas of intersection between SP4PHC policy engagement and global health financing and health systems conversations. Work with senior fellows to build partnerships with our donors and other thought leaders to prioritize critical themes for exploration. Through these partnerships, develop and implement country and cross-country research, and lead dissemination of findings to influence the global conversation.</li>
<li>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. </li>
<li>Contribute to the development of quarterly project newsletter, the most visible communication channel for the project, and the monthly project bulletin</li>
<li>Consult and coordinate with key stakeholders within government, donors, and other entities to build ThinkWell reputation</li>
</ul>
ThinkWell responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Play a company-wide leadership role, building intellectual and human capital in health financing.</li>
<li>Communicate with other ThinkWell directors and project managers globally to build, share, exchange and disseminate technical knowledge</li>
<li>Recruit, support and mentor outstanding team members in health financing</li>
<li>Collaborate with ThinkWell’s talent team to design technical training and development activities that will support and build professional development</li>
<li>New Business Development</li>
<li>Contribute to the extension and expansion of SP4PHC activities through collaboration with other projects within the firm and external partners</li>
<li>Build ThinkWell’s portfolio in health financing in collaboration with Business Development, program managers and other firm and country leaders</li>
<li>Additional responsibilities and duties not listed may be added.</li>
</ul>
Your qualifications
<ul>
<li>Master’s degree in health economics, health policy or related field with 10 years of experience or a PhD and 8 years of experience;</li>
<li>Recognized as a leader in health financing with a track record of high impact publications and a strong international, professional network in the field;</li>
<li>Substantive, relevant work experience in the specific area of technical expertise. (e.g., ministries of health and finance experience, health financing or health policy expertise, health systems strengthening, etc.) Adept at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences;</li>
<li>Track record of managing complex, multi-country projects, and extensive experience with project monitoring and evaluation in the area of technical specialization;  </li>
<li>Demonstrated interest and ability in growing staff, mentoring and coaching junior professionals;</li>
<li>A senior leader, able to rally staff around ThinkWell’s mission and priorities;</li>
<li>A thoughtful systems thinker with grounded, pragmatic understanding of the complexities of our work;</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with external strategic partners, donors, and stakeholders;</li>
<li>New business development, proposal writing and fundraising experience;</li>
<li>Full English fluency, second language a plus;</li>
<li>Experience of living and working in lower and middle income countries;</li>
<li>Outstanding cross-cultural communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities and orientations as well as across work areas;</li>
<li>Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%.</li>
</ul>

Technical Director, SP4PHC

Description
<ul>
<li>The Global Controller / Director of Finance &amp; Accounting brings substantial technical and managerial expertise and oversees our global finance and accounting functions. This role reports to the Managing Director, Global Business Operations, participates in the firm’s corporate management team, and provides thought partnership and strategic advising to ThinkWell’s leadership regarding organizational financial challenges and opportunities.</li>
<li>The Director oversees a team and partners with ThinkWell managers globally to develop and implement accounting protocols, policies, and systems to ensure that teams across the organization have the accounting support and financial reporting required to achieve our mission.</li>
<li>This position is fully remote – open to most locations around the globe.</li>
</ul>
Accounting Operations and Oversight
<ul>
<li>Oversee the organization’s accounting function in accordance with GAAP and US Government rules and regulations (IRS, IFRS, CFR, FAR)</li>
<li>Ensure timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of key accounting functions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, invoicing, and related tasks</li>
<li>Implement appropriate internal controls for revenue recognition, invoicing, proper recording of transactions, expenditure, and safeguarding of firm resources</li>
<li>Oversee in-country accounting and compliance processes to ensure an effective control environment across all geographies.  Provide training, guidance, and expert advice to resolve issues</li>
<li>Perform multi-entity consolidation and ensure that costs are allocated with donor requirements</li>
<li>Lead preparation for internal and external audits, interact with auditors, manage field work and subsequent negotiations</li>
<li>Ensure timely and accurate preparation of tax and other statutory filings for all geographies</li>
<li>Ensure country office and global expenses are reviewed for reasonableness, allowability, and allocability</li>
<li>Review transactions monthly for correctness and prepare monthly financial statements for leadership</li>
</ul>
Financial Compliance, Planning, Forecasting, and Reporting
<ul>
<li>Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting in collaboration with the Managing Director, Global Business Operations</li>
<li>Oversee the development and implementation of organizational policies, procedures, systems, and processes</li>
<li>Monitor compliance with organizational policies, US Government rules and regulations, client terms and conditions, laws and requirements of countries where the firm operations</li>
<li>Regularly review and reconcile indirect cost and fringe rate calculations for accuracy and recovery of costs.  Lead Indirect Cost Rate proposal development and calculations</li>
<li>Oversee all internal and external financial reporting, ensuring costs are reported correctly, compliantly, and timely</li>
<li>Analyze firm’s financial position and regularly report on risk, opportunity, and recommended course correction to the organization’s leadership</li>
</ul>
Budgeting
<ul>
<li>Lead organizational budgeting processes, develop budget templates, and monitor expenditure for key organization activities, including the annual corporate budget</li>
<li>Develop organizational pricing and cost recovery strategies</li>
<li>Ensure proposal budgets are reviewed for quality, compliance, and accuracy of cost recovery in consultation with program teams and the Design Lab</li>
</ul>
Team Management and Representation
<ul>
<li>Manage Accounting and Finance teams, providing mature leadership, coordination, guidance, and direction</li>
<li>Represent the organization’s interests in budget and contract discussions negotiations with donors, clients, vendors, and other parties</li>
<li>Serve as an active member of the organizational corporate management team, supporting overall risk management, compliance, and strategic advice on financial and accounting matters</li>
</ul>
YOU ARE
<ul>
<li>ThinkWellWell's core competencies are foundational skills that align with our values and must be modeled and demonstrated in order to thrive at the firm.</li>
<li>An entrepreneurial, results-oriented ‘do-er’ with a willingness to take risk, think big and fearlessly challenge conventional wisdom.</li>
<li>A change maker who makes independent judgement with an open mind, influences the conversation, and is open to disrupting conventional business as usual.</li>
<li>Strong orientation to empower others and create an enabling, learning environment so that others can take initiative, assume responsibility and be accountable.</li>
<li>A collaborative worker with a cooperative spirit who engages constructively with colleagues from different cultures, orientations, and operating lenses (political, technical, funder, business partner, etc.) and is able to maintain positive relations in a virtual world.</li>
<li>Principally motivated by a growth mindset, meaning the pursuit of knowledge, experience, and self-improvement.  You always question, evolve by learning and embrace change.</li>
<li>Authentic, honest, direct, self-aware and open to giving and receiving feedback.</li>
</ul>
Requirements
<ul>
<li>BA/BS and 15+ years’ relevant experience or graduate degree and 12+ years’ relevant experience. Active CPA required. </li>
<li>Demonstrated financial and accounting leadership experience managing large, complex projects in an international development context. Knowledge of key issues such as: intercompany reconciliation, subsidiary consolidation, managing forex gains/loss, and other complex international accounting issues.</li>
<li>Strong communication skills and experience communicating with senior internal and external audiences. Demonstrated ability to represent the organization’s interests in budget and contract discussions negotiations. Adept at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences and summarizing key information for decision-makers.</li>
<li>Extensive knowledge of US Government rules and regulations, including 2 CFR 200, FAR, AIDAR.</li>
<li>Experience working with other public and private funders and agencies preferred, such as the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, FCDO, UN agencies, etc.</li>
<li>Prior experience developing corporate budgets, templates, and indirect cost rate proposals. </li>
<li>Expert Excel abilities and strong understanding of the interplay between proposal budgets, internal project budgeting, funder deliverables, and invoicing.</li>
<li>Extensive team and people management abilities with a focus on growing staff, mentoring, and coaching staff at various levels of seniority and experience.</li>
<li>A senior leader, able to rally staff around ThinkWell’s mission and priorities.</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with external strategic partners, donors, and stakeholders.</li>
<li>Fluency in English, second language an advantage. </li>
<li>Outstanding cross-cultural communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities, and orientations, as well as across work areas.</li>
</ul>

Global Controller / Director, Finance & Accounting

<ul>
<li>The Senior Program Finance Analyst demonstrates a high-level understanding of project financials. The Analyst will monitor and analyze financial data to inform risk mitigation and provide timely, thoughtful financial insight to aid management decisions. The Senior Program Finance Analyst will contribute to ensuring operational excellence and high-quality country support to ThinkWell.</li>
</ul>
Responsibilities:
<ul>
<li>Collaborate with country teams, project directors, and program managers, as part of the global finance management team, to perform Monthly Budget review processes and analyze project budgets, actual expenses, commitments, obligations, and burn rates and lead financial analysis to identify trends, flag potential issues, and recommend actions to senior management.</li>
<li>Work closely with country accounting, program teams, and global accounting teams to ensure accurate expenditures are charged to the projects and posted in the financial system.</li>
<li>Monitor the overall implementation of projects activities spend against approved work plans, project scope and approved budgets.</li>
<li>Present budget versus actual variance analysis to program and country directors. Clarifying, explaining, and adjusting as needed.</li>
<li>Provide detailed input for the preparation of financial reports for donors.</li>
<li>Provide quality control for financial management of subawards including reviewing and processing subrecipient invoices and cash requests, with more in-depth monitoring when required.</li>
<li>Contribute to the financial dashboard to monitor the financial health of the company, including profit/loss and G&amp;A spending.</li>
<li>Support the global annual corporate budgeting process, including re-forecasting and quarterly reviews of annual operating budget progress for senior management (surplus/deficit meetings).</li>
<li>Support in developing project budgets and realignment in collaboration with program management and global finance teams.</li>
<li>Review and process Operating Advance Requests (monthly cash requests) from field offices or provide inputs as needed.</li>
<li>Draft or revise financial sections of donor reports and coordinate team member input. </li>
<li>In collaboration with relevant departments, assist in the development and roll out of training on key topics to both global and country office staff.</li>
<li>Support in internal and external audits, ensuring auditors queries and requests are handled promptly.</li>
<li>Relationship management on project financial aspects with clients and donors.</li>
<li>Support country teams to comply with donor/funder rules, regulations, and requirements as well as organizational policies through capacity building.</li>
<li>Support budget development for new proposals in collaboration with the business development and program teams.</li>
<li>Support country teams, program operational department and global accounting team in reviewing and updating financial and operational policies and procedures.</li>
<li>Provide other financial analyses as requested.</li>
</ul>
Requirements
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's Degree (or international equivalent) in a related field. </li>
<li>At least 7 years of related experience in donor-funded finance or accounting. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted.</li>
<li>Advanced budgeting and financial management experience; project management certification a plus;</li>
<li>Relevant work experience in a funding organization, management consulting firm, pharmaceutical industry, bilateral or multilateral development agency, and/or international NGO with some experience coordinating projects in low- or middle-income countries;</li>
<li>Demonstrated poise and professionalism in engaging with corporate clients, external partners, donors, and other stakeholders;</li>
<li>Expert Excel user, including pivot tables and advanced functions; familiarity with data query tools is helpful. </li>
<li>Data savvy and skilled at visual display of data; must be highly fluent in Excel and PowerPoint;</li>
<li>Detail-oriented and able to multitask to support business initiatives and projects.</li>
<li>Familiarity with USAID or other international donors' rules and regulations. </li>
<li>Experience living or working outside the US preferred.</li>
<li>Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%.</li>
</ul>

Senior Program Finance Analyst

PURPOSE AND SCOPE  
The Samya Rose Stumo Memorial Fellowship for Global Health is designed for exceptional young women from low-income countries who want to ask and answer radical questions aimed at reshaping global health financing. We understand that these individuals may face obstacles in pursuing their ideas and career advancement given current global health funding priorities or personal financial constraints. Therefore, the goal of the fellowship is to provide real project experience, professional development training, mentorship, and financial support to launch fellows’ careers. We aim to empower these young women to revolutionize the health financing space by giving them an opportunity to work with ThinkWell’s Strategic Purchasing for Primary Healthcare team to explore and pursue a Gender and Strategic Purchasing &amp; Health Financing project for 10 months. Throughout the fellowship they will be assigned a senior in-country mentor to guide them and equip them with the skills and a foundation they need to bring about meaningful change.  
<ul>
<li>Fellows will also be part of a cohort where they receive bi-weekly mentorship and/or didactic sessions by leading ThinkWell employees as well as other subject matter experts. Sessions will impart knowledge and build skills, helping fellows to formulate innovative questions, solve challenges, build meaningful relationships, and expand their professional networks.  </li>
</ul>
ELIGIBILITY 
<ul>
<li>We seek applications from women who are early in a global health career, have demonstrated leadership in their communities, and are interested in challenging the inequities present in global health.  </li>
<li>Applicants must identify primarily as residents of Kenya, Indonesia, and Pakistan and must be willing to commit 20 hours per week throughout the 10 months of the fellowship. The fellowship stipend is meant to be a supplement to other income to support active participation. </li>
<li>Applicants must embody ThinkWell's core values, exhibit professional excellence and potential, and share our belief that every citizen deserves access to affordable, quality health services.   </li>
</ul>
ThinkWell Core Values are: 
<ul>
<li>Think big</li>
<li>Influence the conversation </li>
<li>Empower others </li>
<li>Be exceptional </li>
<li>Always question </li>
<li>Relate authentically </li>
<li>Evolve by learning </li>
</ul>
 Applicants Shall:  
<ul>
<li>Be able to communicate in written and spoken English </li>
<li>Have the ability/knowledge of doing research in policy/health </li>
<li>Have the capacity to dedicate a minimum ~20 hours per week to this project </li>
<li>Be available for meetings outside standard working hours to accommodate global timeframes </li>
<li>Be authorized to work in Kenya, Indonesia, and Pakistan. This fellowship does not offer allowances </li>
</ul>

The Samya Rose Stumo Memorial Fellowship for Global Health

BACKGROUND 
Over the past three years, Kenya has been actively reforming its health sector to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). These reforms include establishing Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and transitioning from the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Authority (SHA) in 2023. The private sector in Kenya has significant potential to enhance family planning (FP) and reproductive health services within PCNs. However, private providers are hesitant to engage with NHIF/SHA and PCNs due to limited financial incentives. Additionally, private health insurance and employer-based schemes offer limited coverage for FP services, making them less affordable for women who must pay out of pocket. ThinkWell, through the MOMENTUM Private Health Care Delivery (MPHD) project aims to improve PSE in Kenya's FP services by conducting a rapid assessment to identify barriers and partnering with a local intermediary to support long-term sustainability. The goal is to increase access to FP services by increasing the number of FP providers engaged in the scheme and making services more affordable for Kenyans. 
OBJECTIVES 
ThinkWell seeks a Kenya-based PSE consultant to support a rapid assessment to understand the barriers that private FP providers in Kenya face and opportunities to improve their participation in PCNS and the SHA. The assessment will seek to inform the design and implementation of UHC reforms to encourage private sector engagement in PCNs and purchasing arrangements under the SHA.   
The assessment will: 
<ul>
<li>Describe the current function, governance, and financing (as relevant) of PCNs as they relate to private sector providers, according to applicable laws, regulations, SHIF benefit package, administrative orders, guidelines, and policies. </li>
<li>Assess self-reported gaps in the readiness and willingness of: 
<ul>
<li>The public sector to engage private sector providers in the delivery of FP services in the context of PCNs in three counties. </li>
<li>The private sector to participate in the delivery of FP services in the context of PCNs in three countries.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Examine how new financing arrangements under the SHA impact private provider engagement in FP service provision. </li>
<li>Understand how the above 1-3 contribute to the inherent challenges that limited private provider provision of FP in the three counties. </li>
</ul>
SCOPE OF WORK 
To achieve the objectives of the rapid assessment, ThinkWell seeks a Kenya-based PSE consultant to undertake the following activities: 
Desk review: 
<ul>
<li>Conduct a comprehensive desk review of publicly available documents, including but not limited to research papers, program reports, government policies, regulations, guidelines, and administrative orders related to PCNs, SHA, and private sector engagement in FP service delivery. </li>
<li>Describe the current mechanisms for public financing of FP services and commodities in Kenya, with a focus on the three selected counties. </li>
<li>Assess the extent to which private sector FP providers are engaged in these financing mechanisms and identify potential barriers and opportunities for improving their participation. </li>
<li>Synthesize findings from the desk review into a concise report that will inform the development of interview guides for key informant interviews.  </li>
</ul>
Key informant interviews (KIIs):
<ul>
<li>Based on the findings from the desk review, collaborate with ThinkWell to develop semi-structured interview guides for KIIs with key stakeholders, including decisionmakers in private sector FP providers, county health officials, and representatives from the SHA and PCNs in the three selected counties. </li>
<li>Identify and recruit a diverse range of key informants, ensuring representation from various types of private providers (e.g., for-profit, non-profit, faith-based) and different levels of the health system (e.g., primary, secondary, tertiary). </li>
<li>Schedule and conduct KIIs, either in-person or via telephone/video conferencing, depending on the availability and preference of the key informants and considering any COVID-19 related restrictions. </li>
<li>Document and transcribe the KIIs, ensuring that the data is accurately captured and organized for analysis. </li>
</ul>
Data analysis and synthesis: 
<ul>
<li>Develop a analytical framework based on the assessment objectives and emerging themes from the desk review and KIIs. </li>
<li>Analyze the qualitative data from the KIIs using appropriate software (e.g., NVivo, ATLAS.ti) or manual techniques, identifying key themes, patterns, and insights related to private sector engagement in FP service delivery within PCNs and the SHA. </li>
<li>Triangulate findings from the desk review and KIIs to develop a robust understanding of the barriers, opportunities, and potential strategies for improving private sector participation in FP service delivery under the UHC reforms. </li>
</ul>
Report writing and dissemination: 
<ul>
<li>Draft a comprehensive assessment report. </li>
<li>Develop a concise summary slide deck that presents the key findings and recommendations in an engaging and visually appealing format. </li>
<li>Incorporate feedback from ThinkWell and other relevant stakeholders to finalize the assessment report and slide deck. </li>
<li>Support the dissemination of the assessment findings and recommendations to key stakeholders, including the MPHD project team, county health officials, private sector representatives, and other relevant parties through presentations, workshops, or other appropriate channels. </li>
</ul>
Requirements
<ul>
<li>Bachelor’s degree in health financing, health sciences, public health, health policy, or another related field.  </li>
<li>A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, e.g., health financing, qualitative research, health service research, private sector engagement, etc.  </li>
<li>Full professional fluency in English. </li>
<li>Strong capacity to present complex data in reports and presentations. </li>
<li>Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. </li>
<li>Good interpersonal skills, multi-tasking skills, and ability to work under pressure.  </li>
</ul>