Analyst, Health Financing

About the role

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is seeking an Analyst, Health Financing based in Nairobi, Kenya. The CHAI Kenya Health Financing program supports the government in moving toward universal health coverage by ensuring scarce resources are distributed and used equitably and efficiently. The team works with the Ministry of Health to provide technical assistance, develop analytical tools and strengthen capacity to manage health-sector spending. The Analyst reports to the Senior Program Manager, Infectious Diseases.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders in health financing reforms, including planning, budgeting, resource tracking and expenditure analysis.
• Carry out quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform resource mobilization, allocation and efficiency improvements.
• Contribute to costed strategic and operational plans, health accounts, investment cases and financing strategies.
• Strengthen evidence-based decision-making systems, including data management, reporting and performance monitoring.
• Prepare presentations, reports and policy briefs for internal and external audiences.
• Build relationships with government counterparts, development partners and other stakeholders, and support their capacity building in health financing, financial management and data use.
• Support fundraising and resource mobilization, including proposal development, and oversee activity logistics such as budgets, allowances and financial compliance.
• Document lessons learned and best practices, and perform other assigned duties.

Required profile

• Degree in health economics, public health, health sciences, public policy, or a health finance, commerce or related field.
• Preferred: experience with health systems strengthening, health financing, health economics, health workforce, public health, public policy, public sector finance and consulting.
• Ability to analyze complex datasets and communicate complex ideas clearly; strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Use of AI.
• Advantageous: programming experience, including VBA and/or Stata.