Advisor, Health Financing (Malawi)
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About the role
Last Mile Health seeks an Advisor, Health Financing embedded in Malawi’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Lilongwe. The 24-month fixed-term role supports health financing reform, financial protection, private-sector and investor engagement, domestic resource mobilization, investment development, and government capacity strengthening. A bachelor’s degree in a listed or related field and relevant graduate-level training are required; progressive relevant experience is required, but no duration is specified. Applicants must be located and authorized to work in Malawi.
Key requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Economics, Economics, International Development, Political Science, or related field. Relevant graduate-level training in economics, health financing, health policy, private sector engagement, public affairs, international development, or public health.
- • Required skills: Health financing reform analysis, Economic modelling, Health policy analysis, Budget and expenditure analysis, Financial protection analysis, National Health Accounts and related information systems, Resource mobilization, Strategic purchasing, Costing and cost-effectiveness analysis, Private sector engagement, Public-private partnerships, Investment case development, Government technical advisory, Stakeholder engagement, Quantitative analysis, Project management
- • Work authorization for Malawi is required
Opportunity details
- • Workplace: On Site
- • Employment: Temporary
- • Original advert language: English
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Job title: Advisor, Health Financing (Malawi)
Location: Malawi Malawi
Employment type: Not stated
This role was posted on July 27, 2026. Please note that we will review applications on a rolling basis.
The Role
At Last Mile Health (LMH), we work to deploy a health worker within reach of everyone, everywhere. Do you have experience in health financing and a passion for driving systemic change in resource-constrained settings? If so, you may be our Advisor, Health Financing with the Malawi program.
The Advisor, Health Financing, will work under the guidance of the Directorate of Policy Planning and Coordination and will report directly to the Deputy Country Director for day-to-day implementation and in-country government engagement, with a dotted-line relationship to the LMH Director of Health Financing for technical mentorship.
The Advisor will be embedded within the Directorate of Planning and Policy in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, providing technical support to advance Malawi's health financing reform agenda while strengthening the Ministry's capacity to engage with the private sector, investors, and development finance partners.
The Ministry of Health is pursuing innovative and high impact approaches to mobilize additional resources for the health sector, strengthen financial protection, and accelerate progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Building on the Health Sector Investment Compendium and other health financing initiatives, the Advisor will support the Ministry in translating investment opportunities into actionable financing and implementation pathways.
Particular emphasis will be placed on identifying sustainable financing approaches that strengthen frontline health systems, including community health services, primary health care delivery, digital health solutions, and health infrastructure for underserved populations.
The Advisor will serve as a bridge between the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, development partners, investors, financial institutions, and private sector actors, ensuring that HSSP III and National Community Health Framework (2023-30) priorities are reflected in national policies, budget decisions, investment strategies, and accountability processes.
This position is a 24-month Fixed-term role with the potential of renewal. This position is only open to candidates who are currently located and authorized to work in Malawi. This role is onsite and located in Lilongwe, Malawi.
What You'll Do
Financial Protection & Equitable Access Frameworks.
- Develop economic models to generate economic and social evidence to support high-level health policy advice to senior government decision-makers, including the Minister of Health and other senior management officials
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- Last verified: Oct 30, 2026