Technical Advisor

The Technical Advisor (TA) is a budding leader in their technical area of health financing and policy in Indonesia. The TA provides high level technical support to key external partners (government ministries, research organizations and others) as well as to the ThinkWell team in Indonesia. The TA is a subject matter expert in health financing analysis and policy and leverages that expertise to manage and implement high level analysis, generate insights, influence policy and to support program design and execution. The TA is responsible for playing a major role (on behalf of the Ministry of Health) in a consortium to pilot primary health care transformation agenda in Indonesia. The TA is expected to contribute to the development and active dissemination of high-quality technical knowledge products.

The TA works as a key member of the Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care (SP4PHC) project, which is supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) that supports countries to improve how funds are allocated to healthcare providers to achieve the goal of universal health coverage.

In Indonesia, SP4PHC is working with Ministry of Health (MOH) since the late 2022 on supporting the MOH’s Health Transformation agenda, and specifically focusing on reforms around improving PHC, health financing, and digital health across Indonesia. SP4PHC Indonesia is implementing three strategies, which aim to improve how JKN purchases PHC services, optimize flow of funds via districts to PHC providers, and foster integration of telemedicine into purchasing arrangements for PHC services.

SP4PHC has been tasked as a coordinator of a MOH-lead PHC consortium at 4 selected districts. The PHC consortium aims to set up a catalytic learning platform where key national and subnational government, academic, and external stakeholders can work together to diagnose and improve how purchasing at PHC level within the context of integrated primary care service. Activities under the Consortium will include fund flow tracking, health performance assessment, and capacity building.

To support these strategies, several activities related to the health system, financing, and policy will be carried out. The Technical Advisor position will be a core technical member of the SP4PHC Indonesia team and will report to Project Director.

This is a full-time position based in Jakarta, Indonesia (Indonesian Nationals only).

Technical Support on PHC Consortium

• Support the implementation of a consortium to pilot primary care transformation in Indonesia, providing technical support to the consortium, and coordinating activities with district authorities, the MoH, local research partners and others
• In collaboration with Senior Technical Advisor and Project Director, manage various activities, including fund flow tracking and health performance assessment, conducted by the Consortium across 4 districts
• Collaborate with Senior Technical Advisor to coordinate various Consortium stakeholders, which include units within MoH, other ministerial agencies, universities, other BMGF grantees, and district health offices
• Ensure high quality and timely outputs for deliverables and technical assistance provided by universities in the Consortium
• Collaborate with Project Director to ensure alignment of District Technical Assistants’ works in 4 districts, especially technical support provided to DHO and university, with the Consortium’s activity
• Support the generation of evidence and insights from the Consortium implementation, and work with the MoH and partners to incorporate these into policy development and roll-out

Technical Support on JKN and Telemedicine/digital Health

• Coordinate with MOH and BPJS-K on the identification of priorities related to improving JKN and support the project team to generate targeted evidence and provide technical support to these partners to incorporate these into policy development and roll-out
• Provide technical inputs and support the development of telemedicine strategy and implementation, including linking with the Digital Transformation Office (DTO) on its priorities (e.g. telemedicine sandbox)
• Identify additional gaps of support in consultation with MoH, BPJSK, and other relevant stakeholders, and work to fulfill those gaps with the team
• Help develop and maintain project work plans and monitoring, evaluation, research and learning tools
• Communicate with other ThinkWell technical advisors globally to build, share, exchange and disseminate technical knowledge

Data Analysis for Policy Reform

• Collaborate with Senior Technical Advisor to ensure feasible study plan, oversee data collection, and provide inputs on data analysis that are being implemented by the team
• Support the translational process from evidence to policy by ensuring maximum uptake of evidence by relevant policymakers
• Prepare data for analysis, documenting the study protocol and upholding good research practice
• Analyze data and synthesize information, especially as it relates to strategic purchasing
• Conduct literature reviews related to current evaluations, studies, publications on national health insurance, primary health care, telemedicine, and other topics as required
• Collect qualitative and quantitative data from MoH, BPJS-K, and other partners, as needed
• In collaboration with the Technical Advisor, undertake scenario development of strategic purchasing and primary health care to provide quality care for JKN members
• Prepare communications for policy and technical meetings or forums, both domestically and internationally

Data Analysis for Learning Agenda and Knowledge Management

• Support data collection and synthesis for the learning agenda based on key evaluation and learning questions
• Synthesize M&E data for the learning agenda and to inform policy-oriented reports and analyses
• Liaise with the Deputy Director of Learning and participate in global learning agenda forums
• Contribute to the development of knowledge management systems
• Maintain project database of all data, information, reports, technical papers, and publications
• Publish briefs, papers, articles, and blogs
• Present at conferences/participate in technical working groups on ThinkWell project-related technical innovations, priorities, and results.
• Build ThinkWell reputation as a thought leader in the field.

Strategic Partnerships

• Develop and maintain strong working relations with technical and management units in partner organizations (MoH, BPJS-K, subnational Health Offices, other health financing development partners, and private sector agencies)
• Represent ThinkWell in Indonesia, actively engage key government and development partner stakeholders
• Arranging interviews, discussions, and meetings with various stakeholders related to JKN, PHC, telemedicine, and others as required
• Contribute to the development of strategic networks and partnerships to build the portfolio of ThinkWell Indonesia

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Think big
Influence the conversation
Empower others
Be exceptional
Always question
Relate authentically
Evolve by learning

You Are:
ThinkWell core competencies are foundational skills and behaviors that align with our values and are expected of all employees.

An entrepreneurial, results-oriented ‘do-er’ with a willingness to take risk, think big and challenge conventional wisdom.

A change maker who reaches independent judgement with an open mind, influences the conversation, and seeks innovation.

Able to help create an empowering environment in which everyone feels free to take initiative, be accountable and fail intelligently (learn from mistakes).

A collaborative colleague who engages constructively with people from different cultures, orientations, and perspectives and maintains positive relations in a virtual world.

Principally motivated by a growth mindset, meaning the pursuit of knowledge, experience, and self-improvement. You always question and continuously learn.

Authentic, honest, direct, self-aware and open to giving and receiving feedback.

1. Master’s degree in health economics, public health, health system or policy, or other related field
2. Have relevant working experience at least 7 years; experience in health financing preferred
3. Have experience in a management consulting firm, bilateral or multilateral development agency, and/or international NGO, preferably with some experience managing projects in low- or middle-income countries
4. Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required; proficiency in statistical analysis packages (e.g. STATA) preferred
5. Exceptional analytical, research and problem-solving capabilities
6. A thoughtful systems thinker with grounded, pragmatic understanding of the complexities of our work
7. Tech savvy and skilled at visual display of data
8. Demonstrated poise and professionalism in engaging with external partners, donors, and stakeholders
9. Full fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia
10. Outstanding written and 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
11. Be able to present to external and/or global audiences, including on calls and conferences
12. Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%