About the role

Palladium Data.Fi seeks to engage an individual with expertise in public financial management and intergovernmental fiscal relations, on consultancy basis, to provide technical support on the implementation of the Government-to-Government funding model. The consultant will work closely with the Ministry of Health, the National Treasury, Council of Governors and individual county governments to continually monitor budgetary commitments and funds flows across the framework’s priority areas and entities. Specifically, the consultant will:

Work with established stakeholders’ engagement structures to outline co-financing mechanisms at both national and county levels

Review national and county program-based budget structures and ensure the cooperation agreement priority programs are included within appropriate program codes

Monitor government budgetary commitments and funds disbursements

Work with COG and county governments to mobilize necessary budgetary allocations to support transition

Organize and support the development of a costed transition framework for vertical programmes.

Work with GoK to develop a G2G tracker

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

The consultant will work with the Palladium’s and USG technical teams as well as national, and county governments across the following workstreams

Resource Mobilization and PFM support

The consultant will

• Review national and county PFM systems and identify opportunities for streamlining using HIS data for enhanced accountability and reporting
• Develop a resource mobilization plan aligned with donor transition timelines
• Engage the national and county level policy makers and resource allocation panels in the MTEF budget process to mobilize government budgetary commitments and meet funding transition milestones

Program Design and G2G Monitoring

• Conduct a detailed review of different G2G funding approaches and advise on suitable contextual arrangements
• Work with the MOH and COG coordination structures to operationalize an implementation plan as outlined in the implementation framework.
• Track implementation of the implementation plan and submit reports on key milestones and challenges
• Monitor counterpart commitments and funds flows to priority programs

Period of performance: March 15 to June 30, 2026, with total LOE not exceeding 10 days per month.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Degree in Economics or health related course with a post graduate qualification in health economics and policy
• At least 8 years’ experience in health policy including UHC policy, health financing and public financial management,
• Deep understanding of Kenya’s PFM landscape and devolved governance
• Proven hands-on experience in implementing programs with a nexus of public financial management and health service delivery,
• Demonstrated capacity in evidence generation including conducting budget and expenditure analyses,
• Proven experience in leading engagements with MOH and Council of Governors.

Reporting and Coordination

The consultant will report directly to the Data.Fi project lead and work closely with

• The MOH G2G coordination team
• Council of Governors health secretariat
• Selected Counties
• Other relevant stakeholders

• Work with established stakeholders’ engagement structures to outline co-financing mechanisms at both national and county levels
• Review national and county program-based budget structures and ensure the cooperation agreement priority programs are included within appropriate program codes
• Monitor government budgetary commitments and funds disbursements
• Work with COG and county governments to mobilize necessary budgetary allocations to support transition
• Organize and support the development of a costed transition framework for vertical programmes.
• Work with GoK to develop a G2G tracker
• Review national and county PFM systems and identify opportunities for streamlining using HIS data for enhanced accountability and reporting
• Develop a resource mobilization plan aligned with donor transition timelines
• Engage the national and county level policy makers and resource allocation panels in the MTEF budget process to mobilize government budgetary commitments and meet funding transition milestones
• Conduct a detailed review of different G2G funding approaches and advise on suitable contextual arrangements
• Work with the MOH and COG coordination structures to operationalize an implementation plan as outlined in the implementation framework.
• Track implementation of the implementation plan and submit reports on key milestones and challenges
• Monitor counterpart commitments and funds flows to priority programs

• Public financial management
• Intergovernmental fiscal relations
• Budgetary commitments monitoring
• Funds flow monitoring
• Stakeholder engagement
• Program-based budget review
• Resource mobilization
• Costed transition framework development
• PFM system review
• HIS data utilization
• MTEF budget process engagement
• G2G funding approach review
• Implementation plan operationalization
• Reporting on milestones and challenges
• Counterpart commitment monitoring

• Degree in Economics or health related course
• Post graduate qualification in health economics and policy
• At least 8 years’ experience in health policy including UHC policy, health financing and public financial management
• Deep understanding of Kenya’s PFM landscape and devolved governance
• Proven hands-on experience in implementing programs with a nexus of public financial management and health service delivery
• Demonstrated capacity in evidence generation including conducting budget and expenditure analyses
• Proven experience in leading engagements with MOH and Council of Governors.