GIZ

NGO / INGO / Development Projects

Advisor – Social Health Protection

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NGO / INGO / Social work

Senior Level

Full Time

Vacancy: 1

Kathmandu|

Experience: More than or equal to 5 years|

Not Disclosed

Position: Advisor – Social Health Protection
Duty Station: Kathmandu

Responsibilities

The position holder will support the effective implementation of Output 1 on Social Health Protection. The aim of this assignment is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Health Insurance Board (HIB) and to improve the core insurance processes.

The position holder is responsible for:

Providing advice to partners on social health protection and health insurance
Developing technical concepts and knowledge packages including policy briefs and presentations
Stakeholder management and facilitating the collaboration between government stakeholders, project management, sub-contractors and consultants
Designing, implementing and documenting meetings, workshops, seminars and other events in relation to the activity
Assisting with general project planning and developing project concepts including preparation, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication and documentation
Coordinating relevant project activities at local level in consultation with the manager and in cooperation with the partners, both as regards implementation and preparing organizational aspects
Closely coordinate with GIZ advisors and other developers to strengthen digital solutions for effective management of the health schemes
Documenting good practice examples of health insurance implementation in selected provinces and municipalities
Advice partners with research activities and studies regarding the implementation of the national health insurance.
Contributing to knowledge transfer to project information.

Where appropriate and reasonable, the position holder is willing to perform tasks outside the scope of the job description

Qualification

Masters in Public Health, Health Economics, Social Sciences from a recognized university
At least 5 years professional experience in a comparable position
In-depth understanding of health sector and health financing mechanism in Nepal
Very good knowledge of international experiences and evidence on health insurance and health financing reforms in other countries as well as of the current international debate
Very good working knowledge of ITC technologies and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
Fluent written and oral knowledge of the English and Nepali language
Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management

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About the organization

GIZ

NGO / INGO / Development Projects

Pulchowk

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH invites applications from suitable and qualified individuals for Support to Health Sector Strategy II (S2HSS II). GIZ is supporting the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) to implement the Nepal health sector strategic plan through S2HSS II. The overall goal of S2HSS II is to strengthen the capacities of the institutions responsible for social health protection and healthcare provision of the population. S2HSS II covers three major areas of work in Nepal:

The institutional capacities to guarantee the financial sustainability of the national health insurance scheme run by HIB are enhanced.
Municipal evidence-based health sector management has been improved with the collaboration of representatives of vulnerable women and marginalized groups.
The institutional capacities of state actors to network digital information systems within the health service have been enhanced.

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