Expert Universal Health Insurance

Job description

Tanzania is currently introducing universal statutory health insurance. German development cooperation is supporting these efforts through technical cooperation via GIZ. The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) is intended to serve as the statutory health insurance fund. It will be regulated and monitored by the Tanzania Regulatory Authority (TIRA). While TIRA has experience in supervising private insurance companies in all insurance sectors, the supervision of a statutory health insurance fund is a new task. A new department is currently being set up for this task. The integrated expert will support TIRA in building the necessary technical and organisational capacities. They will provide technical advice on the regulation of the sector as well as on organisational and human resources development.

Your Tasks

• Review of international best practices in the field of statutory health insurance regulation and preparation of proposals adapted to the Tanzanian context
• Development of a human resources concept, including competency profiles for the department responsible for supervising statutory health insurance
• Support in the development and adaptation of supervisory and regulatory ordinances, guidelines and handouts in the area of statutory health insurance
• Support for the supervisory and enforcement functions of the supervisory authority
• Development of an approach for monitoring, evaluation and learning for the supervisory authority, including the necessary information systems and databases

Your profile

• A master’s in public health, health economics or health policy, actuarial sciences or health insurance.
• Extensive experience of not less than ten years in designing, implementing, and supervising health insurance schemes, preferably in low- and middle-income countries.
• In-depth knowledge of health financing mechanisms, health care insurance and administration, regulatory frameworks, and health system strengthening.
• Proven track record of working with government agencies and stakeholders to achieve health policy objective
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent written and oral proficiency in English

Our benefits

• Varied work with individual responsibility in an international field
• Teamwork with other development cooperation organisations
• Professional preparation for overseas deployment
• Placement to a local employer as an Integrated Expert for an initial period of two years – an extension is possible
• Attractive monthly allowances as well as a local salary and social benefits

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About us

The Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM) is your ideal partner for finding a responsible position in the field of development policy. We place highly qualified staff with employers in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Your role is to pass on their knowledge where they are especially needed. In cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (www.giz.de) CIM has been combining development and labour market policy expertise since 1980.

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