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Options Consultancy Services Actuary for the Health Financing Programme Jobs in Kenya

Actuary for the Health Financing Programme in Kenya

We are seeking a consultant to support the establishment of equitable access to affordable, quality health care and strengthening the National Health Insurance System through improved access to health insurance for the informal sector.

Responsibilities

The actuary’s role will comprise two aspects:

Support the development of a detailed design and implementation concept to cover low income informal sector households in the identified counties with a health protection scheme.

Provide costing information and strengthen NHIF internal actuarial analysis function for effective strategic purchasing of essential packages of health.

The scope of work will comprise the following tasks:

Support the cost analysis of Kenya Essential Package of Health (KEPH) – see Annex I

Support actuarial analysis of current NHIF benefit package & premiums and reimbursement procedures

Develop a Financial Model for NHIF Benefit Packages

Person specification

The experts must have the following competences:

Degree in Actuarial Science, Finance or Statistics related fields with actuarial certifications

At least 5 years in a major health related project

Ability to develop and implement insurance projects

Experience in health insurance actuarial assessments and determinations

Strong actuarial and financial expertise

Good understanding of health insurance planning process and costing

Good understanding of innovative public sector finance concepts

About Options and the programme

Options Consultancy Services Limited was established in 1992 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We are a leading UK-based consultancy organisation providing technical and management expertise in the health and social sectors to governments and international development partners to transform the health of women and children. We provide information, expertise and influence to governments, health workers, NGOs and businesses to catalyse

change so that health services can be accessed by the people who need them most.

In the framework of the German Financial Cooperation with Kenya, a Project to support health insurance for poorer informal sector households was developed. The program intends to contribute to improved access to equitable and affordable quality health services for low income informal sector households in selected counties.

The objective of the program is to contribute to establishing equitable access to affordable, quality health care and strengthening the National Health Insurance System through improved access to health insurance for the informal sector.

The Target group are households with informal employment, low, irregular incomes and without health insurance cover in the target counties.

The Project will be implemented in up to 10 counties, which will be selected on the basis of an open call for proposals. The process of the county selection is implemented by a Tender Committee comprising of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the Ministry of Health (MoH), supported by the consultant to be selected. The consultant will specifically support the MoH in organizing the submission of the call for proposals to the counties and the evaluation of results.

How to apply:
To apply, please send your CV with a summary note of your skills and experience to Bérangère de Villenaut opportunities@options.co.uk Candidates should state the role (Actuary for the Health Financing Programme in Kenya) in the subject header.
Closing date for applications is: 20/08/2017
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed before the close date
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 21/08/2017
Other information

Options is an equal opportunities employer
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