Objectives
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Duties and responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Human Development Directeur, the incumbent shall:
Formulate and propose Bank’s Country Assistance Strategies for the Health and Social Protection subsectors in collaboration with the health and Social protection team by:
- Serving as the Chief Health and Social protection Expert, providing knowledge and technical advice on appropriate instruments to be supported within the Human Development Context in order to ensure that the Bank’s support helps to raise productivity and support participation of poor and vulnerable people’s by improving their health status which in turn contributes to promoting economic growth.
- Providing leadership on Health Insurance and Social protection issues in both Health and Social Protection Divisions. Therefore the incumbent will serve as a focal point person on health insurance and social protection issues and is expected to influence the design and execution of policy and/or research initiatives in human development to ensure they are in line with the Bank’s approach on health, social protection and poverty reduction. He/she will lead or participate in precedent-setting health and social protection work and will play a key role in promoting innovative practical health and social protection approaches/strategies in human development.
- Developing and build relations with other experts in other divisions, departments of the Bank and partners; and play a promotional role in generating new business for the Bank in the field of social protection in particular for the health sector.
- Taking the lead in collaborating with other sectors/divisions and identifying opportunities for collaboration to raise the impact of the interventions or to benefit from skills in other sectors. The expert should work closely with all Human Development Divisions to ensure that social safety net is effectively harmonized in the Human Development Strategy.
- Promoting and integrating poverty/vulnerability analysis in human development activities by providing poverty assessments and profiles to inform sector policy and programming in order to improve understanding and dynamics of poverty within the Department.
- Recommending health sector studies/projects/programmes to be included in the lending program for Bank’s Regional Member Countries each country, particularly in the areas of health insurance and Health Economics.
- Leading Economic and Sector Work (ESWs) to inform country dialogue and policies including Health Insurance and Social Protection.
- Preparing terms of reference and supervise health Insurance and Social Protection studies in the health sector and assisting borrowers in recruiting consultants, reviewing and approving reports.
- Initiating and maintaining a high level policy dialogue with borrowers and other agencies involved in Health Insurance activities.
- Advising Governments/Bank Management on proposed health insurance strategies and policies and future operational plans.
- Initiating and conducting missions to:
- Identify, prepare, appraise and launch health insurance and social protection interventions for Bank-financing (or co-financing) programs
- Conduct financial and economic analysis underpinning health projects and provide recommendations regarding the amounts, terms and conditions of the loan.
- Supervise health insurance or other health financing programs.
- Performing other related administrative or technical duties as required by the Director and Managers on health and social protection issues.
- Attending Working Groups such as Country Teams Meetings, OPSCOM, Loan Negotiations and Board meetings; and guiding and assisting lower-graded staff in the same or related functions.
- Possessing knowledge of the standard software used in the Bank (Word, Excel, etc.);
- Having the ability to communicate and write effectively in English and/or French, with good working knowledge of the other language.
Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience
- At least a Masters’ degree in economics with concentration in health economics and or Economics of Service Delivery: having knowledge in other Social development fields including Social Protection is a plus.
- Good analytical, networking, facilitation and negotiation skills. Ability to synthesize complex information, and present verbally and in writing.
- At least a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in conducting strong analytical and quantitative skills as demonstrated by the production and or contribution to analytical reports/ publications;
- Good experience in identification, preparation, supervision, evaluation of health or social development project/social protection and poverty reduction in particular.
- Relevant experience in support for health insurance and social protection strategies or related policies/framework in African countries will be an advantage.
- Solid understanding of regional social, economic and political issues and policy formulation in health and/or poverty and general development trends of the continent.
- A very good knowledge of STATA or equivalent statistical package as well as.
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To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.
- Submitted by: Mohamed YOUSSOUF, Division Manager, CHRM 1
- Approved by: Germina O.ARCHER-DAVIES, Director, CHRM
Only applicants who fully meet the Bank's requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online application, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). The AfDB President reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply: www.afdb.org/jobs
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