Health Advisor

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About the Organization

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, often simply shortened to GIZ, is the main German development agency. It is headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn and provides services in the field of international development cooperation and international education work.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide policy advice and technical support, primarily to the National Health Authority (NHA) and State Health Agencies (SHA), focusing on scheme implementation in key areas such as health financing, claims adjudication, transaction advisory, scheme policy, and coordination.
• Coordinate and manage the activities of professionals supporting NHA and SHA through Professional Programme for Health Protection (PPHP).
• Address issues related to convergence, continuum of care, healthcare quality, grievance redressal, research, scheme finances, and administration.
• Collaborate with the Program Manager and team to facilitate capacity-building initiatives and identify strategies to ensure the sustainability of these activities.
• Support innovation and knowledge management by documenting activities and initiatives, contributing to overall program development.
• Preparation of various documents, including research papers, articles, notes, and reports, on topics such as health financing, universal health coverage (UHC), and healthcare quality.
• Undertake additional tasks as required to achieve program objectives, as directed by the Program Manager.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine, allied health sciences e.g., MBBS, BDS, BAMS or equivalent.
• Master’s in health or Hospital Administration, or an equivalent quantitative discipline from a recognized institute/university.
• Preferable to have PhD in economics/health, health management, health financing / insurance, or an equivalent quantitative discipline from a recognized institute/university.
• Willingness to travel (at least 30%) and ability to work in multicultural and multisectoral teams.
• At least 12 years of overall professional experience (including PhD time) in the health financing, health insurance or health systems strengthening sector.
• At least 10 years’ professional experience in public health, health research, economic evaluation, healthcare quality, hospital administration etc.
• Experience of working with the GIZ ecosystem in the past would be preferable.
• Past experience of working with MoHFW, NHA or State Health Departments, NHM will be preferred.
• Relevant professional experience in capacity building in healthcare quality, hospital administration, Public or private health insurance scheme.
• Demonstrated excellent writing and IT skills and track record of publications in journals (preferable).
• Good knowledge on overall health system development in India and world, and extensive understanding of PM-JAY and its interface with Public Health Systems, in view of Ayushman Bharat.
• Computer proficiency and high familiarity with commonly used software packages like MS Word, Excel, Power Point.
• Ability to work independently when required.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.

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