JOB DESCRIPTION
Senior Consultant
National Health Authority, New Delhi
1. POSITIONS VACANT: Senior Consultant, National Health Authority, New Delhi
2. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has set up the National Health Authority (NHA) to manage the Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) at the national level. At the state level, implementation of PM-JAY is being facilitated by multiple State Health Agencies (SHAs), that have been especially established for the purpose.
MoHFW/ NHA has initiated the ‘Professional Programme for Health Protection,’ in partnership with GIZ, to enhance the capacities of the different implementing agencies that are helping manage PM-JAY. The programme is helping select, train and mentor consultants, who shall be placed at the NHA and/or different SHAs, to support the implementation of PM-JAY.
As part of this Professional Programme it is proposed to hire a senior consultant who will support the National Health Authority in New Delhi to conduct Costing of Oncology-related Health Benefit Packages.
3. JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
Specific roles and responsibilities will include the following:
(1) Enlisting of health benefit packages related to oncology;
(2) Finalisation of methodology for conducting costing of health benefit package;
(3) Discussions with experts and analysis of 30 packages under medical oncology;
(4) Discussions with experts and analysis of 20 packages under medical oncology and 20 packages under surgical oncology;
(5) Preparation of final report, costing results and recommendations
4. QUALIFICATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Qualifications:
(1) Applicant must have PhD in Health Economics, Master in Public Health
Experience:
(1) Applicant must have more than eight years of relevant experience
5. VACANCY DETAILS: One
6. REPORTING: The consultant will report to Program Manager, IGUHC. He/she must submit reports/deliverables as per the ToR to the Program Manager, IGUHC. For day-to-day coordination, the consultant will interact with the Health Advisor, IGUHC. There would be weekly/monthly internal review meetings/discussions with IGUHC.
6. LOCATION: New Delhi
7. COMPENSATION OFFERED:
The offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and salary history.
8. NATURE OF ENGAGEMENT:
The Consultant shall be hired on a consultancy contract through Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd. (SAMS), a respected HR Agency.
9. CONTRACT TYPE AND PERIOD:
The post-holder shall be engaged on a consultancy contract till February 29, 2024, extendable thereafter, on the basis of performance.
10. REFERENCE: SC-DL
11. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Team SAMS
Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.
1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar
New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110 025
Phone Nos.: 011-41011564/65; 4081 990
12. LAST DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:
Eligible candidates interested in the position are requested to apply using the link https://recruitment.samshrm.com/Jobs/GIZ by or before December 19, 2023.