Consultant - Budget Impact Analysis

Develops regional technical guidance on budget impact analysis for health-insurance benefit packages in the WHO African Region. The consultant will create and test a framework and models for country contexts, assess coverage expansion for poor and vulnerable populations, map HIV, TB and malaria services in African insurance schemes, and prepare two peer-reviewed articles for publication.

• Develop a budget impact analysis framework for integrating new services into health-insurance schemes
• Evaluate current health-benefit packages and establish criteria for including new services
• Prepare technical guidance for implementing budget-impact models and assessing financial implications of expanded coverage
• Map African countries where health-insurance schemes or essential service packages include HIV, TB and malaria services
• Provide guidance on targeting mechanisms and coverage expansion for poor and vulnerable populations
• Prepare two peer-reviewed articles on health-package inclusion and application of the budget-impact tool to country data

• First university degree in Public Health, Health Economics or a related field
• Specialised training in health financing and health systems analysis
• At least five years of experience in health financing and health systems analysis
• Proven experience conducting budget impact analysis and evaluating health-insurance schemes
• Experience developing and testing methodologies in a country-specific context
• Expert knowledge of English

• Advanced university qualification in Public Health, Health Economics or a related field
• Experience or sound understanding of health economics and financing
• Data-analysis and capacity-building experience
• Research and publication track record
• Regional experience in the African context
• Intermediate knowledge of French or Portuguese

• Health Financing
• Health Systems Analysis
• Budget Impact Analysis
• Health Insurance Evaluation
• Methodology Development
• Health Benefit Package Design
• Technical Writing

• Budget Impact Analysis Framework
• Budget Impact Models

• Home-based, off-site consultancy
• Consultancy duration: three months
• No travel is expected