International ConsultantNew

UNICEF is seeking an international consultant to develop a standard social health-protection benefit package and costing model for Cambodia's Universal Health Coverage Roadmap. Based at the UHC Secretariat, the consultant will conduct desk review and stakeholder interviews, support benefit-package design and payment mechanisms, and create models to inform resource allocation, financing planning and equitable expansion of health-service coverage.

• Develop a standard social health-protection benefit package
• Design provider-payment mechanisms and basic and extended benefit packages
• Develop costing models and payment-rate scenarios
• Conduct desk review and stakeholder interviews
• Support evidence-based planning for UHC resource allocation and financing

• Advanced university degree in public health, health economics, development studies, public policy or a related field
• At least eight years of experience in health financing or costing
• High proficiency in English

• Knowledge of UHC roadmaps, frameworks, models, system assessment and research
• Experience with UHC frameworks and models in different countries
• Previous health-service-package costing experience using OneHealth or WHO-CHOICE

• Health financing
• Health-service costing
• Social health protection
• Stakeholder interviewing
• Scenario-based analysis
• Facilitation

• OneHealth
• WHO-CHOICE

• Consultancy duration is 3.78 months and the working arrangement is remote
• The assignment may require travel to at least two provinces
• Applications require a CV, cover letter, financial proposal and detailed technical proposal