Position:Professional | CONDeadline:8 Sep 2026 (10 days left)Job ID:595396Posted on:27 Aug 2026 (2 days ago)
Pay and conditions
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Job Description
Generates health-economic evidence for UNICEF Viet Nam to refine national health-insurance policy on acute malnutrition treatment. The national consultant will conduct systematic reviews, model reimbursement and contribution-rate impacts, and assess cost-effectiveness, affordability and fund revenue to inform policy options for children under five and national decisions.
Key Details
Department
Child Survival and Development Section
Position Details
Experience level
Senior
Minimum experience
10 years
Employment type
Contractor
Arrangement
Onsite
Minimum education
Postgraduate degree
Job Areas
Language Requirements
Required
Vietnamese, English
Summary of Responsibilities
- Conduct a systematic review of acute malnutrition treatment for children under five
- Define the treatment package, including eligibility, delivery settings, components, commodities and reimbursement arrangements
- Develop a budget impact model for Health Insurance Fund reimbursement of nutrition interventions
- Analyse the contribution-rate roadmap for five insured groups and its distribution across payers
- Model health-insurance revenue changes across the policy roadmap and undertake sensitivity analysis
- Finalize the analytical plan and implementation workplan based on the approved research outline
Role Requirements
- Master's degree in health economics, public health, epidemiology, health policy, nutrition, health sciences or a closely related discipline
- Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience in health economics, health financing, health policy research or closely related areas
- Experience conducting systematic reviews, preferably of economic evaluations and in line with PRISMA standards
- Experience developing budget impact analyses or health economic models for health insurance benefit design or financing decisions in Viet Nam
- Fluency in written and spoken Vietnamese and English
Desired Criteria
- Experience with policy research and development for nutrition interventions for young children
Skills
Tools and Technologies
Additional Information
- The consultant works primarily from home and attends technical meetings in Hanoi as required.
- No field travel is expected unless subsequently agreed in writing.
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNICEF Careers, on 27 Aug 2026.