Employee Health Insurance Specialist

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Application deadline 1 year ago: Wednesday 8 Mar 2023 at 23:59 UTC

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Result of Service Output 1: Analysis framework including a proposal on how the proposed areas of study will be analyzed especially on how to compare different aspects of the health insurance schemes as outlined above – by 30 April 2023.

Output 2: Draft report based on the analysis framework proposed. The outline of the report will be agreed upon beforehand – by 31 May 2023

Output 3: Final report – by 15 June 2023.

All outputs must be submitted using Microsoft Office 365 (Excel or Word, as applicable and agreed with the review team).

Work Location Home country

Expected duration Duration: 2 months from 15 April to 15 June 2023. Total Renumeration: 20,000.00 USD Payment Terms: Lumpsum/by Deliverables

Duties and Responsibilities Project: Review of Quality, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of health insurance schemes in the United Nations system organizations.

Background and Objectives ofthe project:

The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) of the United Nations (UN) is undertaking the review of health insurance schemes in the UN system organizations. The main aim of the exercise is to generate evidence that could be used to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the health insurance schemes for staff and retirees and improve the efficiency and sustainability of administering these schemes by the UN organizations. The primary audience of the review are the General Assembly, legislative organs and governing bodies of the JIU participating organizations and executive heads, including through inter-agency mechanisms such as the UN System Chief of Executive Board (CEB).

Areas of Analysis and Scopes:

1. Health insurance Policies. Scope: Comparative analysis of plans’ coverage, modalities, exclusions, limitations and portability; policyholders’ rights, obligations, and incentives; third-party administered plans contracts.

2. Effectiveness and efficiency. Scope: Assessment of major aspects of the effectiveness (achievement of intended results regarding operational and reporting objectives) and efficiency (cost containment policies practices and results); oversight of health insurance services.

3. Service quality. Scope: Service charters and clients’ perceptions analysis.

4. Disclosure, funding and long-term implications of After Service Health Insurance (ASHI) liabilities. Scope: Membership; present value of liabilities; existence of independent validation of underlying financial and demographic assumptions; disclosure of liabilities and funding status; financial strategies; and long-term budgetary and mandate delivery implications of current funding.

Responsibilities:

The consultant is requested to perform the following tasks:

1 Conduct a detailed review and analysis of about 25-30 health insurance policies (HIPs) pertaining to subsidized schemes (basic and complementary) offered by the participating organizations to their staff and retirees.

2) Propose and discuss with the team responsible for this review the key aspects and criteria for comparison of HIPs;

3) Conduct a comparative analysis using those criteria, covering the following aspects:

a. Description of differences and similarities in the coverage of basic and subsidized, complementary HIPs, including an assessment of justifications for exclusions and limitations, with separate reference to internationally and locally recruited staff, retirees and those with specific needs based on factors such as age, health status, gender and sexual orientation;

b. Identification of good practices or policy aspects that can foster coherence, quality, effectiveness and efficiency across participating organizations, including incentives for participants to maintain enrolment, make prudent use of insurance, drive healthy lifestyle and use preventive medicine and early diagnosis, taking into account their organizational obligations to provide adequate healthcare coverage and financial implications;

c. Overall assessment of basic policies in terms of value for money for insurance participants.

Qualifications/special skills Required: At least 10 years of experience in health insurance policy design, management, audit or analysis.

Master degree or equivalent advanced studies in medicine, insurance, finance, human resource management or related areas.

Desirable: Experience and knowledge of human resources management within the UN context and/or in a global or transnational organizational setting.

Understanding of global best practices in compensation and benefits especially related to health insurance.

Experience in employee engagement including with retirees.

Languages Fluency in English, oral and written is required.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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