Job Opening: International Consultant - Data Analysis for Healthcare and Financial Inclusion

Position Overview

The International Consultant will operate under the direct technical guidance of the UNFPA Programme Analyst – Maternal Health/Family Planning and the UNFPA ESARO Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Specialist, with overall oversight by the UNFPA Head of Office. The team will collaborate closely with the consultant to ensure timely delivery of project milestones.

Impact and Contribution

UNFPA leads the UN's efforts in creating a world where every pregnancy is planned, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. Our strategic plan for 2022-2025 focuses on three transformative goals: ending preventable maternal deaths, addressing the unmet need for family planning, and eradicating gender-based violence and harmful practices. Join us in accelerating progress toward the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action up to 2030. We seek principled and ethical staff who embody and defend these international norms courageously.

We are looking for candidates who can inspire and deliver high-impact, sustainable results. Your role will be crucial in ensuring transparency, exceptional resource management, and excellence in program outcomes.

Background: Addressing Healthcare Inequality in Low-Income Countries

In low-income countries with high inequality, investors can play a pivotal role by channeling resources to create sustainable economic gains in underserved communities. New financing instruments and mechanisms are emerging to better integrate financial inclusion with broader investment environments, aligning financial flows with the SDGs.

Healthcare systems in these regions face complex challenges like low employment rates, financial strain on households, and insufficient public healthcare services. A shared financing model involving the public sector, NGOs, and private entities is essential to ensure accessible healthcare for all.

The Problem

There is a critical need for accessible, quality healthcare services at both community and regional levels. Better coordination between existing and new healthcare facilities, alongside innovative healthcare insurance solutions, can enhance service delivery and sustainability. This initiative aims to develop a mixed public-private healthcare system to address affordability issues and improve access for low-income populations.

Concept

The aim is to explore a medical aid/health insurance partnership in Eswatini, piloting affordable healthcare models for communities near private sector hospitals in Manzini. The initiative seeks to test the blended finance potential of a public-private partnership serving both low-income and high-end markets within shared infrastructure spaces.

Collaboration between NGO-run community clinics and private sector hospital facilities can create a referral system to ensure comprehensive care. Cost mapping, geographic proximity analysis, and disease profiling will be integral to modeling the product's uptake and demand for hospital services.

Pilot Requirements

A collaborative business and actuarial model involving the public and private sectors is essential. The insights gained will help develop a new medical aid product aimed at low-income communities. Support for documenting the mission is vital to capture lessons learned and share them with other stakeholders.

Objectives of the Consultancy

The consultancy aims to conduct data analysis to inform scoping services for a collaborative public (NGO)-private partnership to test solutions for shared social infrastructure in healthcare services.

Scope of Work

The consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Identify data requirements and parameters for analysis based on stakeholder findings.
• Prepare for data availability assessment.
• Develop a preliminary business model linking community clinics with regional private sector hospitals.
• Construct a financing model for an insurance product, distinguishing between commercial and low-income/vulnerable segments.

Qualifications and Experience

Education: A Master’s degree or higher from an internationally recognized university in commerce, business science, or actuarial studies. A qualified actuary is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in finance; exposure to financial inclusion is advantageous.
• At least 5 years’ experience related to inclusive growth and/or the UN SDGs.
• Experience in the SACU region is essential.
• Proven expertise in working with actuarial models.
• Familiarity with the MAP Programme and healthcare actuarial models is a plus.

Languages

Fluency in English is required, and the final report must be produced in English.

Required Competencies