Background
Rwanda aspires to
become a middle-income country by year 2020, and in its long term development
plan, vision 2020, the role of the services sector is expected to be prominent
in this endeavour therefore the Government of Rwanda (GoR) has embarked on a
growth strategy aiming at d
iversifying exports and enhancing the development of
the services sector.
The Rwanda
Development Board (RDB), the government institution tasked to spur private
sector development for a rapid economic growth of the country, is leading
efforts related to the development of the health care sector with private
investment. In this regard, the Institution together with the Rwanda Social
Security Board (RSSB) and Management Sciences for Health (MSH) will carry out a
comprehensive costing analysis to determine the real cost of private medical
services in Rwanda using an internationally recognized methodology. The study
will carry out the analysis at all private provider levels e.g. hospital,
polyclinic, clinic, and dispensary. It is expected that a firm or strong team
of analysts will carry out this costing analysis under the leadership of MSH
experts.
Objective
To develop the costing
project scope of work, methodology, tools and training manual to support a
comprehensive costing analysis to determine the real cost of delivering health
services within the private sector culminating in a final report by 15 August
Expected
outputs
- Development
of a Scope of Work for carrying out the costing study of health services
within the private sector including detailed methodologies - Costing
tools applying MS Excel, based on past Rwanda costing studies carried out
by MSH, appropriate for costing data collection at all private sector
service delivery levels e.g. hospital, polyclinic, clinic, dispensary - Costing
data collection manual and training program - Detailed
plan of analysis for costing data - Draft
and final report of costing study
Specific
duties / tasks of the consulting team
- Review
tools, documents and reports pertinent to this assignment including past
costing data collection formats and costing reports - Develop
a Scope of Work and inception report for the costing study including at a
minimum: detailed methodology; study sample size and methods for choosing
sample private facilities; chosen nomenclature for service classification;
services to be included in the study; and, plan of analysis for
presentation to the Costing Study Steering Committee with RDB, RSSB,
doctors in private practice and insurance company representatives - Attend
Costing Study Steering Committee meetings and make presentations as
requested on study progress and preliminary results - Develop
the data collection tools applicable at all private sector provider levels - Develop
data collection and analysis training tools - Support
data collection and analysis as required - Develop
a draft costing study report for presentation to Costing Study Steering
Committee - Develop
a final costing study report within three months of starting the
consultancy
Methodology
- The
consulting team will work closely with the MSH team in carrying out the
above duties/tasks - Costing
tools successfully applied in past MSH costing studies will be applied and
revised as required to carry out a private sector costing study
Desired
Skills and Experience
Qualifications
This project can be
carried out by a firm or team of consultants that can collaborate on the
various functions described above. The team should include:
- Team
Leader - A
health economist with minimum of 10 years of proven experience in
conducting health sector complex costing studies with concrete evidence - Expertise
in health economics (PhD or Master’s degree), healthcare financing and health
care management - To have
conducted at least 2 similar project successfully implemented preferable
in developing countries - Ability
to perform all required tasks in English - Economist
- An
economist (preferably health economist) with at least 5 years of experience
in matters related to costing of health services with concrete evidence - Experience
carrying out complex costing analysis successfully concluded including
application of MS excel - Master’s
degree in economics - Local
health expert - A local
economist or professional with proven experience in quantitative analysis
within the Rwanda health sector. - Experience
in costing analysis within the health sector a strong preference - Master’s
degree in economics or related field - Duration
The estimated number
of days is a maximum of 60 days
About
this company
Management Sciences
for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization with nearly
2,500 people from over 74 nationalities working in over 40 countries. Our
mission: Saving lives and improving the health of the world’s poorest and most
vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public
health. Together with our partners, we are helping managers and leaders in
developing countries to create stronger management systems that improve health
services for the greatest health impact.
Management Sciences
for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin,
citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam
Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Application
Links:
https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/8271/local-health-expert-consultant/job
https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/8272/economist-consultant/job
https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/8273/team-leader-consultant/job
