Health Specialist/ Economist

À propos de l’offre d’emploi

Tunisia is a lower middle-income country that has seen significant improvements in health outcomes, particularly with life expectancy, maternal and child health indicators. Relative to other middle-income countries in the MENA region, it has strong health outcomes and a high share of government spending on health. However, the recent impact of COVID-19 has demonstrated various challenges with the health system, including constraints with physical and human resources, high out-of-pocket spending, as well as inequitably distributed service delivery, with rural areas lagging behind.

The Bank’s program in Tunisia focuses on these key challenges in the sector through policy dialogue, lending and technical assistance, with a focus on COVID-19 response, COVID-19 vaccination, and health system strengthening particularly at the primary care level. The Bank’s activities aim to contribute to improved health outcomes and human capital in Tunisia.

Duties and Accountabilities

The Health Specialist/ Health Economist will report to the HNP Practice Manager and will be responsible for the following tasks and duties:

• Lead and contribute to high-quality analytical and advisory services tasks (and sub-tasks) related to health systems strengthening and human capital, addressing public health challenges, linking health to broader human development topics, and/or related topics in the Middle East and North Africa context.
• Support task teams in the preparation, implementation support, of lending operations with a focus on health system strengthening, COVID-19 response and vaccination, governance and management, and quality of care, the delivery of people-centered care, and strengthened primary health care, within the context of Universal Health Coverage.
• Take primary responsibility, under the guidance of project team leaders, for coordinating the monitoring and evaluation of projects with the government, and manage reporting and coordination relationships with development partners.
• Participate in and contribute to technical assistance work to support relevant capacity-building activities including workshops, seminars, etc.
• Participate in and contribute to policy dialogue with government counterparts – including at the national and sub-national levels – and with other relevant stakeholders.
• Help teams with building and maintaining partnerships and networks within the Bank (in HNP as well as other sectors) and with external partners.
• Provide limited cross-support to selected task teams working on other countries in the region as needed.

Selection Criteria

• At least a Master’s degree in public health, economics, health policy or related discipline, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. A PhD, MD and experience in the health sector would be advantageous.  
• Knowledge of and experience with the health sector in Tunisia – including institutional set up, healthcare delivery management, health system context and reforms, and community engagement.
• Familiarity with the World Bank or similar donor agency procedures and processes would be advantageous. 
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior government counterparts, private sector partners and representatives of development partners.
• Demonstrated track record of synthesizing complex analytics and results into user-friendly written outputs.
• Proven analytical skills linking health topics, and the ability to inform high-level policy dialogue through strong communications (including writing) skills (in English and French). Fluency in Arabic is an advantage, but not a requirement.
• Demonstrated ability to use data effectively to monitor large-scale programs and engage in policy dialogue to address gaps signaled by the data.
• Strong communication and track record on successful working as a team member. 
• Proactive and results-focused work style with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Knowledge and experience working in multicultural institution is desirable.