Legal Consultant, GF Project

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Job Description

Spt for GF Project: Addressing Cross Border TB and TB/HIV Among Labor Migrants (Legal Consultant)

  1. Serve as a team leader for development of mechanism to compensate medical facilities for TB service provision for migrants
  2. Develop terms of reference for local finance and legal consultant, assist with interview and selection of qualified people
  3. Provide technical assistance and guidance to local finance/legal consultant through online consultations and field visits
  4. Review existing options for TB diagnostic and treatment and analyze cost of services for migrants
  5. Estimate reasonable amount of diagnostic and treatment expenses to be reimbursed to medical facilities
  6. Analyze existing options of cost recovery and develop a mechanism of reimbursement to medical facilities providing diagnostic and treatment services to migrants
  7. Working with local finance and legal consultants, develop a legal framework for reimbursement of expenses using financial resources available under the GFATM grant
  8. Develop forms of claims reimbursement, financial and other reporting to document payments to medical facilities in compliance with local regulations and in accordance with GFATM and Project HOPE requirements for financial reporting
  9. Analyze existing insurance options and explore possibilities to establish medico-social fund as a mechanism for further reimbursements of expenses related to diagnostic and treatment of TB among migrants
  10. Present produced documents to relevant stakeholders if requested by Program Manager

Minimum Requirements

Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in designing and implementing health finance interventions in developing or middle-income countries.

University degree in law

Demonstrated expertise in legal framework and public administration structure and procedures

Thorough knowledge of health care/system legislation

Previous experience in the implementation of WHO, USAID, World Bank, GFATM-funded projects and other internationally financed health-related projects in Kazakhstan is strongly preferred

Proficiency in spoken and written English; Competency in Russian desired

Strong analytical and writing skills

To apply, please access the position at our Project HOPE Careers site using the following URL:

https://projecthope.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=147

About the Organization

Project HOPE, the People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc., is a US-based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of the world’s most vulnerable people, especially women and children, by improving the delivery of health care services and building local capacity to sustain quality improvements. To achieve our mission, we use innovative, sustainable approaches, bringing together individuals, communities, organizations, and private sector and government entities to address local needs. We have implemented more than 500 programs in approximately 120 countries in a wide range of health areas, including maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, TB, health-system strengthening, capacity building, health education, and OVC care. Our strong collaboration with the private sector has been the cornerstone of HOPE’s global health programs, enabling us to foster strong public-private partnerships. HOPE’s humanitarian assistance and volunteer efforts save thousands of lives around the world every year. Our Health Affairs journal, published monthly, plays a vital role in the health policy dialogue in the United States of America.

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