Deadline- November 30, 2012
Countries/Region- Haiti
Applications invited for fellowship in Microinsurance Innovation Facility to support the extension of insurance to millions of low-income people in the developing world, with the overall aim of reducing their vulnerability to risk.
The Facility engages in the following sets of activities to achieve its mission:–
- provide grants to institutions to devise and test innovative approaches to providing better insurance products to the low income market in developing countries;
- support the development of capacity amongst providers and encourage the demand for capacity building;
- support research on assessing the impact of microinsurance on low income policyholders, on identifying successful business models and on finding out good practices within the sector;
- collect and analyze information, repackage it into various formats and disseminate most relevant lessons learned to key stakeholders.
Eligibility & Criteria
- Advanced degree in Development studies, Business, Finance, any quantitative subject
- At least four years of experience in insurance and/or microfinance industry, preferably in a product design and evaluation role.
- Related past engagement.
- Experience in working in a team environment.
- Work/travel experience in developing countries.
- Fluency in English and French and good knowledge of Haitian Creole.
- Excellent written and oral communication; skilled in communicating cross culturally and across functional areas.
- Excellent presentation skills; comfortable presenting to peer groups as well as senior executives.
- Ability to provide formal and informal training
- Strong project planning skills; able to navigate projects from conceptual stage through implementation and evaluation.
- Familiarity with insurance management information systems and insurance industry performance ratios.
- Interest in international development and commitment to continue working in micro insurance and/ or microfinance after the Fellowship.
- The candidate should be open to travel to the field offices, as Fonkoze has 46 branches located in every area of Haiti.
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