Microinsurance Fellowships through the Facilityþ - new deadline 14th April

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Several
new fellowships available in the Pacific, in Bangladesh and in India

The
Facility is now accepting applications from young and mid-level
insurance professionals for several new openings in its fellowship
programme. The fellowships are aimed at providing the opportunity to
develop in-depth microinsurance expertise over a 6-12 month period
with a host organisation. Participants receive support from the
Facility and guidance from a mentor throughout the duration of the
fellowship. Fellows are expected to make a contribution to building
the capacity of their host organisation and should be prepared to
make a long-term commitment to using microinsurance as a tool to
alleviate risk among the world's poor. Read more about the Facility's
fellowship programme and apply by the new extended deadline of April 14th: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/em...ortunities.htm

Please see details of specific opportunities below:




SAJIDA
Fellow

The
SAJIDA Foundation of Bangladesh seeks a Microinsurance Fellow to
assist in the expansion of its microinsurance program. Working
in close cooperation with two staff who have recently been hired for
the newly created Microinsurance Unit, the Fellow will guide the
design and execution of market research, analysis of market
data and appropriate microinsurance product design. This is
a hands-on opportunity to learn the microinsurance market
and product development process in Bangladesh and directly
impact a pioneering organization's ability to protect the
working poor. For more information Terms
of reference - (pdf 295 KB).



NAYA
JEEVAN Fellow

The
NAYA JEEVAN health plan of Pakistan attempts to address one of the
major deterrents to scaling up health microinsurance: lack of
perceived value by beneficiaries due to the omission of tangible
benefits that would complement the protection provided through health
insurance. NAYA JEEVAN seeks a fellow with solid research skills to
enable it to better determine appropriate value-added services (VAS)
and measure their impact on perceived client value. This fellowship
will contribute directly to improving service quality and service
delivery to NAYA JEEVAN’s low income clients in Pakistan. For more
information check the Terms
of reference - (pdf 432 KB). . .



UNCDF
Fiji Fellow

The
Pacific Financial Inclusion Program (PFIP) of the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP) was developed to bring new energy and
ideas on financial inclusion and financial literacy to the Pacific.
In the Fiji Islands, the PFIP has been championing the development of
insurance products for low income and rural people and helping to
build the capacities of different partner organizations to make this
possible.
The Fellow will
serve an
important role in this effort,
providing the much needed training and technical assistance to
partner organizations and thereby contributing to the creation and
expansion of inclusive
financial systems. For
more information check the Terms
of reference - (pdf 439 KB).




UNCDF
PNG Fellow

The
Pacific Financial Inclusion Program (PFIP) of the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP) was developed to bring new energy and
ideas on financial inclusion and financial literacy to the Pacific.
In Papua New Guinea, the PFIP has been championing the development of
insurance products for low income and rural people and helping to
build the capacities of different partner organizations to make this
possible.
The Fellow will
serve an important role in this effort, providing the much needed
training and technical assistance to partner organizations and
thereby contributing to the creation and expansion of inclusive
financial systems. For more information check
the Terms
of reference - (pdf 438 KB).




Aseguradora
Rural Fellow

Aseguradora
Rural, the insurance arm of Grupo Banrural in Guatemala. Along with
EPSS (healthcare provider), Aseguradora Rural is implementing a
health microinsurance that is suited to different segments of clients
of Banrural. This health microinsurance product will be integrated to
the financial services offered by Banrural for its microcredit and
savings clients. The fellow will work on the implementation of the
pilot that will be designed after a market study that is currently
being implemented. The fellow will work with a focus on the follow up
of the alliance between Aseguradora and EPSS. For more information,
check the Terms
of reference (in Spanish) - (pdf 205 KB).


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