Human Resources Officer (insurance, Risk Management Advisor) - Posting No. 1545
Date Posted
June 11, 2009
Employer
Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Location
Rome, Italy
Job Description
Professional Vacancy Number: VA-2178-AFH
Grade Level P-3
Fixed Term Two Years
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under direct supervision of the Chief, Social Security, with some leeway allowed for the exercise of independent judgement in the application of human resources policy, rules and regulations as well as standards related to Social Security Medical and Life Insurance schemes. In particular, to:
- Identify needs, formulate and develop cost containment strategies, policies, plans and tools for Social Security Medical and Life Insurance schemes in line with the UN Common System (Joint Committees, Senior Management, Staff Representative, ect.) guidance;
- Monitor the market trends and conduct surveys on the insurance markets as they pertain to FAO and prepare briefs and analyses on trends on FAO Social Security and other plans as well as information material for circulation;
- Provide risk management advice, statistics, cost analysis on claims and premium information as well as periodic performance reports to Senior Management, Committees, UNJSPF and/or insurers;
- Coordinate the Advisory Committee on Medical Coverage (JAC/MC) and the Advisory Committee in Compensation Claims (ACCC); Including formulation suggestions for reducing costs while enhancing coverage, organizing periodic meetings and membership;
- Contribute to the development of a system for monitoring the performance of contracts/agreements relating to the provision of social security Medical and Life Insurance schemes with third party firms/entities, including contract amendments;
- Participate in the processes of tendering, analysing bids, negotiating and contracting of services; including carrying out special studies on benefits, cost projections, practices of other UN organizations and of selected national systems;
- Pro-actively support the Front/Back Offices and other Offices/Branched regarding the implementation of new medical and life insurance policies, developments, projects and workflows; including creating training material and holding seminars;
- Participate to the periodic actuarial valuation exercise for the Organization's Social Security Long Term Liabilities and provide analyses on the valuation conducted by other Organizations/Firms as well as by the UNJSPF;
- Perform other duties as required;
Job Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Candidates should meet the following
- University Degree in Public or Business Administration, Mathematics, Actuarial or Quantitative Management Sciences or other related field
- Five years of relevant administrative, actuarial and/or Insurance experience, including in the area of employee benefits
- Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other or Arabic, Chinese or Russian
Candidate will be assessed against the following
- Relevance of professional experience, preferably in actuarial and/or medical insurance risk management
- Demonstrated ability to draft, critically analyze and interpret official and legal documents in English; ability to draft and interpret documents in Italian desirable
- Good understanding of employee compensation, especially insurance schemes;
- Knowledge of insurance markets and/or employee insurance schemes would be an asset
- Ability to work accurately under pressure and to establish priorities
- Initiative and high sense of responsibility; sound judgment, critical approach to solving complex problems and attention to detail; high degree of tact and discretion
- Extents of knowledge of languages, knowledge of Italian would be an asset
The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the extension of appointments
How to Apply:
Please provide a completed FAO Personal History Form, found on the internet site.
- You application should be typewritten (where possible), signed and dated.
- Clearly indicate in the appropriate box on the personal History Form and on the front of your application, the title of the post and the Vacancy Number.
- Submit a separate application for each position for which you are applying.
- Send your application to the address indicated on the Vacancy Announcement.
- Internal candidates should provide 10 copies of their application.
Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.
Filling in the FAO Personal History Form:
Language Skills: Please list the languages with which you are familiar, beginning with your mother tongue, indicating the extent of your knowledge as:
- Excellent/Good= Working Knowledge: You will be expected to work independently using the language required, to prepare a variety of written communications (correspondence, reports, working papers ect...) to participate actively in meetings and in work-related discussions, ect.
- Fair= Limited Knowledge: You will be expected to follow work related discussions or meetings, even though you may wish to intervene in another official language. You will be expected to participate in simple conversations, to use the telephone, to read and understand work related texts and to write simple communication ect.
- Slight
Computer Skills
- Indicate you word processing skills and knowledge of database/spreadsheet (e.g. Excel, Access) or any other office automation software known and used
- If applicable, specify your work experience in data entry/retrieval and programming skills. Indicate knowledge of programming languages and operating systems
Academic Qualifications:
Starting with the present and going back in time, please give details of:
- Period of study with name and location of academic institution,
- Title of study obtained, both in the original language and in English, indicating the subject(s) of specialization and year degree* was/is to be awarded,
- List any other relevant training or formal education that may be relevant to your application.
If selected for an interview, you will be expected to provide FAO with certified copies of your academic records
*A university degree is a title of study sustained by at least 3 years of full time study from a bona fide institution. An advanced university degree is equivalent to a Masters degree.
Experience:
- Relevant professional experience is counted from the time of attainment of the first relevant degree
- Endeavour to demonstrate how your experience meets the requirements of the post
- If applicable, give the number of publications and provide a list and the dates of the most relevant publications
- Provide samples of written work only upon request
Salary
Level P-3 carries a net salary per year from US$85,431 to US$ 107.437 (without dependents) and from US$ 91,523 to US$ 115,507 (with dependents)
Contact Information
V.A. 2178-AFH
Chief Social Security Branck (AFHS)
FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome ITALY
Phone - Not Available
Fax - +39 06 570 56307
Cell Phone - Not Available
Email - VA-2178-AFH@fao.org
Website - Not Available