REF NO: NDOH 44/2022
Chief Directorate: Health Care Benefits and Provider Payment
(Five Year Contract)
SALARY : R1 269 951 per annum, (an all-inclusive remuneration package), consists of
70% of total package, the State’s contribution to the Government Employee’s
Pension Fund (13% of basic salary) and a flexible portion]. The flexible portion
of the package can be structured according to Senior Management Service
Guidelines
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : An undergraduate qualification (NQF level 7) as recognized by SAQA in Public
Health, Economics or Actuarial Science. A postgraduate qualification (NQF
level 8) in relevant discipline such as Decision Science, Health Economics,
Operations Research, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or related Quantitative
Social Science field would be an advantage. At least five (5) years’ experience
at a senior management level in the design of health care benefits and provider
payment mechanisms and services. Expert knowledge of Excel and VBA
(Visual Basic for Applications) experience. Intimate knowledge of health benefit
design, Health Needs Assessments, Health Technology Assessment and
National Health Insurance Plan. Knowledge of other programs such as Python,
R, and SQL will be an added advantage. Good communication (verbal and
written), problem solving, organizational, decision making, interpersonal,
assertiveness, planning, customer service, team management and computer
skills (MS Office packages). Self-motivated and ability to work independently.
A valid driver’s license. SMS pre-entry Certificate is required for appointment
finalisation.
DUTIES;Design health care benefits methodology and capacity for primary health care
(capitation) and hospital care. Develop methodology and capacity for
conducting health needs assessments. Develop methodology and capacity for
health technology assessment (HTA). Develop methodology and capacity for
coding health care benefits and packages. Develop provider payment
mechanisms and rates.
ENQUIRIES : Dr. N Crisp at Nicholas.Crisp@health.gov.za
APPLICATIONS : Kone Solutions has been retained to handle responses for the following
advertised positions of National Department of Health. Please forward your
application via email to: rh@konesolutions.co.za or hand deliver your
application to: Hampton Office Park, 20 Georgian Crescent East Street,
Highbury house, Bryanston, 2158 or via post to PO Box 1132, Rivonia, 2128
(quoting the relevant reference number).
FOR ATTENTION : Ms Tumi Morake, during office hours (08:30am – 16:00pm)
NOTE : All short-listed candidates for SMS posts and Non-OSD Technical posts
remunerated at SMS levels will be subjected to a technical exercise that
intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will
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be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical
exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic
managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive
on the implementation of competency-based assessments). The competency
assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the
mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment batteries. Applications should
be submitted on the new Z83 form obtainable from any Public Service
department and should be accompanied by a CV (previous experience must
be comprehensively detailed). The Z83 must be fully completed (all sections),
failure to complete or disclose all information will automatically disqualify the
applicant. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualification and
other relevant documents on application. Certified copies of qualifications and
other relevant documents will be requested prior to final selection phase.
Applications should be on one PDF format. Applications received after the
closing date and those that do not comply with the requirements will not be
considered. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications and
national certificates (where applicable) evaluated by the South African
Qualification Authority (SAQA). The Department reserves the right not to fill the
posts. The successful candidate will be subjected to personnel suitability
checks and other vetting procedures. Applicants are respectfully informed that
correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If notification of
an interview is not received within three (3) months after the closing date,
candidates may regard their application as unsuccessful. The Department will
not be liable where applicants use incorrect/no reference number(s) on their
applications.