Background
The purpose of this project is to transfer technologies for climate resilient flood management in Vrbas River Basin, UNDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) to enable the communities of the Vrbas basin to adapt to flood risk through the transfer of adaptation technologies for climate resilient flood management, upgrade and rehabilitation of the hydrometric monitoring network, development of a flood forecasting system and early warning system, development of emergency response plans, and provision of training in flood-specific civil protection. Importantly, the project will provide targeted training on climate-induced FRM to over 100 practitioners and decisions makers, and will develop an institutional capacity development plan for the long-term development of capability and capacity in Flood Risk Management (FRM).
Responsibilities
- Reviewing the current insurance sector in BiH, its profile and sectors that it covers (e.g. property, contents, agriculture, perils/hazards etc.) and
assess the affordability and current coverage of insurance across relevant sectors;
- Reviewing and analyzing current practices related to risk management techniques and risk financing modalities (e.g. micro-financing) in BiH
in general, and cities/municipalities in Vrbas river basin, in particular;
- Analyzing of the institutional and legal environment for insurance market in BiH;
- Presentation of the proposed insurance model and scheme to insurance markets supervisors to determine the possibilities for approval of
their distribution;
- Analyzing and determining possible products’ distribution channels;
- Analyzing possibilities for insurance premium subsidies
Required Skills and Experience
- University degree of MSc or MA in field of economics. PhD university degree is an asset;
- Licensed actuary.
- At least 10 years of professional or academic experience in the field of risk management, insurance and actuarial profession;
- International experience in field of risk management, insurance and actuarial profession;
- Knowledge of the institutional and legal environment for insurance market in BiH;
- Fluency in both written and spoken English is a must;
Deadline: 7 September 2016
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