About the Organization:
Housed at the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Social Finance Program, the Microinsurance Innovation Facility seeks to increase the availability of quality insurance for the developing world’s low-income families to help them guard against risk and overcome poverty. It was launched in 2008 and it endeavors to support the development of valuable insurance products for low-income and rural households. It also encourages the emergence of institutional models and partnerships that effectively deliver insurance to large volumes of low-income household and promotes market education to help low-income consumers appreciate the utility of insurance and identify high value products.
Background
UAB VIE is the first Life insurance company in Burkina Faso. Since 2003, UAB VIE is offering a saving and life insurance product specially tailored to the informal sector. The product is distributed through 70 agents, ensuring daily collection among the target market. After having improved the back-office processes in 2011, with usage of mobile phone to support the daily saving collection, UAB VIE is entering in its expansion phase.
About the Job:
UAB VIE is looking for a Fellow to contribute to establishing a new distribution strategy enabling fast growth of the microinsurance portfolio, conduct market research to develop appropriate new microinsurance products, and support the extension of the Cauri d’Or product to new zones.
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2012
How to Apply:
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