Oxford Policy Management

About Oxford Policy Management

OPM had numerous opportunities for Health Economists and Senior Health Economists to join OPM’s Health and Nutrition Portfolio (H&NP) in Oxford, New Delhi, and Kenya. The successful candidates with work under direction of the Portfolio Leader in accordance with annual performance agreements including financial and non-financial targets; and will contribute to OPM’s success by: Developing new work, Delivering projects to agreed standards, Contributing to the thought leadership in HF/PFM, and Supporting learning and knowledge transfer within the portfolio, SPP, and wider at the company level. Background The Health and Nutrition portfolio (H&NP) is part of the OPM’s Social Policy Programme (SPP). It supports governments, civil society and the private sector in low- and middle-income countries in Health Systems strengthening by providing impact-oriented, bespoke technical assistance and consulting services. The portfolio works across all pillars of the health system, with a particular specialisation in health financing (HF); Public Finance Management (PFM), monitoring, evaluation and research; health service delivery and governance; supply chain management; and nutrition. The projects the team works on include for example: the Technical Support Mechanism (all TA for UNAIDS across Africa and Asia Pacific regions), EACDS (support to DFID health advisers across Africa and Asia), evaluation of DFID’s Making Health Systems Stronger programme, various research programmes for building resilient health systems in FCAS, and support to the Global Financing Facility (World Bank) in health financing and health information systems across western and central Africa. Responsibilities Deliver technical assistance and consulting services in the field of Health financing and Health economics, with a special focus on Public Finance Management (PFM), Value for Money (VfM), Fiscal space analyses (FSA), Transition planning (TP), involving a range of policy, implementation, research, and training-related issues, in accordance with the required delivery deadlines and OPM quality and writing standards. Lead on or contribute to the acquisition and bidding for the small, medium and large scale projects in the field of Health financing and Health economics, with a special focus on PFM, VfM, TP, and FSA, while effectively collaborating with the OPM’s Bid, Finance, Legal, HR and Implementation Teams. Manage small, medium and large-scale projects delivered by the H&NP, in accordance to OPM standards and procedures, to attain portfolio objectives and maximize impact on health systems and population health. Participate in the portfolio’s intellectual capital development activities in the relevant fields as assigned by the Portfolio Leader. This may include delivering seminars on VfM and PFM issues both internally and externally, publishing in peer reviewed journals, and presenting on conferences. Support market development initiatives within the portfolio’s designated market areas, including fostering good relationships with clients including donor agencies and partner government ministries, taking an active role in developing new areas of work and potential new relationships through existing or new networks and contacts. Ensure effective collaboration with other teams across the SPP and at the company level, including a) participating in Portfolio, SPP, and company-level meetings, and b) collaborating on projects managed by other portfolios or Framework teams. Special emphases will be given to working on PFM, VFM and TP assignments in a frame of the EACDS (DFID) and TSM (UNAIDS) frameworks. Take a proactive approach to personal and career development by, keeping abreast of latest developments within the portfolio and related technical areas, and taking opportunities to attend internal and external courses as appropriate. Comply with all internal policies, processes and procedures including reporting, HR t and financial management systems. Respond to the emerged needs of the portfolio, as identified by the portfolio leader and programme director. Requirements The existing right to work in the UK, India, or Kenya Post-graduate degree in a relevant discipline (at least Master’s Degree, preferably in Health Economics); Proven expertise in Public Finance Management (PFM) and Value for Money (VfM), transition planning (TP) and Fiscal space analyses. Proven consulting skills and achievements in areas of the technical expertise in health financing; PFM; Expenditure Reviews and expenditure tracking; costing; VfM, and FSA. Experience of project management, including the management of small to medium project teams. Experience in developing countries and/or transitional economies. Strong communication skills with excellent spoken English, and excellent report writing skills. Excellent inter-personal skills, with a collegiate approach to teamwork. Demonstrated success in acquisition of competitively procured donor-funded development projects (Desirable) Familiarity with DFID VfM approach is an asset (Desirable) Ability to work in at least one relevant foreign language (e.g. French) (Desirable) If you meet the skills and experiences detailed above, we would really like to hear from you. Please submit a CV and covering letter through the OPM website portal by Sunday 8th March at 23:59pm UK time About the Organization We are an international development consultancy committed to helping low- and middle-income countries achieve growth and reduce poverty and disadvantage through public policy reform. Working in all areas of social and economic policy and governance, we seek to bring about lasting positive change through analytical and practical policy expertise. Through our global network of offices, we work in partnership with national decision makers to research, design, implement, and evaluate impactful public policy in over 100 countries. We draw on our local and international sector experts, alongside a network of expert associates and dedicated support staff, to provide the very best evidence-based support.

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