Vital Strategies is looking for Regional Technical Advisor, Health Policy 2021 in Dhaka

Vital Strategies is looking for Regional Technical Advisor, Health Policy 2021 in Dhaka.

This initiative applies a data-to-policy model to support improved access to, and surveillance of, family planning, contraceptives, abortion care, and other sexual and reproductive health services. The program complements existing efforts in these three countries and leverages Vital Strategies’ expertise in health data, epidemiology, surveillance, health policy and public health law, and strategic communication and advocacy.

The Regional Technical Advisor for Health Policy will serve as a subject matter expert in public health policy development and will oversee and coordinate a technical portfolio across all of the three implementation countries.

Specific duties may include:

• Conduct a rapid, in-depth assessment of the government’s policy processes and authority (legislative, regulatory, administrative) with regard to health policies
• Implement best practices for data use in policymaking; ensure that all data is scientifically rigorous, based on the country’s specific burden of disease (e.g., maternal mortality, PAC, etc.)
• Formulate data queries and coordinate with program and country teams to generate analyses that support proposed policy solutions.
• Oversee and advise on appropriate methods and techniques for conducting policy-relevant analyses
• Support country teams in the writing of policy briefs that clearly outline the problem, the policy solution, predicted health effected, estimated health and economic impacts from the proposed policies
• Conduct or participate in stakeholder and political analysis around proposed policies
• Contribute to the country-lead processes to move a policy proposal through its life cycle, culminating in policy adoption
• Deliver technical assistance through variety of modalities, including coaching, training, and producing guides and technical resources for partner benefit
• Support planning and organization of in-country training with partners, local staff and key stakeholders on new or innovative data analysis methods or processes, in coordination and invitation of in-country teams
• Identify the need for, and participate in the oversight of technical consultants
• Coordinate with advocacy and communications teams to support policy changes.
• Foster and maintain strong collaborative relationships with government partners.
• Participate in all program monitoring and evaluation efforts
• Contribute to the development of all donor reports, provide input and recommendations to donor on strategy and operations
• Identify and develop opportunities for inter-program collaboration across the organization
• Represent the Program to governmental and non-governmental partners, participate in partner meetings and working groups to discuss the work of the program
• Support organizational business development around data for decision-making as requested
• Oversee additional specific program activities, as required

Vital Strategies, in partnership with other global public health organizations, oversees programs to strengthen health systems and address leading causes of morbidity and mortality.  Public health programs include road safety, mental health, and activities to strengthen public health data systems and the use of public health data to guide policy and decision-making.  Activities are based in low- and middle-income countries and municipalities in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific.