Senior Health Policy Adviser - Brussels, België - Artsen Zonder Grenzen

Beschrijving

CONTEXT

The role of the Analysis Department is to support and critically engage with operations in navigating MSF's political environment and in overcoming the obstacles faced by patients and operations.

The team's role is to build in-depth analysis of MSF's environment and to implement strategies alongside operations to address those challenges, be it through public positioning, advocacy, networking, negotiations, or the development of innovative operational models.

The analysis department is a multi-disciplinary team that contributes to the MSF Operational Center Brussels (MSF OCB) social mission through the following objectives:

The department has 4 thematic teams: a Forced Migration Team, a Health Politics Team, a Conflict and Humanitarianism Team, and a Humanitarian Access and Networking Team. It also includes a Humanitarian Learning and Development Coordinator as well as one polyvalent Senior Humanitarian Specialist.

Within OCB's Analysis department, the Health Politics Team (HPT), in particular, is analyzing existing and emerging health policies, the political factors behind them and how this affects the environment in which MSF operates. The HPT contributes to MSF's networking, information collection, analysis, positioning, policy dialogue/exchange and advocacy.

Besides direct interventions to improve availability and access of health care and support to service delivery, MSF also plays a role in influencing policies and practices linked to health, combining work on technical and political issues. MSF's analysis of our experience and of the health landscape in which we operate, allows to improve strategic operational engagement, to determine the organization's position on key issues, to speak out against certain problems and to advocate for action to improve the health and humanitarian response, especially for the most vulnerable, excluded and/or marginalized people.

As Senior Health Policy Advisor , you hold responsibilities as coordinator for the Health Politics Team as well as expert for analysis & advocacy of health policy dossiers that have relevance and consequence for MSF.

The workload linked to coordination tasks is estimated at one third of the position, but this can vary according to needs.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Currently the Health Politics Team includes 4 positions, with additional temporary team members for specific work as required. Thematical files are attributed according to needs and by taking into account each person's expertise. At present some of those thematics include: Pandemic Preparedness & Response, Epidemic Outbreaks, Advocacy for HIV & TB response, AMR, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation & Health, Health Financing & Access to Health Care and other health issues such as Hepatitis, Lassa Fever, NCD, etc. One of the positions is also focal point for the Global Fund for MSF across sections. Providing thematic expertise is complemented by some specific support to the MSF countries of interventions.

Set the agenda and action plan for the Health Politics Team according to key global developments and challenging policy effects, including identifying and developing collaborations within and beyond MSF. Coach and lead the work of team members to priorities and optimize outputs of the team. Support the team regarding individual and collective action plans, including reporting and accountability. Supervise short-term consultants. Establish cross-fertilization, exchange, and coordination for optimal outputs as an overall team. Foster collective intelligence within the team. Creates a positive team dynamic, peer support and sharing of experience within the team.

Develop initiatives to deepen and broaden the reading of the global health landscape, identify, and develop opportunities and challenges relevant for MSF's positioning and operations. Map specific global health events of importance for MSF and decide upon HPT's (or others within MSF) participation in it. Contribute to dissemination and putting to use of this knowledge within OCB and the wider MSF movement.

As coordinator you keep the Director updated and informed about relevant issues. You take part in the regular meetings of the coordinators group which under leadership of the director exchanges on important events and priority actions, setting up initiatives and collaborations. You provide support to department-wide initiatives and facilitates dissemination of information. You actively contribute to the elaboration of the strategic plan of the Analysis Department (due for revision in You link specifically with the humanitarian learning and development coordinator for specific activities and support. You and the HPT team support in the definition of training priorities and participate in planned training sessions and other knowledge management initiatives.

Establish regular links for exchange, advice and support to the directors and relevant members of the operational and medical department. Participate and contribute to strategic platforms for exchange, analysis and reflection.

In particular, establish links for exchange and collaboration with the international office, the Humanitarian Representation Team (HRT), the Global health Actors network (GHAN), the MSF Access Campaign (soon Access to Products for Health), MSF Technical Working groups, reflection centers from other sections and other relevant MSF entities. Monitor, contribute to and influence overall MSF executive and associative debates.

Within the Health Politics Team, the coordinator also takes responsibility of certain dossiers. This includes, lead on/contribute to relevant information collection and analysis, internal & external positioning, policy dialogue, specific advocacy efforts (international, regional & support to country-based advocacy)

Additionally, specific support to MSF's analysis and/or advocacy at project level, country based, regional or international level will be requested according to emerging needs.

The following tasks are highlighted (where needed in collaboration and complementarity with others in the department):

This includes support to the directors of operations and medical department, the operations and medical department, the countries of interventions and their projects in relevant strategies for improved operational interventions, policy dialogue and advocacy.

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*Other location/s where there is an MSF entity could be exceptionally discussed. The final outcome depends on local legal limitations (residency, work permit, etc.) and on agreement with the hosting MSF entity/office of the/se location/s. The local contract and standard salary grid will then apply