The Health Policy Project (HPP), implemented by Futures Group International and its partners and funded byUSAID, is a five-year project which has a primary emphasis on supporting national-level awareness raising, resource mobilization, and policy reform to improve quality and expand access to Family Planning/Reproductive Health (FP/RH) services in Jordan. HPP supports the Higher Population Council (HPC), Ministry of Health (MOH), and other key stakeholders to create an enabling environment for FP/RH through improved multi-sectoral engagement and coordination, data use, and policy reform.
HPP is seeking to hire a full time Policy Analyst to work with HPC, MOH and other relevant stakeholders to identify and address FP/RH policy barriers affecting the expansion and improvement of FP/RH program and provide ongoing analytical and technical support.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the process of policy development, implementation, operation and track policy implementation on a regular basis to improve quality of FP/RH services
- Work with HPC, MOH and other stakeholders to translate FP/RH related policies into actions
- Build the capacity of HPC and other partners in policy analysis and advocacy for FP/RH, determine stakeholders who are affecting and/or affected by these issues and analyze their perceptions and role, formulate required policy, advocate for adopting developed policy and engage government officials in policy dialogue
- Prepare reports, compelling evidence-based tools, briefs and materials for advocacy and policy dialogue of varying lengths and varied audiences summarizing developments and recommendations for key persons.
- Identify opportunities and make recommendations on how to inform and engage policymakers on key issues of interest
- Review and analyze relevant documents, laws, regulations to develop papers and reports, and analyze them to ensure consistency with environment
- Manage a multi-sectoral policy development working group that reviews and approves policies
- Identify and manage the work of external consultants to help with policy/advocacy development
- Participate in regular team meetings with policy officers, program officers and advocacy representatives at HPC, MOH, and other stakeholders
- Provide technical assistance, capacity-building and knowledge transfer
- Other tasks as required
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Health Policy, Public Health or related field
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience in health and/or socio-economic or any related fields
- A theoretical and practical understanding of health policies, players and resources
- Quantitative and qualitative research techniques to be able to carry out own original study in health policy
- The ability to critique existing and emerging health policy on the basis of evidence and knowledge
- Strong analytical skills and background in goal-driven project implementation
- Experience working in the health sector mainly FP/RH
- Highly proficient in written and spoken English as well as Arabic
- Prior experience with USAID funded programs
- A high level of cooperation and coordination is required to link the policy work to public affairs and FP/RH program
- Local candidates strongly preferred
Physical Demands
- Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility
Work Environment
- Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.
All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page no later than August 31, 2012, 4:00 pm Jordan time. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
