Global Health Policy Officer

MSF-USA is seeking a Global Health Policy Officer to provide analytical support, strategy development, and stakeholder engagement to advance US-based policy and advocacy strategies in the service of MSF’s projects and global health more broadly. As part of MSF-USA’s Global Health Policy and Advocacy team, the Policy Officer will help formulate change objectives grounded in thorough research and analysis and develop and execute advocacy strategies entailing direct engagement of key targets, public-facing communication, and coalition-building. American economic and political power and influence over both biomedical innovation and global health governance make the US a key site for advocacy on pressing issues for MSF operations and beyond. Working together with the Access Campaign, Humanitarian Representation Team, and other MSF entities, the Policy Officer will inform MSF-USA’s engagement with ongoing and emerging debates related to various aspects of global health policy and biomedical innovation; help formulate and represent MSF’s positions; and advance MSF’s policy objectives. This role will be listed as one of MSF-USA’s US based lobbyists at the federal level. 

Tasks

The Global Health Policy Officer will:

• Track and analyze policies and trends related to sexual and reproductive health focused on the US Government and key US-based stakeholders (such as foundations, multilaterals, etc) upon request. 
• Establish and maintain two-way communication with MSF’s medical technical and operations colleagues to ensure the needs of MSF’s patients are central to our representation and advocacy efforts and to inform internal understanding of factors that influence places where MSF works  
• Lead jointly advocacy and policy initiatives on sexual and reproductive health directed towards the US Government and key US-based stakeholders;
• Where needed, support advocacy and policy initiatives in areas of current and/or emerging importance to MSF and the Global Health Advocacy and Policy unit, such as antimicrobial resistance, access to medicines and climate and environmental health;
• Respond to research and policy analysis requests on domestic and global health policy issues, initiatives, and actors;
• Draft technical briefs, advocacy documents, presentations, and public-facing content, adapting messages for various key stakeholder audiences;
• Represent MSF and advance policy objectives through engagement with US-based policy actors, including the US government, private sector entities, civil society, and media;
• Represent MSF in external coalitions, both domestic and global, focused on sexual and reproductive health and/or global health equity;
• Ensure that projects are efficient and stay on track by shaping and maintaining systems for organizing, sharing, and tracking resources, information, and activities; liaise with MSF-USA colleagues and external vendors towards these same ends and to fulfill all reporting needs of the Programs Department;
• Maintain regular communication with line management and appropriate team members;
• Other policy and advocacy related dossier support and management not otherwise specified.