Job Description
ELS is looking for Health Policy Researchers to conduct analytical and policy-oriented work to provide policy recommendations and advice to countries on a range of health topics. Successful candidates will have a strong academic background and some experience in applying economic concepts to health or in analysing health policies. They will be working on one or more projects of the Health Division, such as: health systems resilience, health workforce, analysis of health expenditure and system of health accounts, measuring of health outcomes, public health and prevention policies, non-communicable diseases, digital health and data governance, new technologies and pharmaceuticals, or long-term care. The selected candidate(s) will integrate a small team and be supervised by a senior health policy analyst/economist.
Main Responsibilities
Data collection and analysis
- Collect, organise, represent graphically, and analyse aggregate and micro-data related to health policy.
- Undertake statistical analysis of data in order to explain key differences in outcomes across countries.
- Develop online surveys to fill the gaps in international information.
Policy analysis and drafting
- Take part in the analyses of selected health policies and draft analytic, statistical and policy-relevant reports and chapters.
- Develop state-of-the-art recommendations on good policy approaches to address current and emerging problems faced by health policymakers.
- Engage in policy dialogues and support to policy implementation with national authorities and health systems stakeholders.
- Organise technical workshops and conferences on selected aspects of health policy.
- Contribute to communication strategies, including by making OECD reports, findings and data products accessible to a range of different users and representing the Organisation in relevant events.
- Draft notes and briefs for senior officials related to health policy issues.
Outreach and liaison
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with staff in other divisions of the OECD, officials in member and non-member country administrations, in other international organisations, as well as with academics working on health policy issues.
- Present findings of the work at conferences, seminars and other events.
- Participate actively in missions to member and non-member countries as required.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Academic Background:
- An advanced university degree, i.e. at least a masters’ degree, in economics, health policy or other relevant discipline.
Professional Background:
- At least two years, preferably three years, of applied research and policy analysis, in the area of health policy, acquired in a national administration, international organisation, university or research centre.
- Strong analytical skills as applied to health policies.
- Experience in collecting, interpreting and analysing health statistics. Strong quantitative skills would be particularly desirable, and programming analyses of survey microdata would be an advantage.
- Experience in working on health issues in different countries would be an asset.
- Good organisational skills, ability to work effectively on the basis of general instructions and with moderate supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively with teams in a multicultural environment, and integrate ideas from diverse sources.
- Excellent drafting and very good ability to communicate orally is required. Proven ability to draft reports as shown by research and publications on health policies are desirable.
Tools:
- Ability to represent data graphically in Excel.
- Knowledge of STATA, R and/or Python or similar advanced statistical software is desirable.
Languages:
- Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and a knowledge of, or a willingness to learn, the other.
- Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.
Core Competencies
- For this role, the following competencies would be particularly important: Achievement focus, Analytical thinking, Drafting skills, Teamwork, Diplomatic sensitivity.
- Please refer to the level 3 indicators of the OECD Core Competencies.
Contract Duration
- 13 months fixed term appointment, with the possibility of renewal.
Selection Process
- For retained candidates, written tests and video-recorded interviews are foreseen to take place in late October and panel interviews are planned for mid-November.
Closing: 10 24 2022
