Senior Policy Officer

position Title: Senior Policy Officer, Health Workforce

Position Classification: Temporary; Exempt; Full Time; 40 hours/week

Reports to: Associate Director, Health Policy & Advocacy

Location: Employees in this role can work from our Boston, MA office, remotely within the U.S. or hybrid of these two options, with up to 10% domestic travel.

This is a grant-funded position through June 2027.

Position Overview:

The Senior Policy Officer, Health Workforce (“Senior Policy Officer“), drives Partners In Health’s (PIH) work to influence U.S. policymakers to improve funding to develop the health workforce for underserved populations in the U.S. and globally. The Senior Policy Officer — with a high level of technical, specialized expertise — advises and guides the strategic, multidisciplinary work of staff across the Advocacy team, including the PIH Engage grassroots staff, and the PIH Health Workforce Policy unit.

The Senior Policy Officer is responsible for policy research, position formulation, and advocacy strategy across teams. They work closely with multiple PIH teams to expand and disseminate the work of the Advocacy team, provide expert funding proposals, and present PIH’s policy and advocacy work to funders. They lead legislative analysis, campaign development, and coalition-building across domestic and global realms of federal health policy to advance equitable workforce initiatives; in addition, they advance other organizational advocacy priorities, including increasing global health financing for maternal and child health. These initiatives include multiple PIH programs in health workforce development across sites.

The Senior Policy Officer liaises internally with colleagues across PIH departments and externally with colleagues across the Global Health Delivery Partnership (GHDP), including Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and more broadly with the ecosystem of U.S. academic medical centers and professional medical associations. This position represents PIH in presenting health workforce policy changes to a broad audience of federal and state legislators.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct a detailed assessment of the policy environment in U.S. Congress, including legislative history in human resources for health (HRH) domestically and internationally, identify Congressional champions and develop a multi-year advocacy campaign strategy for advancing the policy goals of the project (25%)
• Lead the research, writing, editing, and publishing of policy papers, policy briefs, advocacy materials, reports and articles, and internal messaging through collaboration across the GHDP (25%)
• Support and advise staff and project development across advocacy team priorities, including PIH Engage, global health financing and programming, and the PIH Health Workforce Policy strategic objectives (10%)
• Represent PIH in meetings with policymakers in Congress, the White House, federal agencies, and state and local governments; (10%)
• Organize and chair a broad-based coalition of organizations for addressing health workforce shortages globally (10%)
• Implement advocacy campaign strategy for HRH funding and programming and support drafting Congressional legislation as well as rules, regulations, and guidance for its implementation (10%)
• Advise and provide guidance on policy and advocacy strategy and priorities for the PIH Engage grassroots network (5%)
• Prepare PIH senior leaders for, and accompany them to, meetings with policymakers in Congress, the White House, and federal agencies; and handle correspondence and relationship management with these policymakers (5%)

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of policy advocacy experience in public health or specialized training;
• Master’s degree in public health, political science or a related field preferred;

• Track record of providing advice to and influencing senior policy makers;
• Experience with or strong understanding of the role of official development assistance and the donors in global health, and their inherent power dynamics;
• Outstanding attention to detail and proven ability to independently advance research projects;
• Experience working in complex multi-stakeholder environments, and ability to quickly gain and understand their political dynamics;
• Strong communication and writing skills, including the ability to communicate complex messages to broad audiences;
• Demonstrates the organization’s core values of: Commitment, Humility, Integrity and Pragmatic Solidarity/Accompaniment;
• Accountability – Able to accept responsibility for one’s actions, outcomes, and those of their team;
• Achieving results – Able to set realistic goals, put plans into action, monitor progress, evaluate outcomes, and apply lessons learned.
• Adaptability – Able to adapt to change, to balance multiple demands, consider new approaches, and persist towards solutions in changing circumstances;
• Teamwork – Able to work well with others to achieve common goals. Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with staff across departments and countries;
• Travel Requirements: 10% domestic travel.

This vacancy may be used to fill similar positions.

Organizational Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities around the world. PIH focuses on those who would not otherwise have access to quality health care. PIH partners with the world’s leading academic institutions to create rigorous evidence that shapes more sound and all-inclusive global health policies. PIH also supports local governments’ efforts to build capacity and strengthen national health systems.

As of today, PIH runs programs in 11 countries (Haiti, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Navajo Nation, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, United States), where it provides direct care to millions of patients, through public facilities and community engagement.

Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.

Partners In Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of applicable background checks.

Pay and Benefits

The expected starting salary range for new hires in this position is between $80,000- $85,000/year and may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market for the position, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The position belongs to a class of roles that have a salary range between $70,000 and $95,000/year. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan with automatic employer contribution, as well as participate in organization-sponsored medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. PIH offers professional development and home office reimbursements as well as a flexible paid time off policy with no maximum, generous holiday time, summer and winter breaks, and a sabbatical leave policy.

Partners In Health will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: [emailprotected]