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Manager/Senior Manager- Health Policy and Systems Research and Evaluations
Job Title:
Manager/Senior Manager- Health Policy and Systems Research and Evaluations
Job Description:
About us:
Sambodhi Research and Communications helps create high-impact knowledge and catalyze accountability in the public domain through its project management and monitoring and evaluation solutions. At Sambodhi, we offer objective, evidence-based support to implementers, government, donors and corporates. Over the past decade, we have emerged as a pioneer in developing cutting-edge methodologies for the evaluation of large-scale development interventions. With a close-knit team of 100 professionals, we work across South Asia, South East Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Headquartered in Noida (Delhi National Capital Region), India, we have full-service regional offices in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and Dar-e-Salam (Tanzania).
Sambodhi provides services to federal agencies, donors, foundations, and corporates, in areas of public health, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, water and sanitation, environment, and renewable energy. We have made valuable contributions to monitoring, learning, and evaluation programs and have influenced development policies and improved implementation efficiency.
Why Sambodhi
Sambodhi offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to contribute to high-quality multi-input development programs and to work closely with the government, and with key development actors like the World Bank, UN and Bilateral agencies, philanthropies like Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, etc. Being one of the leading and largest M&E service providers in South Asia, Sambodhi offers an extraordinary platform to learn, mentor, and innovate in a perceptive environment. Driven by the deep-rooted wisdom of “Equity in Knowledge”, learning is integral to our work; be it investing in peer-driven intensive professional development within Sambodhi or field building on M&E globally. In line with it, it offers an enabled environment for professionals to write, publish and network; to locate themselves in the contemporary discourse on M&E and be a part of the global think-tank.
Job description:
Job Title: Manager/Senior Manager- Health Policy and Systems Research and Evaluations
Job Location: Noida (Open for Remote work also)
Job Summary:
The primary purpose of the engagement is to provide technical expertise, and support in the planning and delivery of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) and evaluations and capacity-building programs of Sambodhi. The HPSR practice at Sambodhi has a focus on primary health care (PHC), Quality of Care (QoC), health system and service redesign, research related to universal health coverage, NCDs, mental health, and interaction of health systems and environment. The capacity-building programs will involve internal and external HPSR training sessions and research mentoring. The incumbent will also contribute to process and impact evaluations and learning studies to inform the health system improvement strategies of partners.
Experience Range:
5 - 8 years
Educational Qualifications:
-MBBS in Other , -BDS in Dentistry ,and MPH in MPH ,and Ph.D/Doctorate in Other , MPHIL in Other
Job Responsibilities:
Essential Functions:
The key tasks for the role will be aligned with the strategic objectives of the Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) team to-
· Contribute to supporting the growth of Sambodhi’s work in health systems research along with supporting the delivery of the existing projects.
· Provide technical guidance to the project teams on concepts, methods, design, tools, and research processes, especially in the areas of PHC, QOC, and health systems redesigning.
· Lead the process of synthesis of research learning with internal and external colleagues and develop high-quality, actionable recommendations for the consumption of funders, governments, and implementers.
· Identify opportunities and develop collaborations with partners for project development and capacity-building initiatives.
· Lead and contribute to HPSR content development for capacity-building programs.
· Promote the dissemination and use of health policy and systems knowledge to improve the performance of health systems.
The above essential functions are representative of the major duties of positions in this job. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary. Other duties may be assigned like the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.
Skills Required:
Health Systems , Qualitative Research , Quantitative Research , Capacity Building , M&E , Proposal Writing
Candidate Attributes:
Desired profile:
Education
• Master’s degree in Public Health (with a focus on health systems, health policy analysis, and/or primary health care).
•Doctoral degree in Public Health or a related field is preferable to experience.
•Minimum five to seven years of relevant experience in health policy and systems research
•At least three years of work experience in related to PHC/MNCH/QoC/NCDs and/or evidence-informed policy processes.
•Track record of scientific articles including peer-reviewed articles relevant to the field of health policy and systems research
•Experience in managing partner relationships and collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
Personal Competencies:
· Excellent writing and editing skills, with an ability to synthesize important messages from large information.
· Sound analytical skills.
· Project management skills.
· Ability to work with cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary teams.
Sambodhi focuses on nurturing an inclusive work environment. We stress and reinforce diversity in our workplace. We welcome all applications regardless of race, religion, caste, place of origin, gender, sexuality, and disability.
Type of Employment:
This will be a one-year contractual engagement which will be extended based on performance and requirements.
Job Code: KL-3BNT3P6H
About Us
Sambodhi Research & Communications helps create high-impact knowledge to catalyse accountability in public domain. We offer project management, monitoring & evaluation and research solutions to implementers, federal and state governments, bilateral and multilateral aid agencies and corporate philanthropic foundations. Over the past decade, we have pioneered cutting-edge methodologies for evaluation of large-scale interventions across sectors and themes including public health, nutrition, sanitation, natural resources, renewable energy, livelihoods and microfinance.
Why Us?
Sambodhi works towards enhancing appreciation of evidence-based functioning among development organisations and practitioners. As part of our field-building effort, we co-founded the Community of Evaluators-South Asia (CoE-SA); are home to the South Asian Journal for Evaluation in Practice (SAJEP) – first-of-its-kind peer reviewed journal on evaluation from this region; and have trained more than 5,000 professionals on M&E and related areas.
