Position Title: Lead, Public Sector Engagement

Position Classification: 1 year time-bound through June 30, 2027; Exempt; Full-Time; 40 hrs/week

Reports to: Senior Advisor, Public Sector Engagement and Strategy

Location: Employees in this role can work from our Boston, MA office, remotely within the U.S. or a hybrid of these two options. 10% Domestic and/or international travel expected

Duration: 1 year time-bound; with possibility of renewal if funding available and need persists

Please note that we do not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this role. Candidates must be able to legally work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Position Overview:

This is an exciting time-bound position for a motivated, well-rounded leader with experience in global health policy and advocacy, exceptional analysis and writing skills, and an ability to cultivate strong relationships with PIH care delivery site Policy and Partnerships (P&P) teams, government, civil society, and implementing partners. This Lead, Public Sector Engagement will work in partnership with the Senior Advisor, Public Sector Engagement and Strategy, the Advocacy and Influencing team, and the Health Financing and Costing team at the US Coordination Site in their coordinated work with PIH care delivery and academic site teams to influence national, regional and global policies and strategic frameworks as countries grapple with their updated approaches to achieving universal health coverage and financing comprehensive health for their citizens in the midst of a rapidly changing global health financing landscape. The Lead, Public Sector Engagement will work closely with colleagues engaged in PIH’s global economic justice advocacy work, health financing and costing team, UGHE and care delivery site teams to monitor, analyze, and contribute to national health policies, with the aim of continuing to reinforce and strengthen government ownership and capacity. The Lead, Public Sector Engagement will assess needs for time-bound surge support at care delivery sites, provide technical accompaniment in public sector engagement, assess the partner landscape and identify windows of opportunity for high impact advocacy campaigns focused on wage bill, debt and tax justice, and other areas based on specific country context, as part of PIH’s broader technical accompaniment approach to supporting countries with their health system reform and accompanying financing strategy and costed plans.

Organizational Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

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.

Specific Responsibilities:

Financing Policy Influence (60%)

• Lead development of updated health financing analyses for each country where PIH works, assessing the overall fiscal space and absorptive capacity for human resources for health (given IMF-imposed wage bill caps), with growing requirements for countries to demonstrate co-financing through domestic resource mobilization strategies in order to unlock shrinking funding from bilateral and multilateral funders.
• Facilitate strategy and plans for PIH’s multi-disciplinary, cross-site health financing working group, in partnership with the Senior Advisor, Public Sector Engagement and Strategy to articulate a global narrative (as well as country-specific narratives) for PIH leadership and P&P teams to use while engaging in national, regional and global convenings and health financing costing exercises, incorporating domestic tax policy, domestic health financing and insurance policies, and benefits package design, for short, medium and longer term planning and implementation.
• Conduct policy analyses and prepare briefs, position papers, talking points, evidence summaries, and recommendations to inform internal, government and stakeholder decision making across any PIH care delivery sites and that center individual patient experiences and health outcomes in the narrative.
• In partnership with P&P teams and the cross-site health financing and costing team, strengthen ministries of health’s capacities to translate policy priorities into actionable, costed implementation pathways aligned with national budgeting and planning cycles, through development and leading in delivery of hands-on training and coaching on costing tools, scenario modelling, dashboards and data analysis to inform decision-making.
• Facilitate time-bound surge capacity support for emerging issues that sit at the intersection of financing, policy and upstream drivers- such as the Liberia community revolving drug fund policy, conducting impact analyses, strategizing about inside and outside advocacy strategies, tying to broader USG funding messaging.

Advocacy Campaign Planning and Capacity Strengthening (40%)

• Capacitate P&P leads to share information with their legislators and ministries of finance (where applicable) on US and global financing shifts.
• Identify capacity gaps and support staff development, mentorship training, and cross-team collaboration as relates to economic justice and health financing to reinforce synergies across PIH teams.
• Strengthen the capacity of PIH and other stakeholders in centering PIH’s lived experience with direct patient care in the design and implementation of health financing strategies, interventions, and reforms and support resource mobilization planning as relates to upstream and downstream financing strategies.
• Lead in developing frequent, active bi-directional feedback loops to ensure the capacity for colleagues engaging in DC and New York at the UN, World Bank, IMF and other spaces to share real-time examples of the impact of policy decisions on health outcomes while simultaneously ensuring colleagues engaging in district, national and regional spaces have real time updates from advocacy and influence work with these key institutions.
• Utilize information and experience from the national level to influence and inform OnePIH.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant work experience in similar roles or industries ((e.g., health financing, health economics, resource mobilization, health systems, advocacy, public policy); 10+ years.
• Advanced degree in health economics, public health, public policy, social sciences, or other relevant disciplines.
• Highly skilled in policy and economic analysis, with excellent problem solving, data synthesis, visualization and modeling skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to write in a clear and concise manner, as well as distill complex analyses into high-quality policy documents, briefs, and presentations.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to foster relationships with diverse stakeholders, working effectively and diplomatically in service of shared goals.
• Direct experience working with government institutions, informing development of government strategy, policy, and operational plans (preferably in health financing or health system strengthening).
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Uses routine data to identify gaps, monitor performance, and inform strategies
• Ability to learn on the job; absorb and synthesize a broad range of information succinctly.
• Familiarity with donor landscapes, resource mobilization strategies, and proposal development.
• Experience mentoring or capacity-building government and NGO staff.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% time.

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.

Our Benefits Are Built for Real Life

We know you do your best work when you’re supported.

• Work from anywhere in the U.S. for most roles, with flexibility baked into how we operate.
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance) so you can focus on what matters.
• A 401(k) with automatic employer contributions to help you invest in your future.
• Flexible PTO with no cap, plus generous holidays, summer and winter breaks, and a sabbatical program.
• Professional development support and home office reimbursements to help you grow and work comfortably wherever you are

The starting salary range for new hires in this position is between $110,210-125,660 and may vary depending on multiple, individualized factors including functional experience and job-related experience. Our Human Resources team will work with you during the hiring process to understand your likely placement within this salary range. In keeping with Partners In Health’s commitment to salary transparency and internal parity, salaries at PIH are not negotiable.

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: pihrecruitment@pih.org.