Health Adviser

1 month ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Full time

Health Adviser

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Total Package: £53,000 + an allowance of £5,000 (London) £53,000 (East Kilbride)

Contract: Full time. You'll be required to work in line with our policies on hybrid working (minimum 60% in the office)

Location: London or East Kilbride (moving to central Glasgow in 2025) with some overseas travel

Join the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and you'll deliver for the UK internationally. That could mean helping us promote Britain and our values, building strategic partnerships, protecting our interests, or supporting Britons abroad. It's a diverse challenge that will put you at the centre of world events, working alongside around 17,300 people in our global network of offices, bringing a completely unique perspective of personal and professional pride.

Your role with us

We're currently looking for a Health Adviser to lead FCDO's health and climate agenda. You will,

  • Provide technical leadership of strategy, policy and programme development on climate and health and air quality.
  • Coordinate across FCDO and engage with other government departments to promote coherent international engagement on climate and health, and stronger linkages to agenda including One Health, WASH, food security and nutrition, and air quality.
  • Advise on and engage in delivery of UK climate, environment and health priorities in international processes, such as WHA, COP, G7/20, UNGA.
  • Provide expert advisory inputs to multilateral partners as they develop and implement climate, environment and health strategies and to the global Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health which we co-convene.
  • Design and lead a programme of activities to upskill the FCDO health network, and other advisory cadres on climate and health, and air quality.
  • Lead engagement with country teams to support increased policy dialogue and programming, including scoping and implementing catalytic bilateral programme activities from our new central programme, and linkages to multilateral programme activities.
  • Support a new research and evidence climate and health programme, ensuring links to policy work.
  • Establish a strong network of stakeholders and experts to support delivery of UK objectives in climate, environment and health.

    This is a health adviser job. FCDO health advisers provide the high-quality expertise we need to deliver our organisation's health ambitions.

     Health Advisers deliver this with their inter-disciplinary thinking and 'brokering' skills, their high-quality, evidence-based strategic analysis and advice and their appreciation of all available UK levers: development policy and Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme interventions; use of diplomatic networks and relationships; influencing across HMG; facilitating bilateral, regional, and multilateral agreements and negotiations. Health Advisers work in-country where they influence national health policies and programmes. Health Advisers work at regional and global levels shaping global health policies and institutions, leading relationships with international and regional partners, and in commissioning and managing the production of global public goods.

    Unsuccessful candidates who are deemed appointable will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months. Should other similar opportunities arise, you may be called forward.

    Who we're looking for

     You are expected to perform at Expert level at the five competencies listed under the Health Technical Competency Framework. Expert level advisers are recognized for specialist or technical knowledge and skills, underpinned by extensive experience applying it in practice on complex issues at national and global level; connected with other experts. Please note that the Health System Development competency should be based on sufficient experience in a LICs or LMIC. Experts are expected to hold substantial relevant experience* augmented by a formal qualification of direct relevance such as a Masters in Public Health (or similar qualification) or significant self-directed study.

    *Relevant experience is defined as international work experience of direct relevance to the competency.

    A proactive self-starter with the confidence and skills to manage uncertainty, you'll be a motivating communicator and influencer, and capable of communicating your thoughts and ideas with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. In addition, we'll expect you to possess strong analytical skills and be capable of using information from multiple sources to establish or inform the advice you give or the decisions you make.

    You'll be working with a diverse team and a range of departments within FCDO, across HMG and with our external partners, so you'll be a collaborative worker with excellent interpersonal skills. And your ability to work at pace means that you'll be ready to prioritise multiple demands and take a highly focused responsibility for your work.

    This role requires you to attain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance. For more information about this process, click here.

    Use your talent and experience to shape our nation's future, and deliver tangible improvements to millions of lives, including your own.

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