Key expert 1: Team leader on health, social protection, and socio-economic inequalities

Project title: Lot 2: ‘Knowledge Hub for expertise on Health, Social Protection and Socio-Economic inequalities’

Brief description of the project: The Hub will provide expertise and knowledge to EC HQ services and EU Delegations worldwide in the areas of addressing health, socio-economic inequalities and social protection. It will support sector-specific policy formulation in these areas, including covering Social Protection across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (SPaN) and contributing to EC participation in international initiatives.

Commencement date of the project: December 2022

Period of implementation: 48 months

Duration of the assignment: Full-time 220 days/year

Requirements

Qualifications and skills

Mandatory:

• Master’s Degree (or equivalent diploma) in a field related to economic development, social sciences, human development, public health. In its absence, the master’s degree can be replaced by 5 years of professional experience in one or more of these fields, in addition to the minimum general professional experience;
• Proficiency in English, including writing official documents (at least level C1).

Asset:

• Health sector-related undergraduate studies or equivalent;
• Knowledge of financial instruments (blending, guarantees, etc.);
• Spoken and written French (at least level B2).

General professional experience

Mandatory :

• At least 12 years of professional experience, covering health systems strengthening and social protection and/or socio-economic inequalities, including formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, programmes and projects (of which at least 5 years in developing countries in the field);
• Previous experience as team leader of at least 1 year (equivalent to 220 working days).

Asset :

• Previous professional experience in partner countries with EU programmes;
• Good command of digital engagement methods, including digital meeting facilitation, digital co-creation, etc. and proficiency with the relevant tools.

Specific professional experience

Mandatory:

• Professional experience of at least 5 years with international policies and strategies related to health, demonstrated by relevant missions, assignments and/or publications in the development cooperation context;
• Professional experience of at least 5 years with the latest developments in the field of health, social protection and/or socio-economic inequalities, including national policies and the latest international developments (including governance issues), demonstrated by relevant missions, assignments and/or publications in the development cooperation context.

Asset:

• Professional experience with the policies of development cooperation agencies as well as with their programmes and processes;
• Professional experience in higher level policy formulation and implementation related to health and social protection or inequalities.