Health Economist

• Do you want to do work that really matters? Help us end avoidable blindness.
• Full time, Permanent Role based in Cambodia, Kenya, Vietnam or China.
• Closing Date: Sunday the 2nd of June 2024

ABOUT THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION

The Foundation is an international development organisation working to prevent blindness and restore sight.  We continue to carry on the legacy of Professor Fred Hollows, who believed every person had the right to quality eye care, no matter where they live. The Foundation is known around the world as an organisation that works with purpose and determination. With a reputation for excellence, we are well known for making change happen.  

The Foundation has grown to work in more than 25 countries throughout Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific, as well as Australia. The Foundation has restored sight to more than 3 million people worldwide. We have an ambitious five-year strategic plan that aims to take us even closer to realising our vision of a world in which no person is needlessly blind, or vision impaired and Indigenous Australians exercise their right to sight and good health.

We are also proud to announce we were awarded the Employer of Choice Award (Public Sector and NFP) at the 2022 Australian HR Awards. The Foundation is also endorsed and in partnership with The Life You Can Save. To find out more about our work, please visit our website https://www.hollows.org

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Health Economist will contribute to a globally important and growing portfolio of work on eye health economics and financing as part of the design and operational delivery of Global Advocacy programs and support aligned to The Foundation’s strategic framework.’

ABOUT YOU

You will be an experienced economist, looking to make a real impact. This is an exciting opportunity perform research in developing contexts and to guide program development. You will have knowledge and experience in economic costing and evaluation of health programs. You will also have knowledge and experience in working with social protection and financing schemes in developing countries. Furthermore, you will have knowledge and experience in implementing health and economic research projects (using primary and secondary data). And finally, you will have quantitative analysis including use of relevant software packages (e.g. STATA, excel).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborating closely across the Global Advocacy team and Programs Division and other divisions to support country program teams to deliver relevant and effective health economics and financing-related research and programming.
• Supporting the coordination of expert consultants in collaboration with country staff on specific projects to ensure high quality advice and coherence across the broad health economics portfolio of work in-line with the global health economics and financing strategy.
• Contributing to the implementation of The Fred Hollows Foundation 2024 – 2028 strategy and the aligned health economics and financing portfolio of work including:

1. Building and promoting a rigorous, evidence-based investment case for eye health action.
2. Investigate how evidence can be best used to unlock funding and resourcing and promote multi-sector action for eye health.
3. Influencing the appropriate, efficient, effective, and equitable inclusion of eye health in national health financing schemes, aligning this to and informing broader universal health coverage goals.

• Supporting national, regional, and global influencing and advocacy as required for The Foundation’s development work.
• Facilitating strong working relationship across The Foundation and drive shared initiatives.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• 5 years’ experience Supporting costing and economic evaluation work in a health economics & financing related field.
• Negotiating and partnering with government, research and / or non-government entities in a health-related field, particularly in a development setting.
• Designing and implementing research projects with a track record of formal publications.
• Working across cultures.
• Previous experience of collaboration in international health economics research projects, with a focus on development and vulnerable populations

How we recognise your contribution

Through our internal programs and employee benefits we aim to create an environment where you will feel supported and empowered.  Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or finding an environment which enables you to thrive while balancing family or personal commitments, we have a range of programs in place to support you.

To find out more about our benefits click here

APPLICATIONS

To apply for this role, please click this link and please include your resume and cover letter. Please address your cover letter to the Talent Acquisition Team and include a response to the “About You”, “Key Responsibilities” and “What You’ll Need to Succeed” sections of the advert.

Applications Close: Sunday the 2^nd of June 2024

The Fred Hollows Foundation is committed to ensuring our projects and activities are implemented in a safe and productive environment that prevents harm and avoids impacting the health and safety of all people, particularly children, vulnerable people and disadvantaged groups. Applicants are advised that The Foundation reserves the right to conduct police checks and other screening procedures to ensure we maintain and promote a child safe environment.

Please be advised

• Fred Hollows Foundation will never ask for a fee during any stage of the recruitment process.
• All active roles are advertised directly on our website here.
• Please note we will not be accepting CV’s via agencies for this role.