Policy Manager

€3,200 - €3,800 gross per month. A benefits package is also provided.

Full Time

About EHMA

The European Health Management Association (EHMA) is the only membership association in Europe that brings together the full health ecosystem of health managers, informal and formal caregivers, patients, legislators, educators, policy makers and regulators, public health experts, researchers, health insurance experts, and industry. We coordinate projects, events and initiatives aimed at creating a clear health vision and alignment strategy, as well as lay down the organisational, societal and technological conditions to achieve optimal health outcomes for individual patients and the entire community. There are currently 15 highly-skilled colleagues in the office contributing to an active, diverse and dynamic work environment. You can read about our work on this website.

Download the full Job and Person description here.

About the position

To build excellence in health management we lead initiatives including research projects, working groups, policy and communication campaigns, and events. We are organised in three departments: Policy & Research, Communications, and Operations. The Senior Management and the Management teams provide leadership and support to all departments.

EHMA is looking for a Policy Manager to lead high-quality policy and research activities that support effective health management across Europe. The Policy Manager will combine policy analysis, research, project delivery and stakeholder engagement to ensure that EHMA contributes credible evidence and a strong health management perspective to European policy discussions.

The Policy Manager will monitor and analyse European policy developments and relevant policy files, assess their implications for health management, and identify opportunities for EHMA to inform and influence policy. They will conduct and oversee policy research, develop evidence-based recommendations, engage EHMA members and stakeholders, and translate evidence into impactful policy outputs and activities.

The Policy Manager will also lead the substantive delivery of a portfolio of EU-funded and privately funded projects and contribute policy expertise across EHMA’s wider activities, including conferences, events, working groups and policy networks.

The Policy Manager will report to the Director of Policy and Research and will manage one Policy Officer.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Lead the substantive delivery of a portfolio of EU-funded and privately funded projects, managing policy and research activities, producing high-quality deliverables, maintaining strong relationships with partners and stakeholders, and ensuring that the health management perspective is effectively reflected throughout the work.
• Monitor and analyse European health policy developments and relevant policy files, assess their implications for health management, develop evidence-based policy positions and recommendations, and identify and pursue opportunities to influence policy and legislation.
• Conduct policy research, including designing research methodologies and surveys, collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative data, interpreting findings, and developing evidence-based policy recommendations.
• Contribute to and represent EHMA across internal and external policy activities, including policy networks, conferences, events, working groups and other meetings, ensuring that the health management perspective informs discussions and that relevant policy intelligence and opportunities are brought into EHMA’s work.
• Develop high-quality and impactful policy outputs and engagement activities, including policy briefs, reports, presentations, campaigns and policy events, adapting content and messaging to different audiences to stimulate discussion, engagement and action.
• Coordinate EHMA’s responses to relevant policy consultations, actively engaging EHMA members and stakeholders to ensure that their perspectives and expertise are reflected in EHMA’s responses.
• Contribute to the development of new funding opportunities and project proposals, providing policy and technical expertise and proactively identifying opportunities aligned with EHMA’s mission and areas of work.

Profile

• You have strong expertise in European health management and a very good understanding of the European health ecosystem, EU institutions and their decision-making processes.
• You have strong policy research and analytical skills and can critically assess evidence, policy developments and policy files and identify their implications for health management.
• You have experience in quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, including research and survey design, data collection and analysis, and the development of evidence-based recommendations.
• You have excellent policy judgement and can identify opportunities to influence policy and engage constructively with policy-makers and other stakeholders.
• You are an excellent communicator and writer, able to translate complex evidence and policy issues into clear, concise and impactful content for different audiences.
• You are a confident presenter and can credibly represent an organisation in external meetings, events and policy discussions, while recognising when members, senior management or other representatives are best placed to lead an engagement.
• You have advanced project management skills and experience coordinating complex activities, partners and contributors against agreed objectives, timelines and deliverables.
• You build strong relationships and networks and can engage effectively with members, policy-makers, partners, industry, researchers and other stakeholders.
• You demonstrate sound judgement, take ownership of your work, anticipate challenges and develop solutions, while recognising the responsibilities and authority of your role.
• You can manage project resources responsibly, including budgets and staff time, and contribute to the development of project proposals and funding opportunities.
• You have experience working in an international and multicultural environment and are willing to travel across Europe and occasionally beyond.

Previous experience managing staff, working in a European or international policy environment, working on EU-funded projects, and knowledge of additional European languages would be an advantage.

DOWNLOAD THE JOB PACKAGE

Job package and eligibility

This position is offered according to Belgian national legislation. It is an offer for a full-time position of 38 hours per week with an open-end contract.

For this position, the monthly gross salary ranges between €3,200 and €3,800 depending on experience and qualifications. A benefits package is provided, including meal vouchers of €8 per day worked, up to €50/month for phone reimbursement, public transport reimbursement, complementary pension plan, hospitalisation insurance including ambulatory and dental care, 13th month, and five days of paid extra-legal holidays over the Christmas period.

The post will combine in-office and remote work, as well as occasional travel. The successful candidate will be supplied with the necessary materials to work remotely, as required.

All applicants must be qualified, eligible and able to work in Belgium, and are required to be based in Belgium. We are unfortunately not able to provide financial assistance for relocation.

Diversity and inclusion

We are committed to building an inclusive working environment and we want all our staff to thrive. We value the diversity that every staff member brings to EHMA. We offer a flexible working environment, and reasonable accommodations will be made for people who identify as living with a disability.

We are also committed to reduce to the very minimum (unconscious) bias and make the recruitment process as objective as possible. We assess applications and interviews through a point-based system and candidates are asked the same interview questions. We also offer personal feedback to all applicants who request it.

Applications

Applications are received only through our website.

To apply, please have ready the following documents in one single attachment, with its filename: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_PolicyManager

1. Your CV (maximum 3 pages).
2. A motivation letter (maximum 2 pages). In your motivation letter please explain why you are applying for this position and how your experience responds to the profile requirements. Please also detail your salary and benefits expectation and the reasons for your request.

No other attachments are required and we ask you not to include any additional information at this stage.

Please note that applications that do not follow the above instructions will be disregarded.

We strongly encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible as we will conduct this recruitment on a rolling basis.

We expect the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

For further information please email the Director of Policy and Research, Ms Alexis Strader at [email protected]