Principal Health Consultant in London, United Kingdom

Principal Health Consultant

City/Country Location Details London, UK; Apsley, UK

Employment Status Full-Time Regular

Job Type Corporate

Human Development – Principal Health Consultant

About DAI

DAI is a global development company with corporate offices in the USA, the UK, the EU, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Palestine, and project operations worldwide. DAI tackles fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability: it works on the frontlines of global development, transforming ideas into action-action into impact. DAI is committed to shaping a more liveable world.

We are recruiting a mid-career Health specialist and wish to attract candidates with the energy and enthusiasm required to grow a portfolio of Health programs, become a technical thought leader and develop our health focussed brand.

As the portfolio develops you will be entrusted with technical and program management duties on programs led by us in geographies around the world.

You will be able to call upon our vastly experienced global Health professionals for support, whether that be needed to lead on future health programs or personal mentorship.

At the same time you will be tasked with developing our Health brand and proposition, and can do this through events, conferences, networking, talks and opportunities around the world.

Through this generation of knowledge you will also build your own personal brand, networks and value.

The Opportunity

Primary responsibilities include :

New Business:

■ Lead on opportunity identification and creation; and gathering of market intelligence.

■ Engage in network building with external stakeholders such as clients, partners and potential candidates to support new business efforts.

■ Collaborate with internal stakeholders and across teams as required, to plan and develop proposals.

■ Undertake research related to thematic content, geographies and other programmes.

■ Configure tailored technical and commercial models that meet acceptable levels of commercial and delivery risk.

■ Write and edit content, ensuring proposals are written to high quality standard.

■ Oversee the proposal process and ensure that internal stakeholders are delivering to plan.

■ Oversee pricing inputs that align with the commercial strategy developed in collaboration with colleagues.

■ Contribute to internal knowledge management, organisational capacity building and mentoring

Delivery:

■ Ensure high quality stakeholder engagement with clients, partners and programme staff.

■ Provide oversight and quality assurance of programme delivery, including supporting teams with financial and risk management, compliance, and workplanning to ensures programme requirements are met.

■ Oversee and contribute to programme reporting as required.

Competencies and Expertise:

Professional

■ Strong understanding of business development strategy and process, and a demonstrated ability to win.

■ Strong understanding of project management approaches and systems, and a demonstrated track record of overseeing programmes.

■ Excellent written and verbal communication skills

■ Strong commercial acumen and attention to detail

■ Experience leading teams

■ Experience working with international donors, and the UK government specifically.

■ Postgraduate degree in relevant field or equivalent relevant experience

Technical (one or more of the following):

■ Analysis and understanding of global health. Knowledge of global health trends, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals and global health architecture.

■ Health Governance and Systems Strengthening . Technical knowledge in health governance and supporting health system resilience, including institutional capacity strengthening, health workforce, financing, leadership & accountability; and / or

■ Knowledge and understanding of health security issues and strategies; and / or

■ Knowledge and understanding of health equity and wider determinants of health

■ Design and management of donor-funded health programmes in LMICs.

The salary offered will be commensurate with relevant experience. DAI offers a generous benefits package and there are several day-to-day perks of working at DAI that help keep us happy and motivated! Please state your salary expectations clearly on application.

There is no closing date for applications and interviews will be held progressively. We are recruiting for these vacancies on a rolling basis, meaning there is no fixed deadline and applications will be assessed as they are received, and the vacancies will remain open until they are filled.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in location the role is based within the UK without the need for sponsorship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, age, religion, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

This job description details the key elements of the role and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Job roles evolve over time and job-holders may be required to complete additional tasks in line with business needs.

You will be pleased to know that we strive to uphold the highest ethical standards and that we are working with our clients to reduce the opportunity for people who are known to have breached ethical standards to work in our field.  Any staff and/or consultant contract with DAI, therefore, will be subject to satisfactory reference checking and vetting.

If you require any adjustments to the interview or recruitment process, please contact [email protected] (Please do not send applications directly to this inbox).

If this role sounds interesting and you would like to be part of DAI’s growing business, bidding for and managing donor-funded projects round the world, we look forward to hearing from you.

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