Policy Specialist

Posted Date 13 Nov 2023

Monitor⠀and report⠀on Middle⠀East and⠀national⠀developments⠀on⠀Healthcare⠀and Public⠀Health⠀policies⠀as well as⠀on⠀relevant⠀institutional⠀activities⠀and⠀industry⠀trends
Research⠀and become⠀familiar⠀with new⠀stakeholders⠀and⠀potential⠀alliances⠀and⠀develop⠀strategic⠀recommendations⠀on⠀engagement⠀programs⠀with⠀them
Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀Middle⠀East⠀stakeholder⠀database
Provide⠀team and⠀senior⠀business⠀partners⠀with⠀background⠀research⠀on key⠀topics and⠀for use in⠀speaking⠀engagements
Support⠀outreach⠀activities,⠀organization⠀of⠀advocacy⠀strategies⠀and⠀projects⠀with⠀relevant⠀external⠀stakeholders,⠀demonstrating⠀strong⠀project⠀management⠀skills
Coordinate⠀with⠀Medical⠀Device,⠀Pharmaceuticals⠀and⠀Consumer⠀colleagues⠀on a⠀continuous⠀daily⠀basis
Support⠀projects⠀specific⠀to Medical⠀Devices,⠀Pharmaceuticals,⠀and/or⠀Consumer
Healthcare⠀to ensure⠀the⠀implementation⠀of⠀impactful⠀advocacy⠀and policy⠀programs.
Work⠀closely⠀with⠀colleagues⠀in the⠀markets to⠀ensure⠀they⠀receive⠀appropriate⠀policy⠀support.
Provide⠀assistance⠀to respond⠀to⠀internal⠀enquiries⠀on policy⠀issues and⠀on public⠀consultations
Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀internal⠀communication⠀platforms⠀and⠀initiatives⠀(newsletters,⠀intranet⠀sites,⠀etc.)

Master’s⠀degree in⠀political⠀science,⠀international⠀relations,⠀economics,⠀business,⠀or⠀equivalent
1-2⠀years’⠀experience⠀in⠀international⠀public⠀affairs⠀work⠀(corporate,⠀consultancy,⠀NGO, trade⠀association,⠀EU⠀institutions)
Deep⠀understanding⠀of Middle⠀East⠀legislative⠀process
Excellent⠀understanding⠀of⠀healthcare⠀policy,⠀public⠀health,⠀reputation⠀management⠀and⠀coalition/alliance⠀development

Solid⠀ethical⠀behavior⠀and⠀mindset
Strong⠀project⠀management⠀skills
Strong⠀analytical⠀skills,⠀service-oriented⠀and⠀self-starter
Ability⠀to think⠀horizontally,⠀connecting⠀“the⠀dots”,⠀seeing⠀cross-sector⠀opportunities⠀and⠀synergies
Understanding⠀of⠀strategy⠀with a⠀strong⠀detail⠀–orientation⠀in⠀execution
Strong⠀interpersonal⠀and⠀diplomatic⠀skills,
High⠀proficiency⠀in English⠀and Arabic