The Americas Regional Advisor works closely with the Head and other members of the Americas Hub. The position involves both leading and supporting responsibilities. The Regional Advisor will take ownership of selected common priorities identified by the MSF movement while collaborating and providing support on others.

The main responsibilities include:

• Develop systems to continuously monitor and analyze policies and stakeholders on issues relevant to the MSF Access strategic objectives and regional access priorities
• Analyze trends and opportunities at regional level (both regional institutions and key countries) and provide strategic advice on new opportunities and threats.
• Based on this analysis, work with the MSF Access colleagues, MSF offices and operations in the region to design and implement advocacy strategies relevant to the Access Strategic Plan objectives (global, regional or country specific).
• Contribute to the development of specific regional analysis and advocacy strategies by contextualizing relevant global MSF Access strategic objectives and vice versa (using regional perspectives to feed into global Access strategic objectives and advocacy plans).
• Develop and strengthen the engagement with key stakeholders in the region relevant to the MSF Access regional and Global strategic objectives and support civil society partnerships if and where relevant.
• Represent MSF Access in relevant country, regional and global health actors platforms.
• Act as one of the spokespeople for the MSF Access Americas Hub.
• Support MSF Operations in their understanding of medical-political issues affecting access in the field and support them to define and implement relevant advocacy plans and strategies to overcome concrete access problems.
• When requested and relevant, support MSF Access initiatives of MSF sections in the region.
• Manage any short-term researcher/consultant on special projects related to the position.