The Poverty and Social Protection team at Oxford Policy Management is seeking a roster of international and national experts on a fixed-term basis, contingent on the successful outcome of a bid for an upcoming project.

The position would be located in Morocco and fluency in French and demonstrated experience working in Morocco are mandatory requirements of the following roles.

We are seeking specialists in one or more of the following areas:

• Retirement & pensions
• Health insurance
• Social assistance
• Unemployment insurance
• Youth employment

We are an international development consultancy working to improve lives through sustainable policy change in low- and middle-income countries. Our vision is for fair public policy that benefits both people and the planet.

Through our global network of offices, we work in partnership with national stakeholders and decision makers to research, design, implement, and evaluate impactful public policy. We draw on our local and international sector experts to provide the very best evidence-based support. We deliver projects with expert knowledge and experience and can be relied upon for excellence in all aspects of project delivery. We work collaboratively, with ambition, to help deliver impactful public policy that will bring about lasting change.

This is not a single vacancy. We are building a flexible pool of specialists who can be mobilised on a demand-led basis to respond to evolving government needs throughout the life of the programme.

If you have relevant expertise and are interested in contributing to this programme, we would love to hear from you. For more information about OPM’s work on social protection: https://www.opml.co.uk/poverty-social-protection-psp

Technical Advisory & Analytical Support

• Provide high-quality, context-sensitive technical advice in your area of expertise.
• Conduct assessments, diagnostic studies, and policy analyses relevant to the Moroccan social protection context.
• Develop practical recommendations that are politically informed and operationally feasible.
• Support the design, implementation, or evaluation of social protection schemes and reforms.

Stakeholder Engagement & Knowledge Transfer

• Work directly alongside Moroccan government counterparts to build institutional capacity.
• Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and peer learning events as required.
• Contribute to the co-production of technical outputs with national partners.

Reporting & Documentation

• Produce high-quality written outputs including policy briefs, technical reports, and presentations.
• Ensure all deliverables meet OPM's quality standards and the requirements of the programme.
• Contribute to programme learning and adaptive management processes.

We are looking for experts who combine strong technical depth with practical experience in low- and middle-income country contexts, particularly in the MENA region.

Essential Experience

• Significant expertise in at least one of the thematic areas listed above.
• Proven track record of delivering technical assistance or advisory work in social protection.
• Experience working in Morocco or a comparable MENA country context.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with government counterparts at a senior level.
• Excellent written and spoken French (mandatory).

Desirable Experience

• Direct experience of demand-led or adaptive technical assistance programmes.
• Experience supporting policy reform processes in fragile or transitional institutional environments.
• Familiarity with international donor requirements and reporting standards.
• Proficiency in Arabic.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

Skills & Attributes

• • Analytical rigour with the ability to translate complex policy issues into actionable recommendations.
  • Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills.
  • Culturally sensitive with the ability to build trust quickly with government partners.
  • Flexible and responsive to shifting programme priorities.
  • Collaborative, solutions-oriented, and committed to knowledge transfer.

Whether you join us in a corporate position, as a project delivery colleague, or as an independent contractor driving programme management - at OPM you will find a company that places equal value on excellence and integrity. As a leading international development consulting firm, we strive to enable and empower everyone who works with us to do their best work in an environment that welcomes ambition, creativity and passion for positive change.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We strongly believe in a fairer distribution of power between all stakeholders, and we commit to reflecting this in our organisational structures and in the design and delivery of our projects. We proactively work to evolve ourselves and our stakeholders to shape inclusive and fair programming, implementation, and policies. Our recruitment and procurement processes reflect our ambition to make the international development sector more diverse and inclusive.

If you share our vision for fair public policy that benefits both people and planet, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application through our careers’ site by the closing date. We review and interview applicants on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply by way of CV via our careers site at the earliest.