Vacancy Announcement for Research Officer Position

The Nepal Health Economics Association (NHEA), in technical collaboration with the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting (BCEPS), University of Bergen (UiB), Norway, invites applications from qualified and motivated Nepali candidates for the position of Research Officer under the Institutionalizing Evidence Informed Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage (EIPS4UHC) Nepal Project.

The NHEA, established in 1998, is a professional organization working to strengthen the generation, use, and application of health economics and related evidence for health policy and health system decision-making in Nepal. NHEA works with government, academic, research, and development partners in areas including health economics, health systems, health financing, priority setting, Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and evidence-informed policy.

Building on its experience in health economics and health system priority setting, NHEA is implementing the EIPS4UHC project in Nepal for 2026–2030. The project aims to strengthen fair, transparent, and evidence-informed priority setting and the institutional capacity to generate and use evidence for health policy and resource allocation in Nepal.

The project is implemented by NHEA and Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) under the stewardship of the Ministry of Health and Food Safety (MoHFS), with technical collaboration from the BCEPS/UiB.

The Research Officer will provide research, analytical, coordination, and technical support to NHEA's work under the EIPS4UHC project.

The position will contribute to evidence synthesis, health intervention review, Basic Health Service Package (BHSP)-related implementation research, data management and analysis, FairChoices-related coordination, and development of technical and knowledge products.

The position also provides an opportunity to develop practical skills in health economics, health priority setting, implementation research, and FairChoices through training, mentoring, and hands-on project work.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Required Competencies and Skills

The Research Officer will work under the overall supervision of the NHEA Team Lead and technical coordination of the NHEA Thematic Lead, and will work closely with the NHEA project team, KUSMS FairChoices (FC) team, BCEPS/UiB FC platform, MoHFS and other relevant government stakeholders, as well as development partners engaged in project activities.

Interested and eligible candidates should submit

Interested candidates should submit their application electronically to

Application for Research Officer – EIPS4UHC Project

Application Deadline

25 October, 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection processes.

NHEA reserves the right to shortlist candidates based on the requirements of the position and to modify or cancel the recruitment process as necessary.

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