About Oxford Policy Management
Oxford Policy Management (OPM) is committed to helping low- and middle-income countries achieve growth and reduce poverty and disadvantage. The company is founded on the belief that good public policy can transform the lives of millions of people, so we work with governments in low- and middle-income countries to help bring about lasting, positive change. We use analytical and practical policy expertise to offer context-specific and evidence-based advice across the policy cycle, collaborating with national and international decision makers to diagnose problems, design solutions, implement and evaluate policy.
Oxford Policy Management and ReBUILD for Resilience
OPM is an associate partner within the ReBUILD for Resilience consortium. Health systems research, evaluation and technical assistance are core areas of OPM’s work. Many of its programmes operate in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Thematic areas of expertise include district health management, community health workers, governance, finance, service delivery, and shock-responsiveness. Beyond health, OPM has large programmes of work in related sectors, including nutrition, water and sanitation, social protection, education, climate resilience and adaptation, urban planning, public financial management, politics and governance. Our research, monitoring and evaluation activities employ a variety of methodologies and analytical approaches tailored to the situation and purpose, from experimental designs to ethnography.
OPM staff contribute to ReBUILD through applied experience of acting as both as thinkers and as doers, helping to leverage synergies with their wider research, policy and practice work in the health sector.
Kate Gooding
Lead researcher
Kate is a research and evaluation specialist in the OPM Health Portfolio. She is the cross-country health lead and Ethiopia country lead for Maintains; an operational research programme that examines how social services can be designed to withstand shocks. Other current areas of research and evaluation include district health planning and management, community health workers, and the impact of research and evaluation on policy and practice.
Prior to joining OPM, Kate was based at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, where she undertook research on health systems, community engagement, vaccine uptake and acceptability of health services. Her work also involved technical support for the Ministry of Health, capacity development for early career researchers, and development of national strategies to enhance links between research and policy. Kate has more than 20 years’ experience in global health and international development, including work in donor organisations, NGOs, universities, and as a consultant.
The ReBUILD for Resilience partners are:
The team is supported by research associates
