2016 Archimedes Project + University Student Coordinator
2016 Archimedes Project + University Student Coordinator
The Archimedes Project’s mission is to increase access to clean water and sanitation around the world by working with locally competent and committed entrepreneurs to design and launch lean, scalable and financially sustainable clean water and sanitation enterprises that leverage existing technology, knowledge and partners.
ArchGrpU is an Archimedes Project program that recruits university students to organize an Ideation Lab. These studentled hackathon inspired events introduce human centered and market driven approaches to international development to college students, giving them an unparalleled opportunity to apply their classroom learning the problem of water or sanitation in a selected country. In 2015, we are recruiting students to plan Spring 2016 Ideation Labs at select colleges and universities.
Ideation Lab
An Ideation Lab is a three day hackathonstyle event that brings people together from across sectors and disciplines to design a clean water or sanitation enterprise for a selected country. Participants work in teams to design a scalable lean startup that uses existing technology to increase sustainable access to an affordable clean drinking water or sanitation product or service. The design process is supported by the advice and expertise of experienced professionals from across sectors including nonprofit, business, academia and local practitioners.
Student Coordinator
The Student Coordinator recruits and leads the team of students that organizes and executes an Ideation Lab at their university. The Planning Team is responsible for researching the selected country, fundraising, recruiting mentors and judges, managing event logistics and executing the Ideation Lab.
Applicants should be excited about bringing together fellow students, faculty and professionals from across sectors to think deeply about creating a solution to one of the greatest challenges the world faces. An ArchGrpU Student Coordinator can be an undergraduate or graduate student who can commit approximately 40 hours a month from September 2015 to May 2016. We are looking for leaders to tackle this challenging event and bring excitement about the Ideation Lab process to their team and campus.
Apply
Applications may be submitted through our Application Portal at archgrp.org/archgrpu. The deadline for submitting an application is August 31, 2015. Select applicants will be invited to interview with the Archimedes Project team.
Core Course Tutors and Peer Coaches Needed!
Core Course Tutors Needed!
The BUSPH Core Course Tutoring Program is currently recruiting tutors for the fall semester. The Core Course Tutoring Program is designed to provide free tutoring in the MPH core courses for MPH students. Tutors are needed for all core courses and may be from any concentration and any degree program. Tutors are BUSPH students who excelled (earned an A or A-) in the core course they would like to tutor and can provide at least two hours per week of tutoring.
Complete the application here. Priority deadline is Friday, September 4, 2015. Please contact Colbey Ricklefs, Educational Resources Coordinator, at sphtutor@bu.edu with any questions.
Peer Coaches Needed!
Peer Coaches provide one-on-one assistance to SPH degree candidates for writing and/or presentation appointments. Peer Coaches are BUSPH students who: excel in communication as demonstrated by an A on two or more writing assignments or presentations at BUSPH, possess strong communication skills, and can provide between three and six hours per week of peer coaching.
Complete the application here. Priority deadline is Friday, September 4, 2015. Please contact Colbey Ricklefs, Educational Resources Coordinator, at sphwrite@bu.edu with any questions.
Knowledge Management Volunteer – Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Community of Practice
Knowledge Management Volunteer – Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Community of Practice
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) was founded in 2002 with a transformational goal: help save the lives of millions of people living with HIV/AIDS in the developing world by dramatically scaling up antiretroviral treatment. Since then, CHAI has pursued several similarly ambitious goals, from scaling up pediatric AIDS treatment in order to achieve equity with adults in a timeframe few thought possible, to rapidly accelerating the rollout of new vaccines. Fundamental to CHAI’s approach is the use of data to define needs, identify actionable solutions and catalyze decision-making.
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is the practice of designing and executing systems for data collection, analysis and dissemination in order to inform programmatic and policy decision-making. M&E at CHAI has evolved as CHAI’s scope, scale, and areas of work have expanded. The Monitoring and Evaluation Community of Practice (MECoP), founded in July 2014, emerged as a grassroots initiative from M&E practitioners across CHAI who wanted to share experiences and best practices. Specifically, MECoP aims to create a platform for CHAI M&E practitioners to:
- Share the diverse M&E expertise and experience across CHAI
- Engage in collective problem-solving around specific questions regarding M&E
- Discuss current and evolving trends in and approaches to M&E
- Move towards a shared understanding of M&E best practices, with specific application to CHAI’s programs
These objectives are pursued through two primary means: (1) an online discussion forum, and (2) monthly calls dedicated to a specific M&E topic. Organizational interest in M&E has grown at CHAI, with MECoP membership exceeding 70, and MECoP is looking to strengthen its knowledge management systems. MECoP is seeking a Knowledge Management Volunteer to propose targeted strategies to strengthen knowledge sharing within MECoP, including designing and implementing a resource sharing system.
The ideal candidate is a self-starting individual with demonstrated organizational skills and a shared passion for M&E. The volunteer will be responsible for assessing MECoP’s current practices and identifying opportunities to strengthen knowledge sharing. In addition, the Volunteer will conduct literature reviews of topics in M&E, provide support in organizing monthly calls, and assemble and organize critical M&E resources into an appropriate file-sharing system.
Among the benefits to the candidate will be the opportunity to immerse her/his self in the current M&E literature, allowing the candidate to become well-versed in the most up-to-date best practices in the field. Additionally, the position offers the candidate an opportunity to interact with a diverse group of CHAI M&E staff from many topical program teams and country offices. Participation in the monthly calls will afford the Volunteer exposure to the wider range of M&E strategies across CHAI programs.
Specific responsibilities of the Volunteer include:
- Assess MECoP’s current practices and propose strategies to strengthen the capacity of MECoP to reach its stated objectives
- Identify an appropriate file-sharing system for MECoP
- Organize existing M&E literature and resources
- Conduct a literature review of M&E resources and update the file system as necessary
- Coordinate MECoP’s monthly calls
- This volunteer position would require around no more than 8 hours per week
- This position is unpaid
- Projected duration: ASAP for 3-4 months. Would consider a project start in Sept 2015.
Specific qualities sought in candidates include:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a science-related field
- 2+ years experience working in a results-oriented environment
- Meticulous work ethic and strong attention to detail
- Tendency to overachieve or go above and beyond the required expectations
- Excellent organizational and problem solving skills
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Ability to work independently
Pluses:
- Experience working in M&E or another data-driven field
- Knowledge management experience
- Familiarity with issues in global health
Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Internship position with Global Health Fellows Program II
Global Health Fellows Program II
Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Intern
Maternal and Child Health Division, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Anticipated timeframe: September 2015 - March 2016: Compensated 6 month internship
Location: Washington, DC/Arlington, VA
INT-P4-058
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with Global Health Corps, GlobeMed, Management Systems International and PYXERA Global. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
GHFP-II's goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by addressing the Agency's immediate and emerging human capacity needs. The program seeks to accomplish this goal first through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels. These program participants include fellows, interns, corporate volunteers and Foreign Service National professionals. The program then provides substantial performance management and career development support to participants, including annual working planning assistance, and ensures that professional development opportunities are available.
Looking to the future, GHFP-II also seeks to establish a pool of highly-qualified global health professionals that will ensure the Agency's ongoing technical leadership and effectiveness. This objective is supported by an extensive outreach program that brings global health opportunities and specialized career advice to a diverse range of interested individuals, with a particular focus on those underrepresented in the field of global health.
BACKGROUND:
Beginning with the 2013 Evidence Summit on Population Level Behavior Change for Child Health and Development, USAID has embarked on an ambitious program to mainstream social and behavior change in its core and field programs. The summit, which examined the evidence for effective behavior change interventions, was followed by a series of consultations among experts within different health areas. The process was guided by the need to:
- Identify behaviors with the highest potential for impact on mortality reduction.
- Establish indicators/outcomes for these behaviors that can be monitored and evaluated.
- Implement behavior change for these behaviors with evidence-based tools and interventions.
This work includes analysis of existing programs, development of instruments to support improvements, and technical work to focus activities on the highest impact interventions.
Ten Accelerator Behaviors have been identified in a Behavior Change Framework to help mainstream behavior change activities in the global health agenda for Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Death (EPCMD). These are the behavior changes that can have the highest impact on mortality reduction.
The overarching objective of implementing the Accelerator Behaviors is to accelerate in-country, sustainable population-level behavior change at the individual, family, community and institutional level to scale up demand for and use of key reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health interventions and practices.
Accelerator behaviors are priority behaviors for programming because they have the highest potential to hasten the decline of child and maternal deaths. They are selected among other behaviors that contribute to ending preventable deaths because they have low uptake (e.g., low oral rehydration solution use), yet impact a major cause of child and/or maternal mortality across the continuum of care/lifecycle (e.g., iron tablet consumption during pregnancy, postnatal care-seeking).
For more information about USAID efforts to end preventable child and maternal deaths, please read the 2014 report, acting on the Call.
INTRODUCTION:
The Intern will work closely with the Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Advisor as his/her onsite manager. The Intern will provide research and analytical assistance to the Health, Infectious Disease and Nutrition (HIDN) Office and USAID Missions on SBC questions and field implementation, and will collaborate with other SBC technical staff to provide technical assistance on questions and issues concerning social and behavior change.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Gaining experience in the field of social and behavior change in relation to EPCMD and Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH).
- Gaining a greater understanding of the global landscape and USAID's work in social and behavior change for health.
- Deepening skills in collaboration and coordination within a complex organizational and implementation structure.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Monitoring data on social and behavior change programs in the 24 priority EPCMD countries.
- Analyzing the data from Demographic Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and other population level surveys on changes in uptake and use of key behaviors and practices.
- Supporting the USAID collaboration with the White House Social and Behavior Change Team in the 24 priority EPCMD countries.
- Supporting the work of World Health Organization (WHO)-led activities to establish a "Roadmap" to: develop a WHO Guidance Document for Building, Reporting, Assessing, and Applying social and behavioral sciences in MNCRH-Integrated Global Public Health Interventions. This may include supporting activities around the development of a prioritized global research agenda for key social and behavior change interventions for RMNCH and clear guidance on developing country-level prioritized research agendas.
- Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming need and/or the Intern's own interests.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled master's or other post-bachelor's degree candidate in a program related to public health, knowledge management, international studies or communication; or, completion of such within the past 12 months.
- Experience in research methodologies, evidence search, compiling, editing and reporting on social development issues (preferably with an emphasis on behavior change and communication for development).
- Strong scientific/research editing and publishing skills.
- Strong oral and written communications skills.
- Knowledge of Spanish and/or French preferred.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to find creative solutions to problems and work independently.
- US citizenship or US permanent residency required.
COMPENSATION:
$1,680 bi-weekly (exempt, salaried position).
TO APPLY:
Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at www.ghfp.net. All applications must be submitted by August 17, 2015 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
Program Administrator Position with BU Family Medicine Global Health Collaborative
Boston University Family Medicine Global Health Collaborative
Title: Program Administrator
Duration: Ongoing (start date August/September 2015)
Hours/Week: 32 hours (Mon-Thurs) but some flexibility
Rate: $16/hour
The mission of the Boston University Family Medicine Global Health Collaborative (BU GHC) is to raise the level of health care for underserved populations world-wide by enhancing primary care through medical education, improving health systems management, increasing access to high quality clinical services and promoting research and evaluation. We currently have projects in Vietnam, Lesotho, Cambodia, and Myanmar with a plan to expand our work in the coming years.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced program administrator to assist with planning, management, project coordination, and financial oversight of BU GHC programs and operations. The program administrator will directly support the program managers and leadership team. This position would be especially well suited for someone with a background in global health who is pursuing an MPH.
Responsibilities:
Process and submit reimbursements for program and travel expenses
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
Update financial records using BMC/BU system and Quicken
Arrange travel plans for program staff and volunteers
Maintain program websites
Assist with preparing proposals and budgets for grant applications
Organize and maintain electronic and hard files
Other administrative duties as required
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree
1-3 years of project/program management experience preferred
Must be a dependable, self-starter who is able to work independently with minimal supervision
Must be extremely well organized, detail-oriented, able to prioritize work to meet deadlines, and able to multi-task
Must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and writing
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel and Powerpoint
Experience with Quicken and WordPress preferred
Experience with budgeting/bookkeeping/finances
Current BUSPH student preferred
Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, and three references to Maja Carrion at maja@bu.edu on or before August 5, 2015.
