APHA Job/Internship Postings!

in Jobs, Practicums/Internships
April 20th, 2016

Health Systems Strengthening Technical Advisor (HQ-101)

AIHA is currently seeking a seasoned and entrepreneurial individual to join our team as a Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Technical Advisor. Reporting directly to AIHA’s President & CEO, the incumbent will be based at our Washington, DC, headquarters and serve as AIHA’s principal expert and organizational lead on HSS. S/he will working across a broad HSS spectrum, focusing initially on leveraging AIHA’s principal area of expertise in health workforce development, but then developing a strategy on how best to expand AIHA’s capabilities and bonafides in other HSS areas. Consistent with AIHA’s strategic plan, the HSS Technical Advisor will provide internal guidance and leadership on issues related to the development of AIHA’s HSS strategy and implementation, including serving as AIHA chief external-facing leader on matters related to HSS and ensuring that we are following and being responsive to technical agency and donor trends, policies, practices, and evolving thinking related to HSS.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Officer (HQ-107)

AIHA is recruiting an experienced Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer to manage our information and reporting processes and products. The incumbent will work with headquarters and field staff to ensure professional, high-quality communication about AIHA’s programmatic activities and results. S/he will also play an important role in improving information management and data quality, and in strengthening knowledge sharing and learning. across the organization and with the international health and development communities.

Tanzania Nursing Initiative Program Manager

AIHA is recruiting a Program Manager to oversee a portfolio of nursing partnerships and programs under our PEPFAR-supported Tanzania Nursing Intitiative (TNI). The TNI Program Manager will be based at our offices in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and work in close collaboration with our country team there, as well as headquarters staff, partners, stakeholders, USG funding agencies, and the Government of Tanzania. Canditates should have a Master’s degree in nursing (MSN) and a minimum of three years of work experience in the field of nursing, or a Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) with at least five years of relevant work experience. Experience with Tanzanian nursing regulations and policies is strongly preferred. Please note that this position will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. To apply for this position, please send all application materials to: schalamila@aiha.com. 

Social Work Organizational Development Specialist

AIHA’s Volunteer Healthcare Corps is recruiting a seasoned social work or social welfare professional for an exciting 9-month volunteer opportunity in Lusaka, Zambia. In support of Save the Children’s USAID-funded Zambia Rising project, the Social Work Organizational Development Specialist will be placed at the Social Workers’ Association of Zambia (SWAZ), where s/he will provide hands-on coaching, mentoring, and technical assistance to staff as a way to strengthen organizational capacity and address existing deficiencies and gaps. Please note that this position will be based in Lusaka, Zambia. 

Pre-clinical and Clinical Medical Instructors

AIHA, working closely with Ethiopia’s Federal Ministry of Health, is actively recruiting both Ethiopian Diaspora and expatriate physicians and other qualified professionals to teach courses in basic sciences, including biochemistry, immunobiology and virology, pharmacology, medical physiology, medical ethics, neuroscience, public health, pathology, and general and systemic anatomy at one of the 13 medical schools established across the country through the Ministry’s Medical Education Initiative. Instructors will play a critical role in strengthening the country’s health system by training future doctors over the course of their placements through AIHA’s Volunteer Healthcare CorpsPlease note that these positions will be based at various medical schools throughout Ethiopia. 

Social Work Organizational Development Specialist

AIHA’s Volunteer Healthcare Corps is seeking a skilled professional for an exciting 6-12 month volunteer opportunity in Lagos, Nigeria. In support of Save the Children’s USAID-funded Systems Transformed for Empowered Action and Enabling Response (STEER) project, the Social Work Organizational Development Specialist will be placed at a local community-based organization in Lagos State, where s/he will provide hands-on coaching, mentoring, and technical assistance to the organization’s officers as a way to strengthen organizational capacity and address existing deficiencies and gaps. Please note that this position will be based in Lagos, Nigeria.

 

For more information on any of these postings, please visit the APHA Website!