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Deputy Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation for the Maternal Health Task Force
Auto req ID
25089BR
Business Title
Deputy Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager for the Maternal Health Task Force
School/Unit
Harvard School of Public Health
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Location
USA – MA – Boston
Job Function
Research
Time Status
Full-time
Department
Global Health and Population
Salary Grade
059
Union
00 – Non Union, Exempt or Temporary
Duties & Responsibilities
The Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF), an integral part of the Women and Health Initiative and housed within the Department of Global Health and Population, will improve global maternal health policies and programs by strengthening the maternal health community through expanding access to critical knowledge, evidence and information; providing a neutral space for scientific debate and consensus building; strengthening the capacity of developing country professionals; and expanding the knowledge base on how to improve and evaluate the content and quality of maternal health care. The ultimate goal of the project is to contribute to the reduction of maternal mortality and morbidity. By doing so, we will significantly improve women’s, newborns’ and children’s health, as well as families’ and communities’ well-being. The Deputy Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, in close and constant dialogue with the P.I. and relevant partners, will have overall responsibility for developing and overseeing the research strategy, directing research-related work plans and activities, and achieving the implementation research agenda’s indicators and milestones. With regards to the research agenda, s/he will identify critical issues and collaborators for all projects; stimulate innovative thinking, approaches, and ways to translate new evidence into action; establish and implement tracking systems and compile data on project indicators for reports; assist individual project investigators in the development and implementation of all project-related activities; obtain project approval from institutional review boards at Harvard and in-country; lead and support development of scientific papers and reports for publication in peer reviewed journals and other dissemination tools; manage the Technical Advisory Group; staff the external evaluation that the BMGF will commission at the end of the first year of the MHTF project; and monitor and evaluate the MHTF project activities in close collaboration with the PI, directors and staff of the project. The Deputy Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation will assist in establishing the MHTF at Harvard School of Public Health and engaging participation of HSPH stakeholders; identify the critical areas and gaps in the maternal health field in consultation with the Technical Advisory Group, members of the Task Force, the PI and the project deputy directors. This periodic exercise will provide the basis for the development and implementation of the research agenda; and assist in managing communications and relationships with the Gates Foundation, MHTF members/participants, other donors and stakeholders, and the media in all matters related to the MHTF research agenda. Please note: This is a grant-funded position through 10/31/2014.
Basic Qualifications
Master’s degree or higher in the fields of medicine or health sciences including epidemiology, public health, health systems, monitoring and evaluation, or maternal health. At least 8 years related work experience, including experience with developing country counterparts and health professionals; experience in monitoring and evaluation.
Additional Qualifications
– Doctoral degree or higher in the fields of medicine or health sciences including epidemiology, public health, health systems, monitoring and evaluation, or maternal health strongly preferred
– Demonstrated technical/programmatic competence and recognized international leadership in maternal health or other related areas
– A track record of success designing and overseeing complex projects and research programs
– Vast experience with monitoring and evaluation of large, complex projects – Excellent interpersonal, diplomatic, and communications skills (verbal and writing)
– Successful track record in peer- reviewed publications and presentations in scientific conferences and meetings
– The ability to foster collaboration, consensus-building, and the development and implementation of global agendas
– Strong quantitative skills in data collection, data base management, data analyses, and writing skills
– Ability to synthesize, present, and convey findings to various technical and non-technical audiences
– Ability to technically interact with researchers and specialists in the areas of maternal health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, family planning and perinatal health
– Demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform the duties listed above
– Problem-solver approach to roles and responsibilities
– Demonstrated initiative
– Experience working in developing country settings, preferably India, Ethiopia, or Nigeria
– Willingness to travel extensively to diverse countries
– First-rate spoken and written English; proficiency in another language would be an additional asset
– Ability to develop work plan for several projects and be accountable for successful completion of projects
– Experience in fundraising as member of a team
– Meticulous attention to detail
– Problem-solver approach to roles and responsibilities
– Must be a team player
To apply, visit: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?SID=^1WiZEQ_slp_rhc_boq0RwzocLaJd7abjL1FL88FVHuBs1Z2k/TtdvvQP1rYZxMWRJI77_slp_rhc_ZrI&jobId=829655&type=search&JobReqLang=1&recordstart=1&JobSiteId=5341&JobSiteInfo=829655_5341&GQId=0
Multiple openings at PIH
Partners In Health ("PIH"), headquartered in Boston, MA, is an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. Through its service delivery, training, advocacy and research, PIH works globally to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need and to serve as an antidote to despair. PIH has major programs in Haiti, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico, Russia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Burundi, Kazakhstan, the Dominican Republic, and Boston, working tirelessly to lessen the joint burden of disease and poverty.
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Jobs at Fenway Health
There have been a number of new part- and full-time job opportunities posted at Fenway Health in Boston. There are jobs suitable for MDs, nurses, and non-clinicians. Check them out here!
Director of Global Health – United Methodist Committee on Relief
UMCOR is seeking a Director of Global Health to take the health program to another level. This is a high level position. The Director of Global Health provides strategic short and long-term vision for health initiatives and oversees the implementation of those initiatives while providing leadership, management oversight, and technical direction to the implementation team. He/she serves as the primary representative of UMCOR Health and acts as key liaison to all international, regional, and national collaborating partners and manages critical relationships with those partners and other stakeholders. Qualified candidates must have knowledge of global health practice areas, including infectious diseases; tropical diseases; maternal, neonatal, and child health; health systems; health governance; and public health and clinical research. The ability to integrate water, sustainable agriculture, etc., into the work of health is required.
ABOUT US
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the not-for-profit global humanitarian aid agency of the United Methodist Church. UMCOR is working in more than 80 countries worldwide. Our mission is to alleviate human suffering—whether caused by war, conflict, or natural disaster, with open hearts and minds to all people. UMCOR responds to natural or civil disasters that are interruptions of such magnitude that they overwhelm a community’s ability to recover on its own. We work in places others cannot or will not go.
To view a full description and to apply to go: http://gbgm-umc.org/hr
Community-based Family Planning Technical Advisor: Global Health Fellows Program
Global Health Fellows Program II
Technical Advisor I: Community-based Family Planning Technical Advisor
Service Delivery Improvement Division, Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Assignment: Two year fellowship
Location: Washington, DC
GHFPII-P1-008
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with CDC Development Solutions and Management Systems International. 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 developing and increasing the capacity of health professionals with tailored development opportunities. This is accomplished through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels, and professional development activities aimed to enhance the technical and leadership skills of global health professionals.
BACKGROUND
The Bureau for Global Health (GH) serves as USAID’s primary source of technical expertise, global leadership, and donor coordination for the health sector, including HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases, child and maternal health and nutrition, family planning and reproductive health, and health systems strengthening and reform. GH is responsible for advancing field-relevant, state-of-the-art research and the transfer of new technologies and approaches to field programs. Through its staff, programs and country teams, GH provides critical support to USAID missions and field programs in more than 70 countries.
The Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) advances and supports voluntary family planning and reproductive health programs worldwide to reduce unintended pregnancy and foster improved reproductive health behaviors. PRH undertakes activities and manages programs that advance and apply state-of-the-art technologies, expand access to quality services, promote healthy behavior, broaden contraceptive availability and choices, and strengthen policies and systems to address family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) needs. PRH provides strategic direction for family planning and reproductive health programs worldwide; supports several Global Technical Priorities (e.g., community-based family planning, gender, and youth); provides technical support to Mission programs worldwide; ensures responsiveness to Congressional and Administration priorities, directives and restrictions; and provides information on USAID’s family planning and reproductive health programs.
The Service Delivery Improvement (SDI) Division within PRH develops and applies innovative strategies that improve the performance of individuals, organizations and systems for the sustainable delivery of quality family planning and reproductive health services. The Division has multiple projects that combined work to increase use of family planning and health services and products and seek to strengthen health systems to improve family planning and health care outcomes. Although the primary focus of the SDI Division and its projects is FP/RH, they also support integration with MNCH and HIV/AIDS services and cross-cutting issues. The Division has three teams: the Health Systems Strengthening Team, the Service Delivery Team and the Private Sector Team.
This position will be located in the Service Delivery Improvement Division (SDI) of the Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) in USAID’s Global Health Bureau (GH) and will be a member of the Division’s Private Sector Team. S/he will provide technical and management support to the Flexible Fund, the Grant Solicitation Management (GSM) Project and the PRH community-based family planning (CBFP) global Technical Priority. The CBFP global Technical Priority was established in 2007 and works through the broader PRH portfolio to advance strategies that increase FP access to marginalized populations, including mobile services, community-based distribution, and pharmacy and private sector sales, promoting multiple approaches to community service delivery. A key focus has been to expand the provision of injectable contraceptives by paramedical providers (e.g., community health workers/volunteers) in the public and private sectors to address the lack of trained medical providers and service delivery points needed to serve hard to reach and marginalized populations.
The Flexible Fund program seeks to expand the use of FP among underserved populations by supporting CBFP programs implemented by NGOs/PVOs and to advance the pool of knowledge on CBFP. The GSM Project conducts solicitations on behalf of USAID and executes and manages individual sub-awards to grantees in the countries receiving USAID support that improve the health of communities. The Flexible Fund utilizes the GSM to channel funds to PVO and NGO grantees in support of CBFP projects.
INTRODUCTION
The primary responsibilities of this Technical Advisor (TA) will be to provide technical assistance to the GSM Project and substantively contribute to the oversight and management of this program under the direction of the Agreement Officer’s Technical Representative (AOTR). In addition, the TA will assist in the management of the Flexible Fund Program and contribute to achieving the goals of the CBFP global Technical Priority. The TA will provide general technical assistance to Missions on issues related to overall family planning programming, including CBFP. The TA will also support Missions directly as a member of one or more Global Health Bureau country support teams.
The Technical Advisor will work under the technical direction of the AOTR of the GSM Project, who is also the manager of the Flexible Fund and is the lead Champion of the PRH CBFP global Technical Priority.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The CBFP Technical Advisor will work closely with the AOTR to provide management and oversight support to the Grants Solicitation and Management (GSM) Project, provide support and technical guidance to the Flexible Fund Program, provide assistance to further the objectives of the CBFP global Technical Priority, provide technical guidance and support to USAID Missions, and participate as FP Technical Advisor to one or more Global Health Bureau Country Support Teams. As SDI projects come to a close or evolve over time, the Technical Advisor role may also change and evolve in response to Division staffing needs.
A. Serve as a Technical Advisor on the GSM project and as a member of the Project Management Team (30%)
- Working closely with the project AOTR, develop annual core budget requests and program results reporting documentation
- Provide ongoing management and financial oversight of the GSM project
- Prepare grant solicitation documents and participate in the selection process of individual sub-awards as needed
- Review grant documents, program descriptions, workplans, and make recommendations for executing awards
- Coordinate with missions on management and oversight of individual sub-awards
- Ensure project adherence to USAID rules, regulations and requirements
- Keep abreast of individual sub-awards and their status
- Assist in project design and developing strategic directions for the program
B. Serve as a Technical Advisor to the Flexible Fund (30%)
- Assist the Manager in the management and coordination of the Flexible Fund
- Identify technical assistance needs of Flexible Fund sub-awardees
- Participate in workplan reviews, mid-term evaluations, and final reports of Flexible Fund grantees
- Monitor the submission of data from Flexible Fund grantees
- Conduct site visits to assess and/or monitor progress of programs and provide technical support to grantees
C. Provide support and technical guidance to the Community-based Family Planning Global Technical Priority (25%)
- Provide technical guidance, management, and oversight to Community-based Family Planning Global Technical Priority activities, as requested
- Provide information, guidance and technical support to field missions to expand and strengthen community-based family planning
- Keep abreast of major developments in family planning and community-based family planning, USAID programs and policies, and related activities of other donors
- Conduct site visits to assess and/or monitor progress of community-based programs
D. Provide ongoing technical support for one or more USAID country health programs (15%)
- Participate as a member of a Global Health Bureau Country Support Team
- Conduct Mission support and technical guidance visits as requested
- Assist field missions in the design, implementation, management and/or evaluation of family planning programs, with a focus on community-based family planning
The Technical Advisor may travel internationally 2-3 times a year for approximately 2-3 weeks at a time.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
- Master’s degree in public health, business, social sciences, or related discipline
- 0-7 years’ experience managing and overseeing community-based family planning programming with or without experience in an international or resource challenged settings
- Demonstrated ability to work in an inclusive and collaborative team environment
- Technical expertise in public health and the NGO community, with a focus on family planning or other health
- Demonstrated understanding of public health and family planning issues in developing countries
- Excellent management and interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a team
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation experience
- Excellent computer skills, including experience using PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Experience managing USAID funded programs desired
- Previous experience working in a developing country context desired
- Foreign language fluency desirable
- US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency required
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
Salary based on commensurate experience and earnings history. The Public Health Institute offers a comprehensive benefits package including professional development programs http://www.ghfp.net/docs/2011_Benefits_Booklet_GHFP.pdf
TO APPLY
All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP’s online recruitment system at https://www.ghfp.net/recruitment/, which allows you to store your CV, profile and bio data form in our database. A separate cover letter describing your qualifications and experience, interest and familiarity with issues relating to this position, and how this position relates to your career goals is required for each application. All online applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern Time November 14, 2011.
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Operations Officer positions at MSH
Management Sciences for Health is now accepting applications for the position of Operations Officer (Job ID is 12-4410 for the Arlington, VA location, and 12-4411 for the Cambridge, MA location). There are 3 job openings.
Job Overview
The Operations Officer manages operational support to their assigned country Operations Support Team(s) (OST). The Operations Officer ensures that the Country Operations Management Unit (COMU) receives timely and efficient operational support in accordance with MSH’s guiding principles of accountability, decentralization, empowerment, efficiency and effectiveness. The Operations Officer is the primary counterpart and home office partner of the COMU Director in selected countries. The Operations Officer embodies MSH values and is cognizant of, and must adhere to, MSH’s procurement integrity standards.
For more information including application instructions, please visit the Employment Opportunities section of our website at https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/4410/job and https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/4411/job.
Research Coordinator at UCSF
Job summary
The Research Coordinator will support the F.I. Proctor Foundation's Principal Investigator's research activities in the field of ocular inflammatory disease, which includes epidemiology, observations studies, and clinical trials that involve domestic and international collaboration; responsibilities include study design and implementation, data management and analysis, grant writing and publications, communication and coordination of collaborating sites, and coordinating the Proctor Foundation's participation in industry-sponsored research related to uveitis; this position requires an employee who can be relied upon for primary statistical analyses of a complex nature, play an integral role in designing and implementing new research studies (including international clinical trials), design and manage databases for data collection, provide basic training and support in statistical and data-related principles to residents, fellows, and other employees, and draft manuscripts for publication; the incumbent must be able to multi-task, provlem-solve, and apply creative solutions to new and unexpected situations with limited supervision; in addition, the employee must be able to communicate effectively with international collaborators and coordinate projects overseas, sometimes in the absence of the principal investigator; and perform other duties as assigned. NOTE: This position may include travel to India.
To Apply
For more information and to apply, please visit the job posting here.
Researcher position at PSI
PSI Research & Metrics (R&M) seeks a Researcher to implement new initiatives, improve quantitative and qualitative research, coordinate research input into proposal writing, and supervise a limited number of staff. Preference will be given to candidates with an excellent understanding of program design and evaluation. Successful candidates will be effective at implementing collaborative research programs, skilled at explaining research to technical as well as non-technical audiences, and motivated by working in a dynamic and multi-disciplinary setting. The position is based in Washington, D.C., will require some travel, and reports to the Director for Research & Metrics.
PSI Research & Metrics increases the ability of the organization to generate and use research that is relevant for programs and strategic for social marketing. For more information, please visit: psi.org/resources/research.
Responsibilities:
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Launch new marketing research strategies in collaboration with other researchers and departments, including audience segmentation, measuring a total market approach (TMA), testing behavioral models, and improving data quality and utility
- Launch new evaluation research strategies, including developing and testing conceptual frameworks, designing experimental and quasi-experimental studies and assessing the impact of PSI's interventions
- Coordinate with New Business Development (NBD) and other proposal writers to ensure that monitoring and evaluation plans and the research methods written into proposals are strategic and responsive to the organization's needs
- Work with Research Ethics Board (REB) coordinator to continually improve the study submission and review process for the protection of human subjects
- Provide technical support to global R&M team on quantitative and qualitative research, including study design, data analysis and report writing, and the customization of existing tools
- Supervise a limited number of R&M staff and consultants; manage key research partnerships; mentor colleagues within the organization in research
- Contribute to the evidence base in social marketing by authoring articles and publishing in peer-reviewed journals; presenting at conferences and meetings; and documenting lessons learned for internal and external stakeholders
- Deliver trainings in PSI's research strategies and competencies
- Participate in internal and external working groups to improve PSI's work in new and emerging areas of interest
- Provide technical assistance to PSI stakeholders as requested
Experience:
- PhD with at least 3 years of relevant experience in public health, statistics, health economics, population studies, or a related field strongly preferred; Masters degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience in public health, statistics, health economics, and/or population studies will be considered
- Experience designing and implementing quantitative and qualitative studies; strong program evaluation skills
- Experience conducting research in low- and middle-income countries
- Strong proposal/grant writing experience
- Solid understanding of human subjects protection in research
- Extensive knowledge of quantitative analysis programs (e.g., SPSS, STATA, R); familiarity with qualitative analysis programs (Atlas TI; Ethnograph; NVivo)
- Ability to develop research training tools and materials for a variety of contexts, learning curves and needs
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage own projects
- Highly organized, comfortable working on multiple simultaneous projects; great at meeting deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with researchers and non-researchers along a variety of learning curves and needs
- Interest in managing other researchers
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time internationally
- Excellent written, verbal and inter-personal communication skills
Preference will be given to candidates with knowledge of public health issues and social marketing for health, ability to speak French, Spanish, or Portuguese, and/or familiarity with the international donor development community.
For the full job posting and to apply, please visit the PSI website.
Metrics Technical Advisor position at PSI
PSI Research & Metrics (R&M) seeks a Technical Advisor for its Metrics program. PSI measures a variety of health metrics but relies on the disability adjusted life year (DALY) averted as its bottom-line measure of health impact. The Technical Advisor will develop a strategy for strengthening the metrics program and ensuring that the organization is able to use DALYs, costing and other tools for decision making. The Technical Advisor will work with modelers as well as internal and external experts to develop and refine models, improve data integrity, and supervise a limited number of staff. Successful candidates will be skilled at explaining metrics to technical as well as non-technical audiences and motivated by working in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary setting. This position is based in Washington, D.C., will require some international travel, and reports to the Director for Research & Metrics.
PSI Research & Metrics increases the ability of the organization to generate and use research that is relevant for programs and strategic for social marketing. For more information, please visit: psi.org/resources/research.
Responsibilities:
- Develop an organizational metrics strategy that ensures the use of DALYs and other metrics tools for decision making
- Oversee the development of new metrics initiatives, including integrating country- and intra-country variance into models, improving measures of targeting and the contribution of communications and behavior change interventions to health impact; integrating metrics with routine data collection and behavioral surveys, and creating automated systems for generating routine reports
- Improve PSI's internal capacity to use and report DALYs. Capacity building will likely include algorithms to answer the most commonly asked questions, workshops, presentations, tool kits, and concept briefs and concept papers
- Lead efforts to use the DALY for evidence-based decision making at the policy level
- Supervise a limited number of R&M staff and consultants; manage key partnerships; mentor colleagues within the organization in metrics
- Work with R&M and other departments to create DALY models for products and interventions in PSI's main health areas; produce in-depth analyses to inform decision making
- Integrate the current system for reporting DALYs with a new program management system (Lawson) and integrate cost effectiveness analyses with Lawson and other accounting records from different sources
- Participate in interdisciplinary working groups to develop metrics tools that are responsive to stakeholder needs
- Develop partnerships with external institutions and programs working in public health in developing countries to meet and share best practices in modeling
- Contribute to the fields of public health, social marketing, and metrics by authoring articles and publishing in peer-reviewed journals; presenting at conferences and meetings; and documenting lessons learned for internal and external stakeholders
- Provide other technical assistance as needed
Experience:
- PhD in mathematical modeling, economics, statistics, population studies, or a related field
- At least 7 years professional experience in the design, analysis and management of complex data
- Experience in mathematical modeling; experience in tropical disease modeling a plus
- Background in health economics
- Experience with relational databases
- Coding experience for implementation of quantitative methods
- Extensive knowledge of quantitative analysis programs (e.g., SPSS, Stata)
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with technicians and non-technicians along a variety of learning curves and needs
- Highly organized, comfortable working on multiple simultaneous projects; great at meeting deadlines
- An interest in managing other members of the R&M team
- Ability to travel 15-20% of the time internationally
- Excellent written, verbal and inter-personal communication skills
For complete job posting and to apply, please visit the PSI website.
Research Centre Manager in Ghana with Vestergaard Frandsen
We are looking to recruit a new Manager for our Research Centre in Ghana. You will be responsible for the coordination of all laboratory research activities, running tours for sales staff and managing all staff needs pertaining to the efficient running of the Centre. The position
reports to the Field Trials Manager based in Ghana.
Click here for more information.
This position is based in our Research Centre in Ghana. If you possess the above qualifications and the drive to meet the challenges, please send your cover letter to jobs-africa@vestergaardfrandsen.com enclosing your CV, a day-time telephone contact, names and contacts of three referees no later than 25 October 2011.
We will only respond to electronic application and to shortlisted applicants.
