Job opening at Pathfinder International: Technical Advisor for Program Documentation
Program Overview
The Technical Services Unit is comprised of three teams – the Integrated System Strengthening Team, the Implementation Learning Team, and the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Team. The Technical Advisor I for Program Documentation will sit within the Implementation Learning Team. This team fosters intentional critical thinking about Pathfinder’s programs for improving the quality of implementation through routinely capturing, sharing, adapting, and applying knowledge in Pathfinder programming. The Implementation Learning Team covers program learning, knowledge management, and technical documentation.
Position Purpose
The position will develop technical publications in close collaboration with TSU’s Technical Advisor II for Program Learning and Technical Advisor I for Program Documentation, conducting interviews with field- and headquarters-based staff, reviewing and analyzing available program information including quantitative performance data and qualitative information. The position will synthesize and analyze these points of information to develop coherent, case study-like technical discussion of projects’ technical approaches, their design and the contexts to which they were designed to respond, their implementation, performance, and the lessons and recommendations that can be derived from projects’ experiences for consideration by implementers and decision-makers seeking to attempt similar technical approaches in future contexts. On an as-needed basis, this position will also develop short, web-based content.
Key Responsibilities
- Write original content for publications highlighting project implementation experiences, challenges, lessons learned, and accomplishments, ensuring content dialogues with relevant global literature and discussion specific to the publication’s given technical SRHR focus area.
- Work with project leads and country teams to capture critical concepts for articulation to external audiences; as well as supplementary information for internal organizational learning purposes.
- Advise on targeted dissemination strategies to ensure technical publications reach priority audiences.
- Work with Technical Advisors, Program Directors, and External Relations staff to prioritize products to be developed and their corresponding timelines;
- Participate in development and monitoring of publications timelines to ensure deadlines are met;
- Work closely with editor and graphic designer to produce and finalize products;
Prepare summaries to announce products on project website and via social media channels; - Under guidance of other technical advisors within TSU, develop skills of Pathfinder field staff in production of technical publications.
- Work with headquarters and field staff to utilize lessons captured in technical publications to inform practice and programs.
- Work closely with the ISL Team to advance program learning at Pathfinder, insert a learning agenda into projects, and document salient lessons generated by projects.
- Disseminate program learning at regional and international professional meetings.
- Edit Pathfinder’s technical documents as needed (e.g., conference abstracts, presentations).
- Coordinate dissemination of technical publications to appropriate target audiences.
- Increase Pathfinder’s technical visibility through contributing to social media, including participating in technical listserv discussions, writing blog posts, and contributing to other social media platforms.
- Presenting on behalf of Pathfinder at external technical events, including conferences, webinars and other technical events hosted by Pathfinder or partner organizations.
Basic Requirements
- Required Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Public Administration or related field;
- Minimum of three years progressively responsible work related to Public Health, International Relations, Development Studies, Women’s Studies, Communications, or related field (two year’s experience will be acceptable if candidate has a Master’s degree in Public Health related field).
- Excellent writing skills, with an ability to write technical content clearly, concisely, and in an engaging manner, drawing from a variety of data sources under tight timelines;
- Familiarity with design of visual representation of data, including diagrams, charts, and graphs;
Qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills; - Ability to write technical content clearly and compellingly, drawing from a variety of data sources and working under tight timelines;
- Excellent organizational skills with an emphasis on being thorough, detail-oriented, with ability to multi-task and meet deadlines;
- Excellent computer skills to include proficiency with Microsoft Office products;
- Fluent in written and spoken English;
- Ability to travel internationally up to 20%;
- Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Pathfinder International.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in related field strongly preferred;
- Previous experience studying or working in a developing country or countries;
- Editing experience a plus;
- Fluency in French, Portuguese, or other language;
- Familiarty with Adobe InDesign a plus.
