Technical Advisor I: Health Care Improvement Technical Advisor (GHFP-11-239), Global Health Fellows Program
Location: Washington, DC
Assignment: Two year fellowship
The Health Systems Division seeks a Health Care Improvement Advisor (Advisor) to support its program to adapt modern quality improvement (QI) methodologies to the needs of USAID-assisted countries. The Advisor’s responsibilities will include applying QI methodologies to the management of the health workforce. S/he will also support the Division’s broader mandate to strengthen health systems, with a focus on health outcomes in the Agency’s priority services.
This position receives day to day guidance from the medical officer, who serves as the contracting officer’s technical representative for the Health Care Improvement Project, under the overall guidance of the Chief of the Health Systems Division. The Advisor will be a member of the Health Systems Division team and interacts with other team members who have complementary areas of expertise.
The Advisor will participate actively in the management and strategic guidance of this complex and innovative project. The Advisor will also apply expertise in quality improvement to a range of service delivery and human resources management issues within the Global Health Bureau and USAID mission programs.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:
• Master’s degree in public health, medicine, nursing, health policy, health economics, health management or a related field
• One to seven years’ experience in international development/health program management, and field supports and coordination experience in development countries or resource challenged setting preferred
• Demonstrated written and oral communications skills
• Demonstrated skills in problem analysis and problem solving
• Excellent team and networking skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a large bureaucracy, in a collegial environment, and on a large number of tasks simultaneously
• Demonstrated flexibility and openness in responding to changing work priorities and environment
• Possess a high degree of initiative; a commitment to quality and a willingness to participate in a broad range of activities
• A basic knowledge of modern quality improvement required
• A basic understanding of health workforce management issues and improvement strategies that do not require major external inputs required
• Familiarity with programs that deliver USAID priority health services desirable
• Experience with organizational development, research design and/or understanding of current knowledge management principles desirable
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally
• US citizenship or US Permanent Residency required
Travel: The Advisor is expected to travel about 12 weeks per year subject to the availability of funds and competing work priorities.
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 9/23/2011.
