Ibis Reproductive Health Program Manager position in Johannesburg office. Apply by 7/13
Ibis Reproductive Health is a non-governmental, non-profit organization headquartered in Cambridge, MA (USA) that aims to improve women’s reproductive autonomy, choices, and health worldwide. We accomplish our mission by conducting original clinical and social science research, leveraging existing research, producing educational resources, and promoting policies and practices that support sexual and reproductive rights and health. We work closely with advocates to conceptualize research questions and to help ensure the results of our research lead to positive change in women’s lives. We focus on improving access to safe, high-quality, affordable abortion, expanding access to and information about contraception, and strengthening links between HIV prevention, care, and treatment and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care. See www.ibisreproductivehealth.org for details.
Ibis is currently looking for a dynamic Project Manager for our Johannesburg office. S/he will report to the Branch Manager/Senior Associate. General duties will include:
– Implementation/coordination of ongoing projects, including ensuring project activities and budgets are on track based on agreed timelines and deadlines;
– Communicating with internal and external colleagues to ensure smooth project implementation;
– Qualitative and/or quantitative data management and analysis;
– Providing basic training on research methods to external NGO partners;
– Contributing to development of new projects;
– Writing reports, proposals, and manuscripts;
– Assisting with project and office logistics, including providing administrative support as needed.
More specifically, the Project Manager will manage a program of work focusing on teenage pregnancy in the region. This will include developing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plans/tools and providing M&E support to partners working on this issue and collaborating with local and national government.
Qualifications
- Masters or equivalent degree/experience with focus on reproductive health, public health, or similar area.
- At least 2 years experience in project management.
- Experience coordinating or implementing clinical or social science research projects.
- One or more years of experience with quantitative and/or qualitative research methods and analysis techniques, including solid understanding of analytical software packages, such as Atlas-ti, SPSS, or STATA.
- Experience/familiarity with budgeting using basic tools such as Excel.
- Excellent organizational, writing and presentation skills.
- Experience coordinating meetings/events preferred.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to make and carry out decisions independently.
- Commitment to team building, staff development, and collaboration, particularly cross-culturally.
- Willingness to travel.
- Open minded and a sense of humor.
- Proficiency in spoken/written French or Portuguese a plus.
Salary: Depends on experience/qualifications. Generous benefits package.
Dates and term of assignment: Term begins as soon as possible. Contract for one year, renewable depending on funding.
Deadline for applications: Send cover letter (as a Word document (this will be reviewed as a writing sample)) with description of motivation, experience, etc. and curriculum vitae to joburg@ibisreproductivehealth.org by 13 July 2012. Only emailed applications including a full cover letter and CV will be accepted.
M&E Full-time position with St. Boniface Haiti Foundation in Fond des Blancs, Haiti. Language requirement in French or Haitian Creole
St. Boniface Haiti Foundation is a 501c3 organization that has been working in the areas of health, education and community development in Fond des Blancs, Haiti for the last 29 years. We currently run a 60-bed hospital and have various education and community development projects designed to serve the impoverished Haitian population in the surrounding regions.
St. Boniface Haiti Foundation (SBHF) is seeking Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for its projects in the rural region of Fond des Blancs, Haiti. This position will be employed in our field office in Fond des Blancs, and the officer will be the main person responsible for all monitoring and evaluation activities of SBHF. More specifically, they will be responsible for all attempts to establish baseline data collection that summarizes the necessary indicators for all projects of SBHF and its programs.
For this position, it is required that the applicant be able to speak French or Haitian Creole as he/she will be working on the ground with staff.
If you are interested in applying, please check out the job requirements and how to apply here: http://haitihealth.org/get-involved/jobs-and-internships/
$40,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundating Awards Young Leaders who Hold Promise for the Future: available for 10 students! Apply by 7/16/12
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards Young Leaders who Hold Promise for the Future
As part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s commemorative activities to honor its 40 years of grant-making, it established the Young Leader Awards: Recognizing Leadership for a Healthier America<http://e2.ma/click/nc5bc/7f1yod/7vtjs>. This awards program recognizes up to 10 individuals, 40 years of age and under, who offer great promise for leading the way to improved health and health care for all Americans. Each winner will receive an individual award of $40,000.
Third-party nominations will be accepted until July 16, 2012. To view the Call for Nominations and complete information about selection criteria and nomination requirements, visit RWJFyoungleaderawards.org. Award winners will be announced at an October 25/26, 2102 RWJF conference in Princeton, NJ.
The Young Leader Awards will recognize leaders who have demonstrated the characteristics needed to improve health and health care through leadership and innovation. The characteristics – a combination of personal attributes, commitment to health and health care and successful experience – demonstrate the nominee’s ability to lead and innovate and they signal the potential to become a greater leader in the coming years.
Some of the characteristics a nominee will have demonstrated include:
* The ability to bring others together to achieve results greater than what a single person could bring about;
* The capacity to apply learning beyond the boundaries of a single discipline;
* Has developed great ideas into products, services or policies that have made a difference in health and health care;
* Made an impact on health and health care that extends beyond an initial group of people to reach additional populations and will likely be sustainable over the decades ahead.
For the complete list of young leader characteristics sought, please visit RWJFyoungleaderawards.org<http://e2.ma/click/nc5bc/7f1yod/noujs>.
M&E Internship with The Haitian American Caucus
http://www.idealist.org/view/internship/F2mPHgn3WgBD/
If you are interested in this position and will be sending in an application, please note that you are a current BUSPH student or Alum.
BUSM Historical Society looking for SPH input for their new journal. Articles must be submitted by August 6th!
Three BU School of Medicine Students have started the "BU School of Medicine Historical Society", a group that hopes to promote appreciation for the history of medicine. To help further their goal, this year they are starting Aceso: The Journal of the BUSM Historical Society. They will be collecting submissions from students and faculty and would love for the School of Public Health to be involved as well.
They are looking for writers and editors to make contributions in the fields of:
-Medicine in Antiquity
-History of Medicine and Public Health
-History of Medical Education
-History of BUSM/BMC, Medicine in MA, Public Health in MA
-Biographical Essays
-Ethics/Editorials
-General Medical History
-Book Reviews
If you have an interest in these topics or would like to suggest a topic or article please contact us at: Aceso@bu.edu. Please note that the deadline for submissions is August 6th, 2012.
Research Assistant position available with Partners in Health in St. Marc, Haiti
Research Assistant to Dr Patrick Almazor
The position is not yet posted on the PIH website. Interested candidates should email tsilver@pih.org and sroberto@pih.org.
Volunteer position available: Fundraiser and Volunteer Coordinator for ASHA (USA)
Applications: Please send (a) covering letter (b) detailed CV (c) two references to lucy.barbour@asha-india.org
Project Administrator Position open at Center for Global Health & Development
Job Description: The Project Administrator will operationally and administratively manage specific research projects for the Center for Global Health and Development. Responsibilities include: programmatic support for research activities such as managing budgets, resource allocation, reporting, operational planning, managing field related activities of projects operating in developing countries.
Required Skills: Require bachelor's degree with 1-3 years relevant experience
