Bold Enough to Fail: Empowering Success through Adversity
Acumen Lesson #7: If failing is not an option, you’ve ruled out success as well.
Boston+Acumen is hosting a fundraiser, “Bold Enough to Fail” on December 3rd at 7pm at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge.
The night is dedicated to celebrating the risks we’ve taken and failures that have created the opportunity for success. Hear fail stories from star speakers including Willow Burgh of Geeks without Bounds, Ashifi Gogo of Sproxil (Acumen investee), and Jessica Martin of Acumen, while raising a glass to your own fail moment! All ticket sales and donations will contribute directly to the work Acumen does in changing the way the world tackles poverty.
Contact Boston +acumen at boston@plusacumen.org or Kira Skolas at kskolas@bu.edu to learn more. Get a ticket here!
Qualitative Researcher position for NY-Based Project
Field-Based Qualitative Researcher for Pilot Evaluation
Purpose: An experienced Field-Based Qualitative Researcher is sought to conduct field-based data collection for a phase-one pilot evaluation. The project will examine the implementation of interventions among HIV healthcare providers in New York State that aim to improve the linkage to and retention in services for HIV positive individuals. The field-based researcher will work closely with an off-site, lead researcher who has devised the evaluation, and will guide and supervise data capture and analysis. The ultimate goal is to offer insights about the implementation process to contribute to refining the interventions for broad distribution.
Responsibilities:
Conduct Fieldwork and Contribute to Analysis:
- Undertake participant observations of a handful of daylong meetings, one-on-one interviews and focus groups, and site visits
- Make detailed recordings and write up thorough narrative summaries of fieldwork to be used during analysis
- Create and follow data capture and management systems
- Incorporate research tools iteratively generated during the fieldwork period
- During analysis, contribute to coding and interpretation discussions and development of recommendations to refine the interventions towards broad dissemination
- Provide general project support to lead researcher
Availability:
- The pilot phase is anticipated to begin soon, and run for about 6 months. The position requires a commitment of an average of 5-10 hours per week during the project, but on a variable schedule; greater availability may be required during fieldwork (max. 20 hours a week).
- Daytime availability for meeting attendance is necessary.
- Fieldwork days/hours will vary, so flexibility in the researcher’s schedule is necessary.
- Because the lead researcher is primarily off-site, the field-based researcher must be available for weekly phone meetings.
- Some travel around New York State will be required.
Qualifications:
- Education: An advanced Master’s or Phd Level in social sciences and/or public health or related field emphasizing qualitative research methods training
- Experience - required:
- At least one previous project conducting qualitative fieldwork using participant observation, open-ended interviews, and/or focus group techniques, and using data in analysis and write up
- Strong interpersonal skills for fieldwork, and to effectively communicate with researchers responsible for other aspects of the evaluation
- Experience - desired:
- Conducting fieldwork and analysis with the aim of applying what is learned to program or policy recommendations and improvements
- Familiarity with HIV health services in New York or other American contexts, and/or US healthcare more generally
Compensation: Competitive hourly rate commensurate with experience
Application Procedure: Please submit a cover letter, your CV, and an example of a fieldnote that you have taken during a fieldwork project along with a short description of the project. In the cover letter,
please also include your requested hourly rate. Questions and
materials should be sent to abaimlance.ai@gmail.com as soon as possible. The position will be open until a suitable candidate is found.
IDEO Fellowship applications open, due January 6th
A note from IDEO staff...
"IDEO.org is accepting applications for our fourth class of Global Fellows! Over the past three years, you have helped us find and cultivate future leaders in the social sector with incredible success. Today, we invite you to apply, spread the word, and support us in selecting a new team to improve the lives of people in low-income communities around the world.
We are looking for leaders in the social sector who have demonstrated professional experience improving lives in low-income communities.
The IDEO.org Fellowship Program enables future global leaders from the business and social sectors to spend a year working full-time with experienced designers on social impact challenges in the United States and around the world. Fellows will create solutions for nonprofits, social enterprises, and foundations on an array of topics, like agriculture, water and sanitation, health, financial inclusion, unemployment, and more. Collaborating in small multidisciplinary teams, Fellows learn, grow, and innovate to make the world a better place. If you’re ready to join a team that’s passionate about ending poverty and have the experience and skillset to make it a reality, this is exactly what you’ve been looking for...
Because you’ve always wanted to...
- Tackle poverty-related challenges and see real impact from your work.
- Gain expertise in human-centered design and work with world-class designers.
- Travel the world while connecting and designing with individuals and communities firsthand.
We're a match if...
- You have applied your skills to real-world problems. You are grounded in insights about challenges communities face and have worked on the ground with a nonprofit or social enterprise.
- You are able to demonstrate key components of the design process and you can easily switch from macro to micro thinking
- You are an excellent communicator with great instincts about how to synthesize and tell a captivating story, build a deep rapport, and give honest feedback.
- You are used to working across industries and disciplines and comfortable embedded in multidisciplinary teams.
Have what it takes?
- Minimum of five years of professional full-time work experience; or, an advanced academic or professional degree related to business, public policy, international development, economics, finance, or a related field, plus three years of work experience.
- English fluency (written and spoken). Additional language capabilities are preferred.
- Ability to work from September of 2014 - October 2015 in San Francisco (IDEO.org can help support visa applications).
- Think you're the perfect candidate? Find out What it Takes to be an IDEO.org Fellow.
- Frequent travel, getting your hands dirty, and changing the world are required.
Read more about the Global Fellowship and apply here by January 6 at 5:00 pm PST, or help us spread the word to your social network on Facebook or Twitter by clicking here."
Software Deployment Manager in East Africa
Learn more here: Software Deployment Manager - East Africa Region
Global Health Corps Fellowship applications are now open!
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Applications for the 2014-2015 Global Health Corps fellowship are now open! Global Health Corps is creating a new breed of leaders that develop innovative solutions to the world's most challenging health problems. Please help us find our next class of emerging leaders. Part two of the application will be posted on December 6, 2013. Applications close January 26, 2014.
Global Health Corps places talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds in high impact roles in NGOs and government agencies in sub-Saharan Africa and the US in a 1-year, paid fellowship. Through intensive training, professional development, mentorship, and thoughtful community building, we ensure that fellows are equipped to be global health changemakers during their fellowship and beyond.
Fellows work in teams of two – an international fellow paired with a local fellow– creating a partnership that is central to Global Health Corps’ work building a community of leaders that reach across sectors, disciplines, and borders to effect change. From project management to monitoring and evaluation, engineering, communications, and architecture, our fellows bring diverse skillsets and experiences to the movement for health equity. Please join us in spreading the word that our applications for the next fellowship class are now open!
Barbara Bush and the Global Health Corps Team
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Careers in International Education panel discussion Nov. 22nd
Careers in International Education
Friday, November 22, 2013
12:00-1:30PM
Center for Career Development, 100 Bay State Road, Sixth Floor (Room 613A)
Lunch and refreshments will be provided
CareersInInternationalEducation
Panel discussion with leaders from BU Study Abroad, International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) and the Center for English Language & Orientation Programs (CELOP) about their careers in international education. They will discuss joys and challenges as well as give an overview of employment opportunities in the industry and recommend available resources. This event is brought to you by BU Study Abroad, ISSO, CELOP and the Center for Career Development as part of International Education Week, a university-wide celebration of BU's global engagement.
Fundraising and Program Development Officer at SIHA
Job opening for SIHA in Kampala! Deadline 25 Nov
http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Fundraising-and-Programme-Development-Officer
The Fundraising and ProgrameDevelopment Officer is a strategic post within SIHA regional secretariat; this post will be directly overseen by the SIHA Regional Director. The Position will focus on development of proposals, conduct research on the SIHA priorities, develop a formal fundraising strategy and identify most suitable donor agencies and funding trends.
Interested in the BUSPH Arts Society? Take this quick poll!
A request from our potential Arts Society at BUSPH. They would like your feedback!
"We're a group of BUSPH students aspiring to initiate a group that aims to unify students and faculty to create a space for health leaders that incorporates knowledge and appreciation of The Arts in Public Health. Our proposed BUSPH Arts Society will endeavor to promote the arts as a means to create better public health interventions. It will incorporate dance, music, photography, culinary arts, visual arts, theater as a method to cultivate understanding and tolerance of public health issues through awareness and education.
We would like to get a better idea of the interest among students and faculty before launching this group. We have been collaborating with Moises Fernandez from the Arts Outreach Initiative within the BU School of Medicine Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Office. He has requested that we run an interest poll to see where key interest lies within the School of Public Health as part of our collective mission.
Here is a link to our SurveyMonkey. (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BYLRY2V). Thank you!"
