Primeros Pasos fundraiser at Bell in Hand Friday, Feb. 21st!
Do you want some free food, raffles and the opportunity to support public health?
Students from BUSPH are heading to Guatemala for a public health project with Primeros Pasos and need your help to raise funds for this amazing organization! They are a non-profit group that provides medical and educational care to rural villages in Guatemala and rely on these funds to continue to provide these services.
For more information on Primeros Pasos, please visit their website: http://www.primerospasos.org/.
Cover is a minimum donation of $5 at the door.
Thank you in advance for any help you can give us and we hope to see you there! Check out the Facebook event here.
BNID Job and internship postings for the week of Feb. 17th
- AKF USA Fellowship Program - Aga Khan Foundation
- Executive and Fellows Coordinator - Harvard’s Center for International Development (CID)
- MIT CITE/edX Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Executive Assistant - MASS Design Group - MASS Design Group
- Campus Coordinator - Immediate Opening - The David Project
- Programs Associate - Summer Internship - The MillenniumCampus Network
Sacred Valley Health Public Health Specialist open position in Peru
Organization Overview: Sacred Valley Health’s mission is to promote health in the underserved communities of Peru’s Sacred Valley. We train and support locally elected community health workers (promotoras de salud) and run health education campaigns in schools and in community meetings. The scope of our health education efforts is made possible by visiting teams of volunteer medical professionals and students from outside of Peru. These groups provide much-needed funds, supplies, and labor, and make possible a rewarding cultural exchange. We are based in Ollantaytambo, Peru, which is midway between Cusco and Machu Picchu.
Position: Public Health Specialist: Sacred Valley Health is seeking a Public Health Specialist to work onsite in Peru and participate in program management, development, and oversight of monitoring and evaluation activities for our promotora training program.
You will design and implement assessment strategies and quality controls, modifying strategies as needed. As part of SVH’s onsite leadership team, you will use M&E metrics to ensure that program direction is responsive to needs that the data indicate, and in alignment with SVH’s mission and vision. You will oversee ongoing data collection in collaboration with our partner communities. In conversation with the ED and Program Director, you will evaluate the impact of SVH's programs and adjust strategy where appropriate in order to increase impact. Your work may involve interviewing community members and other stakeholders, conducting surveys, entering data, managing databases, performing appropriate statistical analyses and summarizing results with a focus on areas for improvement. You will report to SVH's Executive Director and Program Director.
Specific Responsibilities:
1. Program development: evaluation and improvement of current programming model; streamlining of current M&E system to improve and expand programming. Application of public health knowledge to guide program while upholding SVH’s mission and vision.
2. Implementation: work with SVH’s Community Coordinators to implement SVH’s M&E efforts in the communities we serve. Make regular community visits, follow up with Community Coordinators, and document progress. Collaborate with Program Director and Peruvian staff to ensure efficiency and high quality programming.
3. Quality control: devise a system to standardize training methods and sequence topics to ensure a high quality learning experience for our community health workers.
4. Monitoring and evaluation: collaborate with other staff members to gather appropriate metrics for program development. Meet every month with M & E Committee, which consists of staff and trustees, to discuss strategy and results.
5. Management and supervision: work directly with Community Coordinators ensuring implementation of project. Organize weekly staff meetings, regular community visits, and documentation of progress. Work directly with the current M&E intern to interview stakeholders and community members
6. Reporting: maintain open and frequent communication with Program Manager and Executive Director in order to share data, and to keep them apprised of successes and challenges. Prepare monthly program updates for M & E Committee to provide a basis for discussion about program assessment and development.
Skills and qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree in relevant field required, Master’s in Public Health preferred.
· Fluency in Spanish and English
· Experience with public health programming, qualitative and quantitative behavioral research methods, including experience conducting in-depth interviews, leading focus groups, designing and implementing surveys, performing data analysis and appropriate statistical tests
· Knowledge of developing world public health issues such as nutrition, infectious disease epidemiology and access to medical services.
· Proficiency in graduate-level biostatistics
· Proficiency with the use of Excel and SPSS
· Familiarity with principals of ethical community assessment and NGO Code of Conduct
· Excellent written and oral communication skills
· Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively
· Leadership and supervisory skills, including the ability work closely and professionally within a small office, showing flexibility, tolerance, and open-mindedness.
Compensation:
$10,000 for a 12-month contract, in addition to 4 weeks vacation. Health insurance is not provided.
All interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Keri Baker at Kbaker@sacredvalleyhealth.org before February 23, 2014.
Telling the Whole Story: Gender Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
GLOBAL HEALTH REPORTING: TELLING THE WHOLE STORY
OF GENDER VIOLENCE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
RSVP for Global Health Reporting: Telling the Whole Story of Gender Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
The Boston University Program on Crisis Response and Reporting in partnership with the Washington D.C.-based Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting present a two-day event exploring gender violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Both events are free and open to the BU community and general public. Students interested in learning more about the 2014 Pulitzer Fellowship opportunity are strongly encouraged to attend.
“Seeds of Hope” Film Screening – Thursday, February 27
Boston University College of Communications
640 Commonwealth Ave, Room 209
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Join us for a screening of Seeds of Hope, Fiona Lloyd-Davies’ eye-opening film of one woman’s mission to help Congolese rape victims rebuild their lives. Discussion with the filmmaker follows. Please RSVP for the film screening.
Panel Discussion – Friday, February 28
Boston University School of Public Health
670 Albany Street Ave, First Floor Auditorium
8:30 – 1:00 pm (breakfast from 8:30 – 9:00. Panel discussion begins at 9:00 am)
DRC has been called the “rape capital of the world,” yet measuring the magnitude and impact of gender violence remains difficult. Human rights abuses in the Congo have been covered widely by the media, but are we hearing the full story? Boston University and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting will convene a panel of journalists, public health experts, artists, and activists to discuss the challenges to accurate, nuanced reporting on Congo. Please RSVP for the panel discussion.
Panelists:
· Fiona Lloyd-Davies, Pulitzer Center grantee and award-winning filmmaker and photojournalist who’s been making films and taking pictures about human rights issues in areas of conflict since 1992.
· Dr. Susan Bartels, physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, and Visiting Scientist at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health.
· Maman Jeanne Kasongo, Founder and President of the Shalupe Foundation, a Boston and Kinshasa-based nonprofit serving women and youth.
· Sekombi Katondolo, a Goma-based media activist and CEO of Mutaani FM, the fastest growing radio station in Goma and promotes young artists and uncensored news reporting “by Congolese people for Congolese people.”
RSVP for Global Health Reporting: Telling the Whole Story of Gender Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
Learn more about the 2014 Pulitzer Center international reporting opportunities
GHFP Country Ownership and Sustainable Transitions Intern (Office of HIV/AIDS) position open for Summer 2014
Global Health Fellows Program II
Country Ownership and Sustainable Transitions Intern
Implementation Support Division, Office of HIV/AIDS, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Anticipated timeframe: Summer 2014: Compensated 12 week internship
Location: Washington, DC
INT-P3-038
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with Global Health Corps, GlobeMed, Management Systems International and PYXERA Global. 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 addressing the Agency's immediate and emerging human capacity needs. The program seeks to accomplish this goal first through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels. These program participants include fellows, interns, corporate volunteers and Foreign Service National professionals. The program then provides substantial performance management and career development support to participants, including annual working planning assistance, and ensures that professional development opportunities are available.
Looking to the future, GHFP-II also seeks to establish a pool of highly-qualified global health professionals that will ensure the Agency's ongoing technical leadership and effectiveness. This objective is supported by an extensive outreach program that brings global health opportunities and specialized career advice to a diverse range of interested individuals, with a particular focus on those underrepresented in the field of global health.
INTRODUCTION:
In cooperation with the US Department of State's Office of the US Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC), other US Government (USG) partners, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, USAID provides global technical leadership on the full range of issues related to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment; manages numerous research and field support programs; and monitors the impact of the Agency's HIV/AIDS programs. In this endeavor, USAID works very closely with a range of USG agencies involved in the fight against AIDS, such as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense, and Peace Corps. More information about the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) may be found at http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/hiv-and-aids. Information on USAID's work in HIV testing and counseling can be found at http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/hiv-and-aids/technical-areas/promoting-high-quality-hiv-testing-and.
As USAID and OGAC embark on the third phase of PEPFAR, the focus has shifted from an emergency response to a transition to a more country led, managed, implemented and eventually financed HIV/AIDS response, known as Country Ownership and Sustainability. This transition requires a thoughtful, gradual and responsible shift of roles and responsibilities for prevention, care and treatment activities and the strengthening of in-country capacity and systems along the four dimensions of country ownership: political commitment and stewardship, local and community ownership, capacities and accountability. This process requires increasing responsibilities of host country governments, civil society and the private sector. Within OHA, a working group has formed to provide technical leadership and support to the field, the Country Ownership and Sustainable Transitions (CO&ST) working group. The CO&ST working group is seeking an Intern to support the many activities planned for this group. The Intern receives day to day guidance from the OHA Country Ownership Advisor as his/her onsite manager.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
- Gaining a greater understanding of country ownership and sustainability global concepts, sustainability planning processes, implementation support, and responsibilities of PEPFAR and country ownership within global health at USAID.
- Deepening skills in collaboration and coordination within a complex organizational and implementation structure.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Documenting learnings/issues from field experience. May include travel to a field Mission to develop a case study around a best practice.
- Assisting the CO&ST working group in finalizing tools related to country ownership and sustainability assessment tools.
- Assisting the working group on the documentation of lessons learned in USAID graduations and transitions.
- Developing a sustainability and country ownership training curriculum.
- Analyzing country ownership and sustainability activities from annual reports and country operational plans.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled masters or other post-bachelor's degree candidate in a program related to public/global health, social sciences, and/or international public policy with a focus on health systems, HIV/AIDS and/or sustainable development; or, completion of such within the past 12 months.
- Strong written communication and qualitative data analysis skills.
- Demonstrated interest and experience working in the areas of country ownership, sustainability, health systems strengthening and institutional/organizational capacity building.
- US citizenship or US permanent residency required.
COMPENSATION:
$1,680 bi-weekly (exempt, salaried position).
TO APPLY:
Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at www.ghfp.net. All applications must be submitted by Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer.
GHFP Gender and HIV Intern position open for Summer 2014
Global Health Fellows Program II
Gender and HIV Intern
Technical Leadership and Research Division,Office of HIV/AIDS, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC
Anticipated timeframe: Summer 2014: Compensated 12 week internship
INT-P3-039
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with Global Health Corps, GlobeMed, Management Systems International and PYXERA Global. 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 addressing the Agency's immediate and emerging human capacity needs. The program seeks to accomplish this goal first through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels. These program participants include fellows, interns, corporate volunteers and Foreign Service National professionals. The program then provides substantial performance management and career development support to participants, including annual working planning assistance, and ensures that professional development opportunities are available.
Looking to the future, GHFP-II also seeks to establish a pool of highly-qualified global health professionals that will ensure the Agency's ongoing technical leadership and effectiveness. This objective is supported by an extensive outreach program that brings global health opportunities and specialized career advice to a diverse range of interested individuals, with a particular focus on those underrepresented in the field of global health.
INTRODUCTION:
In cooperation with the US Department of State's Office of the US Global AIDS Coordinator, other US Government (USG) partners, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, USAID provides global technical leadership on the full range of issues related to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment; manages numerous research and field support programs; and monitors the impact of the Agency's HIV/AIDS programs. In this endeavor, USAID works very closely with a range of USG agencies involved in the fight against AIDS, such as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense, and Peace Corps. More information about the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) may be found at http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/hiv-and-aids. Information on USAID's work in HIV testing and counseling can be found at http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/hiv-and-aids/technical-areas/promoting-high-quality-hiv-testing-and.
The Gender and HIV Intern will be assigned to the Technical Leadership and Research Division of the Office of HIV/AIDS within the Bureau for Global Health. The Office of HIV/AIDS is the focus of HIV/AIDS technical leadership for USAID and has primary responsibility for leading the Agency's efforts within PEPFAR, a multibillion-dollar, multifaceted approach to combating the disease in more than 120 countries around the world.
The Intern will focus on program implementation efforts and research addressing gender norms and inequities and their role and impact on health outcomes. S/he may collaborate with other colleagues in the Bureau for Global Health on implementation of gender-focused activities and research. S/he will be managed by the OHA gender team and will work closely with the entire Technical Leadership and Research Division and collaborate with OHA expanded Gender Team and Bureau for Global Health Gender group in relevant activities as appropriate. This position receives day to day guidance from the Gender Advisor as his/her onsite manager.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Gaining a greater understanding about PEPFAR and international work being done in the area of HIV/AIDS.
- Gaining experience and expertise in gender and HIV.
- Deepening skills in collaboration and coordination within a complex organizational and implementation structure.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assisting in the development and implementation of PEPFAR-supported interagency HOP activities focused on gender norms and inequities, gender-based violence and HIV.
- Preparing literature reviews and other analytical work on one or more critical topics related to gender and HIV.
- Assisting in other programmatic implementation efforts in conjunction with the Bureau for Global Health Gender Advisors to support the USAID Gender Equality Policy and the integration of gender across the Global Health portfolio (maternal and child health, family planning, TB etc.).
- Participating on technical assistance team to the field.
- Attending program-related events within and outside USAID as requested.
- Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming need and/or the Intern's own interests.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled master's or other post-bachelor's degree candidate in a program related to public health, health administration, international development, or a related field; or, completion of such within past 12 months.
- Background and interest in gender is desired.
- Strong writing and analytical skills, and experience in research and analysis.
- US citizenship or US permanent residency required.
COMPENSATION:
$1,680 bi-weekly (exempt, salaried position).
TO APPLY:
Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at www.ghfp.net. All applications must be submitted by Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer.
MPH student wanted for part-time, child care job, 10-15 hours/week, for dynamic 1 year old.
Preference for student who will be around for at least a year. Send email of interest & particulars to Kate via katemitch@gmail.com.
