Save the Date: Practicum Prep: How to Prepare, Search, and Apply for your Practicum
There are many things that students can do to best prepare for the practicum requirement. It is important to start early and have a targeted, polished approach. All students are welcome to join this workshop to learn the best methods for finding and securing an excellent practicum!
Topics will include:
- Practicum Requirements
- How to Search for your Practicum
- Networking Tips
- How to Market Yourself
- Job/Practicum Search Etiquette
- Registration and Getting Started
We are offering two sessions of this workshop:
- è Tuesday, October 14 10:00-11:00am, Talbot 106 C (RSVP)
- è Monday, October 27 5:00-6:00pm, BUSM R103 (RSVP)
Please RSVP at the links above, if you plan to attend!
This workshop is brought to you by the BUSPH Practice Office and Career Services Office
Global Health Fellowship Program seeks Gender Advisor for a Virginia-Based 2-year Fellowship. Deadline to Apply is October 24th.
Global Health Fellows Program
Technical Advisor II: Gender Advisor
Policy, Evaluation and Communication Division, Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Assignment: Two year fellowship
GHFP II-P3-131
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 work 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.
BACKGROUND:
The Gender Advisor (Advisor) will be based in the Policy, Evaluation and Communication (PEC) Division, one of four divisions in the Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) in USAID's Bureau for Global Health (GH). PEC creates the enabling environment for sexual and reproductive health (RH) with a focus on family planning (FP). PEC works with partners within USAID and externally to: 1) Promote effective FP advocacy, policy, financing, and governance; 2) Collect, analyze, and evaluate data for evidence-based decision making; and 3) Develop and implement communication efforts to influence attitudes, norms, and behaviors of beneficiaries and providers.
INTRODUCTION:
The Gender Advisor will be part of the PRH Gender Team supporting technical leadership and serving as a point person for all gender-related issues across all 4 Divisions in PRH. The Advisor will also participate in the Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG). S/he will seek to understand and address gender norms and inequalities across FP programming (e.g., research, data collection and analysis, policy and advocacy, service delivery, social and behavior change communication), with a particular focus on gender-based violence and child marriage, reproductive empowerment, and male engagement as supportive partners and FP users.
The Advisor will also contribute to the overall goals of the Office and the Division through participation in PEC Division projects and activities. S/he will work closely with PRH and GH Gender Advisors and receive day-to-day guidance from the PRH Gender Team Leader.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Gender Advisor will be responsible for:
- Coordinating with key program staff, managers and technical specialists, to ensure the development of gender strategies, and appropriate gender integration into PRH-projects and activities, technical materials and events.
- Facilitating coherent gender integration efforts, including reporting, across GH.
- Supporting sound gender analysis and integration into PRH program design, implementation, evaluation, measurement and reporting.
- Providing gender technical assistance to FP/RH programs.
- Working with PRH and field mission staff to expand knowledge and programming seeking to engage men as supportive partners, agents of change, and as users of contraception.
- Contributing efforts to mitigate gender-based violence and promoting reproductive empowerment of women and couples in the PRH portfolio.
- Working with PRH project management teams to raise awareness and capacity related to gender, and to expand gender integration into FP projects and activities.
- Designing and delivering context-specific trainings on USAID gender policies and the relevance of gender to programmatic components and evaluation.
- Working with FP/RH technical staff to develop formal trainings and informal sessions with a gender lens.
- Fostering internal and external relationships for coordination and collaboration, including, but not limited to, program partners and organizations doing similar work, as well as governmental entities.
- Coordinating with gender advisors across GH and the Agency to ensure information sharing and consistency in approach.
- Responding to gender-related queries from the US Government, donors, and other external stakeholders.
- Responding to and managing Mission requests for technical assistance and training on gender.
- Providing support and assisting missions in gender and FP/RH field activities and program planning.
- Participating in the IGWG, and supporting the Gender Team on effective outreach to multiple constituencies.
International and domestic travel approximately 20%.
Training and professional development
- Keeping abreast of literature and latest developments in the fields of FP, and gender programming.
- Deeping knowledge of gender programming.
- Participating in interagency and intra-agency working groups as appropriate to SOW.
- Participating in professional continuing education and skills training within the purview of GHFP-II.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
- Master's degree or higher in public health or a related social science field.
- Minimum five (5) years' experience in FP/RH, with at least two (2) years' experience in an international or resource challenged setting.
- Minimum five (5) years' experience in gender integration, program development/implementation and/or research (including monitoring & evaluation).
- Demonstrated understanding of FP/RH related gender equality and equity, gender-based violence, engaging men, and/or women's empowerment more generally and reproductive empowerment more specifically.
- Demonstrated knowledge of gender integration in one or more of the key areas of FP/RH programming, such as policy, social and behavior change communication, private sector engagement, supply chain, expanding method choice, capacity building, and/or research in support of FP programming (e.g., formative assessment, rigorous evaluation, monitoring and evaluation).
- Support for gender integration along PRH's 5 focus areas: Method Choice, Social Behavior Change Communication, Family Planning Workforce, Total Market Approach, and Product Availability.
- Ability to conceptualize, plan, guide, and implement work.
- Strong communications skills and ability to present information clearly in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Experience with USAID programming, budgeting, and evaluation functions and procedures both in USAID/Washington and in USAID missions is desirable.
- Proficiency in French is desirable.
- Experience in leading training workshops and public speaking preferred.
- Flexibility and openness in responding to changing work priorities and environment.
- Ability to travel internationally 2-4 times per year for approximately 2-3 weeks at a time.
- Ability to work well with multiple stakeholders.
- Ability and willingness to work as part of a team and effectively cross-culturally.
- Adept at handling politically sensitive issues.
- Ability to prioritize work responsibilities and to handle multiple tasks at once.
- US citizenship or US permanent residency required.
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
Salary based on commensurate experience and earnings history. The Public Health Institute offers a comprehensive benefits package including professional development programs.
TO APPLY:
All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP-II'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 October 24, 2014 by 5:00 pm Eastern time.
Join Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers for a Professional Development Seminar on the Medical Campus!
GMS OPDPA Professional Development Seminar: Overview of myIDP
This message is from: Administrative Manager yolanta@bu.edu 638-5244
Location: BUSM Instructional Building L-112
Thursday, Oct. 9
12:30-2 p.m.
BUSM Instructional Building, L-112
"Overview of myIDP"
Lauren Celano, CEO, Propel Careers
Open to graduate students, postdocs and faculty
Learn about MyIDP, a structured tool specifically designed to provide career development planning. Lauren will provide a step-by-step demonstration covering the type of information provided by the tool to identify long term career goals that fit with your unique skills, interests, and values. She will highlight various career paths covered by this tool including academia and industry, as well as specific research and non-research career paths such as clinical, regulatory, writing, business, policy, patent law, etc.
Lauren will discuss how this tool can be used for career planning and skills development and how to set goals to improve the efficiency and productivity of your career search. She will also discuss how to structure productive conversations with your mentor(s) about career plans and development. RSVP by email: yolanta@bu.edu
Paid Internship Opportunity with the Aspen Institute’s Health, Medicine, & Society department in Washington DC from Oct/Nov-June
The Aspen Institute, founded in 1950, is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. Through seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry and an appreciation for timeless values. The Institute is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Its international network includes partner Aspen Institutes in Berlin, Rome, Lyon, Tokyo, and New Delhi, and leadership programs in Africa and Central America.
he Aspen Ideas Festival is the nation's premier public gathering for leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas and issues that both shape our lives and challenge our times. Some 450 presenters, more than 300 sessions, and 3000 attendees comprise the annual Aspen Ideas Festival, launched in 2005, on the Aspen Institute's campus in Aspen, Colorado. Aspen Ideas Festival Spotlight Health, which launched in 2014, is the first official expansion of the Aspen Ideas Festival focusing entirely on health and healthcare. This public convening offers participants the opportunity to join in dynamic conversations about health from a comprehensive perspective. Spotlight Health will explore the key issues of our time as they relate to medicine, population health, and global health, as well as the relationship between health and other disciplines. Spotlight Health is the only global convening that affords participants the space to exchange ideas with Nobel laureates, world leaders, industry executives, innovators, entrepreneurs, policy experts, philanthropists, and others who are transforming the way we think about health and healthcare in the United States and around the world.
Overview of Responsibilities:
This position will work with the Spotlight Health team based in Washington, DC. We seek an organized, self-starting intern with strong attention to detail paired with superb research skills to support the development of Spotlight Health 2015.
The Spotlight Health intern will report to the Associate Director of Programming in the Health, Medicine, and Society Program at the Aspen Institute.
The internship runs from October/November-June. Learn more here.
Nepal-based Project Coordinator Position Available for Immediate Start, Nepali Fluency Needed.
VaxTrac, a US-based NGO that deploys a mobile, biometric-based vaccination management system in developing countries is seeking a Project Coordinator based out of Kathmandu, Nepal to support our Vial to Child program in two districts.
Vial to Child Project Coordinator
Location: Kathmandu (with frequent travel to Nawalparasi and Dadeldhura)
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Start Date: Immediately
End Date: June 30th, 2015 with potential to extend
Duration: About 9 months
Position Overview
VaxTrac is a US-based NGO that deploys a mobile, biometric-based vaccination management system in developing countries. Reporting to the Program Manager, the Project Coordinator is primarily responsible for supporting our Vial to Child Project in two districts in Nepal. This role will require significant travel between Kathmandu and project sites (Nawalparasi and Dadledhura) in order to work with partner NGOs and to supervise training, implementation of technology, and ongoing activities throughout the duration of the pilot phase.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Work closely with MoHP, UNICEF and WHO to ensure project governance and oversight by organizing and facilitating regular Steering Committee meetings.
- Work with US-based VaxTrac staff to coordinate project management activities, including determining scopes of work for local NGOs, procuring resources, facilitating trainings of health workers, responding to ongoing maintenance needs, and other tasks as necessary.
- Act as a voice for the project on the ground, responding to any communication requests, and relaying information from VaxTrac US staff to partners in Nepal.
Skills and Qualifications
- Fluent in both English and Nepali. Other local languages a plus
- Working knowledge of the national health system and major players in the immunization and eHealth sector
- Strategic, operational, administrative, and financial management skills
- Excellent communication abilities, including written and cross-cultural
