By Miluka Gunaratna
Job opportunities with Aspen Institute/Aspen Management Partnership for Health
Check out some job opportunities with the Aspen Institute/Aspen Management Partnership for Health (AMP Health).
Locations likely include Nairobi, Kenya; Lilongwe, Malawi; and Kampala, Uganda. Applications for the positions in Kenya, Malawi and Uganda are due by November 1, 2015.
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STRATEGIC HEALTH DIPLOMACY: Importance of public health policy as a diplomatic and national security tool
A panel discussion at the Harvard Kennedy School.
PANEL: Senator Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.); Ambassador Deborah Birx, Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State; Admiral William Fallon, former Commander, PACOM and CENTCOM; Professor Nicholas Burns (moderator)
This panel will explore what can be achieved through strategic health diplomacy, using global health investments as both a foreign assistance and a national security tool. U.S. investments in global health have been among our country’s most effective diplomatic tools, contributing to a more stable and secure world by helping create more prosperous and healthy societies, more competent institutions, more stable governments, and greater support and goodwill for the United States. One such successful initiative is the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), launched under President George W. Bush and extended throughout the current administration.
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Informational Happy Hour with Seed Global Health
Seed Global Health (Seed) strives to strengthen health education and delivery in places facing a dire shortage of health professionals by working with partner countries to meet their long-term health care human resource needs. Seed's flagship program, the Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP), is a joint initiative with the Peace Corps and the US Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Supported by founding academic partner, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Seed works with partner countries to place US physicians and nurses to work alongside local faculty to educate and mentor the next generation of medical and nursing professionals in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. Seed is actively seeking physicians and nurses to deploy with GHSP in July 2016 as Physician and Nurse Educators. For more information, please join Seed's leadership at the below event on 10/28 or contact info@seedglobalhealth.org.
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Angaza Design has a Business Development Position
Angaza Design works in the clean energy space, providing a pay as you go cloud platform for distributors of clean energy technology in the developing world. They also work with manufacturers of solar products to help make them pay as you go ready. If you're interested, you can read more about them here.
Angaza Design is currently on the hunt for a Growth Lead (Business Development). If you are interested in a position with their startup in Nairobi, Kenya, please check out the job description.
Global Health Fellows Program II Malaria in Pregnancy Intern
Global Health Fellows Program II
Malaria in Pregnancy Intern
Malaria Division, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Anticipated timeframe: January 2016 - May 2016: Compensated 16 week internship
Location: Washington, DC/Arlington, VA
INT-P5-003
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.
BACKGROUND:
The Malaria Division under the Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition in the Bureau for Global Health leads the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). With passage of the 2008 Lantos-Hyde Act, funding for PMI was extended and PMI's strategy was revised to achieve Africa-wide impact by halving the burden of malaria in 70 percent of at-risk populations in sub-Saharan Africa-or approximately 450 million people. After five years of intervention, all-cause child mortality has been reduced from 16% to 50% in the original 15 PMI countries. In February 2015, PMI launched a new six-year strategy that focuses on five strategic areas: 1) Achieving and sustaining scale of proven interventions; 2) Adapting to changing epidemiology and new tools; 3) Improving countries' capacity to collect and use information; 4) Mitigating risks against the current malaria control gains; and 5) Building capacity and health systems towards full country ownership. Please visit http://www.pmi.gov/aboutto learn more about PMI.
INTRODUCTION:
The Malaria in Pregnancy (MIP) Intern will primarily assist the Malaria in Pregnancy Team to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on progress in scaling-up intermittent preventative treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) in PMI supported countries.
S/he will assist with supporting priority activities of the interagency Malaria in Pregnancy Working Group and maternal health flagship project, Maternal and Child Survival Project (MCSP) that provides technical support to USAID Missions and national governments to improve coverage of MIP interventions. The Intern will contribute to MIP team operations such as reviewing Malaria Operational Plans (MOPs) and conducting analysis of MIP country programs as detailed in the MOPs. S/he will work closely with the MIP team lead as his/her onsite manager.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Gaining an understanding of malaria in pregnancy programming needs, and approaches to improve coverage of MIP interventions (Insecticide-treated net (ITN), IPTp and case management) that, in turn, contribute to maternal and newborn health outcomes.
- Developing an understanding of technical and programmatic issues and best practices related to PMI programs, including MIP programming in FY2016 MOPs.
- Deepening skills in collaboration and coordination within a complex organizational and implementation structure.
- Strengthening competencies in process management, qualitative and quantitative analysis, collaboration, planning and prioritization.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assisting the PMI MIP Team by providing technical support for MIP work plan of actions and activities, updating IPTp barriers table with current and future activities, and reviewing project related documents.
- Collaborating with OSM to conduct a review of MIP activities in MOPs, analyzing and assessing PMI investments in MIP programming, tracking the status of countries' adoption of new IPTp policy recommendations and developing a report on findings and recommendations.
- Developing and/or writing peer review journal articles on PMI MIP efforts, successes, and lessons learned based on analysis of PMI MIP programs.
- Reviewing and assisting in developing a health facility assessment tool for IPTp and MIP programming.
- Assisting the PMI MIP team to provide countries guidance in testing a new MIP case management job aid, and document feedback from PMI country staff and partners.
- Attending management meetings with implementing partners, PMI technical team meetings, and program related events to better understand project management and technical concepts.
- Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming need and/or the Intern's own interests.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled in master's or other post-bachelor's degree candidate in public health, international health, international development, social sciences, or a related field; or, completion of such within the past 12 months.
- Demonstrated experience with quantitative or qualitative analysis
- Experience working on malaria and/or other health programs (especially maternal and child health) in developing countries, ideally in Africa, is preferred.
- Demonstrated interest in international development and global health issues.
- Ability to serve as a motivated self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills.
- French or Portuguese language skills a plus.
- 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 October 23, 2015 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
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Sex, Sexuality, Gender and Health Interest Area Meeting – October 15th
Please join us for the Sex, Sexuality, Gender and Health Interest Area meeting on Thursday, October 15th at 1:00pm in the Fendall Room, Crosstown Rm 305. At this meeting, we will welcome and introduce new students and discuss activities for the academic year. In addition, we are excited to have Jessica Autrey and Kathleen McDonald present on their work, "Disrespect and abuse of women in facilities during childbirth.”
Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) Program Officer
The Packard Foundation is a family foundation with $7B in assets and annual grants of $300M. For more than 50 years, the staff of the Foundation has worked on issues of great concern to the founders: improving the lives of children; enabling the creative pursuit of science; advancing reproductive health; conserving and restoring the earth’s natural systems; and supporting and strengthening an array of local nonprofit organizations
The Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) Program Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa (Program Officer), will be a part of a 9-member PRH team and manage a multi-million dollar annual grant budget. Reporting to Tamara Kreinin, the PRH Program Director, the Program Officer will oversee a team of two in Los Altos and three in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The position requires extensive international and domestic travel.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Expertise in adolescent reproductive health, rights, and education within the philanthropic, nonprofit, and public sectors.
- Experience working in Africa (ideally in Ethiopia and other Sub-Saharan Africa countries) and with reproductive health organizations.
- A demonstrated record of success and 7-10 years of experience working with multilateral and development organizations, foundations, and other nonprofit enterprises, and/or international government leaders in developing countries.
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The Medical Missionaries Global Health Fellowship 2016-2017 St. Joseph’s Clinic, Thomassique Haiti
The Medical Missionaries Global Health Fellowship is a competitive, year-long experience for recent college graduates, graduate students, or professionals interested in global health, underserved medicine, and rural healthcare delivery. Each year, two Fellows are placed at St. Joseph's Clinic, located in Haiti's Central Plateau. The Fellows act as liaisons between St. Joseph's Clinic and Medical Missionaries, the Virginia-based organization that founded and supports the Clinic. Their responsibilities include serving as Medical Missionaries’ eyes and ears on the ground, helping coordinate the Clinic’s operations, and managing many of the Clinic's community health programs, including: community health workers, traditional birth assistants, infant malnutrition programs, maternal and child health programs, water purification, and salt iodization. Fellows work closely with the clinic staff of doctors, nurses, midwives, and pharmacists as well as with local community health committees from each of the six outlying villages, to implement and improve these programs. The Fellows have numerous opportunities to shadow the clinic staff, work in the laboratory and pharmacy, and are also responsible for coordinating visiting teams of surgeons and physicians. The Fellowship is unpaid, but all fellowship-associated transportation, flights, living expenses, and evacuation insurance are covered by Medical Missionaries. Although no specific prior experiences are required, strong applicants will have outstanding academic and extracurricular records, a demonstrated commitment to reducing health disparities worldwide, and some exposure to living or working in a resource poor setting. Conversational knowledge of French or Haitian Creole is a plus, but not required.
Please see http://medmissionaries.orgfor more information and how to apply.
Development Manager – Soccer Without Borders
Soccer Without Borders in Cambridge/Boston has a position available. The organization delivers a support and empowerment program packaged around soccer for under-served youth, particularly refugees and immigrants. Currently we run programs in Oakland, Baltimore, Boston and Colorado as well as internationally in Nicaragua and Uganda.
Check out the JD and website below if you're interested.
Global Health Fellows Program Technical Advisor I: Program Cycle Advisor
Global Health Fellows Program
Technical Advisor I: Program Cycle Advisor
Office of Country Support, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Arlington, VA
Assignment: Two year fellowship
GHFP-II-P4-136
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 Bureau for Global Health (GH) is the USAID/Washington operating unit charged with providing technical support to improve the health of people in the developing world by expanding health services, including family planning/reproductive health and maternal/child health; strengthening health systems; and addressing HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, avian influenza and other public health threats. GH's primary role in the health program area is to strengthen field operations, promote research and technical innovation, and provide leadership and training.
Within GH, the Office of Country Support (OCS) supports the vision and implementation of the Agency's health initiatives (e.g., the Global Health Initiative [GHI], Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Death, and Agency-wide priorities such as USAID Forward). OCS serves as a nexus for informing and coordinating with field programs and strategy development and implementation; As such, it is responsible for direct communication with USAID Mission Health Teams. To undertake this function, OCS manages the USAID/Washington Country Health Team System, working closely with GH staff and across USAID/Washington to provide strong strategic support to the field.
INTRODUCTION:
The Program Cycle Advisor will be based in OCS. As a catalytic office working across GH and Regional Bureaus, OCS is the critical link for ensuring strong support to field mission health programs. OCS plays an essential role as the advocate and a principal coordinator of health technical, strategic and programmatic support through the Country Team System for USAID mission health programs. OCS staff have two primary interrelated responsibilities: 1) developing and strengthening tools and systems; and 2) supporting missions.
The Advisor will ensure coordination and strengthening of the program cycle processes, including: Country Development and Cooperation Strategies (CDCS) reviews, Health Implementation Plans (HIP) reviews, Program Planning and Reporting (PPR) reviews, and support to mission Project Designs. S/he will work closely with GH's Office of Policy, Programs and Planning (P3), GH technical offices and Regional Bureaus, and receive day-to-day guidance from the Team Lead as his/her onsite manager.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Program Cycle Advisor will be primarily responsible for:
Project Design/Program Development:
- Collaborating with OCS staff to develop GH's engagement in the project design process, including tracking project design process across field Missions.
- Working with missions to ensure appropriate GH expertise is fielded for project designs and providing resource materials to design teams in preparation for the design process.
- Coordinating the review/design processes including the communication of the process to key staff across GH Offices.
- Working within OCS on building capacity of staff to lead the project design process.
- Strengthening understanding across GH and field missions of OCS's ability to lead the project design process.
Country Development Coordination Strategy (CDCS):
- Tracking through recordings, the stages of the CDCS review process.
- Working with OCS Regional Teams to increase Country Team understanding and engagement in the CDCS process by conducting orientations; encouraging the staffing of the CDCS review process; building awareness of the phases and strategy level; and promoting the advocacy of GH staff engagement in the Country Team CDCS process involvement.
- Analyzing CDCSs to determine the lessons learned with the various strategies (e.g., how many missions have integrated strategies across the mission portfolio? How successful are integrated development strategies in actually integrating at the implementation level? What are the lessons learned in implementing various types of CDCSs?).
- Promoting learning across field missions on the development of CDCSs, noting the successes and challenges, by building a database of CDCS strategies.
- Promoting the recognition and understanding of OCS's role in the CDCS process.
Program Planning and Reporting (PPR):
- Working with OCS, P3 and technical offices to coordinate and implement the PPR Review process in GH by establishing the review schedule and orienting Country Teams.
- Working with OCS Regional Teams to strengthen Country Team engagement in the PPR review process.
Health Implementation Plan (HIP):
- Working with OCS, P3 and technical offices to coordinate, implement, and strengthen the HIP review process in GH by establishing the review schedule, orienting Country Teams, and working with OCS Regional Teams to strengthen Country Team engagement in the HIP review process.
Other Duties as Assigned
- Other than the primary responsibilities described above, the Advisor will have the responsibility and opportunity to work on a number of activities that contribute to fulfilling OCS priority goals, particularly as they relate to supporting the Country Support Systems and Communications Team.
International and domestic travel approximately 10-15%
Training and professional development (7%)
- Keeping abreast of literature and latest developments in the program cycle processes.
- Deepening knowledge of program cycle processes.
- 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, international affairs, or a relevant social science field.
- 0 to seven (7) years' experience working in international health programming, with or without experience in an international or resource challenged setting.
- Strong management, team and facilitation skills.
- Overseas experience desired, preferably in health or other related development sectors.
- Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work in a team, establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Excellent skills in oral and written communication to prepare and present analyses, provide guidance, solicit information.
- Knowledge of the theories and principles of international relations, political science, economics, geography, history or other related disciplines to analyze and evaluate factors and conditions involved in the administration of US foreign policy programs related to health is preferred.
- Broad knowledge of international public health issues, including the culture and socio-cultural norms for health programming.
- US citizenship required and US permanent residents.
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 September 25, 2015 by 5:00 pm Eastern time.
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