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Family Planning and Adolescent Reproductive Health in Emergency Specialist : Save the Children : Washington DC based
Summary
The Family Planning and Adolescent Reproductive Health in Emergences Specialist will provide technical assistance to country office programs that address family planning in development and emergency settings. The specialist will contribute to the implementation of youth friendly family planning, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), and Post Abortion Care (PAC) in emergencies and significantly manage all work related to adolescent reproductive health in emergencies. He/She will work collaboratively with the Emergency Health and Nutrition, Adolescent Health and Reproductive Health teams as well as country offices to ensure that family planning and EmOC/PAC programs in emergencies are adolescent inclusive, to strengthen global family planning programs, and to document and disseminate research findings and program results.
Requirements
• Clinical degree (Nurse, Midwife, etc), with 2 years clinical experience in providing family planning services including short-acting and long-acting methods like IUD and contraceptive Implants
• Masters degree in public health or related field an advantage
• Minimum of 2 years working with youth
• Minimum of 2 years experience working in developing countries, emergency settings an advantage
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the work year, including post conflict countries
• Flexibility to travel to a new emergencies at least once a year w without prior planning
• Ability to work from Washington DC.
Physicians for Haiti is expanding and we hope you are interested in being part of our team!
Whether you are new to Physicians for Haiti or a have been with us from the beginning, whether you are in the medical field, social sciences, business, public health, education or work in the community, we have a way that you can inspire, empower, and support the development of leaders among Haiti's next generation of health professionals.
Please visit us on our website to learn more about the roles you can help fill. The deadline to apply is September 6th.
We are looking for:
1. Administrative Officer
2. Communications Officer
3. Treasurer
4. Development Officer
5. Boston Haitian Community Mapping Intern
6. Medical Education French Translation Intern
7. Medical Education Conference Intern
8. Medical Education Needs Assessment Intern
9. Information Technology Intern
If you have any questions, please contact us at ccurry@physiciansforhaiti.org
We look forward to hearing from you!
Physicians for Haiti
www.physiciansforhaiti.org
Technical Advisor Positions, the Carter Center
Technical Advisor Positions, The Carter Center support to the Southern Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Program Technical Advisors (TAS) provide technical and managerial support (on behalf of The Carter Center) to the Ministry of Health, Government of Southern Sudan, Guinea Worm Eradication Program (SSGWEP) within a specific coverage area (county or district). Technical advisors are responsible for the implementation and oversight of all interventions to stop guinea worm transmission within their given program coverage area.
Primary responsibilities are:
1.) Manage 3-10 field-level staff to implement interventions to stop guinea worm transmission. Field staff management includes training, planning, and direct field-level supervision. 80% of technical advisors’ time is spent with field staff in villages working in a supportive / supervisory capacity.
2.) Oversight of transportation resources (motorcycles and vehicle) and stock (intervention materials, compound supplies) including vehicle maintenance sheets and stock inventories.
3.) Oversight of all technical aspects of GWD eradication, including surveillance, implementation of interventions used to interrupt transmission of GWD, and staff compliance with the SSGWEP operational guidelines.
4.) Development an effective relationship with residents of endemic communities to engage their active participation in the eradication of GWD, including their participation in: 1) keep residents/visitors with the disease from contaminating sources of drinking water, 2) ensure all residents always filter all drinking water, and 3) promptly report any cases of GWD in their community.
5.) Effective communication and coordination with local, county, state, and national authorities regarding the status and needs of the GWEP, particularly advocacy for the provision and or rehabilitation of safe sources of drinking water.
6.) Full time in rural remote field settings, eighty percent of time spent working within villages. Must be willing and able to walk long distances, perform effectively in a rural remote environment with limited access to resources / infrastructure, and to spend a minimum of eighty percent of time outdoors in a hot climate.
7.) Ability to work and make responsible, effective decisions in a challenging environment
TAS are primarily supervised by the Director of the SSGWEP, The Carter Center's Resident Technical Advisor and Resident Deputy Technical Advisor, and more regularly and directly by Regional Senior Technical Advisors of the SSGWEP.
TAS are offered six month-long contracts. Candidates should be prepared to commit serving the SSGWEP for two years.
Other requirements are:
• A Masters Degree in Public Health or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Three years of progressive managerial experience with community -based programs, preferably in Africa.
• Demonstrated experience with the preparation of technical reports, budgets, plans of action, and management of inventories.
• Demonstrated ability to build team work.
• Ability to make sound work judgments under difficult conditions, and become technically sound to be effective with minimal level of attention from supervisors.
• Sound personal and professional conduct, and respect for the work of The Carter Center and the Ministry of Health of Southern Sudan.
• TAs are posted to remote rural areas where disease transmission is endemic, and must be prepared to work and live in such areas, operating out of sub-offices of the SSGWEP.
To apply, please send CV and cover letter to jobs@cartercenter-ssudan.com . Subject line must include: Application Technical Advisor Position. All documents must be in Microsoft word (.doc) or PDF format. Materials in other formats or applications without required materials will not be considered. In the body of the e-mail, please indicate where you saw the job posting.
Only finalists will be contacted.
Project Manager for M&E Project with the Welbodi Partnership
The Welbodi Partnership seeks a Project Manager with monitoring and evaluation expertise for a Comic Relief-funded project to improve healthcare services for children in Sierra Leone, based at the national children’s hospital in Freetown.
This is a great opportunity to help us improve child health in one of the world's poorest countries. The Welbodi Partnership actively encourages applications from qualified Sierra Leoneans at home or in the Diaspora, as well as individuals from other African countries.
Position Available: Project Manager and Learning Specialist
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Assignment Length: 18 months, from 3rd January 2012 or earlier
Salary: £24,000 (approx gross annual), with benefits including shared accommodation in Freetown
Application Deadline: 1st September 2011
For full job description and application form, please see: http://welbodipartnership.blogspot.com/2011/08/position-available-project-manager-and.html
PROJECT ASSOCIATE, Center for Global Health & Development, (5689/F91011)
Job Description
The primary responsibility of this position is to oversee implementation of the Antiretroviral – Antenatal Integration Pilot Project (ART/ANC), a pilot within Boston University’s Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Integration Project (BUPIP) that is funded by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
This position is based in Lusaka, Zambia.
In addition to this project, the employee will get involved in other related activities and/or develop new activities as opportunities arise.
Other duties include but are not necessarily limited to;
• Assist in the finalization of the pilot protocol and thereafter use this foundation document to build all necessary additional pilot implementation documents including but not limited to; implementation timeline, budgets (as needed), comprehensive work-plan, job aids, monitoring and evaluation tools.
• Work with other members of the team to implement a strong individual-client data collection system for both patient care monitoring and overall pilot monitoring and final evaluation,
• Travel regularly to other areas in the region in order to assist with pilot implementation and facilitate communication between field staff and Boston-based faculty as well as Zambian partners in District Medical Offices and pilot facilities.
• Assist in introducing new diagnostic equipment into pilot districts/facilities, a process which may call for a need to research new equipment (i.e. literature reviews and etc.), overseeing the organization of all necessary trainings, supply-chain management issues, coordinating with appropriate Zambian partners, etc.
• With supervision from BUPIP staff, assist with communication and coordination of Zambian partners, namely, Ministry of Health, Southern Provence Medical Office and the CDC as necessary in relation to the ART/ANC pilot. Communicate all proceedings and project development in weekly reports to the BU team.
Required Experience
Must have a Master’s degree, preferably in Business Administration or Public Health as well as 1-3 years in a similar role. Experience working in Zambia on public health service or research projects is preferable.
Job Location: Boston, MA, US.
Data Collectors Needed for Study of Physical Activity in Children in Boston and Providence – paid position
Dr. Sara Benjamin Neelon at Duke University is conducting a study measuring physical activity of children in two states. We will start collecting data this fall and are recruiting part-time staff to collect data in Boston, MA and Providence, RI.
We are looking for data collectors to conduct day-long visits to child care centers in Boston and Providence and complete observations. Training will be provided on the observation method. We need people who are able to commit to working a minimum of 2 full days per week from late August through October (max. 4 days per week). Since the observation occurs throughout the entire day that a center is open, it can typically be a 10-hour day. Interested applicants must be able to commit to working through this entire round of data collection which is expected to end October 31st.
These are contract positions with Duke and paid hourly at approx. $20/hour. Travel to child care centers in Boston and Providence would be required as well as travel to Durham, NC for a 2-day training on August 25th and 26th. All travel will be paid for/reimbursed.
Please contact Meghan Mayhew at meghan.mayhew@duke.edu or 919-613-6311 if you are interested.
Project Manager in Gombe, Uganda
Salawo Research Collaboration: Brown University, Makerere University School of Public Health, Gombe Hospital
Primary role/responsibilities: To oversee and coordinate a study evaluating the effects of a brief motivational interviewing intervention on decreasing sexual risk behavior and preventing incident STIs among patients receiving provider-initiated routine HIV counseling and testing during outpatient care at a rural Ugandan public hospital.
Based at: Gombe Hospital, rural Butambala District, Uganda
Reports to: Principal Investigator and on-site Investigator
Minimum duration of position: On-site in Uganda from August 20, 2011 to December 21, 2011
To apply, send a cover letter detailing your relevant prior experience and interest in the position,
resume/curriculum vitae, and contact details for three professional references by e-mail to Joseph
Jasperse (jasperse@umich.edu) by August 1, 2011
Looking for qualified Masters or PhD candidates with strong quantitative skills – 2 positions available
Looking for qualified Masters or PhD - level candidates with strong quantitative skills to join our Health Economics and Finance Team within the Division of the Global HIV/AIDS (DGHA). The closing date for the announcement is August 8.
Description:
This position performs economic activities relevant to the Division of Global HIV/AIDS programs and PEPFAR supported countries. Incumbent is responsible for conducting economic studies, analyzing findings and preparing reports that present results of the economic studies. Incumbent plans and carries out technical assistance to include providing expert advice on data needed to complete assignments; sources, reliability, and availability of such data; method of collection; and evaluation techniques to be used in conducting economic analysis. This may involve planning and carrying out a project for collecting detailed economic data which requires the complete understanding of the broad research plans and goals, and the principles and policies governing analysis, tabulation, and reporting.
Links:
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?OPMControl=2330652
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?OPMControl=2330737
DGHA is accepting, by email to Bianca Mendoza (BMendoza@cdc.gov), CV’s of non-US citizens for consideration if we are not able to find a suitable candidate who meets the qualifications through this job application process.
Program Officer, Public Health Program, Open Society Institute–New York
The Open Society Public Health Program (PHP) aims to build societies committed to inclusion, human rights, and justice, in which health-related laws, policies, and practices are evidence-based and reflect these values. PHP works to advance the health and human rights of marginalized people by building the capacity of civil society leaders and organizations, and by advocating for greater accountability and transparency in health policy and practice. PHP engages in five core strategies to advance its mission and goals: grant making, capacity building, advocacy, strategic convening, and mobilizing and leveraging funding.
The Open Society Foundations seek a full-time Program Officer in its New York office to work with the Public Health Program’s Access to Essential Medicines Initiative.
The overall goal of the Access to Essential Medicines Initiative (AEMI) is to promote increased access to essential medicines in developing countries and countries in post-socialist transition, especially for poor and marginalized populations for whom this access is likely to be elusive. The AEMI pursues this goal by developing civil society capacity for advocacy and leadership on access to medicines at national, regional, and international level, with a specific focus on global South/Eastern European advocates. The AEMI’s strategy is guided by two main principles:
i) Essential medicines are social goods; it is a public responsibility to ensure their development, availability and accessibility for those who need them
ii) More transparency and accountability in policy making and practices are essential to ensure the development, availability and accessibility of essential medicines.
Find out more at the Open Society Institute website.
Regional Student Leadership Opportunity 2011 – 2012 National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
Beginning in the fall of 2011, NACDD will pioneer its Student Membership initiative. This brand new opportunity will be open to any public health students interested in chronic disease prevention and will be dedicated to furthering the development of students as the next generation of professionals in public health and health-related disciplines. Each campus will have a Student Director who will establish a community of individuals from their school or program, interested in furthering chronic disease prevention and control.
NACDD is looking for individuals interested in becoming the Student Director at their school. With assistance from the NACDD national office, the Student Director will recruit NACDD student members, facilitate networking and coordinate informational events on campus.
Duration of Appointment: One academic year.
