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Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist with Dexis
Dexis is seeking an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to provide expertise in qualitative research methods to the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Division. The M&E Specialist will work on the global performance evaluation of the Feed the Future Initiative as well as other potential performance and impact evaluations with USAID and Department of State. The work location for this position will be in Washington, DC. This is a full time, position. The start date for this position is immediate.
Responsibilities
- Lead design of qualitative methods in evaluation protocols.
- Develop key informant and focus group guides
- Lead coding and analysis of qualitative data
- Contribute to technical proposal sections
- Participate on evaluation teams as qualitative researcher
Qualifications
- MA in social sciences with at least 5 years of practical research experience.
- Experience with qualitative research methods required.
- Experience with ATLAS.ti, NVivo, Dedoose or other qualitative data analysis software required.
- Experience managing projects and tracking budgets
- Experience working in developing countries preferred
- Fluency in Spanish or French preferred
Winner of the 2014 Small Business of the Year at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and working in nearly 90 countries in FY 2015 for USAID and the Department of State, Dexis supports US federal agencies in the areas of program monitoring and evaluation, program learning, and program support. We are not only one of the fastest growing firms in international development, we are rated among the highest among our peers on employee-reviewed sites.
Dexis is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the US Armed Forces.
Part-time Outreach Worker position available with Project HOPE: HCV
Do you have experience as an Outreach Worker? Are you committed to assisting a study find hard-to-find participants across Boston? BUSPH's Department of Health Law, Policy & Management has a great opportunity for you.
Project HOPE: HCV is looking for an interested candidate in our part-time Outreach Worker position. We need to locate participants from a previous study to enroll them into a new study. This may involve making phone calls, visiting shelters, or following other leads.
This is a part-time and short-term position. For information, please email Ellen Childs at echilds@bu.edu
Coordinator of Service Delivery, Sexual and Reproductive Health with the MA Department of Public Health
Coordinator of Service Delivery, Sexual and Reproductive Health with the MA Department of Public Health
Online description and application available here: https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=150002P7
Description
Manages contracts with 13 organizations providing clinical, education, outreach, and clinical supportive services funded by state and federal funds for the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program, in collaboration with other team members. Oversees contract management, site visits, reporting, and performance measurement. Ensures that funded agencies are aware of and maintain compliance with Sexual and Reproductive Health Program Standards. Manages contract amendment process. Serves as the primary liaison between contracted organizations and the Department to ensure rapid identification of technical assistance needs, collaboration between funded agencies, and identification of best practices for replication. Collaborates with the Director and other program staff on program development and policy initiatives for the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program as they relate to funded providers. Actively represents the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program and Director on external and internal initiatives and activities.
Detailed Statement of Duties and Responsibilities
Oversees contract management, site visits, reporting, and performance measurement for all providers.
Leads the team in the organization and implementation of provider site visits, including planning, preparation, conducting reviews, and following up with providers on required and recommended action steps.
Communicates orally and in writing with providers on a regular basis.
Oversees program development and policy initiatives including, but not limited to, revision of program standards, systems improvement for contract monitoring, integration of sexual and reproductive health priorities into other initiatives at the Department, analysis of the impact of health care reform, request for proposals and grant writing, and others as needed.
Provides training and technical assistance to sexual and reproductive health providers in contract requirements and reporting procedures and identifies other training technical assistance needs.
Manages the contract amendment process.
Assist program epidemiologist and team with data and report development and data analysis.
Represents program and director in face to face, phone, and written communication as requested.
Participates in bureau and inter-bureau initiatives (such as monitoring, violence prevention, sexual health) to improve Department sexual and reproductive health services.
Attends meeting and conferences.
Collaborates with various private, local, state, and federal health care agencies and providers.
Maintains records and prepares reports on time as requested, including but not limited to routine reporting to state and federal funders.
Participates as an active member of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program team.
Supervises student interns and other staff as assigned.
Qualifications Desired at Hire
Experience in public health, particularly with sexual and reproductive health, adolescent health, or youth development.
Commitment to ensuring access to full-spectrum reproductive health services.
Commitment to racial justice and health equity.
Contract management experience.
Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, specifications, standards and guidelines governing assigned unit activities.
Knowledge of the organizational structure and functions of the assigned agency.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent writing skills.
Competence with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Publisher.
Agency Mission
The mission of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is to prevent illness, injury, and premature death, to assure access to high quality public health and health care services, and to promote wellness and health equity for all people in the Commonwealth.
We envision a Commonwealth in which all people enjoy optimal health. Massachusetts ranks among the healthiest of states according to comparative analyses, but we face numerous challenges, including chronic and infectious disease, substance abuse, violence, preventable hospitalizations, and health disparities.
DPH coordinates programs and policies to address specific diseases and conditions and offer services to address the needs of vulnerable populations. We also develop, implement, promote, and enforce regulations and policies to assure that the conditions under which people live are most conducive to health and enable people to make healthy choices for themselves and their families. We license health professionals, healthcare facilities and a variety of businesses that impact public health. We operate the state laboratory and four public health hospitals. We monitor health status and manage vital records including births, marriages and deaths. We educate people about public health issues and work closely with local boards of health and community partners to identify and solve public health problems.
Qualifications
This requisition will remain open until filled; however, first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.
MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least (A) four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional, administrative or managerial experience in business administration, business management or public administration the major duties of which involved program management, program administration, program coordination, program planning and/or program analysis, and (B) of which at least one year must have been in a supervisory capacity, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.
Substitutions:
I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required (A) experience.*
II. A Graduate degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required (A) experience.*
III. A Bachelor's or higher degree with a major other than in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.*
*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.
NOTE: No substitutions will be permitted for the required (B) experience.
An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Official Title: Program Coordinator III
Work Locations: Boston-250 Washington Street 021084619
Primary Location: United States-Massachusetts-Boston-Boston-250 Washington Street
Job: Administrative Services
Agency: Department of Public Health
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day
Job Posting: Jan 15, 2016, 12:32:09 PM
Number of Openings: 1
Salary: 58,345.82 - 84,509.62 Yearly
Diversity Officer / ADA Coordinator Name: Engie Mota - 617-348-8471
Bargaining Unit: 06-NAGE - Professional Admin.
Lingala speaker needed
MASS Design Group is looking for a Lingala speaker who could do a few days of translation/transcription for some interviews done in Congo for the Ilima School: https://vimeo.com/90841025.
Compensation is possible for the project. Please contact lhanson@mass-group.org for more information.
USAID Senior Evaluation Advisor — Global Health
CAMRIS International is an international development and research firm that realizes innovative solutions to health and development challenges through high-quality, cost-effective program and research management services. With experience working in more than 80 countries, we combine our proven systems with today’s most effective, evidence-based best practices to improve the lives of people around the world.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has contracted through CAMRIS International, partnered with IAP World Services Inc. (IAPWS), to recruit and hire qualified individuals for the following position: Senior Evaluation Advisor
Application Deadline: Open until Filled
INTRODUCTION 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, and its Office of Policy, Planning and Programs, the Strategy, Analysis, Outreach and Evaluation division (P3/SAEO) leads the GH review of strategic plans and coordinates their approval. Additionally, the P3/SAEO division liaises with PPL/LER and State/F regarding Agency strategy, policy development and implementation. P3/SAEO leads GH in program planning and performance monitoring. The P3/SAEO division facilitates periodic data collection, conducts analyses and provides written inputs for annual reports and other Agency performance reporting requirements. This P3/SAEO division serves as the primary GH resource for USAID evaluation policies and practices; oversees implementation of the GH evaluation plan and analyzes and disseminates evaluation findings, conclusions, recommendations and best practices as appropriate. P3/SAEO provides analyses for GH planning and portfolio reviews and supports planning efforts for GH and in GH technical offices.
As part of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) unit within GH, the Senior Evaluation Advisor will foster a culture of evaluation within the Bureau for Global Health and in the Field Missions. S/he will be expected to coordinate the development of a learning and evaluation agenda for GH and work closely with evaluation and research staff across the GH technical offices to implement this plan. This plan should re-enforce the priorities for each of the GH programmatic areas as well as the overall priorities for GH. The learning and evaluation agenda should also assist in operationalizing the agency-wide Evaluation Policy and other agency priorities.
Beyond the learning and evaluation agenda, the Senior Evaluation Advisor will provide technical assistance to the Field Missions broadly in the area of evaluation, from forming their own evaluation agendas to helping design methodology for a study to assisting in disseminating results. This may also involve facilitating south-to-south exchanges or learning across Field Missions. While many Missions have evaluation capacity in the Mission or in country, many are still requesting additional assistance. In this function, the Senior Evaluation Advisor will also serve as part of the project management team for GH’s centrally-managed evaluation projects.
Although leadership of the area of evaluation will be the Senior Evaluation Advisor’s primary role, s/he will be expected to support the larger M&E portfolio as appropriate. The evaluation work links closely with routine monitoring and other M&E activities, so it is critical that the Senior Evaluation Advisor work with the larger team to ensure all activities are strategically linked and support evidence-based decision making at all levels of the Global Health Initiative (GHI) and within GH.
Specifically, the Senior Evaluation Advisor will:
Develop and implement a learning and evaluation agenda for the Bureau for Global Health (40% LOE)
- Lead the development of an overall learning and evaluation agenda for the Bureau for Global Health that captures key questions and evidence gaps related to global health programming, as well as GH’s specific activities to advance this agenda.
- Develop and implement an annual action plan related to this learning agenda by working across GH offices, field missions, regional Bureaus, the Bureau for Policy Planning and Learning, and other relevant groups. Maintain an updated calendar of evaluation activities.
- Conduct analyses on the history and use of GH central project evaluations and develop a framework and operating procedures for aligning these evaluations with the overall GH learning and evaluation agenda.
- Facilitate the use of evaluation findings to inform organizational learning, programs and policies. Improve knowledge management practices around what evaluations are being conducted and what is being learned.
- Chair GH’s Evaluation Working Group that includes representation from each GH office and coordinate with other relevant cross-Bureau groups such as those dedicated to research, measurement, data and gender.
- Ensure alignment of GH evaluation practices with the Agency’s Evaluation Policy, ADS, and associated guidance. Prepare information for regular and ad hoc reporting on GH’s evaluation activities.
- Liaise with the Bureau for Policy Planning and Learning to identify new policies affecting health programs, communicate and advocate for health perspectives in Agency evaluation activities, and identify best practices emerging in other sectors that can be incorporated into the global health evaluation approaches.
Provide in-depth technical assistance for evaluation to field missions (30% LOE)
- Serve as a technical advisor to GH central projects that provide evaluation services to field missions. Advise on individual evaluation activities as well as advise on projects’ overall operations and approach. Identify gaps in central project support to evaluations and opportunities to strengthen this support.
- Serve on one or more Global Health country teams to provide in-depth technical assistance on monitoring, evaluation, research and learning to specific missions.
Build capacity of GH staff and partners to lead and implement high-quality evaluations (20% LOE)
- Foster a culture of learning and evaluation throughout GH and among GH partners. Identify areas of strength to leverage and opportunities for improvement. Identify and track metrics and milestones for strengthening GH staff capacity in evaluation.
- Provide regular and ad hoc presentations and trainings on relevant evaluation topics for GH and partners. Orient new staff and partners on USAID and external evaluation resources.
- Engage outside technical experts, interagency partners, and other donors for technical exchange and learning.
- Mentor and coach GH emerging leaders, junior and mid-level technical experts on evaluation.
Training and professional development (10% LOE)
- Keeping abreast of literature and latest developments in evaluation.
- Deepening knowledge of evaluation methodologies, tools and approaches.
- Participating in professional presentations and developing material for peer review.
- Participating in other professional continuing education and skills training.
Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on (a) organizational and programming need and/or (b) the Technical Advisor’s own interests.
- Master’s degree in public health or related discipline. An advanced degree (PhD, ScD, EdD) in public health, social sciences, or education highly desirable.
- Minimum fifteen years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation with at least three years’ experience in an international/resource poor setting.
- Knowledge of and experience in the theories, principles, and methods of public health evaluation in the context of international development and their application in resource-poor settings.
- Ability to provide advice, guidance, and consultation to officials on the interpretation and application of completed evaluations in a constructive and diplomatic manner.
- Demonstrated familiarity with developments in the larger evaluation community.
- Demonstrated knowledge of statistical software packages.
- Demonstrated flexibility and openness in responding to changing work priorities and environments.
- Strong interpersonal communication and writing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse teams and cross-culturally.
- High degree of good judgment, maturity, ingenuity and originality to interpret strategy, to analyze, develop and present work results, and to monitor and evaluate implementation of programs.
- Willingness to travel internationally.
- US Citizen required with the ability to obtain and hold a Secret security clearance.
This is an opportunity for employment or a contract, but we reserve the right to make no selection or award.
CAMRIS International and IAP World Services Inc. offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. Please submit your resume online at https://careers-camris.icims.com.
CAMRIS and IAP are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Teaching Assistant needed for Epidemics: Plagues, Peoples & Politics course at Tufts
Epidemics: Plagues, Peoples & Politics
Tufts University Associate Professor Rosemary Taylor is interested in hiring a BUSPH student as a Teaching Assistant for a Sociology and Community Health course titled Epidemics: Plagues, Peoples & Politics (from the Plague of Athens to Ebola/next epidemic).
Click here for more details.
Core Course Tutors Needed!
The BUSPH Core Course Tutoring Program is currently recruiting tutors for the Spring 2016 semester. The Core Course Tutoring Program is designed to provide free tutoring in the MPH core courses for MPH students. Tutors are needed for all core courses and may be from any concentration and any degree program. Tutors are BUSPH students who excelled (earned an A or A-) in the core course they would like to tutor and can provide at least two hours per week of tutoring. Compensation is $15/hour.
Complete the application here. Priority deadline is Friday, January 22, 2016. Please contact Colbey Ricklefs, Program Manager, at sphtutor@bu.edu with any questions.
Career Fair 2016 Resume Book
Attention: BUSPH Students
The BUSPH Annual Career Fair will be held this year on Feb. 25th from 2-6 PM in the Hiebert Lounge. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet employers from a wide variety of public health organizations. Prior to this event, we are excited to be offering you another way to get your resume seen by employers-the “Career Fair 2016 Resume Book”. To be included in this resume book, your resume must be approved by the Career Services Office by Feb. 19th. We hope your resume will be included in this on-line publication for participating employers to view!
Here is the process to get your resume approved and included in the Career Fair 2016 Resume Book:
- Watch the presentation (LINKED BELOW) on formatting your current resume into the template that is being used for the resume book. Go to "Slide Show," then "Play from the start" in the toolbar to hear audio.
- Email your resume to sphcareeroffice@bu.edu by Jan. 4th. Use the subject line “2016 Resume Book”. Please send resume in a Word document (no PDF’s). Formatting tips: Your resume should be no longer than 2 pages.
- Resumes will be returned to students with feedback by January 18th.
Resumes requiring further review/revisions will receive additional feedback via email between Jan. 19th and Feb. 10th. In some cases, we may suggest attending a drop in session or making an appointment with the Career Office to discuss any changes.
- Once approved, instructions to upload resume to the Career Fair 2016 Resume book will be sent by Feb. 19th.
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In addition, there are a number of upcoming events that may be helpful to you to prepare your resume for the resume book and to give you tips for attending the Career Fair:
Resume Drop-Ins (15 minute sessions, no appointment needed); Career Center BEGINNING JAN. 27TH
- Mondays and Tuesdays, 1:30-5:30 PM
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00-11:00 AM
(see Career website for specific dates-excludes holidays and event days)
Resume Workshop: “Marketing Yourself: Creating Powerful Resumes and Cover Letters”
- February 2 and 4 1:00-1:50 Room 106E (RSVP in the Workshop section of “Events” in CareerLink)
How to Navigate the Career Fair Workshops (RSVP in the Workshop section of “Events” in CareerLink)
- February 9, 1:00 or 5:00 PM Room R115 (School of Medicine)
- February 11, 1:00 PM, Room, R115 (School of Medicine)
- February 17, 5:00 PM, L301 (School of Medicine)
Thank you,
The Career Services Office
Attachments: The_Career_Fair_Resume_Book-final.pptx: http://sph-bu-csm.symplicity.com/u/WoxtmKkr
USAID GHFP-II Internship Available: Health Management Information Systems Intern
Health Management Information Systems Intern
Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Reporting Division, Office of HIV/AIDS, Bureau for Global health, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC/Arlington, VA | February 2016-August 2016: Compensated 6 month Internship | INT-P5-035
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
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. The Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) is the focus of technical leadership for USAID and has primary responsibility for leading the Agency's efforts within President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). More information about PEPFAR may be found at http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/hiv-and-aids.
Health Information Systems (HIS)/ Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) activities are a key component of PEPFAR Strategic Information (SI) programs. At the facility and community level, HIS assists health care workers in providing high quality and timely care. At the national, regional and Headquarters level, HIS assists public health managers in finding answers to key questions in: the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic; the delivery and process of prevention; care and treatment services; the effectiveness of these services; the capacity needed to improve programs; as well as to plan and report and reach goals impacting the epidemic.
USAID's Site Improvement through Monitoring System (SIMS) is a new initiative designed to respond to PEPFAR priorities of transparency, accountability, and maximizing impact on the HIV pandemic. In January 2016, USAID will launch the Global Health SIMS Mobile Application (GHSMA) to 44 operating units/countries to facilitate SIMS data collection.
INTRODUCTION
The Health Management Information System (HMIS) Intern (Intern) will be assigned to the Health Informatics (HI) Team in the Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Reporting (SPER) Division within the Bureau for Global Health's (GH) within OHA. The HMIS Intern will support a cross-team effort to launch and provide end user support for GHSMA.
The Intern will work with the OHA and HI Team to provide technical assistance and training support related to SIMS mobile application end users, including providing helpdesk support, resolving problems to the end user's satisfaction, providing end user trainings, and supporting the development of training materials.
The Intern will work closely with the Senior Technical Advisor for the Global Health Bureau, as his/her onsite manager.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Gaining experience in the field of health information systems and respective data collection at the country level.
• Gaining a greater understanding of PEPFAR and OHA's emergent data, information systems, data mapping processes and standards, core business processes, dash boarding and data analytics needs.
• Gaining a greater understanding of country-level HMIS and SIMS.
• Deepening skills in supporting large scale mobile application deployment and understanding the unique challenges and implications of routine software and global health end user support spread across over three dozen operating units
• Deepening skills in collaboration and coordination within a complex organizational and implementation structure.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Providing support to the SIMS Team to develop a helpdesk support structure, including workflows, service ticketing, service queues, service support report development, and user satisfaction.
• Assisting the HI Team in triaging GHSMA support requests and resolving application and end user issues as possible, including monitoring, tracking, and reporting SIMS/GHSMA issues and problems.
• Based on GHSMA issue trends, assisting in the development of a FAQs, tips, tricks, and knowledge base to assist end users in resolving common application challenges.
• Supporting documentation of results, research and evaluation evidence, and lessons learned on GHSMA roll out.
• 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 informatics, information systems, computer science or relevant field; or, completion of such within the past 12 months.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to think big picture strategy and navigate minor details to ensure all ends are accurate.
• Ability to translate technical issues and data to the general public.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines while producing quality content.
• US citizenship or US permanent residency required.
COMPENSATION
$1,690 bi-weekly (exempt, salaried position).
TO APPLY
Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at https://www.ghfp.net/
All online applications must be submitted by December 31, 2015 by 5:00 pm Eastern time.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer.
Product Manager and Impact & Innovations Fellow positions available in Kenya
MitiHealth is a small, fast-moving social enterprise based in Kenya guided by a belief that leveraging technology and data can drive major improvements in the quality of both medication and primary care.
Two positions are available: Product Manager and Impact & Innovations Fellow.
Product Manager: MitiHealth is seeking a creative and detailed-focused individual to lead product development supported by a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to integrate Safaricom's M-Pesa mobile money services and our Android-based platform and support additional access to credit and financial reporting. Learn more information about the position and how to apply here.
Impact & Innovations Fellow: MitiHealth is seeking a creative and data-driven individual to help identify new approaches to maximizing their impact and operational reach and develop small-scale experiments to evaluate these approaches. Learn more information about the position and how to apply here.
