Career Talk with Ramboll Environ!

October 19th, 2016 in Outside Announcements, Practicums/Internships

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Call for Internship Applications

October 17th, 2016 in Practicums/Internships

Internship Opportunities with the Global Fund’s Access to Funding Department

There are two internship opportunities in the Access to Funding Department at the Global Fund Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, starting January 2017.

Data management intern: Maintain quality inputs to department tracking database, liaising with multiple teams in the department to source information. Analyze data and produce/update charts and standard reports and respond to ad hoc data requests. Coordinate production of surveys, collecting responses, aggregating data and generating recommendations. Prepare dashboards for executive body to support decision-making. Support maintenance of database to capture information on allocation and grant amounts and key timing milestones in the funding cycle.

Governance support intern: Provide support to the production of Secretariat documentation to assist senior management and an independent review body as they assess funding applications and grants. Take minutes, prepare PowerPoint presentations, synthesize outcomes. Identify lessons learned, issues for follow up, and analyze policy and operational implications of key decisions. Contribute to regular reporting to the Board by tracking and reporting on key metrics for each applicant or grant. Ensure extranets for external partners are up to date. Provide troubleshooting assistance as required.

How the intern can benefit from the internship:

- Obtain experience gathering information from various sources and quickly creating professional-quality, publication-ready products.
- Gain knowledge and understanding of the funding process of the Global Fund in a practical, dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Be given opportunities to learn new skills, and further develop and apply skills and knowledge acquired through existing qualifications and studies.
- Receive CHF 2,000 per month stipend for full-time internship.

Essential qualifications:

- Ability to process information from a variety of sources quickly and synthesize clear and concise communications.
- Proficiency in Excel.
- Self-motivated, detail oriented and delivers on time.
- Ability to work in an environment with people from a variety of multicultural backgrounds.
- Available full time or near full time for a six-month period, with a start date of 09 January 2016.
Desirable additional qualifications:
- Good working knowledge of French or Spanish or Russian.
- High level of expertise in PowerPoint

How to apply:

- Email your CV and a one-page cover letter to A2Finternship@theglobalfund.org with the subject line “Internship application: [type of internship]” before midnight Geneva time on 15 November, 2016.

- In your letter, explain clearly the skills, experiences and characteristics that make you especially suited to this type of internship opportunity. Clearly indicate which internship you are applying for.

Additional requirements:
- Must be a minimum 20 years old on commencement of the internship.
- Must be currently studying or has completed their studies in the last year.
- Cannot be related to a Global Fund staff member.
- If applying from Switzerland, must be in possession of a valid work permit or valid work visa on the start date of the internship. If applying from outside Switzerland, ability to travel to a Swiss consulate to apply for visa (candidates selected will be provided with a visa support letter).

Global Health Change: Effective Storytelling

October 17th, 2016 in Outside Announcements

Harvard Effective Storytelling Seminar Flyer

 

Harvard Effective Storytelling Seminar Flyer

Job Opportunity: eHealth/mHealth Advisor

October 17th, 2016 in Jobs

 

Job Description 

eHealth/mHealth Advisor  (Job Number: 1600003729) 

Description

 Social and Analytic Solutions

International Health and Division

Pretoria, South Africa
The MEASURE Evaluation Strategic Information for South Africa (MEval-SIFSA) project is a President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative that supports the public health system in South Africa to produce useful and high-quality information that contributes to sustainable policy, planning, and decision making. ICF is seeking an eHealth/mHealth Advisor to implement the project’s eHealth and mHealth activities including:

  • Supporting the National Department of Health in the implementation of the national eHealth strategy, including revision of the strategy, establishment of a Ministerial Advisory Committee and other eHealth subcommittees, and development of monitoring and reporting tools
  • Supporting the National Department of Health’s mHealth strategy implementation, through the establishment and growth of a national mHealth registry
  • Supporting the establishment and implementation of DHMIS IT help desks at provincial-level Departments of Health
  • Mapping and analysis of mHealth and eHealth applications in South Africa
  • Support of priority national mHealth and eHealth systems
  • Support of other MEval-SIFSA project initiatives as required

 

Location: Pretoria, South Africa eHealth Advisor to be co-located with the MEASURE Evaluation SIFSA/JSI team.

 

Qualifications

 Requirements:

 

  • Practical experience supporting eHealth/mHealth initiatives in South Africa
  • Strong interpersonal communications skills essential; ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Knowledge of international and national health informatics standards
  • Extensive knowledge of Health Information Systems within the South African health system
  • Understanding of the technical requirements for achieving interoperability amongst eHealth applications; expertise in XML, web services and open source solutions
  • Experience with IT help desk implementation a plus
  • Master’s degree in health informatics, computer science, statistics or other related field
  • At least 8-12 years of progressive work experience in a similar capacity
  • Demonstrated experience operating independently
  • Experience supervising staff preferable
  • Project management skills and demonstrable experience managing contractors is desirable.
  • Eligibility to work in South Africa
  • Willingness to travel up to 25% of time
  • PMP certification a plus

 

About ICF

If you want to work on the leading issues of the day, if you want your work to reflect your passion in life, if you truly want to make the world a better place, then you want to work at ICF International.

 

Whether ensuring efficient use of energy resources, protecting the environment for generations to come, supporting cancer and HIV/AIDS patients and returning veterans, helping improve the education of American youth, delivering results in emergency preparedness, or breaking ground in any number of today’s issues, ICF works in the topics that lead the news.

 

We have a passionate commitment to our work and to helping our clients achieve their objectives. We combine technical expertise with world-class analytics. We provide room for entrepreneurial thinking and grass-roots innovation to achieve compelling results for both our clients’ projects and our own company. All our work is done in a professional, collegial, and intellectual environment that allows individuals the latitude they need to perform work that parallels their passions. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 4,500 employees serve these clients worldwide. ICF's website is http://www.icf.com.

 

ICF offers an excellent benefits package, an award winning talent development program, and fosters a highly skilled, energized and empowered workforce.
ICF is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels.

 

(EEO/AA – Minorities/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities)

For a listing of other career opportunities at ICF, please visit our Career Center at www.icf.com/careers

Bhutan: The Intersection of Climate Change & Health 11/16

October 14th, 2016 in BUSPH Events, GH Events

Bhutan is a small Himalayan country that is forging a unique path for national development, emphasizing the multiple facets (not just economic growth) that determine Gross National Happiness. As part of this effort, the country has emphasized development of accessible health care, and has been assisted in this effort by the Bhutan Foundation, as well as faculty and students from the Boston area. But climate change could threaten positive health developments. Join us for this panel event discussing this pivotal intersection, followed by a reception.

Please RSVP Here

For parking & directions see below

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Keynote Address:
Dasho Benji
Founder of the Bhutan Trust for Environment and Conservation and currently a special advisor to the National Environmental Commission. He has served in a variety of roles in the Government of Bhutan since 1966.

Panel Moderator
Prof. Anthony Janetos
Director, Pardee Center for the Long Range Future

Panelists
Rich Feeley, Former hair of the Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH)
Kristin Johnson, DrPH Candidate BUSPH, worked with a Bhutanese AIDS NGO in 2014
Dr. James Richter, Massachusetts General Hospital, currently studying the etiology of stomach cancer in Bhutan
Tshering Dukpa, Kysar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences
Tshewang Wangchuk, Executive Director, Bhutan Foundation


Information regarding Parking and Directions:

Parking

BU staff/faculty with green parking stickers may park at Rafik B. Hariri Building Garage (M) - 595 Commonwealth Ave.

Outside guests (pay on entry) can park at either Kenmore Lot (O) - 549 Commonwealth Ave. or Granby Lot (N) 665 Commonwealth Ave. for the flat rate of $12 or on street meter parking is an option.

If you have speakers/guests you would like to offer “complimentary parking” -  you can purchase a guest pass for $10 in advance and arrange for them to park at Rafik B. Hariri Building Garage (M) - 595 Commonwealth Ave which is the same building as the Metcalf Trustee Center.

  • To purchase guest passes, send an email request to parking@bu.edu with # of passes, date and guest names.  Once they confirm availability, an ISR for payment will need to generated.

Here’s a link to the Charles River Campus parking map: http://www.bu.edu/parking/files/2015/06/ParkingMaps_CharlesRiver.pdf

Direction to 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor – Metcalf Trustee Center

From the West (I-90)
Take Mass Pike (I-90) East to Exit 18 (Brighton/Cambridge). Exit left. Follow signs to Cambridge to second set of lights. Turn right at lights onto Storrow Drive/Soldiers Field Road. Exit Storrow Drive at Kenmore exit. Follow local directions below.

From the North (I-93)
Take I-93 South or Route 1 South to Boston to Storrow Drive (Exit 26). Continue on Storrow to Kenmore (exit from left/center lane). Follow local directions below.

From the South (I-93)
Take I-93 North to Boston to Storrow Drive (Exit 26). Continue on Storrow to Kenmore (exit from left/center lane). Follow local directions below.

From Logan Airport
Take Route 1-A through Sumner Tunnel. Follow signs onto Expressway North (I-93). Take Back Bay/Storrow Drive exit (Exit 26) and follow signs onto Storrow Drive. Continue on Storrow to Kenmore (exit from left/center lane). Follow local directions below.

Local Directions

After taking the Kenmore exit off Storrow Drive, turn right at first set of traffic lights onto Beacon Street. At this point, the road forks; the right fork is Bay State Road. Take left fork, which leads into Kenmore Square. In the Square, bear right onto Commonwealth Avenue. Boston University Questrom School of Business is located in the Rafik B. Hariri building at 595 Commonwealth Avenue. The Metcalf Trustee Center is located on the 9th floor of this building. To access the 9th floor, use the 1 Silber Way entrance and take elevators to 9th floor.

Via the MBTA

The Metcalf Trustee Center is located directly across from the Blandford stop on the ‘B’ branch of the Green Line on the 9th floor of the Questrom School of Business. This stop is the first above ground after Kenmore Square. Passengers on other Green Line branches should transfer to a westbound ‘B’ train or walk from Kenmore Station.

The Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard’s Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Seminar on Violence and Non-Violence

October 14th, 2016 in Fellowships

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The Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Seminar on Violence and Non-Violence presents

Courting Death: The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment

A discussion with Carol S. Steiker

Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Jordan M. Steiker Judge Robert M. Parker Endowed Chair in Law, The University of Texas at Austin Law School on their new book

Additional Panelists:

Lawrence D. Bobo E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University

Charles Fried Beneficial Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Gregory Fried Professor of Philosophy, Suffolk University

Elaine Scarry Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and General Theory of Value, Harvard University

Homi Bhabha Director, Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University

Event Location

Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 6pm Room 210, Emerson Hall

Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard, 12 Quincy Street, Barker Center, Cambridge, MA 02138

For more information click here

Boston University Pardee School Initiative on Forced Migration and Human Trafficking: The Human Rights Crisis in Syria 10/25

October 14th, 2016 in BU Events

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Apple picking with Doctoral Student Organization & Minority International Scientist Organization

October 13th, 2016 in GH Events

DSO and MISO Apple Picking Event on Saturday, October 22.

Grab a friend, bring your family! Doctoral Student Organization (DSO) and Minority and International Scientist Organization (MISO) are going apple picking at Sholan Farms, which is an non-profit apple orchard run by volunteers in the city of Leominster. Leominster is the supposed birthplace of Johnny Appleseed! Please RSVP here so we can have a head count for the event and for transportation! Hope you can join us!

Santander Applications for spring practicums opens 10/14

October 13th, 2016 in Fellowships

The Santander Application cycle for spring practicums (practicums taking place between January and May) will be open from October 14 through November 10.

The GH Blast has provides details and links on the awards and the application process here.

Masters International Talk – Casey Leon RPCV 10/21

October 13th, 2016 in GH Events

Friday October 21, 1:00-2:00pm CT305

Please come and meet Casey León, an RPCV who currently works at Health Care for the Homeless, in order to learn about her Peace Corps experience as a community health volunteer and how it has influenced her career path.

 Casey León served in Puyo, Ecuador – a provincial capital in the Amazonian region of the country. Her main project was collaborating with the Ministry of Public Health and Department of Intercultural Health to improve medical services for indigenous patients in the provincial hospital. Her time spent with indigenous communities included flying in tiny planes deep into the jungle to land on machete-maintained airstrips, frequent spiritual cleansing by shamans, learning to shoot a blow gun, and spending a day playing with a baby monkey only to realize that dinner was momma monkey soup.

Other projects she worked on included conducting an analysis and intervention of the nutritional status of children within the Achuar nationality. She was also the vice president of the Gender and Development Committee, a nation-wide initiative providing scholarships, leadership camps, and training opportunities for hundreds of young underprivileged women.