Dimagi is looking for a Partnerships Manager to develop new partnerships and create new opportunities for us in West Africa.
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Vaccine Survey
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Employer Information Session: NORC at the University of Chicago
MONDAY, MARCH 21st, 2016
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
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Research Survey
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Partnerships Manager in Dakar, Senegal with Dimagi
If interested, please send your CV and cover letter to dwa-jobs@dimagi.com. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please indicate “Partnerships Manager” in the subject line of your e-mail.
We are looking for someone who is eager to develop innovative collaborations with organizations large and small to promote service delivery in under-served rural and urban communities across Sub-Saharan Africa, where we are already established as one of the leading mHealth organizations in the region and the world.
As a Partnerships Manager, you will interact with an impressive range of NGOs, social enterprises, funding agencies, and other organizations working in the domains of health, agriculture, education, and more. Your work will include writing proposals, brainstorming with partner organizations how mobile technology can be adapted to support their needs and initiatives, working with funders such as USAID, managing client relationships end-to-end, networking, and communications. You will join our global team of field staff and share lessons learned and expertise from around the world.
Skills & Requirements
- French fluency and ability to write high-quality proposals in French
- Working proficiency in English
- 3-5 years of relevant work experience
- Strong work ethic and drive to succeed
- Outstanding oral and written communication
- Reliable, self-directed, and resourceful
- Previous experience in a communications, business development, or partnerships role
- Interested and able to work in a multi-cultural, distributed, and international team setting
- Able to obtain a work visa for employment in Senegal
Additional Desired Attributes
- Native French
- Experience working with USAID and international NGOs
- Experience with global health
- Experience with SalesForce or Sales automation
Position Requirements & Qualifications
Partnerships Managers have all of their business-travel-related expenses reimbursed. Dimagi offers a casual working environment with flexible work hours. We request a 2 year commitment. The position is based in Dakar, Senegal. Given our social mission, our budgeted salary scale is more inline with that of a non-profit organization and exact compensation will vary by level of experience.
You must be an outstanding communicator and writer who is reliable, self-directed, and able to juggle many things at once. Note that even though you will be working with mobile phone applications, a background in technology is not necessary. The profile of a candidate who will be happy in this position is a people’s person who is excited about driving forward new initiatives and strategizing on the uses of mobile technology for development, enjoys travel and field work, is down to earth and OK with a fluid schedule. At Dimagi, you will have freedom to pursue your own interests and grow your skill set, as well as strive to make a real impact around the world.
2016 Dahod Breast Cancer Research Visiting Professor Lecture: “Causal Inference in Cancer Health Disparities Research: Where the Rubber Meets the Road”
2016 Dahod Breast Cancer Research Visiting Professor Lecture
Monday, March 14, 1-1:50 p.m.
BUSM Instructional Building, Room L110
Open to all BUMC faculty, students and staff
“Causal Inference in Cancer Health Disparities Research:
Where the Rubber Meets the Road”
Whitney R. Robinson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Robinson will use examples from her research on the associations between breast cancer risk and (1) menopausal hormone therapy and (2) premenopausal hysterectomy among White and Black women to demonstrate how causal thinking can inform health disparities research.
Project Manager with Brown University School of Public Health’s Institute for Community Health Promotion
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Job Description: The purpose of this position is to manage multiple federal and non-federal research and training grants, and to support administrative responsibilities of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute. This person will oversee protocol development, implementation and evaluation of research grants, including but not limited to student and fellow recruitment, developing training curriculum, scheduling travel and logistics for fellow training, writing reports for funding agencies. Current projects for which the Coordinator will be responsible include: the Brazil Community Health Fellowship, the Clinical and Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research Training Fellowship, and the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program. The Coordinator will also work directly with undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, and doctoral and post-doctoral fellows to assist with research projects, IRB submissions, scheduling and overseeing mentorship activities with the Principal Investigator. To be considered, please submit both a resume and cover letter.
Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in related field (strongly preferred) with evidence of academic achievement and 3 years research experience required. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Knowledge of grant project research designs, organizational relationships, and the national and international context in which these projects operate.
- Experience in grant project management.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Motivated and self-starting.
- Effective training/teaching and supervisory skills.
Background check: Criminal
Recruiting Start Date:2016-03-02-08:00
Job Posting Title: Project Coordinator
Department: Institute of Community Health Promotion
Grade: Grade 10
Worker Type: Employee
Worker Sub-Type: Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
Time Type: Full time
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 37.5
Submission Guidelines:
Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any staff position at Brown University you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.
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MIT Humanitarian Speaker Series: Dr. Marilene Cherkesly
Humanitarian Speaker Series: Dr. Marilene Cherkesly
When: Friday, March 18th, 12:30-1:30pm
Topic: "Modelling and solving a community health care network design problem in remote regions"
Where: MIT Building E38, 6th floor conference room
Lunch provided.
Film Screening: Blessed Fruit of the Womb – A Fight for Reproductive Rights in Guatemala
The Latin American Studies Program presents:
Blessed Fruit of the Womb
A Fight for Reproductive Rights in Guatemala
Wednesday, March 23 | 5–6:30 PM
College of Arts & Sciences, 725 Commonwealth Ave., Room 533 B (Geddes Language Center)
Project Manager With George Washington Cancer Institute’s LGBT Health Equity Initiative
Job Description:
The George Washington Cancer Institute is seeking a Project Manager for their LGBT Health Equity Initiative. The Project Manager, LGBT Health Equity is a liaison between GW Cancer Center and the Washington, DC community. The position focuses on improved community engagement among underserved populations, in particular the LGBT communities. This role is primarily responsible for ensuring the patient perspective is included in GW Cancer Center institutional policies related to cancer health care and research and managing a portfolio of community education and outreach projects.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Community Engagement & Education- Create partnerships and maintain relationships to accomplish strategic objectives
- Maintain relationships with local LGBT community organizations and service providers
- Create tools and resources with evidence-based information relevant to theLGBT communities
- Create tools and summaries to make research relevant and useful to patients engaging in their healthcare
- Adapt and implement live, in-person trainings to help patients engage in their healthcare
- Contribute to an e-learning opportunity for health care professionals related to how to deliver LGBT-affirming cancer care
- Contribute to the development of an enduring, online patient engagement training for patients and researchers
- Culture Change at GW Cancer Center-Lead expansion of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data fields for clinical care, research and cancer registry reporting, including working with clinical and administrative colleagues to revise patient intake forms at the hospital and MFA, recommending changes to electronic health records for
- LGBT structured data fields in line with national recommendations and educating a broad variety of stakeholders on the importance of data collection for LGBTpatients
- Adapt and implement live, in-person trainings to help clinicians and non-clinical staff at GW Cancer Center become more competent in caring for LGBT patients and to help develop an institutional culture that is LGBT-affirming and culturally sensitive
- Recommend environmental changes for an LGBT-affirmative health care environment (e.g. brochures in clinic waiting rooms, rainbow stickers welcoming patients, affirming messaging on web sites)
- Work with Whitman-Walker Health to create a smooth pathway of referral forLGBT patients diagnosed with cancer to receive affirming care at GW Cancer Center
- Represent the LGBT patient perspective at designated GW Cancer Center meetings
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 2 years of relevant professional experience. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Established familiarity with LGBT communities in DC
A preferred minimum of two years of community outreach or comparable experience
Experience with cancer and/or patient-centered care initiatives preferred
Information Manager with Harvard University Global Health Education and Learning Incubator
Auto req ID: 38642BR
Business Title: Information Manager
School/Unit: University Administration
Sub-Unit: Interfaculty Initiatives
Location: USA - MA - Cambridge
Job Function: General Administration
Time Status: Full-time
Schedule: Mon. - Fri. 9am-5pm (35hrs./wk.)
Department: Global Health Education & Learning Incubator
Salary Grade: 057
Union: 00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary
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Duties & Responsibilities:
The Incubator maintains a Digital Repository, which is an online destination to find resources that support interdisciplinary learning and teaching about contemporary global health challenges; a larger, offline “library” of published resources is also maintained to inform the development of teaching and learning materials about global health and global learning. These resources include documents (reports, briefings, fact sheets, workshop proceedings), data (datasheets, data portals, data summaries), graphics (slides, interactives, infographics), educational tools (teaching material, student lessons, teaching support, curated collections), news, peer-reviewed international journals, global organizations that produce annual reports and other public goods such as briefs, expert commentaries, and position papers.
The Incubator seeks an experienced, enthusiastic, and entrepreneurial Information Manager to play an integral role in managing the curation, organization, documentation, and archiving its repository of public goods related to global health and global learning. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in both content curation and information management; project management; familiarity with digital database systems, global organizations, public access data, etc.; and superior organizational skills. Given the Incubator’s broad approach to global health, candidates with experience in international policy, global governance, sustainability, and related fields are also encouraged to apply.
Primary responsibilities include:
Curation and organization of several kinds of resources (described above), with specific focus on global health and global learning:
Work with subject matter experts to conceptualize global health information architecture and taxonomy
Curate print and digital resources as high-quality resources using an interdisciplinary approach toward teaching and learning about global health
Tag digital content to make it efficient for users to find
Work closely with GHELI staff and leadership to manage the digital curation process: e.g., identifying, collecting, developing, editing, tagging, and publishing global health resources
Demonstrate expert knowledge of the content and format of resources, including the ability to critically evaluate, select, and filter them.
Identify, access, and extract the best available externally published and internally created resources related to global health, global learning, and other priority knowledge areas; deploy content (in a variety of formats) through the Incubator using a suite of information access tools.
Develop or refine information policies regarding internal and external resources, and advise on the implementation of these policies.
Information management:
Manage the life cycle of information resources, from creation or acquisition through its destruction – this includes organizing, categorizing, cataloguing, classifying, disseminating; creating and managing taxonomies, content, etc.
Organize digital files and media collected, created, developed, or otherwise generated by GHELI for ease of access and use (resources may be used for teaching, workshops, events, research, web features, etc.)
Identify key information assets (physical records, electronic information, media, and data), define how they should be managed throughout their life cycle, and define the requirements of systems in which those assets are stored and referenced
Promote best practices and participate in developing content, messaging, and training materials to educate and engage GHELI staff in the proper use and management of information and the tools that manage them.
Basic Qualifications:
A master's degree in Information Sciences, Library Sciences, Museum Studies, or related field required. Additional degree in global health, international relations, policy, or related field is preferred, but equivalent years of work and/or comparable expertise will be considered. A minimum of five years of experience in data preservation, curation, and dissemination, preferably in library, information centers or applied-research oriented settings, is required. Strong candidates will also demonstrate understanding of issues related to scholarly publishing.
Other skills:
Strong understanding and familiarity with principles and mechanics of information management, including data dictionaries, taxonomy formulation, controlled vocabularies, current and emerging metadata standards, and records management practices
Broad knowledge of information retrieval, categorization, and organizational principles
Demonstrated experience in web content management systems development
Experience in design and development of document management, digital asset management, and information management systems
Understanding of principles of good usability and graphic design
Experience with tools for managing digital assets for both data and publication
Experience with institutional repositories and metadata creation
Experience or familiarity with instructional technology and/or digital media software in an educational setting. Ability to use technology in creative ways to solve problems and/or facilitate workflow
Excellent computer skills, with advanced proficiency in a Windows environment and with MS Office applications
Significant project management experience, including the ability and interest in establishing and supporting creative initiatives, and facilitating new partnerships and interdisciplinary projects.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively, demonstrated record of setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and sharing workloads and projects with a diverse team. Ability to mentor and coach junior staff and novice researchers.
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to take initiative and thrive in a fast-paced, changing, collaborative environment. Able to produce timely, high-quality results under pressure.
Additional Information :
The Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University inspires and supports innovative learning, teaching, and dialogue about cutting-edge, multidisciplinary global challenges. We foster and evaluate new pedagogical tools and instructional strategies that bridge disciplinary fields, educational spaces, and groups of learners. We define global health within a conceptual framework that captures the interconnectedness between health conditions (the “problem”), the determinants of health (the “context”), and societal responses (the “solutions”), and which recognizes the blurred lines between social, political, economic, and environmental domains.
This is a one year term position with the possibility of renewal.
Pre-Employment Screening: Identity
Appointment End Date: 30-Jun-2017
EEO Statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
