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Position Available: Microbiology Data Management
MORU Tropical Health Network is looking for an enthusiastic person with practical experience of database management and a working knowledge of clinical microbiology, especially for those organisms isolated in blood cultures and their antimicrobial susceptibility testing, who has good attention to detail, to help with the cleaning of a large blood culture database at the Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit in Vientiane, Laos for up to 6 months in early 2016. Experience of statistical software such as R or Stata would be an advantage. The responsibilities of the post would be to use manual and software techniques to clean the database, identify and complete missing data where this is possible, identify which identification and susceptibility tests need to be repeated and liaise with data management and microbiology teams. The deliverable will be a clean database.
There would also be opportunities to participate in some of the other activities of this clinical research unit (see http://www.tropmedres.ac/lomwru-laos). The remuneration package includes health insurance, plus reasonable travel costs. Please send your CV and a letter explaining your skills and why you would like to take this position to sengmany@tropmedres.ac.
Over 150 Positions Available with Global Health Corps
The most powerful lever of change in global health is great leadership, and everyone has a role to play. Global Health Corps is recruiting diverse talent for a range of positions on the front lines of the health equity movement in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the U.S., and Zambia, including:
- Project Officer at mothers2mothers in Lilongwe, Malawi
- Business Administration Systems Liaison Officer at The Ihangane Project in Kigali, Rwanda
- e-Health Coordinator at Clinton Health Access Initiative, Uganda
- Advocacy & Policy Associate at Housing Works in New York, United States
- Senior Research Associate at the Ministry of Health in Lusaka, Zambia
- HIV Research Program Officer at Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group, Zambia
- Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Christian Health Association of Malawi, Malawi
- Behavior Change Communication Officer at Ministry of Health – Uganda, Uganda
- Population Health Officer - Quality Initiatives at Housing Works, United States
Apply early! Applications will be reviewed starting in late December and will close on February 2, 2016.
Multiple Openings with Wits Reproductive Health & HIV Institute in South Africa
Wits Reproductive Health & HIV Institute is expanding their adolescent and HSS programs, so they are hiring many Project Managers! If you are looking for a job in South Africa look to see if your skills match these job profiles:
- Research Assistant (Research Centre 1-year fixed term contract)
- Counselor: Adolescent Innovations Project
- Project Manager II: ECHO Study Communications & GPP
- And more!
Digital Communications Coordinator with the Population Council
The Population Council is looking for a Digital Communications Coordinator to join its Office of Strategic Communications. Primary responsibilities include writing and posting content for the Council’s website and social media channels, and coordinating an annual review and update of the Council’s website content. This is a newly created position and a great opportunity for someone to come in and help shape it.
We’re looking for a social media savvy professional with a track record of implementing successful online communications strategies. Experience in global health communications is a plus.
The job description and process for application can be found at http://www.popcouncil.org/careers.
Research Assistant position available with Last Mile Health
Overview:
In August 2012, Last Mile Health launched a new pilot project to provide lifesaving care to rural communities in the most remote corners of Liberia. We partnered with a small rural clinic and began training a cohort of community health workers (CHW), with the goal of designing an integrated, scalable model for providing community-based care for the top killers of women and children in remote communities. As part of its recovery effort after the end of the Ebola outbreak, the Liberia Ministry of Health has prioritized launching a national community health workforce able to prevent, diagnose, and treat the most life-threatening health conditions. Working side-by-side, LMH and the MOH are designing and implementing a national roll-out of a network of community health workers to stretch the country’s primary health services to the most rural communities to improve maternal and child health and serve as a front-line response for future outbreaks.
Position Summary:
Working under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and Manager of Research & Evaluation, the Research Assistant will support the organization’s evaluation, research, and program planning efforts through the analysis and interpretation of various data streams.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
Manage, clean, and analyze evaluation data from cluster sample surveys, health system records, and qualitative assessments to enable program evaluation and data-driven planning
Clean and analyze routine data from our CHW program and make recommendations for potential programmatic improvements based on findings of analyses
Manage the process of publishing analysis findings in academic journals, including performing literature reviews, writing manuscripts, and managing IRB communications
Support the design and implementation of program evaluations and special studies
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. public health, biostatistics) with a quantitative focus, enrollment in an MPH or similar graduate degree program preferred.
- Relevant work experience, preferably in a research setting
- Experience in the evaluation of public health programs preferred
- Experience working in sub-Saharan Africa is preferred
- Experience in data processing, analysis, and management
- Proficiency with a statistical software package (Stata preferred) and experience with complex data analysis
- Experience conducting literature reviews
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Eagerness to learn new analytical techniques and work with complicated datasets produced within challenging, real-world conditions
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and produce completed projects promptly
- Strong analytic and critical thinking skills
- Familiarity with relational databases (e.g. MySQL) and/or qualitative research software is preferred
- Demonstrated ability to write and produce reports and present information clearly and effectively under time constraints
To Apply:
Please submit a resume, letter of interest, and three professional references through our portal on http://lastmilehealth.org/careers. The deadline for this position is Friday, December 18, 2015.
Monitoring Learning and Evaluation Lead in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Monitoring Learning and Evaluation Lead
Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojana
Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Organization’s Background
The State of Uttar Pradesh has 60 million people living below the poverty line, this is the highest number of absolute poor in the country. As daunting as these numbers might be, they do not even begin to represent the complex development challenge in the state. The state is plagued by caste, class and gender based hierarchies that have impeded progress of the most vulnerable population and generated a vicious cycle of chronic poverty broadening the divide between the haves and have nots and making it even more difficult, particularly for the public sector, to reach out to the poor. In this case, it is critical to draw focus to women in rural Uttar Pradesh, who are the most disadvantages among the poor and discriminated against with regard to control of resources, opportunities, decision-making etc. The state has some of the worst social, economic and health indicators with regard to women and children. For e.g. the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of UP is 50, much higher than the national average of 40, the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) of UP is 392 almost double of the national average. In fact, Uttar Pradesh with three other states, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan together account for more than half of the country’s neonatal mortality, which accounts for about 14% of global newborn deaths. Further, 17% of all child deaths in UP occur due to pneumonia and around 14 million episodes of childhood pneumonia occur in UP every year.
For instituting health behavior change, strengthening community to demand their rights and entitlements and ensuring information dissemination is important. Learning’s from the field and research findings seems to suggest that both success and scale can only be ensured through bottom up approaches that are centred around the community and community based institutions.
Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojna (RGMVP) is a right based organization which is working on organizing women into Self Help Groups (SHG) and their federations so that women can collectively address development challenges. With its work spread across 275 blocks in UP, RGMVP reaches out to around 1.3 million rural women and households. The objective of RGMVP’s work is to facilitate women empowerment, particularly of the most backward population, by disrupting hierarchy and creating opportunities.
For more information and to apply, please visit refer to the online posting.
Deadline for applications is December 22th, 2015
USAID Global Health Fellows II – Social and Behavioral Change Communication Intern
Social and Behavior Change Communication Intern
Policy, Evaluation and Communication Division, Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Bureau for Global health, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC/Arlington, VA | February 2016 - August 2016: Compensated 6 month Internship | INT-P5-014
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 Policy, Evaluation, and Communication Division (PEC) under the Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) in the Bureau for Global Health (GH) creates the enabling environment for sexual and reproductive health (RH) and works with partners within USAID and externally to: (Policy) Promote effective sexual and RH advocacy, policy, financing, and governance; (Evaluation) Collect, analyze, and evaluate data for evidence-based decision making; and (Communication) Develop and implement communication efforts to influence attitudes, norms, and behaviors. The PRH Office provides technical leadership, strategic direction, implementation oversight, support to field missions, partner coordination, and performance tracking for the family planning (FP) component of the United States Government (USG)'s Global Health Initiative.
INTRODUCTION
The Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Intern (Intern) will be assigned to the SBCC Team in the PEC Division. The Intern will assist the SBCC Team in supporting GH's flagship behavior change projects, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) and Transform, and may also carry out other Bureau-wide duties in collaboration with other divisions within PRH. All work will be conducted with the purpose of supporting the two projects' SBCC activities worldwide, as well as assisting with related technical needs within the office. The Intern is critical to the Team, as SBCC is a cross-division technical priority area for PRH. The Intern will receive technical guidance from the PRH Behavior Change Communication Advisor as his/her onsite manager and will work collaborate with several other SBCC technical staff in the GH Bureau.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Gaining experience in the field of Social Behavior Change Communication.
• Gaining a greater understanding of the global landscape of SBCC for health, with particular focus in the areas of SBCC capacity strengthening, research and innovation.
• Deepening skills in collaboration and coordination within a complex organizational and implementation structure.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Developing a series of SBCC program case studies highlighting current best practices in behavior change for FP/RH.
• Assisting with first-line technical review of HC3 and Transform PRH Task Order outputs, including outputs in PRH core activity areas such as urban youth, healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy, and provider behavior change.
• Producing a streamlines, comprehensive toolkit or package, including SBCC talking points and other briefing materials, for USAID use in advocating for SBCC programming with USAID Missions and other potential partners.
• Assisting the SBCC Team in gathering and analyzing data in order to assess current USAID programming needs in SBCC. These activities may include drafting results frameworks, scopes of work and other related project documents. In addition, this activity will require the intern to work across the broad GH SBCC Team.
• Designing and implementing a specific SBCC activity commensurate with current PEC or PRH needs and the Intern's qualifications and interests in SBCC.
• Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming needs and/or the Intern's own interest.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Currently enrolled master's or other post-bachelor's degree candidate in a program related to public health, health communication, social marketing, or social psychology; or, completion of such within the past 12 months. Coursework related to behavior change, health communication, and/or health education is preferred.
• Demonstrated interest in social and behavior change and/or health communication in developing countries. Experience with behavior change programming (including peer education, counseling, social marketing, and community mobilization) in developing country settings in preferred.
• Strong web-based research skills, organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Google applications.
• 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 https://www.ghfp.net/
All online applications must be submitted by December 15, 2015 by 5:00 pm Eastern time.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer.
USAID Global Health Fellows II Fellowship Available: Africa/Regional HIV/AIDS Advisor
Africa Regional HIV/AIDS Advisor
Technical Advisor I/II
Health Team, Office of Sustainable Development, Africa Bureau, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC | Assignment: Two Year Fellowship | GHFP-II-P5-184
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 nfectious Disease Division, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition
BACKGROUND
In little more than three decades, AIDS has established itself as a global crisis with an estimated 35 million people infected. HIV/AIDS has stimulated an unprecedented global response. Billions of dollars have been spent to provide comprehensive prevention programs, treatment and care for those infected, and families and communities affected by the disease.
The US Government (USG) has been fully engaged, and since establishing the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 2003, it has been a leader in the global effort to combat HIV/AIDS. PEPFAR is the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease. Through PEPFAR, the US government has invested $65 billion dollars toward comprehensive prevention, treatment, and care strategy, with an emphasis on transparency and accountability for results.
In 2015, the USG launched ambitious new PEPFAR HIV prevention and treatment targets for 2016 and 2017. By the end of 2017, PEPFAR will support 12.9 million people on life-saving anti-retroviral treatment - nearly doubling the number of people receiving treatment from 2013 to 2017.PEPFAR will also provide 13 million male circumcisions for HIV prevention, and reduce HIV incidence by 40 percent among adolescent girls and young women within the highest burdened areas of 10 sub-Saharan African countries.
In addition to providing an unprecedented commitment of resources, PEPFAR has demanded a results-oriented way of doing business, with high levels of accountability, establishment of measureable goals against which progress has been tracked and evaluated, and funding decisions made based on performance towards these goals. PEPFAR is expected to play a pivotal role in the whole of Government Global Health Initiative that is being rolled out across the region.
The Africa Bureau's Office of Sustainable Development (AFR/SD) provides strategic guidance and intellectual leadership to AFR; conducts economic, social and political analyses critical to the development of AFR policies, strategies, budgets and activities; manages or coordinates three Presidential and two Agency Initiatives; and provides technical services to AFR's field missions. In carrying out these functions, AFR/SD serves as the Bureau's principal liaison with African and international partners, USG sister agencies, the private sector, universities and the Private Voluntary Organization (PVO)/Non-governmental Organization (NGO) community.
AFR/SD's Health Team works across all sectors related to health, including HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB), Malaria, Maternal and Child Health (MCH), Reproductive Health and Family Planning, Emerging Pandemic Threats and Health Systems Strengthening. The Team directly manages activities that support African capacity development and improving the lives of Africa's most vulnerable populations.
The Health Team works in close collaboration with other USAID Bureaus, including the Bureau for Global Health, and other pillar and Regional Bureaus to integrate programs and coordinate strategic and technical support to USAID missions, program reviews and assessments, and staff development. It works closely with African and donor partners such as the African Union, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and others.
Under PEPFAR, USAID's AFR has played a strong role in helping to implement HIV/AIDS services and activities in the region. AFR staff have participated on PEPFAR Technical Working Groups, providing technical assistance to countries and providing leadership in areas such as orphans and vulnerable children, pediatric and adolescent HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, integration of prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), MCH, pediatric AIDS, and family planning, among others. Meeting the challenges of the next decade will require continued leadership and sustained efforts - and will require improved and new approaches and skills to support activities that can define and meet complex challenges of promoting sustainable national commitments and a harmonization of HIV/AIDS activities with national and global public health priorities.
INTRODUCTION
The Africa Regional HIV/AIDS Advisor (Advisor) will work as a member of AFR/SD's Health Team. The Advisor, in collaboration with the Health Team Leader and the Senior Program Advisor, will liaise with the Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) within USAID's Bureau for Global Health (GH)as well as with the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) within the US Department of State. The Advisor will support efforts to ensure that within USAID's broader health and development efforts on the African continent, PEPFAR policy and programs are well understood, articulated, and advocated for. The Advisor will serve as a liaison between the deep technical expertise within GH and OGAC and those focusing on a broader development view of African countries where the US is making large investments in HIV/AIDS.
The Advisor will work closely with the Health Team Leader, who serves as a PEPFAR deputy principal, with other Health Team members such as the TB/HIV Advisor and the MCH Advisors to capitalize on opportunities for integration. The HIV/AIDS Advisor will receive day-to-day guidance from the Senior Program Advisor for HIV/AIDS as his/her onsite manager.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The Africa Regional HIV/AIDS Advisor will be responsible for:
- Providing technical advice on HIV/AIDS to various offices in AFR. Inputs will be based on the monitoring of epidemic trends at the global, regional and country levels; documenting the epidemic's impact on the health, social and other development sectors in Africa; and documenting program performance across HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment efforts. This includes establishing and maintaining effective, strong and productive working relationships with Africa Bureau staff (and staff in other USG offices) working in areas of relevance to HIV/AIDS programs such as TB, malaria, child health, nutrition, and economic empowerment. This also includes facilitating dialogue and multisectoral strategies to complement and enhance HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment and mitigation programs.
- Supporting the Africa Bureau Health Team to liaise on HIV/AIDS from Africa Bureau with other USG stakeholders. Establishing and maintaining regular contact with technical counterparts engaged in HIV/AIDS work in OHA, other USAID pillar bureaus, regional bureaus, technical working groups and OGAC. Supporting communication efforts to ensure that these counterparts are well informed and supportive of AFR/SD plans, strategies, activities and progress. Giving priority support to Mission requests for assistance, their plans and strategies with the aim of creating a harmonized and country-based cohesive approach to USG programs.
- Providing technical support to PEPFAR. Liaising with or participating in selected PEPFAR technical working groups (TWG), other interagency and USAID committees which may include but not be limited to orphans and vulnerable children, gender, PMTCT and pediatric HIV/AIDS, TB, among others.
- Providing program and country support to PEPFAR. Assisting with drafting interagency guidelines, concept papers, country-level strategies, program reviews, and other related USAID/OGAC financing and implementation documents with a view to assessing and advising on the adequacy and appropriateness of USG investments.
- Supporting the AFR/Health team to engage with external stakeholders on HIV/AIDS. Supporting information exchange with partners, interagency task forces, international partners, regional institutions, and networks about effective program implementation practices on HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
- Communication. Participating in the development of presentations, reference materials, speeches, briefing materials and preparing reports and other documents as required, particularly in support of AFR's Deputy Principal to OGAC as well as AFR's Senior Program Advisor for HIV/AIDS. Coordinating the timely sharing of information relevant to policy and program decisions with leadership.
Technical Advisor II
An Advisor at the Level II will be further responsible for:
- Providing technical inputs and updates to AFR's Front Office, as well as leadership of geographic and other offices in AFR in the area of HIV/AIDS.
- Collaborating with OHA and OGAC to contribute to PEPFAR strategic guidance for USG missions, including training and ongoing technical assistance on the development, implementation and monitoring of HIV/AIDS national and local guidelines, policy and programs.
- Assisting in identifying analysis and studies that should be carried out to provide a comprehensive understanding of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. This will include tracking the progress of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, examining relevant trends and impacts on other sectors and various population groups. The Advisor will collaborate with OHA and OGAC to make contributions to the analyses and studies that will influence country programming.
- Contributing to report production and informative analytic discussions for use by decision makers in USAID and OGAC and inclusion in policy and program guidance documentation.
International and domestic travel approximately 20%.
Training and professional development (7%)
- Keeping abreast of literature and latest developments in the fields of HIV/AIDS programming.
- Deepening knowledge of HIV/AIDS programming.
- Participating in interagency and intra-agency working groups as appropriate to the scope of work.
- 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 public policy, epidemiology, economics or related field required.
- Ability to understand a full range of issues around integrated HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programming and develop projects with appropriate linkages and evaluation strategies.
- Ability to analyze and monitor complex health situations.
- Demonstrated ability in strategic planning, program management and implementation, especially within a developing country context.
- Strong interpersonal communication and excellent oral communication and English writing skills.
- Demonstrated flexibility and openness in responding to changing work priorities and environment.
- Highly developed computer skills with documented work using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Capabilities with Statistical (SAS, SPSS) and meta-analysis software or GIS systems preferred.
- Ability to travel internationally.
- US citizenship required.
In addition to the above, the position requires the following at each level:
Technical Advisor I
- 0-7 years' recent experience working in a technical capacity for an international nongovernmental organization, public international organization, or USG agency working in international development, health or HIV/AIDS with or without experience working in an international or resource challenged setting.
Technical Advisor II
Minimum five (5) years' experience in HIV/AIDS or other health programming, including at least two (2) years' experience focused on international public health programming and/or implementation in a developing country or resource challenged setting.
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 http://recruitment.ghfp.net/, 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 December 16, 2015 by 5:00 pm Eastern time.
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TA’s wanted for Spring PH511 course
Dr. Susan Foster is seeking Teaching Assistants (TA's) for her spring undergraduate course PH511: Pathogens, Poverty, and Populations: An Introduction to International Health, which meets Fridays 11-2 in CAS326 on the on the Charles River Campus (during Spring semester: January 22- April 29, 2016). Ideal candidates will have two semesters of MPH coursework under them along with international experience.
TAs are hired to assist the Professor in the running of the course. The TA is required to attend classes, to assist with copying and distribution/collection of class materials, provide tutoring help to students, conduct review sessions, and manage the course Blackboard site. The TA may also be an independent grader of writing or project assignments where substantive knowledge must be used in the assessment, or in leading sections of the course independently of the Professor. Depending on responsibilities, TA's compensation ranges between $1,250 to $1,750 per 4-credit course.
Course Description:
PH511: Pathogens, Poverty, and Populations: An Introduction to International Health Course information:
This course will introduce students to issues of public health importance in developing countries. For each disease or public health problem considered, the class will explore its epidemiology, natural history, risk factors and contributing causes, and responses of the public health community at local, national, regional, and international levels. The course includes six sections: Core Concepts, Child Health and Nutrition, Infectious Diseases, Women’s Health and HIV/AIDS, Chronic and Non-communicable Diseases, and Concluding Sessions. PH511 is appropriate for undergraduates and others who are not in an SPH degree program. Students who complete PH511 as undergraduates should not also take IH703.
If you are interested in this opportunity, send a resume, one page statement on your qualifications and motivation for being a TA, plus an unofficial copy of your student transcript to Professor Susie Foster sfoster@bu.edu.