Director of the Western New York Community Health Planning Institute

Develops a process, infrastructure and sustainability for a community health planning center of excellence which is of demonstrated value to the WNY community. Serves as the lead in the development and execution of the strategic planning framework for community-based health planning in WNY. Manages collection, analysis and reporting of regional health data. Leads the staff support for the Steering Committee and topical work groups. Assures transparency and public accountability.

NORAPC Internship

The New Orleans Regional AIDS Planning Council (NORAPC) is seeking graduate student interns to assist with planning council activities (i.e., administrative support, literature review, special projects). NORAPC is a HIV/AIDS service planning body working in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Health Policy (grantee for Federal Ryan White Part A funds). The agency’s mission is to ensure the provision of a high quality continuum of HIV treatment and care for People Living with HIV/AIDS in the New Orleans Eligible Metropolitan Area (Orleans, Jefferson, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, St. James, St. Bernard, St. Tammany and Plaquemines parishes).

M&E positions

MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC. (MACRO) is a professional services firm offering high-quality research, management consulting, and information technology services supporting business and government.
Macro is seeking a Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist with Malaria experience.
MACRO is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Resident Advisor to serve in Bamako, Mali.

Evaluation Coordinator

As a member of the Evaluation Team, the Evaluation Coordinator will implement evaluation plans and mechanisms for components of one or more large LPHI programs. In certain instances, the Evaluation Coordinator may serve as the lead evaluator for smaller evaluation projects. The Evaluation Coordinator will also support evaluation capacity building among external community partners.

Interviewers needed in New Orleans

Part time employment opportunities are available for candidates in the New Orleans area to work as Field Interviewers.
Interested candidates will list addresses, locate participants, and conduct interviews in-home or by phone for the Displaced New Orleans Residents Study (DNORS).

Epidemiologist – Zimbabwe

The epidemiologist will provide oversight of existing health information systems as well as recommending improvements to data gathering methodology. He/she will contribute to the design/design disease surveillance systems as well as gather/analyse information related to patterns of morbidity and mortality. Disease surveillance will be targeted towards relevant infectious diseases as well as malnutrition prevalence levels. This role is also responsible for ensuring that systems are in place in order to gather relevant information required for health related, donor-funded project indicators.

Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor

The Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor will serve as a member of the Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting (MER) Team within the Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Research Division in the Office of HIV/AIDS of the Bureau for Global Health (GH/OHA/SPER) and support the monitoring and evaluation activities within the Division. Under the direction of the MER Team Leader, the Advisor will provide general support to the Division’s activities that include project performance monitoring, program level data gathering/validation, trend monitoring and reporting. Working closely with the MER Team, the Advisor will support the development of HIV/AIDS surveillance systems, and assist with the oversight, management and reporting on HIV/AIDS surveillance indicators and targets for these activities. He/she will serve as the Division’s specialist for monitoring and evaluation, provide technical input on surveys and assist with operational research, tracking studies, and program assessments.

IPPF Evaluation Intern

IPPF/WHR is one of the six regional offices that are part of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. We are currently interviewing for a part-time (approximately 25 hours/week) intern position beginning in mid-January through May 2009 (with the potential to extend) to support the cleaning and analysis of data related to Member Association clinical services, and programming addressing unwanted pregnancy and access to abortion services.

Qualitative Analysis Specialist

The Mary Amelia Center is looking for a student to participate as the Qualitative Analysis Specialist for an environmental scan of three local neighborhoods. This is a PAID part-time position which offers hands on experience with development and use of qualitative research instruments for interviews and focus groups and the opportunity to develop a better understanding of local culture and community.

Data Coordinator – Boys Town Louisiana

Boys Town Louisiana is looking for a part-time Data Coordinator for its Community-based Abstinence Education program. The program’s purpose is to provide an abstinence-only educational curriculum to 9th and 10th grade public high school students. This project is federally funded and is research-driven to determine the effectiveness of the program.