Human Resources for Health

The Senior Technical Advisor for Human Resources for Health (STA/HRH) provides technical leadership and assistance to global, bilateral and foundation funded projects in multiple countries, primarily in low-resource settings. S/he is also responsible for building the organization’s technical capacity to address the human resources for health crisis.

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.

U.N. Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict

U.N. Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict is seeking professionals who are available for critical short-term assignments in various locations around the world. The announcements and application guidelines for the following assignments are below:

RTI Home Technical Office Manager

RTI is an independent organization dedicated to conducting innovative, multidisciplinary research that improves the human condition. With a worldwide staff of more than 4,000 people, RTI offers innovative research and development and a full spectrum of multidisciplinary services. Universities in North Carolina founded RTI in 1958 as the first scientific organization in and centerpiece of the Research Triangle Park.

RTI International is seeking applicants for a Home Office Technical Manager (HOTM) to serve as part of RTI’s Center for International Health (CIH) group, within the International Development Group. CIH implements projects and programs in the following technical areas: Health Systems and Finance; Health Policy and Research; Health Governance and Public Private Partnerships; Malaria and Vector Control; Neglected Tropical Diseases; and HIV/AIDS.

The Home Office Technical Manager will work on CIH’s $150 million USAID Indoor Residual Spraying Project, which focuses on the prevention and control of malaria throughout Africa.   The HOTM serves as a technical resource in the overall program and activity design, including environmental assessments, compliance reporting, preparation of spray teams, IEC campaigns, and logistical oversight of the all spray operations to assure compliance to program policies and standards.

Responsibilities

•  Working in collaboration with each country Chief of Party (COP), serves as the home office coordinator to 3-4 IRS country programs.  Is responsible for supporting all aspects of each country program to include technical, operational, financial and administrative aspects of each country.   Represents the country program in technical meetings with the client and at other technical forum and meetings;

•  Provides technical assistance for current and anticipated RTI projects supporting malaria control as well as other Center for International Health projects as needed;

•  Monitors and reports on progress of each country program on a weekly basis, and keeps track of all actions required in the IRS countdown calendar;

•  As appropriate, participates and leads in the training of spray team supervisors and operators as part of program preparation for IRS;

•  Assists the COP in monitoring implementation of the country program to include tracking progress of program targets and deliverables, identifying issues that need to be addressed and ensuring that technical and financial reporting requirements are met; keeps RTI IRS project senior management up to date on all project issues and activities;

•  Supports the COPs in the development and review of IRS country work plans and program budgets; assures that all resources and assistance is provided to each country COP to include scheduling of appropriate support from the regional office and home office, as needed;

•  Plays a key role in the development of quarterly country reports, and end of spray reports as required under the IRS contract;

•  Monitors program performance against program requirements, scope of work, and budget;

•  Monitors client satisfaction (USAID and National Malaria Program) and assists the COP in responding to client concerns or needs;

•  Reviews budget development and program work plans and identify areas of concern. Assists in monitoring budget consumption and making projections to ensure project is completed within budget;

•  Prepares scopes of work and budgets for consultants and subcontractors, as needed and provides follow up for their approval;

•  Prepares routine technical reports, newsletters, websites, press releases and other publications;

Requirements

•  Minimum of a Bachelors degree in public health, biology, entomology, environmental sciences or related field plus 6 years of experience in international health or public health OR Masters Degree and 3 years of experience in international or public health;

•  Prior experience serving in a long-term resident position or in a home office backstopping or project management role. Must have demonstrated experience in financial management, human resources, logistics /operations and other administrative tasks;

•  Demonstrated experience working on USAID-funded projects and an in-depth knowledge of USAID rules and regulations is required;

•  Demonstrated experience writing technical reports or proposals;

•  Flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks and work collaboratively with others;

•  Ability to interact effectively with all levels of internal and external clients;

•  Experience in Africa is preferred;

•  Foreign language fluency in French, Portuguese, or Kiswahili preferred;

•  Strong oral and written communications skills;

•  Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office Applications;

•  Willingness to travel frequently

Equal Employment Opportunity

**Please apply at www.rti.org/job11838 to be considered**

Malaria Operational Research Manager

On November 8, 2008, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria approved the launch of an ambitious new initiative to increase access to malaria treatment around the world. The Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria (AMFm) will begin operations in May 2009 and to gain access to the Facility, interested countries will need to develop detailed plans and policies before that time. The Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI), in collaboration with other organizations within the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, is committed to informing the effective execution and potential expansion of this Facility.
We are accordingly seeking a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding problem-solving, managerial, analytical, and communication skills to manage our development and pursuit of these operational research projects.

Program Officer – Rwanda HIV/AIDS Clinical Services

The IntraHealth Program Officer for the Rwanda HIV/AIDS Clinical Services (HCSP) bilateral Program is responsible for providing program planning, monitoring and evaluation and reporting support to a large country program in Rwanda, working as the program liaison with the Chief of Party (COP) located in the Kigali, Rwanda office.
Essential functions include three core areas: Program development, management and reporting, monitoring and reporting, and knowledge management/communications.

Family Health International – Kenya

The Associate Director, CRTU Focus Country Program will provide management, leadership and research utilization technical guidance to the CRTU Focus Country Program in the Africa Region. Main responsibilities include: Provide management, leadership and research utilization (RU) technical support to the CRTU Focus Country Programs (FCPs) in assigned countries in the Africa Region; Ensure standardization/quality of RU programs and work with other FCP managers to implement quality assurance systems; Provide monitoring and evaluation for the FCPs in assigned countries, ensuring systems are in place and functioning and insuring objectives are being met; Provide technical supervision in assigned focus countries; Actively identify and pursue opportunities to mobilize and expand resources to support FCPs in the Africa region; and Perform other related duties as assigned.

Indoor Residual Spraying Project

RTI is seeking a Home Office Technical Manager (Francophone), Indoor Residual Spraying Project:
Responsibilities:

• Provides technical assistance for current and anticipated RTI projects supporting malaria control as well as other Center for International Health projects as needed;

• Serves as a technical resource in IRS malaria programming in the overall design of the program, to include environmental assessments, compliance reporting, preparation of spray teams, IEC campaigns, and logistical oversight of the all spray operations to assure compliance to program policies and standards. Assists in the development of the end of spray report evaluation to be submitted to USAID;…

Family Planning – East Timor

The Program Manager is responsible for its Natural Family Planning project, Planning for Responsible Parenthood (P4RP) covering the three eastern districts cited above. S/he also works with the Head of Programs (HoP) and Health Program Advisor to explore opportunities for growth through networking and donor relations, creating promotional materials, and writing concept notes and proposals. S/he will also be responsible for maintaining high quality implementation of the P4RP project with the present field teams Baucau with outreach to Lautem and Viqueque.

Gender Advisor

IntraHealth is looking for a Gender Advisor to provide technical and training assistance in GBV, gender equality and women’s human rights. The position is initially 50% but is expected to increase to 100% in the first year. The Gender Advisor will provide direct technical assistance and training to projects and perform the following functions:…