Chief of Party/Country Representative
Delhi, India
IntraHealth International is seeking a Chief of Party/ Country Representative who is responsible for Intrahealth’s overall strategic leadership and management of a five-year maternal and child health, nutrition and family planning-related project funded by USAID/India across national, state and district levels. S/he ensures a strong technical agenda, high quality deliverables and products, and excellent collaboration with USAID, other implementers and partners, and host country government counterparts. The Chief of Party/ Country Representative travels domestically an estimated 25% of the time and internationally an estimated twice per year. S/he is based in IntraHealth’s office in New Delhi, India with travel to project states required, and is supervised by the US-based Director of MNCH and Family Planning Programs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Program Management: Ensures that staff develops strong technical agendas for their respective areas, per the annual workplan and USAID/India expectations, oversees the project’s strategic planning functions and ensures proper implementation, a focus on high quality results, and financial accountability and integrity for all project activities and results. Ensures that project strategies, approaches, products and tools reflect IntraHealth standards and approaches and that IntraHealth learns from the project experience. Responsible for producing contractual deliverables and achieving project results specified by USAID/India within the workplan and budget, and in compliance with USAID rules and regulations, and IntraHealth policies and procedures. Ensures high quality results through a regular review process of overall performance, identifying steps for improvement and assuring appropriate follow-up as needed.
Strategic Leadership: Represents IntraHealth strategic interests and priorities, and cultivates and maintains strong relationships and alliances with USAID/India and other bilateral and multilateral donors, key Government of India ministries, stakeholders and partners, and international, regional and local NGOs and institutions. Ensures overall strategic, technical, programmatic and financial integrity and quality of IntraHealth’s portfolio of projects and initiatives in India; works in collaboration with project leadership on projects.
Program Development: Leads program development efforts for IntraHealth in India, in collaboration with US-based Program Development team, to ensure a diverse and responsive portfolio of IntraHealth assisted projects and initiatives. Tracks health sector trends in the country, determine how IntraHealth can respond technically and programmatically to the changing needs, and translate it into new business opportunities. Promotes IntraHealth projects (e.g. funding mechanisms) and core business strengths to current and potential donors, including USG, multilateral and bilateral donors, and foundations and corporations.
REQUIREMENTS: Advanced degree in a public health, social sciences or related field. A minimum of 10 years experience managing and implementing health programs in low resource countries. Broad based knowledge of reproductive health programs including family planning, maternal, newborn and child health, malaria and other infectious diseases. Successful experience working with USAID and USAID-funded projects and organizations; Significant knowledge of USAID public health programming objectives and regulations. Experience and skills in public health systems, health services performance and quality improvement, and project management preferred.
Proven ability to work within budgets and produce financial reports in an accurate and timely fashion; proven ability to manage a multi-million dollar budget. Proven ability to develop and work within approved work plans and deliver results. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Proven ability to lead and manage multiple teams and ability to foster strong and effective relationships with local and international partners. Proven ability to recruit, hire, orient, train, supervise and support local staff and consultants. Computer literacy in Word, Excel, Power Point; experience with SharePoint desirable. Willingness to travel 25% within the country and periodically internationally.
TO APPLY: Please note, this position and specific job description are contingent on USAID funding and approval. For immediate consideration, please apply by visiting IntraHealth’s career page at http://www.intrahealth.org/
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Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor
Washington, DC or Chapel Hill, NC
IntraHealth International is seeking a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor. Dedicated to strengthening health workers and the systems that support them, IntraHealth International, Inc. (IntraHealth) has served the public health needs of developing countries for 30 years. We bring about positive change by harnessing the potential of technology, valuing the power of partnership, and maintaining a sharp focus on the health worker.
To help close the gap in access to health care we have developed and share a depth of expertise in: Health workforce and systems strenghtening; Health worker training and performance; eHealth solutions; Maternal, newborn and child health; Family planning and reproductive health; HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis prevention, treatment and care; Malaria prevention and treatment; Gender equality.
Founded in 1979 as the Intrah program at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, IntraHealth incorporated as an independent nonprofit organization in 2003. We have worked in more than 91 countries throughout our history, and currently have programs in over 30 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Eurasia. Our work is funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Pfizer, Inc., the Tides Foundation, and by individual contributors.
IntraHealth is leading a USAID-funded global project, CapacityPlus, that aims to strengthen the health workforce needed to implement quality health programs in developing countries. Placing health workers at the center of every effort, the vision of CapacityPlus is to build powerful constituencies to shape the global HRH agenda while achieving demonstrable progress in the health workforce development in a set of priority countries.
IntraHealth is seeking a Senior M&E Advisor to provide leadership to the CapacityPlus monitoring and evaluation group, which works as part a larger M&E, Knowledge Management and Communications Team under the supervision of the Project’s M&E Director. The position may be based in either Washington, DC or Chapel Hill, NC.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Provide technical leadership for the design, implementation and oversight of all project evaluation studies in the areas of health workforce systems strengthening, including but not limited to pre-service education, retention, productivity, financing, information systems, gender equity, etc., with a focus on evaluations linking Human Resources for Health (HRH) investments to health outcomes. Support design and implementation of core-funded and field support-funded performance monitoring plans, including the development of result frameworks, indicators and monitoring tools for HRH interventions. Facilitate collaboration with other project results teams, especially the Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) team, to ensure effective use of data of data for planning, management and policy development, including the design of simple modeling tools for HRH advocacy.
Serve as M&E team lead for annual workplan and budget development, results reporting, management and capacity-building of field M&E project staff. Provide innovative strategies and help global partnerships in advocating for a global M&E HRH agenda and financing. Identify and lead response to strategic opportunities for program research and evaluation activities. Prepare abstracts and papers for professional association/ multi-lateral events and peer-reviewed journals; represent CapacityPlus in national and international events. Perform other duties as determined by the Director of M&E.
REQUIREMENTS: Master’s of other advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred) in health policy and management, public health, epidemiology, demography, economics or related field with advanced skills in quantitative methods, statistical analysis, evaluation research design, etc. Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and publishing quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation studies; experience with health systems research highly desirable. Demonstrated technical expertise and minimum of 8 years experience in program monitoring and evaluation related to health systems strengthening, HIV/AIDS, reproductive or maternal health, or child survival. Experience working for or in a program funded by the United States Government, highly preferred.
Experience providing M&E or research technical assistance in the field (with a preference for Africa experience), including the provision of support to host country partners at the Ministry level and to local implementing partners. Experience with evaluating and reporting on results for USG federally-funded projects, including PEPFAR is an advantage. Excellent English language oral and written communication skills required; French language proficiency highly desirable. Comfortable working in teams as well as acting independently/ taking initiative in the implementation of specific tasks, multitasking and prioritizing, working under pressure and meeting deadlines. Prior experience with strategic planning, budget development and human resource management/ supervision and/or leading a team. Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 20% of the time.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT: Minimum noise levels in an office environment. Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines. Office environment requiring sitting at a desk most of the day, using hands to operate a computer and other office equipment. Requires lifting of 0-10 lbs occasionally or as needed. Ability to work an irregular schedule or overtime on occasion or on short notice. Ability to travel internationally.
TO APPLY: This is a position with IntraHealth International in Washington, DC or Chapel Hill, NC. For immediate consideration, please apply by visiting https://www6.ultirecruit.com/
Delhi, India
IntraHealth International is seeking a Chief of Party/ Country Representative who is responsible for Intrahealth’s overall strategic leadership and management of a five-year maternal and child health, nutrition and family planning-related project funded by USAID/India across national, state and district levels. S/he ensures a strong technical agenda, high quality deliverables and products, and excellent collaboration with USAID, other implementers and partners, and host country government counterparts. The Chief of Party/ Country Representative travels domestically an estimated 25% of the time and internationally an estimated twice per year. S/he is based in IntraHealth’s office in New Delhi, India with travel to project states required, and is supervised by the US-based Director of MNCH and Family Planning Programs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Program Management: Ensures that staff develops strong technical agendas for their respective areas, per the annual workplan and USAID/India expectations, oversees the project’s strategic planning functions and ensures proper implementation, a focus on high quality results, and financial accountability and integrity for all project activities and results. Ensures that project strategies, approaches, products and tools reflect IntraHealth standards and approaches and that IntraHealth learns from the project experience. Responsible for producing contractual deliverables and achieving project results specified by USAID/India within the workplan and budget, and in compliance with USAID rules and regulations, and IntraHealth policies and procedures. Ensures high quality results through a regular review process of overall performance, identifying steps for improvement and assuring appropriate follow-up as needed.
Strategic Leadership: Represents IntraHealth strategic interests and priorities, and cultivates and maintains strong relationships and alliances with USAID/India and other bilateral and multilateral donors, key Government of India ministries, stakeholders and partners, and international, regional and local NGOs and institutions. Ensures overall strategic, technical, programmatic and financial integrity and quality of IntraHealth’s portfolio of projects and initiatives in India; works in collaboration with project leadership on projects.
Program Development: Leads program development efforts for IntraHealth in India, in collaboration with US-based Program Development team, to ensure a diverse and responsive portfolio of IntraHealth assisted projects and initiatives. Tracks health sector trends in the country, determine how IntraHealth can respond technically and programmatically to the changing needs, and translate it into new business opportunities. Promotes IntraHealth projects (e.g. funding mechanisms) and core business strengths to current and potential donors, including USG, multilateral and bilateral donors, and foundations and corporations.
REQUIREMENTS: Advanced degree in a public health, social sciences or related field. A minimum of 10 years experience managing and implementing health programs in low resource countries. Broad based knowledge of reproductive health programs including family planning, maternal, newborn and child health, malaria and other infectious diseases. Successful experience working with USAID and USAID-funded projects and organizations; Significant knowledge of USAID public health programming objectives and regulations. Experience and skills in public health systems, health services performance and quality improvement, and project management preferred.
Proven ability to work within budgets and produce financial reports in an accurate and timely fashion; proven ability to manage a multi-million dollar budget. Proven ability to develop and work within approved work plans and deliver results. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Proven ability to lead and manage multiple teams and ability to foster strong and effective relationships with local and international partners. Proven ability to recruit, hire, orient, train, supervise and support local staff and consultants. Computer literacy in Word, Excel, Power Point; experience with SharePoint desirable. Willingness to travel 25% within the country and periodically internationally.
TO APPLY: Please note, this position and specific job description are contingent on USAID funding and approval. For immediate consideration, please apply by visiting IntraHealth’s career page at http://www.intrahealth.org/
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Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor
Washington, DC or Chapel Hill, NC
IntraHealth International is seeking a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor. Dedicated to strengthening health workers and the systems that support them, IntraHealth International, Inc. (IntraHealth) has served the public health needs of developing countries for 30 years. We bring about positive change by harnessing the potential of technology, valuing the power of partnership, and maintaining a sharp focus on the health worker.
To help close the gap in access to health care we have developed and share a depth of expertise in: Health workforce and systems strenghtening; Health worker training and performance; eHealth solutions; Maternal, newborn and child health; Family planning and reproductive health; HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis prevention, treatment and care; Malaria prevention and treatment; Gender equality.
Founded in 1979 as the Intrah program at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, IntraHealth incorporated as an independent nonprofit organization in 2003. We have worked in more than 91 countries throughout our history, and currently have programs in over 30 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Eurasia. Our work is funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Pfizer, Inc., the Tides Foundation, and by individual contributors.
IntraHealth is leading a USAID-funded global project, CapacityPlus, that aims to strengthen the health workforce needed to implement quality health programs in developing countries. Placing health workers at the center of every effort, the vision of CapacityPlus is to build powerful constituencies to shape the global HRH agenda while achieving demonstrable progress in the health workforce development in a set of priority countries.
IntraHealth is seeking a Senior M&E Advisor to provide leadership to the CapacityPlus monitoring and evaluation group, which works as part a larger M&E, Knowledge Management and Communications Team under the supervision of the Project’s M&E Director. The position may be based in either Washington, DC or Chapel Hill, NC.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Provide technical leadership for the design, implementation and oversight of all project evaluation studies in the areas of health workforce systems strengthening, including but not limited to pre-service education, retention, productivity, financing, information systems, gender equity, etc., with a focus on evaluations linking Human Resources for Health (HRH) investments to health outcomes. Support design and implementation of core-funded and field support-funded performance monitoring plans, including the development of result frameworks, indicators and monitoring tools for HRH interventions. Facilitate collaboration with other project results teams, especially the Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) team, to ensure effective use of data of data for planning, management and policy development, including the design of simple modeling tools for HRH advocacy.
Serve as M&E team lead for annual workplan and budget development, results reporting, management and capacity-building of field M&E project staff. Provide innovative strategies and help global partnerships in advocating for a global M&E HRH agenda and financing. Identify and lead response to strategic opportunities for program research and evaluation activities. Prepare abstracts and papers for professional association/ multi-lateral events and peer-reviewed journals; represent CapacityPlus in national and international events. Perform other duties as determined by the Director of M&E.
REQUIREMENTS: Master’s of other advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred) in health policy and management, public health, epidemiology, demography, economics or related field with advanced skills in quantitative methods, statistical analysis, evaluation research design, etc. Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and publishing quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation studies; experience with health systems research highly desirable. Demonstrated technical expertise and minimum of 8 years experience in program monitoring and evaluation related to health systems strengthening, HIV/AIDS, reproductive or maternal health, or child survival. Experience working for or in a program funded by the United States Government, highly preferred.
Experience providing M&E or research technical assistance in the field (with a preference for Africa experience), including the provision of support to host country partners at the Ministry level and to local implementing partners. Experience with evaluating and reporting on results for USG federally-funded projects, including PEPFAR is an advantage. Excellent English language oral and written communication skills required; French language proficiency highly desirable. Comfortable working in teams as well as acting independently/ taking initiative in the implementation of specific tasks, multitasking and prioritizing, working under pressure and meeting deadlines. Prior experience with strategic planning, budget development and human resource management/ supervision and/or leading a team. Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 20% of the time.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT: Minimum noise levels in an office environment. Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines. Office environment requiring sitting at a desk most of the day, using hands to operate a computer and other office equipment. Requires lifting of 0-10 lbs occasionally or as needed. Ability to work an irregular schedule or overtime on occasion or on short notice. Ability to travel internationally.
TO APPLY: This is a position with IntraHealth International in Washington, DC or Chapel Hill, NC. For immediate consideration, please apply by visiting https://www6.ultirecruit.com/
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