IRD is recruiting for multiple positions for a community health program in Senegal. These positions will be based in Dakar, Senegal and are contingent upon project award and funding.
Chief of Party
Chief of Party oversees the development and implementation of all program activities that strengthen community health services and improve their linkages with the overall health system. S/he provides overall leadership of the team, supervises senior-level project staff, and ensures strong working relations and provides consistently effective, timely responses to key stakeholder inquiries and concerns.
Behavior Change Communications (BCC) Advisor
The Behavior Change Communications (BCC) Advisor is responsible for the oversight, technical direction and implementation of behavior change communication strategies to increase awareness of prevention and treatment of common health issues and increase demand for services at the community level.
Family Planning / Reproductive Health
The Family Planning/ Reproductive Health (FP/RH) Advisor is responsible for the oversight, technical direction and implementation of community-based strategies and interventions to improve family planning and reproductive health service demand and coverage. Program activities include a range of interventions in the areas of family planning and sexual and reproductive health in an integrated primary health care context.
Senior Infectious Diseases Advisor
The Senior Infectious Diseases Advisor is responsible for the technical oversight and direction of the project’s strategies for reducing mortality and morbidity due to infectious diseases, especially malaria, in all regions of the country. The Senior ID Advisor is the project’s senior technical expert in the areas of infectious disease prevention, treatment and care.
Senior Integrated Community Case Management Technical Advisor
The Senior Integrated Community Case Management Technical Advisor is responsible for the oversight, technical direction and implementation of all program interventions to improve community case management. The iCCM Advisor will work closely with other members of the senior technical and management teams to ensure that all services included in the basic package of community-level services are provided, that all products and supplies required for these services are available and that information on the conditions the services relate to are available to potential clients of these services.
QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s Degree or higher in an applicable discipline. Minimum of fifteen (15) years of demonstrated experience in designing and/or managing public health programs, including community based health programs in developing countries. Must have understanding of the Senegalese health system with experience in maternal health, and/or child and newborn health. Must have relevant experience in Senegal and/or the West African sub-region. Understanding of the intricacies of integrating a robust community health program into a national health system, including the barriers and challenges to successful integration. Demonstrated ability to lead project teams to meet objectives in and across multiple technical areas. Experience working with US Government projects preferred. Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination. Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform. Ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships with collaborators, donors, and other partners. Demonstrated leadership capacity to analyze problems and issues and to develop technical solutions. Ability to communicate effectively, instilling trust and confidence. Demonstrated excellent English and French language skills (both written and oral) with the ability to conduct business in both languages. Senegalese Candidates preferred.
TO APPLY: Qualified candidates, please apply online at www.ird.org by 15 March 2011. For more information about IRD, please visit our web site at www.ird.org
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Chief of Party
Chief of Party oversees the development and implementation of all program activities that strengthen community health services and improve their linkages with the overall health system. S/he provides overall leadership of the team, supervises senior-level project staff, and ensures strong working relations and provides consistently effective, timely responses to key stakeholder inquiries and concerns.
Behavior Change Communications (BCC) Advisor
The Behavior Change Communications (BCC) Advisor is responsible for the oversight, technical direction and implementation of behavior change communication strategies to increase awareness of prevention and treatment of common health issues and increase demand for services at the community level.
Family Planning / Reproductive Health
The Family Planning/ Reproductive Health (FP/RH) Advisor is responsible for the oversight, technical direction and implementation of community-based strategies and interventions to improve family planning and reproductive health service demand and coverage. Program activities include a range of interventions in the areas of family planning and sexual and reproductive health in an integrated primary health care context.
Senior Infectious Diseases Advisor
The Senior Infectious Diseases Advisor is responsible for the technical oversight and direction of the project’s strategies for reducing mortality and morbidity due to infectious diseases, especially malaria, in all regions of the country. The Senior ID Advisor is the project’s senior technical expert in the areas of infectious disease prevention, treatment and care.
Senior Integrated Community Case Management Technical Advisor
The Senior Integrated Community Case Management Technical Advisor is responsible for the oversight, technical direction and implementation of all program interventions to improve community case management. The iCCM Advisor will work closely with other members of the senior technical and management teams to ensure that all services included in the basic package of community-level services are provided, that all products and supplies required for these services are available and that information on the conditions the services relate to are available to potential clients of these services.
QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s Degree or higher in an applicable discipline. Minimum of fifteen (15) years of demonstrated experience in designing and/or managing public health programs, including community based health programs in developing countries. Must have understanding of the Senegalese health system with experience in maternal health, and/or child and newborn health. Must have relevant experience in Senegal and/or the West African sub-region. Understanding of the intricacies of integrating a robust community health program into a national health system, including the barriers and challenges to successful integration. Demonstrated ability to lead project teams to meet objectives in and across multiple technical areas. Experience working with US Government projects preferred. Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination. Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform. Ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships with collaborators, donors, and other partners. Demonstrated leadership capacity to analyze problems and issues and to develop technical solutions. Ability to communicate effectively, instilling trust and confidence. Demonstrated excellent English and French language skills (both written and oral) with the ability to conduct business in both languages. Senegalese Candidates preferred.
TO APPLY: Qualified candidates, please apply online at www.ird.org by 15 March 2011. For more information about IRD, please visit our web site at www.ird.org
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