Global Health Employment Opportunities
Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition
| Technical Advisor, Level II: Infant and Young Child Feeding Technical Advisor |
Location: Washington, D.C.
Employer: Global Health Fellows Program
Assignment: Two-Year Fellowship
Application Deadline: August 15, 2008
The Technical Advisor will independently provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the Office of Health, Infectious Disease, and Nutrition (HIDN), located within USAID's Bureau for Global Health (GH). The Advisor will serve as an infant and young child feeding (IYCF) technical advisor in the Nutrition Division. The Nutrition Division provides Agency-wide technical guidance and assists in strategy development and project implementation in these areas.
Under general supervision, the technical advisor will take the lead in health and nutrition education/social marketing, food security, and nutrition survey, surveillance, and monitoring as they relate to IYCF and other food-based approaches. The Advisor also advises the Chief in accomplishing the purposes of the office, including policy and strategic development, program and project planning, implementation, and evaluation of health and nutrition education/social marketing, food security, and nutrition monitoring activities of the Agency programs.
For the full position description, eligibility requirements, and application procedures, visit the Global Health Fellows Program Web site. |
Office of HIV/AIDS
| Senior Technical Advisor, Level III: Surveillance Advisor |
Location: Washington, D.C.
Employer: Global Health Fellows Program
Assignment: Two-Year Fellowship
Application Deadline: August 15, 2008
The Surveillance Advisor will serve as a member of the Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Reporting Division (SPER) within the Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) in USAID's Bureau for Global Health (GH). The Surveillance Advisor will provide broad HIV/AIDS-related expertise and guidance in program evaluation and monitoring; strengthen USAID's ability to monitor program implementation; document results; and assess the program impact of USAID's goal to reduce HIV transmission and mitigate the impact of the disease on nations, communities, and families. The Surveillance Advisor will also be a key contributor to the design and implementation of surveillance systems and reporting program results in the priority countries under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and in other USAID-assisted countries.
For the full position description, eligibility requirements, and application procedures, visit the Global Health Fellows Program Web site. |
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| Technical Advisor, Level II: Prevention Advisor: Male Circumcision |
Location: Washington, D.C.
Employer: Global Health Fellows Program
Assignment: Two-Year Fellowship
Application Deadline: July 30, 2008
The Technical Leadership Division (TLR) within the Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) in USAID's Bureau for Global Health (GH) requires a Prevention Advisor: Male Circumcision (MC) to provide technical leadership, handle policy issues, and work with the U.S. State Department's Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) and other U.S. government agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO), country teams, and programs in several PEPFAR countries.
The Advisor will carry out a wide array of activities related to the implementation of male circumcision programs. These activities include monitoring partners for: adherence to best technical practice in standards of surgical services; quality assurance and quality control; surgical complication management; counseling and testing; and integration with other prevention activities. S/he will also provide assistance to USAID Missions and partners in the areas of commodities management, policy development, program monitoring and evaluation, and integrating MC activities with other prevention, care, and treatment programs.
For the full position description, eligibility requirements, and application procedures, visit the Global Health Fellows Program Web site. |
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| Technical Advisor, Level III: Senior Gender Advisor |
Location: Washington, D.C.
Employer: Global Health Fellows Program
Assignment: Two-Year Fellowship
Application Deadline: August 8, 2008
The Senior Gender Advisor will serve as a member of the Technical Leadership and Research Division (TLR) within the Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) in USAID's Bureau for Global Health (GH). S/he will be responsible for providing technical advice on the relationship between gender and HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment programs. The Senior Gender Advisor will be a key advisor to USAID at technical and programmatic forums and provide technical assistance to USAID Missions, regional field offices, regional bureaus, cooperating agencies, private volunteer organizations, host-country governments, and nongovernmental organizations. Programmatic guidance for this position will be provided by the TLR Chief.
For the full position description, eligibility requirements, and application procedures, visit the Global Health Fellows Program Web site. |
Regional Bureaus and Missions
| Technical Advisor, Level II: Human Resource Capacity and Health System Strengthening Advisor |
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Employer: Global Health Fellows Program
Assignment: One-Year Fellowship
Application Deadline: September 5, 2008
The Human Resource Capacity and Health System Strengthening Advisor will be supported by the USAID Capacity Development and Policy Cluster, which is part of the HIV/AIDS Team in the Health, Population, AIDS, and Nutrition (HAPN) Office in Ethiopia.
The Technical Advisor will be assigned to Ethiopia's Federal Ministry of Health (MOH) and accountable to the Planning and Programming Department. His/her overall aim will be to build human resources capacity within the Ministry, with a view to mobilizing, coordinating, and harmonizing support for health system strengthening, thereby expediting implementation of the Third Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP3) and accelerating Ethiopia's progress toward the millennium development goals for health. The Advisor will help the MOH develop a strategic approach to communication, especially with international partners on issues pertaining to building capacity for human resources for health.
For the full position description, eligibility requirements, and application procedures, visit the Global Health Fellows Program Web site. |
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| Technical Advisor, Level III: Senior Program Advisor-Youth Initiative (PEPFAR) |
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Employer: Global Health Fellows Program
Assignment: Two-Year Fellowship
Application Deadline: August 15, 2008
The Senior Program Advisor-Youth Initiative (PEPFAR) will serve as the liaison between the PEPFAR Coordination Office in Kenya, U.S. Government (USG) Kenya PEPFAR implementing agencies, and key public and private sector partners engaged in youth-focused HIV prevention initiatives in Kenya, especially the Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation (HIV-Free). S/he will ensure that USG stakeholders in youth prevention programming have knowledge of and access to strategic information and data, innovative implementing tools, and cutting-edge technical and programmatic services to most effectively and efficiently reach young people. The Senior Program Advisor will function in a highly visible and sensitive position within a complex interagency context.
S/he will also support efficient communication and management of information requests related to HIV-Free between the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC), USG implementing agencies in Kenya, and the HIV-Free Program Management Center (PMC) for Kenya. The Advisor will facilitate inter- and intraorganizational consensus and cooperation around complex management, support, and programming issues; and receive direction from the PEPFAR Kenya Country Coordinator.
For the full position description, eligibility requirements, and application procedures, visit the Global Health Fellows Program Web site. |
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