Technical Advisor I: Community-based Family Planning Technical Advisor

The Global Health Fellows Program II seeks a Community-based Family Planning Advisor to provide technical and management support to the Flexible Fund, the Grant Solicitation Management (GSM) Project and the PRH community-based family planning (CBFP) global Technical Priority.

Roles/Responsibilities: The Community-based Family Planning Technical Advisor will: Serve as a Technical Advisor on the GSM project and as a member of the Project Management Team (30%): Working closely with the project AOTR, develop annual core budget requests and program results reporting documentation. Provide ongoing management and financial oversight of the GSM project. Prepare grant solicitation documents and participate in the selection process of individual sub-awards as needed. Review grant documents, program descriptions, workplans, and make recommendations for executing awards. Coordinate with missions on management and oversight of individual sub-awards. Ensure project adherence to USAID rules, regulations and requirements. Keep abreast of individual sub-awards and their status. Assist in project design and developing strategic directions for the program. Serve as a Technical Advisor to the Flexible Fund (30%): Assist the Manager in the management and coordination of the Flexible Fund. Identify technical assistance needs of Flexible Fund sub-awardees. Participate in workplan reviews, mid-term evaluations, and final reports of Flexible Fund grantees. Monitor the submission of data from Flexible Fund grantees. Conduct site visits to assess and/or monitor progress of programs and provide technical support to grantees. Provide support and technical guidance to the Community-based Family Planning Global Technical Priority (25%): Provide technical guidance, management, and oversight to Community-based Family Planning Global Technical Priority activities, as requested. Provide information, guidance and technical support to field missions to expand and strengthen community-based family planning. Keep abreast of major developments in family planning and community-based family planning, USAID programs and policies, and related activities of other donors. Conduct site visits to assess and/or monitor progress of community-based programs. Provide ongoing technical support for one or more USAID country health programs (15%): Participate as a member of a Global Health Bureau Country Support Team. Conduct Mission support and technical guidance visits as requested. Assist field missions in the design, implementation, management and/or evaluation of family planning programs, with a focus on community-based family planning. The Technical Advisor may travel internationally 2-3 times a year for approximately 2-3 weeks at a time.

Requirements: Master’s degree in public health, business, social sciences, or related discipline. 0-7 years’ experience managing and overseeing community-based family planning programming with or without experience in an international or resource challenged settings. Demonstrated ability to work in an inclusive and collaborative team environment. Technical expertise in public health and the NGO community, with a focus on family planning or other health. Demonstrated understanding of public health and family planning issues in developing countries. Excellent management and interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a team. Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation experience. Excellent computer skills, including experience using PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. Experience managing USAID funded programs desired. Previous experience working in a developing country context desired. Foreign language fluency desirable. US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency required.

How to apply:

TO APPLY All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP’s online recruitment system at https://www.ghfp.net/recruitment/, which allows you to store your CV, profile and bio data form in our database. A separate cover letter describing your qualifications and experience, interest and familiarity with issues relating to this position, and how this position relates to your career goals is required for each application. All online applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern Time November 15, 2011.