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Programme Officer Maternal, Child and Neonatal Health

Can you help ResultsinHealth to develop its
Maternal, Child and Neonatal Health portfolio?

Are you the professional we are looking for? Interested in joining our enthusiastic and dedicated team of health and development specialists? Our organisation is growing, and we are looking for new colleagues to strengthen our team.

We are ResultsinHealth, an international advisory agency, specializing in public health and development. We work for governments, non-governmental organizations, bilateral and international organizations and financing agencies.

Our passion? Development and delivery of effective health care to disadvantaged and poor populations and actively fighting the major human epidemics. We base our advice on scientific evidence, we try to find innovative ways of solving common public health problems, while recognising the realities of everyday practice in developing countries.

To develop our Maternal, Child and Neonatal Health (MCH) portfolio, we are looking for a:

Programme Officer Maternal, Child and Neonatal Health

The candidate will map opportunities, analyse current competition, identify potential partners, develop project and programme proposals, and position RiH as a recognised technical advisory agency in the MCH field.

Responsibilities
We expect the ideal candidate to:
• Develop a set of background documents on developments, trends and priorities of donor and funding agencies in MCH, based on data from a variety of sources.
• Take an important role in establishing contacts with donor and funding agencies, partners and stakeholders, and proactively position RiH for upcoming MCH opportunities.
• Take key responsibilities in formulating proposals to donor and funding agencies, to provide technical assistance in individual and country-level MCH interventions and programmes.
• Represent RiH in national and international technical and development forums, technical meetings, briefings, international conferences, and other events.

Competencies
• A genuine desire to produce high quality work.
• An entrepreneurial attitude to advisory in international health. Capable to think strategically and a commitment to excellence.
• Working in a structured way and focusing on achieving results. Able to show results that have been achieved, and developing interventions in case of unsatisfactory outcomes.
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills. Recognising good ideas from others and building on them.
• Good networker and able to build relationships.
• Able to develop project proposals, consult stakeholders and create partnerships for implementation.
• Diplomatic style in interacting with partner agencies and colleague institutions. 

Requirements
• Masters’ degree in Public/International Health, Epidemiology or comparable field, complemented with 5+ years of relevant working experience, with an emphasis on Maternal Child and/or Neonatal Health.
• Technical and management experience across one or more MCH programme areas, such as safe birthing and motherhood, breastfeeding promotion, infant and young child feeding, child survival, immunization, MCH communication and education, and other MCH areas. Preferably also experience in designing, monitoring, and evaluating MCH programmes.
• Knowledge of key organizations and networks active in the field, and knowledge of current debates in Maternal, Child and/or Neonatal Health.
• Good writing skills, with experience in project design, proposal writing, and budget development.
• Fluent in English, both verbally and in writing. Knowledge of other languages is an asset.
• Able to meet deadlines, with strong attention to detail and quality.

We offer
• An exciting position in a dynamic and growing organization, with a stimulating environment, few hierarchical limitations and a lot of space for initiative.
• A full time assignment with national travel and occasional travel abroad.
• Salary range Euro 40,500 – 56,000 per annum, depending on level of experience.
• Duty station: Leiderdorp (The Netherlands).

Position within RiH
The Programme Officer MCH will report to the Directors and actively closely with other RiH staff members.

Due to our current team composition, we are particularly interested in male candidates

Application procedure
Interested applicants should send the following documents to recruitment@resultsinhealth.org by 15 May 2012:
• Short letter of presentation (1 page), describing your abilities to meet the requirements
• Curriculum Vitae
• Names and contact details of a minimum of 2 references

To know more about this position, please contact Hilbrand Haak by e-mail: haakh@resultsinhealth.org or phone +31 71 750 3240.

More information on ResultsinHealth can be found at www.resultsinhealth.org

The full job description can be viewed at
http://www.resultsinhealth.org/index.php/who-we-are/current-vacancies

Please also indicate whether you agree for RiH to keep your CV on file for review against other, current or forthcoming opportunities.