Post:Deputy Project
Director *
Job
from Population
Services Intl.
Job ID: #569360
Career categories:
Management
Country: United States of America
City: Washington DC
Organization:
Population Services Intl.
Job years of
experience: 10+ years
Job type: Job
PSI anticipates being awarded a multi-year implementation
science and operations research project with the overall goal to improve access
to and quality of family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) service
delivery through implementation science and operations research. PSI is seeking
a Deputy Project Director to help lead this global effort to generate high
quality FP/RH programmatic research data that will improve the design and
implementation of FP and RH services and their appropriate integration into
maternal and child health and HIV/AIDS programs.
*Contingent on Funding
Specifically, the program
will:
• Conduct implementation research to address key issues in
FP/RH service delivery;
• Promote broad-scale utilization of program research
results;
• Build the capacity of developing country organizations to
conduct and utilize program research;
• Identify the need for improved or new contraceptive
methods and delivery systems in developing countries, and coordinate with USAID
cooperating agencies focused on contraceptive technology to ensure that future
investments in contraceptive research and development are guided by a blend of
data, resources and field realities.
The Deputy Project Director will provide leadership and
guide strategic planning to assure achievement of overall program results. The
Deputy Project Director should be a senior manager with an advanced degree in
the social, medical or health sciences with at least 10 years of experience in
leading, managing and implementing large international FP/RH research studies
in developing countries with a focus on applied research. This is a full-time
position. The Deputy Project Director will report to the Project Director, will
work closely with partner organizations, and will be based in Washington, DC.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Oversee the design and implementation of multi-country,
comprehensive FP/RH research projects in partnership with USAID, USAID partners
and other global and local partners;
• Work closely with other senior-level project staff to
conceptualize, design and implement in-country capacity building plans and to
undertake research projects;
• Identify strategic partnerships and in-country
collaborators to carry out research and complement the research capacity of
PSI’s in-country team;
• Influence the context in which the project works in sexual
and reproductive health research through representation at relevant technical
working groups, conferences, workshops and policy-oriented forums using
appropriate media;
• Represent PSI and the project at relevant USAID and
Cooperating Agency (CA) meetings;
• Ensure the development and implementation of annual
workplans and budgets, ensuring USAID and project priorities are addressed and
contract/budget compliance is achieved;
• Develop and implement processes and materials for sharing
lessons learned about tools, approaches and models, so that these lessons can
be used in future R&M initiatives;
• Publish a body of evidence in peer-reviewed journals and
present at key conferences;
• Manage the interdisciplinary team from PSI and partner
organizations to attain overall project goals and objectives;
QUALIFICATIONS:
• An advanced degree in the public health, social, medical
or health sciences.
• At least 10 years experience designing, implementing and
managing large, complex RH/FP research projects with multiple stakeholder and
partners in developing countries is required.
• At least 8 years living and working in developing
countries is required. Working on USAID funded projects is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience through peer reviewed publications
and conference presentations in implementation, programmatic and/or operations
research in FP/RH; and the application of research findings
(evidence-for-decision making) by varying types of decision makers.
• Demonstrated skills in strategic leadership, knowledge
management and in-country staff capacity building required.
• Effective English oral and written communications skills
are required.
• French language proficiency is preferred.
How to apply:
Closing date: 30 Apr
2013
APPLY ONLINE at http://www.psi.org. No calls or emails,
please. PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from
qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual
orientation or disability
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