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*Global Health Fellows Program II*
*Technical Advisor III: Capacity Building Advisor*
*Commodity Security and Logistics Division, Office of Population and
Reproductive Health, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for
International Development*
*Location: Washington, DC*
*Assignment: Two year fellowship*
*GHFP II-P1-043*
The Global Health Fellows Program (*GHFP-II*) is a five year cooperative
agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in
partnership with CDC Development Solutions and Management Systems
International. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International
Development (USAID).
GHFP-II's goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by
developing and increasing the capacity of health professionals with
tailored development opportunities. This is accomplished through the
recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the
junior, mid and senior levels, and professional development activities
aimed at enhancing the technical and leadership skills of global health
professionals.
*BACKGROUND*:
The Commodity Security and Logistics Division of USAID's Office for
Population and Reproductive Health supports USAID's efforts to strengthen
commodity security - i.e., improving the availability of and access to
essential health commodities for people in low and middle income countries.
Commodity security is an essential component of health services. In many
low and middle income countries, people are often unable to reliably access
health commodities due to inadequate supply, policy barriers, and
ineffective health systems. Expertise across a range of disciplines is
required to advance commodity security and to design and implement policies
and programs that support it. Financing, policy reform, market
segmentation, procurement, logistics, workforce capacity, performance
improvement, and institutional strengthening are just areas of concern.
Under the President's Global Health Initiative and a set of Agency reforms
known as USAID Forward, USAID has placed increased focus on country
ownership and leadership of programs as well as on building sustainability
through health systems strengthening. USAID's efforts in supply chain
strengthening and in ensuring commodity security have increased their focus
on building the individual, institutional and systemic capacities that are
needed to increase and sustain access to health commodities. The Commodity
Security and Logistics Division therefore seeks a Capacity Building Advisor
with a strong record of experience in strengthening developing country
institutions and systems, and an interest and ability to apply this
experience to building capacities for supply chain management and/or other
areas important to commodity security (policy, advocacy, financing, private
sector).
*INTRODUCTION*:
The Capacity Building Advisor will work within the Commodity Security and
Logistics (CSL) Division and will lead CSL's work in areas specifically
related to building sustained individual, institutional and system
capacities for improving commodity security. This will include providing
technical leadership for USAID's approaches in capacity building to improve
commodity security and health supply chain management; providing technical
guidance for USAID implementing partners on capacity building and
organizational strengthening; and actively participating in a new
multi-stakeholder Initiative People that Deliver (www.peoplethatdeliver.org)
that promotes sustainable approaches to developing human resource capacity
for supply chain management. CSL and USAID missions invest significantly in
capacity building for supply chain management and commodity security and
the Advisor will be expected to provide leadership to better these
investments by identifying promising capacity building innovations from
elsewhere that can be adapted, tested, and replicated/scaled-up in the
supply chain and management space.
*ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*:
The Capacity Building Advisor will lead CSL's work to build sustained
individual, institutional and systems capacities for improving commodity
security and health supply chain management. The primary responsibilities
of the Capacity Building Advisor include:
- Provide leadership, advocacy, and technical guidance, within and
beyond USAID, to support the development of a strong supply chain workforce
in low and middle income countries for public health; strengthening
national systems and institutions (public and private sector) for the
recruitment, training, and retention of qualified personnel
- Provide technical leadership for USAID's participation in, and support
for, the People that Deliver initiative through participation in one or
more of the working groups and supporting USAID's representation on the
People that Deliver Board
- Provide technical guidance to USAID missions and their country
partners (ministries, non-governmental organizations, donors, multilateral
organizations, etc) in their efforts to strengthen country capacities for
public health supply chains and commodity security. The focus will be on
priority countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
- Provide technical leadership to CSL's implementing partners in
capacity building for public health supply chains and commodity security
- Develop new relationships and strengthen existing relationships for
developing sustainable country capacities for improving access to health
supplies with major donors, international NGOs, private foundations,
multilateral organizations, and global health partnerships. Foster improved
communication and collaboration with these agencies
- Provide technical guidance to and liaise with Global Health
Bureau-wide health systems strengthening activities
- Participate in Global Health Bureau country teams to support
integration of supply chain and commodity security concerns in field
programs, working through such processes as program evaluations, program
designs, and strategy development and review.
Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on (a) organizational
programming need and/or (b) the Advisor's own interests.
*REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE*:
- Master's degree in a discipline relevant to the technical focus of
this position; for example, public administration, management,
organizational development, and human resources
- Minimum ten years' experience in capacity building (especially focused
on institutional or systems levels), systems strengthening, organizational
development, performance improvement, and/or human resource systems; with
at least three to five years of such experience working in a developing
country or resource challenged setting, preferably in health
- High degree of judgment, maturity, ingenuity and originality to
interpret strategy, to analyze, develop and present work and to monitor and
evaluate implementation of programs
- Demonstrated flexibility and openness in responding to changing work
priorities and environment
- Open professional style, blending teamwork and participation with
individual initiatives as well as having a can-do orientation and service
mindset; effective team building, strategic thinking, taking a leadership
role, appreciative listening, and achieving results
- Excellent management, interpersonal and team work skills
- Good oral communication and writing skills
- Willingness to travel to developing countries.
- Proficiency in French (most preferred), Portuguese, or Spanish, desired
- Experience in project/program management, project design, strategic
planning, and/or change management desirable
- Knowledge of or experience with global health partners (e.g., World
Bank, UN agencies, Global Fund), and international initiatives for human
resources in health (e.g., Global Health Workforce Alliance), desirable
- Knowledge of and/or experience working in the supply chain management
/commodity security arena, desirable
- *US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency required*
*SALARY AND BENEFITS*:
Salary will be based on commensurate experience and earnings history. The
Public Health Institute offers a comprehensive benefits package including
professional development programs
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*TO APPLY*:
All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP's
online recruitment system at
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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, June 5, 2012.*
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*We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer.*
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