Associate Director of Programs, Neglected Tropical Diseases

The Task Force for Global Health is seeking an Associate Director of The Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center (NTD-SC) Program.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center (NTD-SC) supports operational research on shared issues confronting 5 diseases using funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID. The mission of the NTD-SC is to provide the technical assistance and problem-solving research necessary to ensure a strong scientific base for the massive global public health effort currently underway to eliminate NTDs. The Associate Director of Programs leads the specific research initiatives of NTD-SC by providing technical and strategic guidance across projects from the design phase, data gathering, analysis, and writing of report.

FORMAL JOB DESCRIPTION:

Directs the planning, development, and operations of a program with the Task Force for Global Health.
Collaborates with representatives from private, government, and international agencies.
Plans, executes, and monitors program budgets, including approval of expenditures; prepares annual financial and program reports to external parties with interests in the program.
May engage in fundraising initiatives on behalf of the program.
Ensures that the program is in compliance with federal and international laws and regulations.
Oversees program communications, including development of communications strategies, development of key program messages, production of print and electronic materials, and reputation management.
Represents the program in various national and international fora, and actively engages with representatives from other NGO’s for purposes of conducting research and designing new initiatives.
May supervise program staff.
Performs other related duties as required.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct the research effort related to specific operational research topics, coordinating with international partners, stakeholders, investigators and funders
Facilitate research partnerships with NTD focal points at the ministries of health.
Represent the NTD-SC at technical scientific and country review meetings
Design and develop protocols to address key research questions identified by the NTD community.
Develop training materials and lead in-country trainings on research protocols for ministries of health and partners.
Clean, analyze, interpret and disseminate data from NTD-SC supported studies.
Direct the operational research team for all the NTD-SC projects on which they are acting as a Research Lead, providing technical oversight.
Collaborate closely with the operations, finance and project management teams.
Contribute technical content to NTD-SC grant proposals and donor reports.
Provide leadership on priority NTD-SC research objectives, including reaching consensus on study protocols, the coordination of multi-country studies, communicating study objectives and preliminary findings at technical meetings and translating the findings into WHO policy recommendations.
Provide technical expertise and guidance to representatives from the donor community, international organizations and country programs, as needed.
Write publishable papers and develop polished tools.
May manage student workers and interns throughout the year.
Participate fully as a member of the Task Force by contributing, assisting and participating in projects, activities, and initiatives as requested by management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in field related to specific program as indicated
AND

Six years program related experience, or equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics or related field with at least 5 years of related experience
Proficient in French
Excellent writing skills and a proven record of publications
Substantial field experience in developing countries
Experience with advance statistical analysis and statistics software packages
Experience leading trainings and research in developing countries

TRAVEL:

Up to 30% domestic and international travel

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Senior Specialist (Economic Modelling), Singapore’s Health Technology Assessment

**Note: This job is located in Singapore. No experience in economic modeling is needed but a background in epi/stats is preferred.**

As the Specialist/Senior Specialist for economic modeling, you will be responsible for a) conducting relevant analysis and modeling as part of health technology assessment for drugs and medical technologies; and b) collaborate with other teams in developing relevant sections and work related to the Drug Advisory Committee (DAC) and Medical Technology Advisory Committee (MTAC for medical technologies).

Job Description:

Technical appraisal & economic modeling

Critically appraise relevant clinical studies, epidemiological data, economic data and other information
Evaluate the validity and relevance of data which may be highly complex and/or conflicting from a variety of sources to inform modeling
Critique modeling work carried out by other staff both within Agency and that by external parties
Assess completeness of the evidence base, identify gaps and highlight important issues for discussion by relevant staff or committee members
Provide additional analysis required by the committees

Planning & organization
Participate and facilitate in meetings such as scoping workshops, committee meetings
Ensure a consistent approach to economic modeling across the program work streams
Plan and manage multiple projects at different stages of development
Assist Lead Specialist in resource planning

Implementation & evaluation of impact
Develop and maintain records of work to ensure an audit trail
Conduct evaluation of the impact of ACE’s products in terms of clinical outcomes and costs
Formulate relevant evaluation reports

Communication & engagement
Maintain links with external academic, professional and clinical institutions to ensure current best practice
Regular contact with clinical experts and stakeholders relevant to technical appraisals including presenting complex technical issues in a simple and accessible way
Promoting the technical work of the Agency to be recognized as an international centre for technical excellence in HTA
Regular communication with other Divisions within MOH and external stakeholders

Training & development
As Senior Specialist, give guidance and mentor staff to improve, identify training needs and develop
Supervision of students or interns
Undertake continuing personal and professional development to meet changing demands of the job and to satisfy the required technical competencies

Commissioning & quality assurance
When economic modeling projects are commissioned externally, to develop specification
Provide QA for externally commissioned projects as well as internal work
Peer review of reports provided by the commissioned groups

Requirements:

Degree in healthcare (medicine, medical science, pharmacy, psychology) or economics
Post graduate qualifications in health economics, public health, statistics or epidemiology
Familiarity and experience with clinical and cost-effectiveness analyses
Experienced in conducting/critiquing economic models and research protocols
Experienced in project management
Experienced in supervising and managing staff
A commitment to excellence in quality of research and outputs
Excellent time management and discipline in meeting deadlines
Good communication skills
Ability to work well with others and build networks
At least 3 years of relevant experience in economic modeling for the Senior Specialist role

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Children without Worms, Senior Program Associate

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Designs, implements, coordinates operational facets of a specific program and its related activities. Manages work plans that are designed to accomplish program goals and objectives, and implements changes for improvement and efficiency. Makes decisions on behalf of the program based on critical analyses of operational/statistical reports, financial data and budget forecasts, and outside trends and factors related to the program. May plan, administer or monitor the program’s budget, financial management, and/or grants.
Takes a leadership role on program-related committees and teams. May develop fund raising initiatives, including researching and identifying funding sources and writing and submitting grant proposals. Conducts program research and ensures that mandatory operational and statistical reports are fact-based and comply with regulations. Serves as liaison with other groups and organizations participating in the program or seeking knowledge of the program, and may write and give speeches/presentations at conferences, university functions, or before various boards. May supervise staff. Ensures that complete and accurate program records are kept and maintained. Performs related responsibilities as required.

BACKGROUND:
The Task Force for Global Health is an Emory University affiliate located in Decatur, GA.
Its eight programs focus on building durable public health systems that serve all people.
Focus areas include neglected tropical diseases, vaccines, and health systems strengthening. The Task Force received the 2016 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize –the world’s largest award of its kind – in recognition of its extraordinary contributions to
alleviating human suffering.
Children Without Worms (CWW) is an international non-governmental public health program of the Task Force for Global Health (TFGH). CWW supports global efforts to control soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in people at high-risk of infection.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The position will support technical initiatives and operational functions of CWW. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Technical
1) Under the direction of the CWW Epidemiologist, Director, or Deputy Director (as assigned), conduct quantitative data analyses to selectively measure performance of STH control efforts at global, regional and national levels.
2) Under the direction of the CWW Epidemiologist, Director, or Deputy Director (as assigned), clean data and assist with data analyses based on CWW-developed, surveys and studies.
3) Under the direction of the CWW Epidemiologist, Director, or Deputy Director (as assigned), create maps, using GIS data, and conduct other requested geospatial analyses based on the aforementioned studies and surveys.
4) Propose new analyses in line with stated program priorities, including identified data sources, estimates of resource investment, and desired outputs
5) Draft reports, presentations, conference abstracts, and manuscripts for peerreviewed publications to succinctly and clearly communicate to intended audiences the key results and implications of aforementioned studies and surveys.
6) Under the direction of the CWW Epidemiologist or Director (as assigned), help conduct systematic literature reviews, on defined topics and study questions.
7) As assigned, liaise with partners (e.g. Global Burden of Disease partners) on data related issues and projects.
8) Assist creating and revising procedures for the use of electronic data collection devices during CWW-developed, population-based program monitoring and epidemiologic surveys.
9) Assist in the implementation and training for CWW-supported program monitoring surveys.
10)Assist team with the review of national STH program monitoring needs and help implement efforts to strengthen their capacity to effectively manage and use data.
11) Analyze publically available (e.g. World Health Organization) data to determine the status of global STH control efforts. Draft reports based on the same.

Operational
12)Assist the Deputy Director to conduct detailed planning (e.g. annual planning) in line with established strategic objectives so as to clearly identify priorities, required resources, and processes.
13) Provide operational support to a project which will build sustainable epidemiologic capacity within national STH control programs. Capacity building will occur through trained epidemiologists.
14)Provide operational support to a project which will create, disseminate, and support the implementation of a monitoring & evaluation framework for national STH control programs.
15)Track key CWW program outputs for use in donor reporting; assist in reporting of activities to donors.
16)Provide regular solution-oriented recommendations to the Deputy Director and Director CWW to address programmatic challenges or gaps and new opportunities.
17)Regularly liaise with relevant CWW colleagues to share information and coordinate activities.
18)Conduct other duties as assigned by the CWW Deputy Director or Director.
19)Participate fully as a member of the Task Force for Global Health by contributing, assisting and participating in projects, activities, and initiatives as requested by Task Force management.

TRAVEL: 10 – 15% international and domestic.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in a field related to specified program areas and four years related program management experience, or equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s degree in public health or a related field.
At least three years of progressive experience collecting and analyzing epidemiologic data.
At least two years of experience in global health program implementation.
At least two years of experience in providing operational support.
Demonstrated ability to conduct geospatial analysis/mapping using ArcGIS.
Proficiency using statistical analysis software (e.g. SAS, STATA, SPSS, Epi Info).
Strong written and verbal communications skills.

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Research Associate, Malaria Analytics, Surveillance, and Technology

Overview
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. For more information, please visit: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org

CHAI’s global malaria program provides direct technical and operational support to countries around the globe to strengthen their malaria programs and reduce the burden of this preventable, treatable disease. We support governments to scale up effective interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance, with the goals of sustainably reducing the number of malaria-related illnesses and deaths worldwide in the short-term and accelerating progress towards malaria elimination in the long term.

In parts of West Africa, CHAI provides technical and managerial assistance to national malaria programs in order to accelerate policy changes, ensure sufficient supply commodities, generate demand among health providers and patients and ensure adequate monitoring and troubleshooting mechanisms are in place to track progress. In addition, CHAI is also supporting national malaria programs to identify the bottlenecks and potential solutions in surveillance systems, specifically to improve the collection, reporting, analysis and use of data for programmatic decision-making. Benin and Burkina Faso are the newest additions to CHAI’s portfolio in the region, where initial efforts will be focused on conducting country-specific surveillance landscaping assessments. Similar assessments are expected to be conducted in two additional countries and therefore a total of four countries across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Overview of Role:

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong public health experience and analytical skills to support the expanded surveillance and analytics scope of work across West Africa, with an initial focus on Benin and Burkina Faso. The project will initially focus on the design and implementation of a landscaping assessment to identify of critical technical, operational and financial bottlenecks in surveillance (data collection, reporting, analysis and feedback) at all levels of the health system (health facility up to national) in 2-4 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and provide prioritized recommendations to address these gaps. Specific activities will include: desktop review of relevant policy, scientific and grey literature, qualitative assessments of surveillance system performance through interviews with key stakeholders at national and local level, as well as other relevant partners, designing and implementing health facility survey to quantify the performance of surveillance system, and epidemiological analysis of malaria surveillance, case management, entomological and intervention data and key malaria indicators.

The individual will report to the Technical advisor for East, Central, West Africa and work with team members across CHAI’s Global, Regional and Country Malaria Teams and will therefore need to possess strong communication and organizational skills. It is expected that the Research Associate will need to collaborate with government programs, academics and public health agencies to ensure CHAI’s work is complementary and not duplicative other ongoing efforts. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities including resourcefulness, tenacity, independence, patience, humility, and strong work ethic.

This position will be ideally based in Abuja, Nigeria; or other countries within West Africa based on country leadership approvals.

Responsibilities
Implement analytical projects related to malaria epidemiology, intervention and surveillance, as required;
Design and facilitate surveillance assessments and related projects: identifying knowledge gaps, defining research questions, protocol development, survey and sampling design, seeking IRB, formulating training material, training and monitoring survey data collectors, data management, analysis, and dissemination;
Organize and merge available data, assessing its quality and suitability for analysis, data management and conduct statistical analyses;
Appropriately and concisely visualize data in the form of charts and maps;
Provide technical supervision, training and ad-hoc programmatic support to staff members involved in epidemiological activities such monitoring and evaluation of existing activities, study implementation and all data cleaning, management and analysis tasks;
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders across government, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions, with support from program managers;
Synthesize results, translate them to national and sub-national government partners to support evidence-based decision making, and disseminate findings through high-quality presentations, reports, and publications internally and externally at international venues;
Any other tasks identified.

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