PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide technical leadership and assistance in monitoring, evaluation and research (ME&R) to field offices and to headquarters. This position would preferably be based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, though with the appropriate candidate we would consider having it based in our Washington, D.C. office. Intermittent field trips will be made to country offices overseas (Africa, Asia or Latin America). This position will report to the Director of ME&R.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

-As directed by the Director of ME&R, provide technical leadership to the bilateral projects for ME&R in capacity building/ system strengthening projects, particularly for human resources in health

-Build the capacity of personnel at headquarters and in the field to assess projects with a systems strengthening/capacity building focus on human resources for health

-Provide leadership and technical support for the development and implementation of ME&R systems in projects

-Provide ongoing support to, and oversight of, ME&R activities and results reporting in projects

-Provide leadership and technical support for operations research and special assessments (develop study design and methodology including sampling procedures, assist with implementation, analysis and write-up)

-Assist with development of tools, guidelines, reference materials. Of particular import will be the development of data collection instruments (mainly formulating survey questionnaires and qualitative interview guides with appropriate procedures for pilot testing, including assessing reliability and validity of measures)

-Perform data analysis: both quantitative and qualitative

-Advance the dissemination and utilization of project results to inform project operations and share lessons learned with a global audience

-Participate in proposal development: writing M&E sections (including PMPs with indicators) for project proposals

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS

-Master’s or doctoral degree in Public Health or social sciences and ten or more years of pertinent experience in ME&R; or equivalent combination of education and experience

-Significant experience working on health projects in developing countries

-Demonstrated expertise in research and evaluation designs and methods

-Strong conceptual ability

-Proficient in the use of databases and spread sheets

-Demonstrated skills in quantitative data analysis and data management

-Proficent with statistical and other software packages: SPSS, Word, Power Point

-Strong writing skills in English

-Comfortable multi-tasking: handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize assignments

-Ability to travel 20%-25%

EXPERIENCE PREFERENCES

-Experience in assessing capacity building/system strengthening (particularly in the domain of human resources for health)

-Familiarity with PEPFAR

-Experience on USAID funded projects

-Experience conducting Operations Research and disseminating results to global audiences

-Proficient in either French or Spanish

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

-Position is based in an office, requiring sitting at a desk most of the day

-Position is based either in IntraHealth's Chapel Hills headquarters office or its Washington, D.C. office. Employee is required to travel to offices in developing countries intermittenly (typically trips of 2-3 weeks duration)

This is a position is with IntraHealth International in Chapel Hill, NC or Washington, DC. For immediate consideration, please forward cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to jobs@intrahealth.org. IntraHealth International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

More jobs at www.intrahealth.org/get_involved/employment