Post:Senior Advisor –Reproductive Health, Maternal,
Organization: University Research Co.
Location:New Delhi,India
Salary:Very Attractive
University Research Co., LLC (URC) URC is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical assistance to strengthen health and social systems and service quality by empowering communities and health workers to identify and scale up locally appropriate solutions to critical problems.
Since 1980, URC has supported more than 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean in developing successful family planning programs. Our expertise covers all aspects of family planning programs at all health care system levels: community, facility, district, provincial, and national.
Family planning and reproductive health are integral components of a broad, integrated health framework that links to maternal and child health, the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, and other health areas. Family planning is a proven, cost-effective intervention that empowers women and men to exercise their right to make voluntary and informed decisions about the number, spacing, and timing of pregnancy and childbearing. It contributes to reductions in unwanted pregnancies, maternal and child death, malnutrition, poverty, and the spread of HIV and to economic development and environmental protection.
URC’s mission is to provide innovative, evidence-based solutions to health and social challenges worldwide. Please join us in carrying out our mission (http://www.urc-chs.com/).
Roles and Responsibilities:
URC is seeking an energetic, progressive individual to fill the position of Senior Advisor – Reproductive Health, Maternal, Newborn Child Health (MNCH) and Adolescent Health for our office in New Delhi, India. This position will serve as the technical lead and provide overall guidance for project activities aimed at fulfilling the R-MNCH+A strategy in India
Key responsibilities:
Provide overall planning, implementation, technical, and management responsibility for all regional activities. Provide vision for the program design and strategic technical input. Establish administrative and technical oversight framework to monitor and assure progress towards achievement of the project goals and objectives. Ensure that technical assistance and expertise is provided in a timely and responsive manner, and is of high quality. Oversee the technical staff and provide support as needed Establish collaborative working relationship with directors, sharing lessons learned and best practices. Other or additional responsibilities as assigned
Minimum Required Qualifications: Have a minimum of a Master’s Degree, ideally in public health; social sciences; international development; or other health related or management related field. 5- 10 years field experience with demonstrated abilities managing and implementing international development projects in multiple regions. Minimum of 3 years experience with multi-year projects or research activities pertaining to maternal and child health or fistula care projects. Demonstrated experience managing decentralized teams. Required to have strong interpersonal, oral and written communication and presentations skills in English. Ability to engage effectively with a range of different stakeholder groups, including clients/donors, public/private sector officials, and partners, as evidenced past professional responsibilities. Proficiency in a second language a plus. Experience with USAID programs highly desired.
Closing date: 15 Sep 2013
How to apply:http://reliefweb.int/job/589571/senior-advisor-%E2%80%93reproductive-health-maternal-newborn-child-health-mnch-and-adolescent
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