Quality Improvement and Human Resources for Health Technical Advisor - Employment,career opportunity in USA

Job Title:  Quality Improvement and Human Resources for Health Technical Advisor
Organization:  Global Health Fellows Program
Country:  United States of America
Deadline:  16th Oct 2013


Global Health Fellows Program II
Technical Advisor II: Quality Improvement and Human Resources for Health Technical Advisor

Location: Washington, DC

The Global Health Fellows Program II (GHFP-II) is seeking a Quality Improvement and Human Resources for Health Technical Advisor (GHFP-II-P2-093) to work within the Office of Health Systems in the Bureau for Global health. Assignment: Two year fellowship. 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 addressing the Agency’s immediate and emerging human capacity needs.

The Quality Improvement and Human Resources for Health Technical Advisor (Technical Advisor) will support the Office of Health Systems in the areas of modern quality improvement, health service delivery and human resources for health. The Technical Advisor will also support the Office’s broader mandate to strengthen the health systems of USAID-assisted countries, with a focus on improving health outcomes in the Agency’s priority services. From the perspective of the WHO health systems model, the work of this Advisor will concentrate on the service and human resources building blocks.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Serving as advisor to the ASSIST project Agreement Officer’s Representative; Supporting the administration of the ASSIST cooperative agreement; Providing technical and administrative support to the Health Care Improvement (HCI) Project; Providing technical advice to the Office of Health Systems on issues related to the human resources for health, service delivery and quality improvement; Providing USAID missions and other operational units (such as regional offices) with technical assistance in human resources for health, health care quality improvement, and health systems strengthening, including participation in country health systems assessments; Participating in one or more of the Global Health Bureau country support teams as the health systems strengthening expert; Supporting the GH Bureau and Office of Health Systems design teams by: participating in strategy development with program design teams in GH priority areas to help improve the appropriate health system content and approaches; Providing technical advice to USAID colleagues and the global health community in QI and HR issues. These activities may include proactively developing opportunities to address these needs; identifying critical new advances in these fields; and developing approaches to share appropriately; Identifying constraints that keep developing country health systems and/or USAID-supported activities from having the desired health impact.

For a full listing of roles, responsibilities, and requirements please go to our website at www.ghfp.net/recruitment.

How to apply:

All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP-II’s online recruitment system at https://www.ghfp.net/recruitment/, which allows you to store your CV, profile and biodata form in our 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 applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern Time on October 16, 2013. We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer.