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Global Health Fellows Program <\/strong><\/strong>
\nTechnical Advisor Level II: Knowledge Management\/Information Technology Technical Advisor <\/strong><\/strong>
\nPolicy, Evaluation and Communication Division, Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development <\/strong><\/strong>
\nLocation: Washington, DC <\/strong><\/strong>
\nAssignment: Two year fellowship <\/strong><\/strong>
\nGHFP-07-62 <\/strong><\/strong>
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\nThe Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute (PHI) in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health, Management Systems International and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. GHFP is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/p>\n

GHFP’s goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID Population, Health and Nutrition programs by developing and increasing capacity of health professionals in Washington, DC and overseas. This is accomplished through the recruitment, placement and support of junior, mid and senior level health professionals; a diversity initiative focused on providing internship and mentoring opportunities in international public health to underrepresented communities; and professional and organizational development activities to bolster USAID’s ability to maximize results and strengthen its leadership role in global health.<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION<\/span><\/strong><\/strong>
\nThe Policy, Evaluation, and Communication (PEC) Division within USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) supports improved collection, analysis, and use of data in policy making and program planning, and promotes policies, behavior change and community norms that result in improved reproductive health outcomes. The Technical Advisor will provide technical guidance and administrative oversight for knowledge management\/information technology (KM\/IT) and publishing activities of the Office’s portfolio, currently implemented through the Information and Knowledge for Optimal Health (INFO) cooperative agreement. The INFO Project offers family planning\/reproductive health (FP\/RH) information, information technology services and knowledge delivery. Program activities include working with partners to improve quality of and access to local and global FP\/RH information and knowledge, strengthening networks within and among local organizations and in communities of practice, and helping information organizations build their capacities to network locally and contribute globally by communicating local and global best practices. The Advisor will receive overall programmatic guidance from the INFO Cognizant Technical Officer (CTO) and together they will develop an annual workplan, which will include field site trips for the Technical Advisor.<\/p>\n

The KM\/IT Technical Advisor will also provide input on KM\/IT at the Office and Division level. Within the PEC division, the Technical Advisor will have the primary responsibility for designing and implementing a knowledge management system for the division; the Technical Advisor will also provide expert advice and technical assistance on KM\/IT issues for the division’s projects and activities as needed. At the Office level the Technical Advisor will provide expert advice and input on KM\/IT for the Office’s projects and activities on request, including serving as an expert resource for new project designs, and will serve as PRH’s representative on the USAID KM Reference Group.<\/p>\n

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES <\/span><\/strong><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong>\u2022 Provide technical guidance and administrative oversight for the KM\/IT functions of the Office of Population and Reproductive Health’s Information and Knowledge for Optimal Health (INFO) cooperative agreement and\/or its successor agreement for the project’s KM\/IT functions.
\n\u2022 Assist the CTO for the INFO project and\/or its successor agreement to monitor the technical and financial performance of the project(s) and to prepare results, portfolio review, and budget\/workplan documents for review by PRH Office leadership.
\n\u2022 Provide expert KM\/IT advice and hands-on assistance to the PEC Division to design and implement a KM system for the division.
\n\u2022 Serve as the PRH Office’s representative on the USAID KM Reference Group.
\n\u2022 Work with the GH Communication Team and with USAID’s Analysis, Information Management, and Communication (AIM) project and its CTOs to institute business processes to organize and store PRH information and facilitate access to it.
\n\u2022 Provide expert KM\/IT and publishing advice to the PRH Office, its Divisions, teams and projects.
\n\u2022 Provide input on KM\/IT and publishing to project design teams in PRH and the Bureau for Global Health as requested.
\n\u2022 Participate in international\/regional fora on KM\/IT issues that will serve to broaden knowledge and practice of effective information technology for FP\/RH program management and related activities.
\n\u2022 Prepare, present and disseminate materials, briefings, reports, etc. on FP\/RH KM\/IT and related programs.
\n\u2022 Travel to visit field activities, assist missions, and participate in technical meetings (approximately 10-15%).<\/p>\n

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:<\/span><\/strong><\/strong>
\n\u2022 Advanced degree in information systems or related field; substantial experience in information systems or related field may substitute for an advanced degree;
\n\u2022 Minimum five years’ experience in KM\/IT and publishing and dissemination of information, including collecting, synthesizing and disseminating value-added information in functions such as marketing research and business intelligence;
\n\u2022 Two years’ work or volunteer experience in international\/resource poor settings;
\n\u2022 Demonstrated experience with developing creative solutions to meet the information and knowledge management needs of different audiences;
\n\u2022 Ability to conceptualize and implement knowledge management (KM) systems related to specific user environments in health services\/public health and to foster an environment that promotes organizational learning through institutionalization of KM practices;
\n\u2022 Strong understanding of principles of KM as a management technique to enable organizational development and in-depth appreciation of the capabilities and limitations of information technology;<\/p>\n