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Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Posted:
September 23, 2020
Location:
USA - MA - Boston
Salary:
Open
Type:
Full-time
MOMENTUM is a suite of USAID-funded projects that seek to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn, and child mortality and morbidity in high-burden, USAID-supported countries by increasing the capacity of host country institutions and local organizations to introduce, deliver, scale up, and sustain the use of evidence-based, quality, equitable maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), voluntary family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) services.

MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator is a five-year project led by prime grantee Population Reference Bureau (PRB), with collaboration from sub-grantees, John Snow Inc. (JSI) and Ariadne Labs (both PRB and JSI are based in Washington D.C.). MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator is focused on monitoring and evaluation, innovation and adaptive learning, knowledge management, and strategic communication for a suite of USAID awards under the MOMENTUM umbrella. The consortium will:
  • Synthesize and package key program data, information, and learning from across the suite of awards
  • Promote and track the use of data and learning for improving MNCH/FP/RH programming
  • Share best practices with key regional and global stakeholders through various live and digital platforms
  • Raise broad awareness about the project's impact.
As part of the work to achieve these goals, MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator will catalyze innovations that advance the fields of Measurement, Adaptive Learning, and Knowledge Management through a virtual learning lab called

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required
  • 7+ years of related experience required



  • Master's Degree is strongly preferred
  • Experience with maternal, newborn, and child health, family planning and / or reproductive health (MNCH / FP / RH) strongly preferred
  • Experience with adaptive learning and / or adaptive management practices, particularly for measurement, monitoring & evaluation, implementation, and/or quality improvement content areas strongly preferred
  • Experience conducting health care or related research or evaluation in low or middle income countries, preferentially implementation research or health systems delivery research or evaluation strongly preferred
  • Experience in a role requiring leadership and collaboration both within an organization and with external partners, as experience in efficiently and diplomatically working as part of a team effort preferred
  • Experience in program implementation, providing implementation training, and/or other capacity building activities in managing public health programs in low or middle income country settings preferred
  • High level of data literacy, including metric design and utilization at the global, national, sub-national and facility levels, particularly in global health fields preferred
  • Multitasks, prioritizes, and recognizes when concerns need to be escalated in a fast-paced environment preferred
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including presenting scientific ideas and results both verbally and in writing preferred


EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Internal Number: 52640BR
About Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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