Medical Teams International (www.medicalteams.org)
Senior Technical Advisor, Health
Portland, Oregon
Department: International Programs
Reports to: Director, Technical Services
Supervises: Community Health/Child Survival Specialists/Regional Advisor
Oversee quality development, technical implementation and evaluation of MTIâ€TMs health program portfolio. Effectively represent MTI in professional and donor networks. Supervise and build capacity of team of health advisors.
This Portland, OR-based position provides vision, direction and technical guidance to MTIâ€TMs health program growth, quality implementation, reporting, and evaluation. The portfolio covers four regions and includes privately-funded holistic Community Health projects and USAID-funded Child Survival projects. This person liaises directly with donors such as the USAID Global Health Bureau and MTI program leaders such as Regional and Country Managers and Health Project staff. The position supervises the Community Health and Child Survival Specialists who make up the Health Unit within the Technical Services Group and supports a growing cadre of field health program managers.
Performance standards include assuring quality and state-of-the-art practices in health projects, developing solid project designs and proposals, facilitating growth of health portfolio, and effectively managing a collaborative and strong team in the health unit.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide vision, direction, technical guidance and best practice application to lead and manage MTIâ€TMs health project portfolio. This includes significantly strengthening holistic health programming at MTI as well as providing oversight of the technical backstopping & reporting for child survival projects.
- Supervise and mentor the Health Specialists in the Unit and develop a strong team. Develop vision for the Unit and develop and manage work plans and staff development goals for the staff.
- Coordinate technical assistance. Guide and facilitate input from Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, Community Health Specialists, regional advisors, and consultants.
- Ensure timely submission of quality reports based on donor guidelines.
- Represent Medical Teams International and network at AERDO, CCIH, USAID Child Survival, CORE, Global Health and APHA conferences and meetings.
- Identify niche and opportunities and grow the health project portfolio in strategic areas. Write multi-lateral and bi-lateral grant proposals.
- Train health unit staff, regional technical advisors, health project managers and health volunteers in state-of-the-art practices.
- Incorporate evidence-based child survival techniques into Medical Teams International health program designs. Remain current in best practices, current issues and trends in child survival, reproductive, and international health.
- Document results and lessons learned for broader dissemination.
- Collaborate with other Senior Advisors and participate in the leadership of the Technical Services Group.
Desired Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s in public health with strong international health emphasis. MD, RN or PA preferred.
- At least five (5) years of successful experience in health program management with large grants. Proven experience with Child Survival programming a plus.
- Strong skills in designing, monitoring, and evaluating health interventions in the field and in a headquarters advisory position.
- Proven experience in training international health professionals in community health/child survival tools and methodologies.
- Experience interfacing with donors, partners, volunteers, and government and NGO agencies.
- Excellent problem solver, a self-starter, ability to work independently and mentor/manage staff; develop and achieve vision and plans.
- Africa experience highly desirable. Fluency in second language (French preferred).
- Strong oral, presentation and written communication skills.
- Willingness to travel 20 percent time.
- Proven ability to write project proposals and meet deadlines under pressure.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Epi Info.
- Commitment to the mission statement of Medical Teams International.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position; applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
To Apply, please send resume, cover letter and salary history to Jill Solomon, Global Recruitment Specialists: Jsolomon@globalrecruitment.net
