FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL
Senior Technical Officer, Quality Improvement
| Department/Division: Strategic Information |
Open Date: 6/26/2008 |
| Position Location: Arlington, Virginia |
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| Position Description: Provide technical leadership, support and assistance in Quality Improvement (QI) to public health programs. Lead capacity building of country programs in QI, through the development of training material, organize capacity-building/training events that respond to the needs of country programs, track progress of specific QI efforts at country level. Document programs’ QI efforts and write improvement stories for dissemination. Establish communication mechanisms between headquarters and across programs. Participate in collaborative reviews of country programs with a focus on their QI systems and activities. Provide technical assistance to country programs to design, manage and evaluate their QI activities through field missions and from headquarters. Liaise with technical divisions to develop standards needed for specific QI efforts. |
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| Minimum Requirements: BS/BA in public health or related field, and 7-9 years relevant experience with international development programs; or MS/MA/MPH in public health or related field, and 5 – 7 years relevant experience with international development programs; Clinical background (Md, RN, etc.), is not mandatory but would be a plus. Experience of QI in developing countries settings with applications to international health priorities such as: HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, maternal and child health, and reproductive health required. Experience developing training material for capacity-building in QI preferred. |
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| Salary Grade: 08 (VA) |
Requisition Number: DC0823 |
| If interested, apply through FHI website: | Human Resources, FHI Arlington Email: humanresources@fhi.org Fax: 703.516.9036 4401 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22203 USA |
