Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Period of Performance: 03/25/2012 – 03/24/2013
The objective of the Advisor: Implementation Science position is to provide support and technical assistance to the Senior Technical Advisor for Research and Implementation Science, the Associated Director of Programs, the Country Director, section chiefs, team leads and program staff, and other USG agencies in designing, implementing and evaluating implementation science projects and their products.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist in the facilitation and coordination of implementation science projects with and across United States Government (USG) agencies and partners in Tanzania.
• Assist in facilitating research prioritization process within USG and supports national research strategy development and implementation.
• Provide technical assistance in the planning, development, and conducting of implementation science activities.
• Offers support and assistance to implementing partners, in particular local partners, to successfully implement key research activities to the highest technical and ethical standards, while building their capacity to execute these studies themselves.
• Engage directly with several priority research activities to ensure high quality outputs and timely execution.
• Provide Technical Assistance and advice to Project Officers of Cooperative Agreements on implementation science issues that need to be addressed; to ensure implementation occurs according to developed timelines.
• Provide technical assistance in the development of evaluation strategies and formulation of appropriate monitoring and evaluation activities for on-going and future public health programmatic issues in consultation and collaboration with other USG agencies in Tanzania, the Government of Tanzania (GoT), and other selected local implementing agencies.
• As determined by the Associate Director of Programs and/or Country Director, assists the Senior Technical Advisor for Research and Implementation Science with ADS activities.
• Participate in review and drafting protocols, and data collection tools of specific research activities.
• Assist with completing analyses and drafting publications related to implementation science.
• Work with Senior Technical Advisor for Research and Implementation Science, and Atlanta Science Offices to ensure appropriate policies are followed; and travel to and support specific study sites during periods of data collection preparation, implementation, analysis, and information dissemination.
• Provide technical oversight, as needed, on training of data collectors, data entry and management personnel to ensure quality of training; provide support for literature reviews for Tanzania staff.
• Perform and support the writing of abstracts, reports and manuscripts through one on one mentoring and writing workshops with program staff, Fellows, Tanzanian scientists and Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training (FELTP) participants.
• Lead and/or assist with other tasks related to the planning, capacity building and implementation of research activities to fulfill the needs of Tanzania and other USG partners.
• Provide support and work to strengthen efforts to build the capacity of Tanzanian staff from government and national Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved with USG funded implementation science activities, through targeted scientific input, and planning and advising on key aspects of specific evaluations, with particular focus on at least one large multi-country project.
Key Qualifications:
• Graduation from an accredited university with a Ph.D. in Epidemiology or other area with significant research from an accredited college and/or university.
• Three or more years of education and experience in HIV/AIDS programs, preferably in a resource-limited setting.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, conducting and analyzing research.
• Specific experience in operational research and implementation science desired.
• At least three years of substantial knowledge of PEPFAR programs is desirable.
• Excellent time and project management skills.
• Level IV English proficiency required.
• Willingness and ability to effectively communicate in English (Speaking, Writing, and Reading) on a daily basis with various groups.
• Level I Kiswahili proficiency (preferred).
• Prior experience working in Tanzania (preferred).
• Willingness and ability to work full-time and to be located in Tanzania strongly preferred.
Application Process:
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The QED Group, LLC is a growing international development consulting and management firm with practice areas in economic growth, democracy and governance, health, and knowledge management with experience in over 70 countries around the world.
The QED Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/M/F/D
Application Deadline: 13 April 2012
