Vacancy Announcement- Research Utilization Specialist

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Dear All ,

Please find enclosed the Position Jobs description with

Family Health International.

Date of Issue: 3 July

2009

Closing Date: 13 July 2009

Post

Title

: Research Utilization Specialist, PROGRESS

Organization : Family Health International

(FHI)

Location : India, New Delhi

FHI is

an equal opportunity employer. Qualified and experienced people living with

HIV/AIDS are encouraged to apply.

FAMILY HEALTH

INTERNATIONAL :

Family Health

International (FHI) is dedicated

to improving lives, knowledge, and understanding worldwide through a highly

diversified program of research, education, and services in family health and

HIV/AIDS prevention and care.

BACKGROUND:

PROGRESS (Program Research for

Strengthening Services) is a new five year US$50 million project to improve

family planning in developing countries. It provides global technical

leadership with concentrated activities in selected countries. PROGRESS seeks

to improve access to quality family planning services with an emphasis on

reaching underserved populations. PROGRESS will achieve this by expanding

service delivery options to include integration with other reproductive health

services and use of non-health sector outlets. In addition PROGRESS will seek

to address medical barriers that limit access to quality family planning

services and also promote task shifting as a means for relieving overworked

highly trained medical personnel of tasks that can be performed by personnel

with appropriate but less training. For this to be achieved PROGRESS will

foster and strengthen synergies between its global technical leadership and

focus country activities. Activities will include reducing unnecessary medical

and policy restrictions, promoting innovative delivery approaches for

hard-to-reach groups, identifying new programmatic research areas to generate

quality evidence for program innovations, to strengthen use of proven/promising

interventions and to improve access and use of appropriate and cost effective contraceptive

methods and technologies. All activities will also seek to build the capacity

of researchers and of program managers to apply new knowledge.

PROGRESS will concentrate in focus countries and will respond to requests

from other country missions for technical assistance to introduce, adapt, and

scale up best practices. This work will contribute to global technical

leadership (GTL). USAID/India Mission has approved India as a focus country for

PROGRESS.

KEY

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·

Works in collaboration with North

Carolina-based PROGRESS Research Utilization staff to advance the use of FHI

research findings and knowledge within policy and programs in India.

·

Builds and maintains links with

partners and stakeholders (international and local organizations, research

organizations, and relevant government bodies) working in India and supports efforts to

implement core and field support funded research utilization activities. Duties include initiating and maintaining contacts, conducting outreach, and

supporting FHI’s research utilization efforts in ongoing inter-agency

working groups and through technical assistance to programs, among others.

·

With the goal of documenting and/or promoting research

utilization (i.e., processes, challenges, successes), gathers, analyzes, and

synthesizes information from multiple sources to write or help write materials

such as synthesis documents, advocacy materials, strategies, concept papers,

reports, workplans, and other documents. Obtains information via interviews

with researchers, current medical and scientific literature on contraceptive

and reproductive health, internal documents, and other materials. Some

activities may involve working with RU staff in North Carolina, especially when documents

may involve global technical leadership.

·

Assists in designing, developing, and implementing

strategies and program activities that promote the utilization of FHI research.

This will include working with researchers at FHI HQ to develop research in a

way that maximizes the potential of research utilization, and, if appropriate,

the scale up of tested interventions.

·

Helps to identify potential opportunities to promote

use of evidence through partnerships with local and international organizations

and relevant government bodies; local and regional events; steering committee,

task force and other meetings; and relevant conferences. Through such

partnerships, meetings and events, represents FHI and assists in identifying and making background materials available for

dissemination, presentation, and discussion.

·

Assists in implementing media

outreach and other communications strategies, as needed, to promote public

understanding of the conduct and results of research, working in conjunction

with headquarters as necessary (especially regarding large media-related

issues).

·

Coordinates print production of publications.

·

Helps maintain contact and research utilization

indicators database.

·

Performs other duties as assigned by Research Director

REQUIRED

SKILLS:

·

In depth knowledge of family

planning/reproductive health issues and programs in India.

·

Knowledge and experience in

conducting /managing qualitative or quantitative research in public health

·

Proven track record of working

with government, local and international health organizations, research

organizations and other major stakeholder groups in India.

·

Experience working with

evidence-based public health programs and providing assistance to organizations

and/or government on adapting or using evidence-based materials, training

curricula, job aids, etc.

·

Knowledge of information dissemination or

communications, media systems and structures, and electronic information

resources.

·

Experience writing high-quality

reports, articles, feature stories, and research syntheses.

·

Demonstrated ability to gather (via interviews and

library/Internet research) information related to health, science, or medicine

as a basis for writing high-quality, accurate publications.

·

Demonstrated ability to

communicate effectively in English, both in writing and verbally. Must have

excellent grammar and spelling abilities so that prose is understandable to

various audiences, including Web users, medical personnel, program staff,

partners, and the public in the U.S.

and in developing countries. Writing

samples must be submitted with resume (Please send word Documents).

·

Demonstrated ability to work

independently and as part of a team to advance the interest of public health

programs working in India.

·

Ability to create easily

understandable, succinct messages from complicated information. Experience

writing succinct documents (e.g., policy or advocacy briefs) an asset.

·

Excellent interpersonal skills and experience

establishing and maintaining good relationships with a wide variety of

professionals and organizations.

·

Ability to evaluate relevance of

data or information, as well as work with staff to resolve differences in

interpretation of information.

·

Excellent organizational and analytical skills, with

special attention to detail.

·

Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time,

with minimal supervision and under pressure of tight deadlines.

·

Ability to work collaboratively and diplomatically in

a team as part of a team or independently.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

·

In depth knowledge of the current international literature

related to reproductive health, including family planning, HIV/AIDS,

contraception, and maternal and child health. Global technical knowledge of

contraceptives and related service delivery issues. Global knowledge of or

experience with research utilization, best practices, or evidence-based

medicine.

·

International experience and experience working with

USAID collaborating agencies.

·

Knowledge of publications and print production

management

EDUCATION

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

·

BS/BA in social sciences or communications field with

6-9 years full-time professional experience working in promoting research

results through various activities, including publications, or a MA in public

health or communications with 4-6 years full-time professional experience.

COMPENSATION:

·

This is not an expatriate position. No expatriate

benefits or allowances provided.

·

Compensation levels at FHI are equivalent to market

rates within the development sector. However, offers shall be based on salary

history, relevant experience and qualifications.

Please send your resumes

at hr@...

.. It is necessary to mention the post title in subject line while applying.

Selected candidates will be required to join within one month of selection.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

This is

readvertised .Those who have earlier applied to the position, Please

don’t apply again.