CGD's new initiative on HIV/AIDS is intended to contribute to improved donor policymaking by undertaking and disseminating comparative analyses of the three major sources of international funding for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care: the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the World Bank’s Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program for Africa. Through focused research and analysis at the global level and in four Sub-Saharan African countries, the HIV/AIDS Monitor will examine the operations, procedures, and performance of these three initiatives in order to gain an understanding of which approaches are most successful in which contexts. Questions to be examined include themes that are central to the global aid effectiveness agenda, and those that are more specific to HIV/AIDS responses and considerations. The HIV/AIDS Monitor initiative is closely related to other on-going CGD work on global health and aid effectiveness.
Job Summary: Under direct supervision of the senior associate and in close collaboration with the director of programs and other senior staff, the program coordinator will contribute to and support all facets of the HIV/AIDS Monitor initiative.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform complex duties requiring independent judgment and analysis related to data gathering, report preparation, and special projects related to HIV/AIDS and related global health, and aid effectiveness issues.
- Track policy developments in areas related to HIV/AIDS, including annual budget processes and changes in donor countries and international organizations.
- Edit and synthesize fact-finding and research reports from in-country partners.
- Assist with the conceptualization and design of HIV/AIDS Monitor research questions, including literature reviews.
- Coordinate advisory panel and other stakeholder meetings as well as public events related to HIV/AIDS Monitor.
- Assist with the management and coordination of workplans for multiple research activities, including interacting with in-country partners, consultants, managing communication with stakeholders and managing budgets.
- Collaborate with members of the Center's communications team to draft policy briefs, newsletters, notes and report periodic findings.
- Provide other research, writing and editing support for various reports and documents related to the initiative, including website content.
- Organize and attend meetings/conferences.
- Conduct outreach with key stakeholders in policy, advocacy and research communities.
- Perform other duties as assigned, including moderate administrative support.
- Some travel may be required.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor degree in public health, economics, or another social science with substantive and relevant work experience OR Masters degree in public health, economics, or another social science supplemented with at least two (2) years of relevant work experience.
- Competence and experience conducting qualitative research and interpreting quantitative results.
- Ability to interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of at least one of the major HIV/AIDS funding mechanisms, preferably PEPFAR.
- Excellent writing and editing skills.
- Familiarity with current issues and debates in global health, economic development, foreign aid, and related topics.
- Familiarity with current issues and debates within the developing country context, preferably Sub-Saharan Africa.
- On the ground experience working in Sub-Saharan Africa strongly preferred.
- Positive interpersonal, communication and leadership skills, tact and initiative, the ability and confidence to accept responsibility, and be well organized.
- Ability to work in a team and to work independently as needed, within a small, closely-knit organization.
- Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office, specifically PowerPoint and Excel. Skills in the use of STATA are desirable, but not essential.
Salary
Mid 30's, commensurate with experience.
Applicants should send a short cover letter, CV and short writing sample to [email protected] by May 31, 2006. CGD is committed to attract and maintain a diverse and dedicated workforce. Minorities, women and developing country nationals with I-9 employment status are encouraged to apply.
Please use the title "Program Coordinator – HIV/AIDS Monitor” in all e-mail correspondences.
No phone calls please.