This position is for a Child Survival Fellowship from Johns Hopkins
University, but placed in the Global Bureau of USAID in Washington DC.

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From: "Zeilinger, Michael E(GH/HIDN/NUT)" <MZeilinger@...>

Health and Child Survival Grants Program

Terms of Reference for Child Survival Fellow


Advisor: To Be Named

Assignment: Maternal and Child Health Technical Advisor

Project: Child Survival and Health Grants Program

Dates: Two years from date of hire.
An extension is possible for a total of four years

Deadline for Application: April 3, 2005

Location: Bureau for Global Health
Office of Health,
Infectious Diseases and Nutrition
Division of Nutrition
Child Survival and Health Grants Program
U.S. Agency for International Development
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, DC 20523

Sponsorship: USAID/GH/HIDN/NUT

Objectives of this Fellowship Assignment:

Provide technical and programmatic support to the Child Survival and
Health Grants Program (CSHGP) in development and implementation of
program policy, priorities and activities related to child survival and
health, including a focus on maternal and child health, nutrition, and
infectious diseases.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

1. Serve as a Maternal and Child Health Technical Advisor to the CSHGP
team including:

a. Responsible for providing technical direction and backstopping for a
PVO/NGO network organization program, the CORE Group, and its eight
working groups representing key child survival and health technical
areas. Responsibility includes providing guidance and direction on the
development of annual work plans to ensure congruence with expected
program results and USAID's Global Health Bureau Strategic Objectives
(SO) technical priorities.

b. Responsible for providing technical and operational backstopping for
a subset of community-based PVO grants in various countries including
reviewing applications and detailed implementation work plans, and
monitoring technical progress toward stated objectives through review of
annual reports, conducting on-site monitoring visits, and communicating
directly with PVO headquarter and field backstops. Provide guidance and
input on the development of CSHGP-related program guidance for these
application-, work plan- and reporting-processes and procedures.

c. Responsible for providing technical direction to the CSHGP in one or
more of the major technical program areas of maternal health and child
survival, including community-based prevention and case management of
diarrheal diseases, acute respiratory infection, and malaria, as well as
strengthening PVO capacity in community-based health programming in
immunization, nutrition and micronutrients, maternal and neonatal
health, and infectious diseases. This responsibility will include
liaising and communicating with relevant GH SO team members and
technical advisors in the GH Bureau and in doing so, represent PVO and
community-focused approaches in these areas. This responsibility would
also include ensuring that the technical reference materials (TRMs)
which serve as state of the art technical guidance for the CSHGP reflect
the latest research and practice on key child survival and health areas.

d. Secondarily responsible for providing technical backstopping in one
or more cross-cutting functions related to implementation of maternal
and child health programs in developing countries (examples include
sustainability, scale-up, health equity, monitoring and evaluation,
health systems strengthening, behavior change and communication).

2. Participate and represent the CSHGP in strategic planning and
coordination of activities in selected technical areas of BGH
cooperating agencies (i.e. BASICS III, FANTA, ACCESS, HIP, RPM Plus,
QAP, MEASURE) and other maternal, child health and nutrition-related
grants and agreements. Represent the CSHGP team at USAID as well as
global and regional meetings in the relevant technical areas.

3. Provide strategic technical, policy, and program support to regional
and other USAID bureaus and to USAID field missions in key areas of
community-based maternal and child health and nutrition. Advise USAID
geographic and technical bureaus within designated areas of
responsibility of Agency policies and operating procedures affecting the
use of PVOs. Participate in various intra-agency working groups
concerned with USAID policies, priorities and practices affecting, or
otherwise of interest to the Program.

4. Stay abreast of, and contribute to, the state-of-the-art in selected
areas of community-based maternal and child health and nutrition
technical knowledge, policy, and program experience.

5. Assist in identifying new collaborating partners for the Child
Survival and Health Grants Program.

Qualifications

Program assignments are filled from the pool of applicants. All
applicants must be U.S. citizens and possess at least a master's degree
in a health-related field. This assignment is open to candidates with a
wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills. Candidates with
academic training in medicine, nursing, public health and other relevant
disciplines at the masters, MD or PhD level will be considered. The
ideal candidate will demonstrate a combination of technical knowledge of
child survival, relevant experience in developing countries, sound
leadership skills, strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, the
ability to communicate effectively -both orally and in writing, and
enthusiasm for the objectives of the Child Survival and Health Grants
Program and for the responsibilities of the fellowship. Additional
experience in a combination of private sector, research, programmatic,
and policy activities would be useful. The individual selected for the
assignment must obtain a Secret security clearance within 90 days.

Application:

Applicants who wish to apply for this assignment must submit a current
resume and a 1-3-page letter that demonstrates their understanding of
the assignment and stresses their competitiveness. Candidates should
organize the letter in a business letter format and in the letter the
candidates should: 1. describe their qualifications and experience, 2.
demonstrate their interest in and familiarity with the issues relating
to the assignment, and 3: explain how this program and assignment
relates to their career goals. A standard "letter of interest" will be
considered non-responsive. A selection committee will review the letters
and resumes presented by the candidates and will select candidates for
interview.

Candidates are asked to submit their letters and resumes electronically,
via email attachments in a PC-compatible format to pseaton@...
<mailto:pseaton@...> . Letters should be addressed to:

Mr. Paul Seaton, Director
National Secretariat for the Health and Child Survival Fellows Program
Johns Hopkins University
P.O. Box 2216
Baltimore, MD 21203-2216

Phone: 410 659 4108
Fax: 410 659 4118
Email pseaton@... <mailto:pseaton@...>

Interested candidates are assured of confidentiality. Mr. Seaton will be
happy to discuss the assignment with anyone who may have questions.
Interested individuals who have not already applied to the program's
pool of applicants should contact the Director.

Candidates must not contact USAID for information about this assignment.

Supervision:

The HCSF will be employed by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), but will
work in the environment of USAID's Bureau for Global Health. The Fellow
will work closely with the USAID Program Manager/Team Leader for the
Child Survival and Health Grants Program who will serve as mentor and
will foster intellectual growth, provide career guidance and give
support throughout the period of assignment. The HCSF and Mentor will
negotiate an annual workplan within 90 days as well as leave and travel
plans that are subject to the approval of the HCSF Program. The mentor
will provide technical guidance, career advice and operational oversight
in steering the HCSF toward the accomplishment of assigned tasks.

JHU will enter into an employment agreement with the HCSF that defines
the terms and conditions of employment and the assignment. JHU
supervisory responsibilities include negotiation of salary, approval of
the assignment, approval of changes in the assignment, approval of the
workplan, approval of leave, approval of salary increases, approval of
travel, participation in the annual evaluation, initiation of
disciplinary action, and termination of the assignment. The Fellow is
expected to exercise individual initiative, resourcefulness and
responsibility.

Documentation:

The Fellow will submit quarterly reports to the Health and Child
Survival Program and other documentation as needed by USAID/GH.