[HOT] USAID Center for Digital Development is Hiring
Chad Blevins
cblevins at usaid.gov
Mon Jul 25 17:57:15 UTC 2016
Greetings Hotties,
USAID’s Global Development Lab is recruiting passionate, problem-solving
individuals in the fight against extreme poverty. Two teams in the Global
Development Lab (Lab) with the Center for Digital Development are looking
for candidates. The Lab is looking for individuals who want to work with a
dynamic team of technology and policy experts committed to transforming the
use of data, information systems and technology in international
development. These teams invest their time in helping create enabling
environments that foster data-driven decisions for a range of development
challenges, including response and recovery efforts related to the Ebola
crisis. Positions range from entry to senior-level and are based either in
Washington D.C. or in field offices in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
The eight open positions include:
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42335: HIS Lead (Digital Health), Ebola Recovery Team
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4lmKN8SJHxLSUJTZHNuNlhJVjg/view>
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40776: ICT4D Specialist, Development Informatics Team
<https://consultants-fhi360.icims.com/jobs/17325/information-communications-technology-for-development-technical-expert-for-development-informatics-and-real-time-data-for-adaptive-management-programs/job?mobile=false&width=675&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240>
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41254: Adaptive Management/ICT4D Project Manager, Development
Informatics Team
<https://consultants-fhi360.icims.com/jobs/17326/project-coordinator-for-real-time-data-for-adaptive-management-and-digital-development-fsn-fellowship-programs/job?mobile=false&width=675&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240>
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59135: Adaptive Management Toolbox Lead, Development Informatics Team
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4lmKN8SJHxLTFYtOVlfNVRGMms/view>
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79658: Program Assistant, Development Informatics Team
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4lmKN8SJHxLYjB1S0ludjR1N00/view>
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67989: Liberia ICT Advisor, Ebola Recovery Team
<http://kaizen.theresumator.com/apply/gKykGZ/ICT4D-Technical-Advisor-Ebola>
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01368: Sierra Leone ICT Advisor, Ebola Recovery Team
<http://kaizen.theresumator.com/apply/8D47qf/ICT4D-Technical-Advisor-Sierra-Leone>
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64892: Guinea ICT Advisor, Ebola Recovery Team
<http://kaizen.theresumator.com/apply/qzDVpL/ICT4D-Technical-Advisor-Guinea>
To apply for any of the positions above, please email
lab-ebola-applications at usaid.gov with the position description code,
position title and your full name in the subject line of the email (ex:
67989: Liberia ICT Lead: Jane Doe). Resumes will be accepted through Friday,
August 8th at 5pm, but qualified candidates are encouraged to apply early.
Candidates may apply for multiple positions, but should submit a separate
email for each position for which you would like to be considered.
For a description of each position, please see details below (and click the
links to see all the full description).
Washington, DC-based Openings
HIS Lead (Digital Health), Supporting the Development Informatics and
Ebola Recovery Teams
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4lmKN8SJHxLSUJTZHNuNlhJVjg/view>
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The HIS Lead is a key technical role on the Development Informatics team
within the Center for Digital Development of the US Global Development Lab,
and will oversee Digital Health field implementation efforts in Liberia,
Guinea and Sierra Leone and associated global initiatives supporting them.
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The position is based in Washington DC with up to 40% travel to USAID
Missions and global convenings.
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The ideal candidate will have extensive experience implementing Digital
Health (eHealth/mHealth/HIS) solutions in developing countries and is
passionate about helping to create and integrate effective technology
solutions that will improve health outcomes of programs of USAID and its
partners.
ICT4D Specialist, Development Informatics Team
<https://consultants-fhi360.icims.com/jobs/17325/information-communications-technology-for-development-technical-expert-for-development-informatics-and-real-time-data-for-adaptive-management-programs/job?mobile=false&width=675&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240>
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The ICT4D Specialist will be a technologist on the Development
Informatics team within the Center for Digital Development of the US Global
Development Lab, and will provide technical advisory and direct information
system design and implementation.
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The position is based in Washington DC with up to 40% travel to USAID
Missions. This is a 6 month position, with the potential to extend for an
additional year based on performance.
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The ideal candidate will have robust community-level experience
designing and implementing technology solutions in developing countries and
is passionate about using this experience to build technology solutions
that will enable data-driven decision making by USAID and its partners.
Adaptive Management/ICT4D Project Manager, Development Informatics Team
<https://consultants-fhi360.icims.com/jobs/17326/project-coordinator-for-real-time-data-for-adaptive-management-and-digital-development-fsn-fellowship-programs/job?mobile=false&width=675&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240>
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The Project Manager provides support to a diverse group of technical
staff, performing a variety of both complex and routine programmatic duties
on the Real-Time Data for Adaptive Management (RTD4AM) and Digital
Development FSN Fellowship (DDF) programs
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The position is based in Washington DC. This is a 6 month position,
with the potential to extend for an additional year based upon performance.
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Duties range from operational management activities such as activity
scoping, resource planning, and project timeline management to direct
engagement with implementing partners and USAID Missions to ensure that
project activities are running smoothly.
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The ideal candidate will have exceptional organizational and project
management skills, is experienced in complex stakeholder management, and
can manage multiple time-sensitive tasks simultaneously. The individual
must develop a working knowledge of USAID policies and guidelines. To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily and with relative independence.
Adaptive Programming Toolbox Lead, Development Informatics Team
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4lmKN8SJHxLTFYtOVlfNVRGMms/view>
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The Toolbox Lead will be responsible for the design and testing of the
Real-Time Data for Adaptive Management set of tools.
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The position is based in Washington DC with up to 40% travel to various
USAID Mission countries
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The Toolbox will focus on how USAID’s development programs can become
more adaptive, by using digital real-time data, to improve program
delivery and more effectively meet development objectives.
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The ideal candidate will have considerable knowledge of USAID Missions,
have implemented programs that focus on performance/operations management
through improved decision-making, and familiar with change management
strategies for development.
Program Assistant, Development Informatics Team
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4lmKN8SJHxLYjB1S0ludjR1N00/view>
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The Program Assistant plays a core operational role on the Development
Informatics team within the Center for Digital Development of the US Global
Development Lab, and will carry out strategic operations as well as provide
administrative support.
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The position is based in Washington DC.
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The ideal candidate will have exceptional organizational skills,
professional demeanor, and goal orientation, with the ability to drive
multiple time-sensitive tasks independently and is passionate about the
mission of the Development Informatics team within the Global Development
Lab and USAID.
Field-based Openings
Liberia ICT Advisor, Ebola Recovery Team
<http://kaizen.theresumator.com/apply/gKykGZ/ICT4D-Technical-Advisor-Ebola>
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This position will engage with the Government of Liberia, private
sector, and other stakeholders on ICT policy and programming, with a focus
on e-government and connectivity; and providing strategic guidance to the
USAID team in Liberia in integrating technology into development
programming.
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The position is based in Monrovia, Liberia with travel to Washington DC.
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The ideal candidate should have an understanding of commercial and
public aspects of connectivity and e-government; comfort designing and
managing ICT projects in low-resource settings; ability to communicate
technical programming, and how it links to improved development outcomes,
to a wide range of audiences; proficiency in soliciting viewpoints from
multiple stakeholders; and ability to understand, manage, and shape the
work of partners and technical consultants. Previous regional experience is
preferred, but not required.
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The ideal candidate will have significant managerial and/or technical
experience in one or more of the following areas: ISP management;
connectivity; telecommunications; ICT policy development and advocacy.
E-payments experience is optional, but valued.
Sierra Leone ICT Advisor, Ebola Recovery Team
<http://kaizen.theresumator.com/apply/8D47qf/ICT4D-Technical-Advisor-Sierra-Leone>
-
This position will manage a portfolio of USAID Global Development
Lab-supported Ebola response and recovery activities in Sierra Leone;
engaging the Government of Sierra Leone and other stakeholders on ICT
policy and programming, including connectivity, health information systems,
digital financial services, ICT for agriculture; and providing strategic
guidance to the USAID team in Sierra Leone in integrating technology into
development programming.
-
The position is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone with travel to
Washington DC.
-
The ideal candidate will have comfort designing and managing ICT
projects in low-resource settings; ability to communicate technical
programming, and how it links to improved development outcomes, to a wide
range of audiences; proficiency in soliciting viewpoints from multiple
stakeholders; and ability to understand, manage, and shape the work of
implementing partners and technical consultants. Previous regional
experience is preferred.
-
The ideal candidate will have will have significant technical experience
in one or more of the following areas: Health information systems,
connectivity, ICT for development, telecommunications, digital financial
services, ICT policy development and advocacy or ICT for agriculture.
Guinea ICT Advisor, Ebola Recovery Team
<http://kaizen.theresumator.com/apply/qzDVpL/ICT4D-Technical-Advisor-Guinea>
-
This position will manage a portfolio of USAID Global Development
Lab-supported Ebola response and recovery activities in Guinea; engaging
the Government of Guinea and other stakeholders on ICT policy and
programming, including health information system and telecommunications;
and providing strategic guidance to the USAID Guinea Mission team in
integrating technology into development programming.
-
The position is based in Conakry, Guinea with travel to Washington DC.
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Core competencies of qualified applicants should include: comfort
designing and managing ICT projects in low-resource settings; ability to
communicate technical programming, and how it links to improved development
outcomes, to a wide range of audiences; proficiency in soliciting
viewpoints from multiple stakeholders; and ability to understand, manage,
and shape the work of implementing partners and technical consultants.
Previous regional experience is preferred.
-
The ideal candidate will have significant technical experience in one or
more of the following areas: Health information systems, connectivity, ICT
for development, telecommunications, digital financial services or ICT
policy development and advocacy.
-
French language proficiency is required for this role
To apply for any of the positions above, please email
lab-ebola-applications at usaid.gov with the position description code,
position total and your full name in the subject line of the email (ex:
67989: Liberia ICT Lead: Jane Doe). Resumes will be accepted through Monday,
August 15th at 5pm, but qualified candidates are encouraged to apply
early. Candidates may apply for multiple positions, but should submit a
separate email for each position for which you would like to be considered.
Please forward this on to your networks and any interested parties.
Thank you for your interest.
--
*Chad Blevins*
GeoCenter
U.S. Global Development Lab
USAID
202-712-0464
Internal GeoCenter Website (USAID Only)
<https://sites.google.com/a/usaid.gov/usaidgeocenter/home>
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