Telework
Eligible: Yes,
at least 3 days per week in-person reporting at Washington, DC office.
Remote
Eligible: No.
Summary Statement:
The
Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization
dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people
throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the
largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we
are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of
public health statewide, nationally, and internationally.
Credence and its partner, the Public Health Institute (PHI), are
both employers for GHTASC, and are seeking a Senior Gender and Youth Advisor
under GHTASC. This position will be hired under Public Health Institute (PHI).
Full salary range for this position is $133,380
to $200,720 per year, with the starting salary
determined based on candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, as well as
budget availability.
Essential
Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical Coordination: (45%)
Gender
Provide
technical coordination, guidance, training, assistance, and mentoring in
gender and gender-based violence for MCHN programs and activities in GH
and in the field.
Identify
and share information and evidence-based best practices regarding gender
and MCHN programming.
Respond
to gender-related requests and tasks on behalf of
MCHN, including Congressional reports, USG and donor queries, indicator
development, ad-hoc information or document development requests, briefers and talking points and other deliverables
as directed.
Under
direction from MCHN leadership, serve as gender representative for MCHN in
partnerships with PVOs/NGOs, bilateral and multilateral donors, other USG
institutions, think tanks, Congressional staff, and others.
Contribute
to Bureau reports and other information products highlighting USAID’s
accomplishments in women’s and gender assistance.
Prepare
and present technical presentations at MCHN global, regional, and country
level meetings and workshops, as requested.
Work in close
coordination with the Budget and Operations team to ensure budget
attribution to gender activities has been completed accurately.
Keep abreast of
new developments and emerging issues in gender that affect USAID’s MCHN
technical priorities, including youth issues and mental health
Youth
Work in
collaboration with the Agency Youth Coordinator in the implementation of
USAID Youth Policy.
Lead the design
and implementation of a strategic plan for strengthening and expanding
youth activities within MCHN-funded projects managed by Washington staff,
including identifying youth-appropriate indicators, and designing
activities.
Develop an
action plan for youth programming in MCHN for mission programs.
Develop annual
budget requests, present at annual results reviews and strengthen
technical oversight of youth specific MCHN activities of implementing
partners.
Provide
strategic input and technical expertise to senior GH staff and other
Agency staff on proposed service delivery activities, policy initiatives,
and research proposals to improve youth access to and use of MCHN
services.
Collaborate
with other USAID programs and initiatives such as the EPCMD, PMI, PEPFAR,
Feed the Future, and etc.
Program and Activity Design, Implementation, Monitoring and
Evaluation: (45%)
Gender
Provide
technical coordination, technical assistance, and guidance in assessing
gender, gender-based violence, and social inclusion to develop MCHN
global and mission strategic direction
and programming.
Provide
gender input for MCHN centrally managed procurement documents and concept
notes.
Engage on
design teams for new projects and provide technical guidance in the
implementation and evaluation of the programs.
Join
prioritized project management teams to promote and facilitate
operationalization of gender principles into the implementation of MCHN
activities.
Travel to
monitor the gender aspects of field activities of centrally managed
projects as needed and contribute to bilateral mission MCHN designs as
requested.
Review
partner work plans and other documents for gender integration and related
Refine
methods to track, monitor and measure progress and impact in all
gender-related programming within MCHN.
Organize
and/or participate in conducting gender related MCHN program evaluations
and/or preparing scopes of work for independent evaluations.
Support staff
in adhering to Agency policies and regulations, including policies related
to family planning programming.
Youth
Support the monitoring
and evaluation of youth MCHN activities in the field.
Keep abreast of
major developments in MCHN and across sectors
for youth and contextualize these developments for potential
Agency use.
Serve as a
thought leader in youth programming with MCHN field support and mission
programs.
Coordinate and
share lessons learned from youth programming and promote utilization of
that knowledge into MCHN programs.
Serve as a
senior technical counterpart to youth advisors in other offices and
bureaus, including, but not limited to those working in the Offices of
HIV/AIDS, the USAID Intra-agency Youth Working Group, and to staff
supporting the Youth Development Policy and Public Law 109-95 Assistance
to Highly Vulnerable Children, and other Agency-wide initiatives.
Coordinate with
other development donors regarding youth development issues.
Communication and Reporting: (5%)
Gender
Increase Health
Officers’ awareness of the most effective interventions for improving MCHN
outcomes by improved gender programming through technical leadership and
outreach.
Collaborates
closely with the Senior Communications and Outreach Advisor and other MCHN
Front Office staff in all aspects of communications and outreach to
outside groups involved in legislation and public affairs.
Prepare and/or
supervise drafting of speeches, briefing materials, policy
memoranda, and analytical reports for senior USAID officials for both
internal and external use.
Responds
to and coordinates Freedom of Information Act requests and Office of the
Inspector General and Government Accountability Office program audits.
Youth
Increase Health
Officers’ awareness of the most effective interventions for improving
health outcomes among youth through technical leadership and outreach.
Collaborate
closely with the Senior Communications and Outreach Advisor and other MCHN
Front Office staff in all aspects of communications and outreach to
outside groups involved in legislation and public affairs.
Prepare and/or
supervise drafting of speeches, briefing materials, policy memoranda, and
analytical reports for senior USAID officials for both internal and
external use.
Respond
to and coordinate Freedom of Information Act requests and Office of the
Inspector General and Government Accountability Office program audits.
Support to Bureau and Agency: (5%)
Gender
Collaborate
on gender issues within GH, across USAID Bureaus, across the USG, and with
external partners such as the UN and other donors.
Advise
senior management on ways to strengthen the integration of gender
considerations into USAID policies, programs, and procedures, including
innovations and new strategic directions.
Monitor
and provide input into gender Global Leadership Priority activities on
behalf of the MCHN technical areas and across GH.
Identify
opportunities to include gender in USAID training and dissemination
activities/mechanisms (e.g., USAID intranet, State of the Art Conferences,
mini-university, e-learning).
With
other GH Gender Advisors, provide technical coordination, strategic
planning, and programmatic guidance for the work of the Interagency Gender
Working Group (IGWG) and Gender Champions meetings.
Synthesize,
package, and disseminate evidence on best program practices based on
emerging outcomes from gender special initiatives, projects, and policy
analyses.
Assist, as
needed, with the preparation of information briefs, etc., including
information for Congress and other activities regarding gender
programming.
Participate in
strategic initiatives at the Office or Bureau level, as needed.
Provide
technical support to USAID/Washington Health Country Teams.
Youth
Collaborate on
youth issues within GH, across USAID Bureaus, across the USG, and with
external partners such as the UN and other donors.
Advise senior
management on ways to strengthen the integration of youth considerations
into MCHN programs, and procedures, including innovations and new
strategic directions.
Monitor and
provide input into youth Global Leadership Priority activities on behalf
of the MCHN technical areas and across GH.
Identify
opportunities to include youth in USAID MCHN training and dissemination.
activities/mechanisms
(e.g., USAID intranet, State of the Art Conferences, mini-university,
e-learning).
Synthesize,
package, and disseminate evidence on best program practices based on
emerging outcomes from gender special initiatives, projects, and policy
analyses.
Assist, as
needed, with the preparation of information briefs, etc., including
information for Congress and other activities in regard to youth
programming.
Participate in
strategic initiatives at the Office or Bureau level, as needed.
Provide
technical support as a member of one or more USAID/Washington Health
Country Teams.
Other
Work
at least 3 days per week in-person at Washington, DC office.
Travel
at least 15% of the time.
Perform
other duties as assigned.
Qualification
Requirements:
To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. Please reference link to job description for qualifications.