Austria: Director - Research & Evaluation - Global Health

Description

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over eighty-five countries and has implemented over one hundred and fifty projects. IBTCI has served governments, private sector companies and several donor agencies in the practice area of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including education, health, economic growth, democracy & governance, and agriculture. IBTCI has a major focus in conflict/post-conflict and transitional settings. Quality and integrity form the foundation of our values.

IBTCI is seeking an experienced and motivated Director, Research and Evaluation to support its growing global health portfolio. This position will be based primarily in our Vienna, VA Headquarters with some time in its downtown Washington DC satellite office. U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will work within IBTCI’s Global Health Practice Area in a dynamic environment. As an integral member of this small business, the Director will have opportunities to hone in on a range of technical, managerial, and business development skills and to demonstrate leadership and innovation. Following are his/her responsibilities:

Technical

• Design (or provide technical assistance in the design of) program evaluations; research methodologies; instruments and tools; and performance monitoring systems for health projects.
• Lead and support the review of technical deliverables for global health research and evaluations.
• Conduct health project evaluations, assessments, or policy studies in the field
• Conduct data analysis of impact evaluation results.
• Provide research and evaluation capacity building services.
• Prepare and present technical papers at conferences, meetings, and workshops.
• Prepare manuscripts for publication.

Business Development

• Implement new business development opportunities for the global health practice.
• Lead or serve as a team member in proposal preparation activities.
• Prepare technical sections of proposals
• Represent IBTCI in business development with partners or clients.
• Assist program staff with consultant recruitment for proposals and technical assistance activities.

Management

• Strategic oversight for contract implementation including oversight of logistical and operational aspects of contracts.
• Quality control for contracts and work products submitted by consultants.
• Budget management and oversight for contracts.
• Facilitate development of consultant and sub-contractor scopes of work for contracts and purchase order agreements.
• Manage relationships with U.S. and internationally-based consultants and sub-contractors.
• Provide management backstopping for consultant teams in the field.
• Managing Global Health Practice resources in project implementation
• Represent IBTCI in project implementation meetings with partners or clients
• Serve as primary US-based point-of-contact for clients, as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Sciences, International Affairs, Public Policy; Public Administration, Business Administration and/or Statistics/Social Research; doctoral degree desired but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in providing global health technical assistance of foreign assistance or donor projects.
• Seven to 10 years of experience in providing technical assistance in the evaluation of foreign assistance programs;
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative study design including large-scale surveys, and analytical techniques for development programs is essential;
• Expertise in designing and conducting impact evaluations, performance evaluations and operations research and training on such;
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative analyses using SPSS, STATA and/or other analytical software packages including qualitative analytical software packages such as Atlas.ti or NVivo.
• Demonstrated experience in global health with in-depth knowledge of at least one of the following programmatic areas: HIV/AIDS, maternal, neonatal, and child health, reproductive health and family planning, nutrition, malaria or other infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and/or health systems strengthening;
• Experience working on USAID-funded projects and USAID Evaluation Policy;
• Field experience leading the research and evaluation of global health programs;
• Experience in financial and contract management desired;
• Strong oral and written communication skills required;
• Ability to effectively work in teams and embrace participatory approaches;
• Capacity to work in a fast-paced work environment on multiple tasks;
• Takes pride in the quality and integrity of his/her work;
• Demonstrable results oriented, flexible and problem solving skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English required; fluency in a second language desired, especially French, but not required.

TO APPLY

Please submit all application materials (CV, cover letter, references, and an original writing sample) at https://ibtci.devhire.devex.com/.

Any questions please contact yinanli [AT] ibtci [dot] com

No phone calls please. Applications will be acknowledged, but only final candidates for particular activities will be contacted. We are an equal opportunity employer. Prospective employees will receive consideration without discrimination of race, creed, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. We are an E-verify employer.