Analyst III: Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Analyst

About the role

The Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition Analyst will provide program and activity management and operational support to countries and support the scale-up of high-impact interventions and innovations for maternal and child health programs under the America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS).

Responsibilities

• Provide program and activity management for awards implementing maternal and child health and nutrition programs in countries
• Manage activities under awards and oversee the selection, rollout, and monitoring of biomedical innovations
• Contribute to the design and selection of new program instruments, performance metrics, and milestone frameworks
• Ensure compliance with Congressional reporting requirements by preparing timely and accurate reports and briefing materials
• Develop and disseminate operational and programmatic guidance, tools, and training materials related to biomedical innovation and award management
• Monitor program performance, identify challenges, and recommend adaptive strategies to strengthen implementation and results
• Document and share lessons learned, best practices, and recommendations to inform global and country-level policy and practice

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, Health Policy, or a related field
• Minimum 6 years of progressively responsible experience in global health, biomedical innovation, award management, and technical support to countries, including oversight of large-scale portfolios and Congressional reporting

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex and evolving environments
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to provide technical and operational support across multiple priorities
• Knowledge of the drivers of maternal, newborn, and under-five mortality in under-resourced settings
• Experience implementing best practices, high-impact interventions, and innovations to address maternal and child health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and/or Latin America
• Experience with award design, award management, and oversight of large-scale global health portfolios, including multi-country or multi-partner initiatives
• Analytic skills in applying maternal and child health performance metrics and milestone-based approaches for health programs in developing countries
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information to diverse audiences
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities under tight deadlines
• Familiarity with U.S. government regulations and Congressional reporting processes and requirements
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with Ministries of Health, donors, and implementing partners to advance progress in maternal and child health across multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and/or Latin America
• Programmatic and technical knowledge in maternal and child health and related health areas, including antenatal care, postnatal care, maternal nutrition, labor and delivery, essential newborn care, small and sick newborns, integrated management of newborn and childhood illnesses, integrated community case management, vaccinations, health systems strengthening, and surveillance
• Demonstrated ability to provide high-level operational guidance on maternal and child health and related fields and to support capacity building for country teams

Skills

• Ability to perform repetitive motions with the hands, wrists, and fingers
• Ability to engage in and follow audible communications in emergency situations
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer

Benefits

• Market-based compensation strategy ensuring employees are compensated within applicable market ranges commensurate with multiple factors, including but not limited to the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, and position location.
• Projected compensation for this position is $90,000.00 to $100,000.00 (annualized USD).

Pay

$90,000.00 to $100,000.00 (annualized USD)

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday)