Economic Development
Job Positions, Organizations and Resources tagged with the global health term "Economic Development". Organizations listed work within this area, job positions listed focus within this area and resources listed are generally most useful within this global health area.
Senior Economist, International Health
Posted: Wed, 23/07/2008 - 5:10pm
Constella Futures, the international development unit of Constella Group, specializes in the design and implementation of public health and social programs for developing countries. Constella Futures is a global leader in family planning and reproductive health, HIV and AIDS, maternal and child health, and infectious diseases, and works with regional, national, and international partners. Since 1971, we have worked on projects in more than 100 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean.<br>
Constella Futures is seeking an individual with expertise in economic and financial modeling, analysis, and evaluation of policy interventions in the areas of family planning, poverty reduction, and HIV/AIDS. The individual should have demonstrated experience in programmatic areas of interest that can contribute to public sector implementation of sound policies and operational programs in the areas of costing, cost effectiveness, resource allocation, finance, and economic impact. The successful candidate will have imagination and capacity to apply economic analysis and modeling to real issues to inform policy change in developing countries. Knowledge of gender issues and analysis related to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS a plus.
Global Health Tags: Child Survival/Health - Economic Development - HIV/AIDS - Maternal Health - Reproductive Health - Policy -
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Global Health Product Development Manager
Posted: Thu, 12/06/2008 - 12:17pm
About RTI
RTI is an independent organization dedicated to conducting innovative, multidisciplinary research that improves the human condition. With a worldwide staff of more than 4,000 people, RTI offers innovative research and development and a full spectrum of multidisciplinary services. Universities in North Carolina founded RTI in 1958 as the first scientific organization in and centerpiece of the Research Triangle Park.
Job Description
Global Health Product Development Manager
An exciting opportunity exists within RTI International’s Global Health Technologies Group for a Global Health Product Manager. The role will be responsible for providing leadership in the composition of strategies for development and commercialization of global health products, including diagnostics, medical devices, water purification technologies, drug delivery platforms, and information technology. Previous experience commercializing global health products is required.
Location TBD (NC or Boston)
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V
Global Health Tags: All Health Areas - Information Technology - Health Systems - Economic Development - Delivery and Supply Chain - Program Management -
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Chief Development Officer
Posted: Wed, 23/04/2008 - 7:03pm
Rural Development Institute
Chief Development Officer
Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits Package
Recognizing that the lack of secure land rights is a root cause of global poverty, Rural Development Institute (RDI) helps poor countries develop and implement land laws, policies, and programs that provide ladders out of poverty and promote long-term economic growth. With its home office in Seattle, RDI is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to ending global poverty and preventing conflict by securing land rights for the world’s poorest. RDI’s 40 years of success come from its unique ability to combine a deep knowledge of the rural realities as seen from the eyes of the poor with the knowledge of land laws and policies to forge practical solutions. A dynamic and motivated organization, RDI is improving life for individuals throughout the world.
We seek a passionate, innovative individual committed to RDI’s mission. The Chief Development Officer (CDO) will be a seasoned expert with demonstrated skills in raising individual and institutional funds from a sophisticated audience, including many of the world’s most prominent opinion, philanthropic, and business leaders. Critical to the success of this position will be the CDO’s skills in effective and flexible communication styles due to the diversity of RDI’s constituencies. RDI operates in an incredible sphere of influence on global development issues creating a unique and exciting opportunity to actively engage world leaders in the work of the organization. The CDO must bring both political savvy and a gravitas in operating within these networks. The ideal candidate will promote a shared voice and understanding of RDI’s mission and work in the global community, and be a distinguished spokesperson for the organization.
A minimum of seven to ten years of fund development related experience is required. A Bachelor’s degree is required with an advanced degree preferred. Strong skills in raising funds as well as experience with donor-related technology and research is necessary. Subject matter expertise around global development issues and global poverty is highly desirable.
The Rural Development Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in all areas of its operations. We welcome and encourage diverse applications. Please send a resume and cover letter as soon as possible to: Waldron & Company, 1100 Olive Way, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA, 98101, 206.441.4144, 206.441.5213 (fax), info@waldronhr.com.
Global Health Tags: Agriculture - Economic Development - women - Fund Development -
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Rural Development Institute
RDI is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to ending global poverty and preventing conflict by securing land rights for the world’s poorest.
Global Health Tags: Agriculture - Economic Development - Microfinance - women - Non-profit -[Read Entire Organization Profile] [Edit Profile] [View Organization Job Page]
Research Assistant/Program Coordinator
Posted: Sun, 25/11/2007 - 10:23pm
The Center for Global Development, an independent, non-partisan research organization in Washington, DC seeks a Research Assistant/Program Coordinator to work under Senior Fellow Steve Radelet and Senior Policy Analyst Sheila Herrling on a new US Foreign Assistance Modernization Initiative. The successful candidate will have experience working on issues related to aid effectiveness, including knowledge of the US budgeting process, foreign aid accounts and the Foreign Assistance Act, and aid innovations such as the Millennium Challenge Account, the Global Fund and PEPFAR. The Analyst must demonstrate strong analytical, writing and communications skills, as well as a strong track-record and capacity for teamwork.
The Research Assistant/Program Coordinator will play a central role in CGD’s existing Millennium Challenge Account Monitor and will help to expand that program into a new initiative on US foreign assistance modernization, through a mixture of research, program management, writing, organizational activities and field work. S/he will support and participate in collaborative research and writing on ongoing and future projects related to the objectives and results of US foreign aid; the impact of new foreign aid programs such as the Millennium Challenge Account and the increasing role of the Department of Defense in development assistance; and the compilation and dissemination of development successes. S/he will also assist in conceptualizing outreach activities -- experts’ meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences -- on these and related topics.
Global Health Tags: Economic Development - Administrative -
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Technical Officer - Project Monitoring and Reporting
Posted: Fri, 28/09/2007 - 4:06pm
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME :
The Recovery and Transition Programmes Department (REC) is responsible for developing approaches and guidelines to support countries in transition and recovery phases and strengthening institutional capacities in WHO and for assisting countries in planning and implementing transitional and recovery action in post-crises situations. The Group will be responsible for building partnerships and promoting inter-programmatic work to ensure effective and concerted WHO response tailored to the needs of affected Member States.
Global Health Tags: Disaster Relief - Economic Development - Monitoring & Evaluation -
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RTI International
RTI International is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. With projects in more than 40 countries and a staff of more than 2,600, RTI offers innovative research and technical solutions to governments and businesses worldwide in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, democratic governance, economic and social development, energy, and the environment.
Global Health Tags: HIV/AIDS - Education - Infectious Diseases - General - Economic Development -[Read Entire Organization Profile] [Edit Profile] [View Organization Job Page]
Concern
Concern's mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives. Concern works with the poor themselves, and with local and international partners who share the organisation’s vision, to create just and peaceful societies where the poor can exercise their fundamental rights. Concern is committed to identifying new and innovative approaches to meet the needs of our target group. It has already achieved some significant success in developing innovative approaches to problems.
Global Health Tags: HIV/AIDS - Education - Economic Development -[Read Entire Organization Profile] [Edit Profile] [View Organization Job Page]
Social Science Research Council
The Social Science Research Council is an independent, not-for-profit research organization founded in 1923. Based in New York City, it mobilizes researchers, policy makers, professionals, activists, and other experts from the private and public sectors to develop innovative approaches to issues of critical social importance. The SSRC has had a profound influence on many fields of social inquiry, from pioneering work on business cycles in the 1920s to the emergence of security studies in the 1980s and 90s.
Global Health Tags: HIV/AIDS - Economic Development - Food Security -[Read Entire Organization Profile] [Edit Profile] [View Organization Job Page]
Asian Development Bank
ADB is committed to improve health of the poor recognizing that it is a proven mechanism, and necessary input, to reducing the incidence and severity of poverty.
Global Health Tags: Health Systems - Economic Development - Non-profit - Governmental -[Read Entire Organization Profile] [Edit Profile] [View Organization Job Page]
