Gender & Health Program Coordinator, La Clinica del Pueblo, Washington, DC

Gender & Health Program Coordinator

Posted on: February 3, 2015
Posted by: La Clinica del Pueblo

This position works within the Community Health Action Department to coordinate intervention to prevent gender-based violence and promote reproductive and sexual health and rights among immigrant Latina women in DC Metropolitan area through the implementation of participatory health education methodologies, peer-based support groups and system navigation.

Qualifications

• Two-years of college or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Fully bilingual Spanish/English; fluent spoken and written Spanish/English; bicultural.
• Knowledge of Latino immigrant community in DC Metro Area and ability to work with all segments of the community.
• Two years minimum experience with facilitating small-group intervention sessions.
• Two years minimum experience implementing recruitment strategies for gender-based violence prevention interventions.
• Two years minimum experience with program implementation, including work plans, spending plans, and programmatic reports.
• High motivation for work in the women's rights/health promotion fields.
• Strong ethical core.
• Detail oriented, self-starter, and highly organized.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power point), internet and data entry

• Two years minimum experience working with women's reproductive and sexual health issues.

• Experience with legal system navigation

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Develop and implement work plan ensuring completion of Gender and Health Program's deliverables, including:
   1. Reaching recruitment work plan's goals for health promoters and participants,
   2. Recruiting, training and coordinating health promoters activities.
   3. Recruiting and facilitating small-groups skills-building sessions.
   4. Reaching work plan targets for individual group and community -level interventions.
   5. Implement training based on popular education for peer educators. Co-facilitate personal development groups, skill building and other educational sessions with the target populations.
   6. Provide monthly written reports on progress meeting work plan's goals;
2. Conduct initial interview and needs assessment for prospective program participants.
3. Coordinate and schedule program appointments for clients. Includes calling clients to inform them of changes in schedules or cancelled appointments
4. Handle phone/face-to-face contacts with clients and individuals seeking information regarding Gender and Health Program.
5. Coordinate Services Navigation for program participants linking them to health care, social and legal support services and ensuring retention.
6. Provide logistic support for Weekly Support Groups and Monthly Educational Workshops.
7. Update social media platforms with program's prevention messages, calendar of activities and information;
8. Administer assigned program's expenditure budget, ensuring expenditures according to approved budget;
9. Collect and report data from each activity following program guidelines;
10. Coordinate work related to the Gender and Health with staff within and outside La Clínica;
11. Represent La Clinica at relevant meetings and coalitions within and outside La Clinica;
12. Attend required trainings to increase/maintain skills;
13. Attend program, department, and all staff meetings and all mandatory La Clinica activities;
14. Follow La Clinica's Code of Conduct and all other personnel Policies and Procedures;
15. Perform other duties as assigned.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should send cover letter, resume and other requested materials to: resume2@lcdp.org or Fax to: (202) 332-0085. EOE. No phone calls or third party agencies please!

Domestic Program Associate, Catholics for Choice, Washington, DC

Domestic Program Associate

Posted on: November 3, 2014
Posted by: Catholics for Choice

Catholics for Choice is seeking a savvy state policy wonk to join our domestic program. This is an opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-paced nonprofit with a close-knit staff of passionate individuals who share a commitment to reproductive choice, justice and true religious liberty.

If you are committed to advancing abortion rights and access across the United States, thrive on relationship-building and working in coalition toward concrete policy change, are intellectually curious and a creative problem-solver, have an affinity for the minutiae of policy work and are especially fond of the curious charm that is a state capital, you'll be a great fit.

The associate will work closely with the other members of the domestic program staff to:

• keep the organization and colleagues up to date on state-level policies affecting women's reproductive rights and access to services and threats to individuals' religious liberty
• provide advice and technical assistance regarding prochoice Catholic perspectives on policymaking concerning these policies
• educate the public, policymakers and the mediaabout Catholic support for women's autonomy in reproductive health decisions;
• foster and sustain relationships with advocates, collegial organizations and leaders in states and at the national level; and
• raise the voices of prochoice Catholics across the country in critical policy debates and policymaking on women's health, reproductive rights and religious liberty concerns.

The position is based in Washington, DC, will include regular travel and require public speaking to a variety of audiences.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a minimum of two years of successful professional experience in policy analysis, advocacy and outreach. S/he will possess excellent organizational and time-management skills; be discreet, diplomatic and open-minded; demonstrate impeccable verbal and written communication and have an unwavering support for a woman's right to choose. Knowledge of Catholicism and professional experience working with a state-based, progressive policy organization or in a state legislature are desired.

Why work at CFC?

• Because, like us, you want to shape and advance sexual and reproductive ethics that are based on justice, reflect a commitment to women's well-being, and respect and affirm the capacity of women and men to make moral decisions about their lives.
• Because you want to be part of a group of hardworking professionals based in DC who make real change happen all around the world.
• Because CFC provides exceptional employee benefits, including competitive salaries, medical and dental insurance (CFC pays 100% of employee premium), generous paid time off (vacation, sick, personal days and holidays), 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution, commuter benefits and more.

Employment decisions at Catholics for Choice are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Catholics for Choice does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status"). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment, as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all organization-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits and termination of employment.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to cfc@catholicsforchoice.org. Please include "Domestic Program Associate" in the subject line. PDF format is preferred. Applicants who do not demonstrate knowledge of Catholics for Choice's work will not be considered.

Senior Development Officer - Individual Giving, Family Care International, New York, NY

Senior Development Officer - Individual Giving

Posted on: August 13, 2013
Application deadline: August 31, 2013
Posted by: Family Care International

DESCRIPTION

Family Care International (FCI) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to building a world where no woman suffers preventable pregnancy-related injury or death, where childbirth is safe for mothers and their babies, and where all people are able to enjoy their sexual and reproductive health and rights. FCI advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights at the global, regional, and country levels; builds the capacity of local partners in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean; and develops information, advocacy, and training materials. FCI is headquartered in New York, with locally-staffed and managed field offices in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.

FCI's primary revenue source is project grants from institutional donors, including governments, UN agencies, major foundations, and corporations. Unrestricted support, needed to cover core institutional expenses, fund strategic initiatives, and fill funding gaps, comes primarily from a small and loyal corps of individual and family donors. FCI intends, over the next three years, to build and expand upon this base of support in order to substantially increase annual unrestricted funding, ensure institutional sustainability, and foster strategic growth.

The Senior Development Officer will develop and execute fundraising strategies and deliver results, with a focus on identifying and cultivating new prospective donors, increasing giving by current individual donors and private/family foundations, and broadening FCI's base of support throughout the U.S., in order to achieve fundraising objectives and meet institutional needs for unrestricted funds.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

The specific duties and responsibilities of the Senior Development Officer, carried out in collaboration with and supervised by the Director of Communications and Development (DCD), include the following:

• In consultation with the DCD, develop realistic and challenging short-term and long-range goals for fundraising from individuals and family foundations
• Identify existing donors with potential for increased and/or more consistent giving, and develop and implement strategies for strengthening relationships with them and realizing their full giving potential
• Strategically use information, intelligence, and research to design and implement strategies for broadening the identification, cultivation, and acquisition of major donors
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and provide stewardship for a growing portfolio of major individual/family donors, managing the prospect pipeline and successfully converting prospects into long-term supporters
• Coordinate with FCI's president, members of senior management, and HQ and field-based program staff to meet with, provide information to, and strengthen relationships with top-tier donors
• Staff the development committee of FCI board, and mobilize board members to leverage their influence and relationships to benefit FCI's fundraising efforts
• Collaborate with Communications team and program staff to develop compelling fundraising campaigns, materials, webpages, emails, etc.
• Manage and execute annual appeals, including but not limited to the spring (Mother's Day) appeal and end-of-year appeal, in collaboration with Communications staff
• Collaborate with DCD and senior management to explore and evaluate potential fundraising approaches, including direct mail, events, planned giving strategies, etc., and to implement selected approaches
• Conduct regular analysis and reporting of individual/family fundraising results against short and long-term targets
• Manage donor database and management system
• Maintain relationships with charity rating agencies
• Supervise interns to assist with prospect research, mailings, and administrative functions

CORE REQUIREMENTS

• B.A. or graduate degree
• 6+ years of relevant experience, with proven results in developing strong, positive relationships with individual donors and family foundations
• Knowledge and comfort with all aspects of fundraising, including major gifts, one-on-one solicitation, cultivation and stewardship, and event-based fundraising
• Experience building strong, respectful, effective working relationships with high-level donors, board members, etc.
• Ability to speak and write articulately about FCI issues and programs, and to conceptualize and describe funding needs in a way that is compelling to potential donors
• Strong commitment to FCI's vision, mission, and values; knowledge of global health and/or reproductive health issues preferred
• Self-starter and team player, capable of working independently and collaborating effectively with colleagues
• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge of DonorPerfect or similar donor management packages
• Ability to travel (up to 25%)

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. FCI is an equal opportunity employer. Interested candidates should send resume, letter of interest, including salary history and salary requirements to fcijobs@fcimail.org

Please indicate on subject Line: Senior Development Officer — Individual Giving

NO TELEPHONE CALLS PLEASE

Business Analyst, Planned Parenthood, New York, NY

Business Analyst, Information Services

Posted on: May 30, 2013
Posted by: Planned Parenthood Federation of America NY/DC

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Planned Parenthood Information Services department supports the organization’s work by providing reliable and scalable applications and technology services for the national office and affiliates, in support of health care delivery, sexual and reproductive health education, advocacy, fundraising and internal operations.

 We’re looking for a whip-smart Business Analyst who wants to contribute to the mission of Planned Parenthood. This position is part of a newly formed business analysis practice within the IS division, and as such, it requires initiative, strong ownership and excellent interpersonal skills. The BA will report directly to the Lead Business Analyst and work closely with business owners, technical and project management staff and IS senior management.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Build relationships with key business stakeholders and develop a deep understanding of business processes and systems used by PPFA and affiliates across the US

• Field requests (and contribute ideas) for new systems and improvements to existing systems
• Create project proposals in coordination with business stakeholders, including requirements and use cases
• Participate in the technology project prioritization process, including fiscal year and quarterly planning, to ensure the greatest business value is being provided in the most timely manner
• Consult technical leads on feasibility, high-level design and estimates for major technology initiatives to ensure alignment with overall enterprise architecture
• Assess the impact of planned projects on existing systems, identifying risks and dependencies
• Deliver clear documentation to the project management team for execution, including project scope, stakeholders, assumptions, budget, functional requirements, etc.
• Review prototypes and help coordinate User Acceptance Testing, to ensure that products meet the needs of end users
• Contribute to a roadmap of short- and long-term initiatives for consumption by IS and PPFA senior management
• Evangelize the business analysis function and overall SDLC to teams outside IS

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with at least 4-6 years of total work experience and at least 2 years of experience as a business analyst
• Proven business process analysis skills, with the ability to effectively convey conceptual models, information flows, etc.
• Experience working with business stakeholders at all levels
• Familiarity with line of business applications and standard administrative operations
• Experience with large-scale, cross-functional technology projects
• Understanding of basic technical concepts and one or more SDLC approaches
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to effectively liaise with colleagues on all levels in a distributed, multicultural, detail-oriented environment (without losing a sense of humor)
• Strong proficiency with MS Office 2007/2010, Google Apps, diagramming software
• Top-notch writing, presentation and meeting facilitation skills (finalists will be tested)
• Fast learner, creative problem solver

 Pluses

• Vendor analysis and vendor management experience
• Experience in the health care field
• Familiarity with an Agile methodology, including epic/story writing
• Proficiency with the Atlassian suite (Jira, GreenHopper, Confluence, etc.)

This is a full-time position at our New York, NY office. Relocation assistance is not available. Limited travel is possible.

HOW TO APPLY

For a full position description and to apply, please visit http://bit.ly/12dOqWF

Planned Parenthood Federation of America is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. Planned Parenthood of America does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Planned Parenthood Federation of America is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation

Consultant - Emergency Preparedness, Women's Refugee Commission, New York, NY

Short-Term Consultant - Field Test of Emergency Preparedness Checklist

Posted by: Women's Refugee Commission

DESCRIPTION

Since 1989, the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) has advocated vigorously for laws, policies and programs to improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and displaced women, children and young people—bringing about lasting, measurable change.

The sexual and reproductive health (SRH) program of the WRC leads innovative programming to improve the SRH of all persons affected by crises.  They identify critical gaps in SRH and make recommendations on solutions to better meet the needs of women and girls specifically.  To ensure that the minimum standard for priority SRH services are in place from the outset of an emergency, they advocate for implementation of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for reproductive health in crisis situations.  They advocate that after the crisis situation stabilizes, the full range of SRH services be available.  The WRC began advocating for the inclusion of SRH within emergency preparedness activities in 2010.

The WRC currently facilitates the official RH sub-working group of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), with the goal of developing policy and programmatic recommendations for the inclusion of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) within Emergency Preparedness and Planning activities.  The WRC is joined by the World Health Organization, International Planned Parenthood Federation’s (IPPF) SPRINT initiative, UNICEF, UNFPA, the IFRC, CARE and International Medical Corps in efforts related to this issue.

Between 2011 and 2012, the group developed a SRH fact sheet for the 2011 Global Platform meeting, and a Policy Brief for the 2012 International Disaster Risk Reduction Day.  The group has additionally drafted a checklist of activities for implementation at the national, sub-national and community level which would support the incorporation of SRH within DRR and emergency preparedness.  This check list is currently in need of field test and review. 

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE & SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Emergencies and large-scale disasters have significant impact on public health, health infrastructure and the delivery of health care. More than 1.1 million deaths were recorded in over 4000 large-scale natural disasters in the past decade, with an average of over 220 million people affected each year. More than 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by fragility, conflict or large-scale violence. In 2012, it is estimated at least 51 million people in 16 countries require some form of humanitarian assistance. This is not the full picture, as numerous other emergencies, including epidemics, chemical and radiological incidents, and major transport crashes, also affect public health, particularly at the local level, but often with national and international dimensions too. Economic losses from these events run into the billions of dollars, setting back social development and hard-earned health gains.

• Emergencies have a disproportionate effect on the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children.
• Eight of the ten countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world are in fragile circumstances and are affected by current or recent conflict. Neonatal mortality rates are highest in areas affected by humanitarian emergencies.
• Given the high HIV prevalence in countries at risk or facing emergencies, a significant proportion of people affected by emergencies are living with HIV.
• Emergencies linked to displacement, food insecurity and poverty increase vulnerability to HIV and negatively affect the lives of those already living with HIV.
• Population pressures, combined with poorly planned urban and rural development and climate change, make communities more vulnerable to, and increase the risk of, emergencies and disasters.

Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a significant public health need in all communities, including those facing emergencies. As stated in the outcome document of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, universal access to reproductive health, including family planning and sexual health, is needed and should be integrated into national strategies and programmes.

ABOUT THE CONSULTANCY

The WRC currently seeks a consultant to assist in the field test of the draft checklist, developed by the official RH sub-working group of the ISDR.  Ideal candidates would possess experience working in disaster risk reduction, and have networks for this work in at least two countries.  Some field test locations may be selected based on existing government and agency networks.  Additionally, ideal candidates would posses some knowledge of field test methodology and tools. 

 

SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES

The Consultant is expected to work with the RH sub-working group of the ISDR, under supervision of the WRC in order to complete the following deliverables:

• Provide input to field test methodology and finalize protocol
• Draft e-tool for broad data collection regarding the existing checklist- to be implemented through survey format or through targeted outreach. Analyze and present findings.
• Travel and actively engage 2-3 country DRR teams in the revision and further development of the checklist Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health into Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management. 
• Implement field test methodology in each country (ie: consultation groups, and key informant interviews), incorporating all levels of the health system
• Summarize field input regarding recommendations for “field friendliness”
• Incorporate suggested revisions within checklist, for presentation to the working group
• Garner support within field offices for the finalization of such tools and obtain information about other resource needs

For more information on our work at the Women’s Refugee Commission, and our Sexual and Reproductive Health Program please click here.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit http://womensrefugeecommission.org/about/employment/1627-short-term

Apply for the job here.

Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health Specialists, Redding, CA

Nurse Practitioner

Posted on: March 22, 2013
Posted by: Women's Health Specialists

DESCRIPTION
Women's Health Specialists of Northern California (WHS) is a feminist women's health center providing reproductive health services, including abortion care, birth control and sexual health screening. We have served over 35,000 women and men per year since opening in 1975. Our non-profit organization operates four licensed community clinics and four satellite sites, serving a 40 county region of California. Other WHS programs include: Adoption Choices of Northern California, Young Women's Health Leadership Program, Community Outreach and Education Program. We are an outstanding team of dedicated individuals that work not only to better women's and men's lives through prevention and health education but to advance reproductive justice for all people. 

"We have a vision: A world where women can control their own bodies, reproduction and sexuality. Women's Health Specialists is dedicated to providing women-controlled health care and advocating all options for all women. Only with dignity and freedom of choice can women achieve their full potential."

WHS has current openings at our Redding/Chico location for a Nurse Practitioner to provide reproductive health care services including gynecological exams, birth control services and screening and treatment of STDs. WHS offers services six days per week including some evenings.

REQUIREMENTS
● Current California License 
● Experience in Women's Health
● Must agree with the goals and philosophy of Women's Health Specialists

WHS provides compensation packages that include competitive salaries, medical, vision, dental, chiropractic and acupuncture benefits, paid vacations and holidays, continuing medical education benefits and 403 (b) retirement programs.

HOW TO APPLY
Please fax or e-mail a letter of interest that includes a current resume. 
Attn: Rowan O'Connell-Barger
Fax: (530) 222-7644
Email: rowan@cawhs.org