Job Summary
The Public Health Evaluation Director reporting to the Country Director, is responsible for the research and evaluation portfolio of the organization. He/she provides strategic leadership and oversight of the clinical, implementation, operations, and program effectiveness on research conducted by EGPAF/Lesotho, in close coordination with the technical and SI teams. The Public Health Evaluation Director will directly contribute to generation of a strong evidence base to improve the effective delivery of quality programs to further the mission of EGPAF/Lesotho, improving the lives of Basotho infected and affected by HIV.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Planning and Technical Leadership
- Design, lead, manage and ensure technical quality of research and evaluation portfolio and staff capacity development within EGPAF Lesotho.
- Lead and oversee the EGPAF/Lesotho clinical, implementation, operations, and program effectiveness research in collaboration with Technical and Strategic Information teams.
- Lead and/or oversee all aspects of the research and evaluation studies, from idea conception, development of protocols and data collection instruments, personnel training, study implementation, data management/analysis to manuscript writing.
- Develops and oversees budgets, policies, and procedures to guide research and evaluations within EGPAF Lesotho
Quality Assurance
- Serves as Principal Investigator across a range of HIV, MNCH, TB, PHC, global health security ad other emerging infectious disease topics
- Collaborates with EGPAF global research team and teams across the Foundation, to leverage global expertise, share experience and facilitate multi-country research activities
- Liaises with the EGPAF global regulatory officer to ensure all human subjects’ research protections are in place and all protocols undergo appropriate sponsor, U.S. and Lesotho IRB review and approval.
- Identify and evaluate interventions to address key programmatic challenges using strong scientific methodology to inform the program, MOH, and the broader HIV field.
Capacity Building
- Strengthens local partners’ staff, national health institutions and the MOH to carry out high quality research
- Develops staff capacity within EGPAF Lesotho for high-quality research and evaluation.
Collaboration and Partnership
- Develops and oversees partnerships that expand EGPAF’s ability to conduct and disseminate research of importance to the Foundation and the country
- Work with New Business and global research teams to generate research funding through proposal development and submissions to funding agencies
- Required Qualifications
MD, PhD or similar advanced degree in Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health, Public Health or Global health related sciences
- Minimum of 10 years of proven experience in health research and evaluation in developing countries, including serving as a study Principal Investigator, leading study design, protocol development, data collection, data analysis, and writing/contributing to scientific publications
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in administration of research projects including managing research teams and donor management
- Experience in maternal, child health and HIV/AIDS research preferred.
- Experience in developing research protocols for IRB review and managing IRB correspondence and requirements nationally and internationally
- Extensive knowledge of and demonstrated experience in research methodologies
- Experience in providing study monitoring and oversight for implementation, including regulatory and protocol compliance and data quality assurance
Bonus points:
- Well published in peer reviewed journals
- Knowledge and understanding of HIV services, PMTCT, MCH, pediatric and adult HIV care and treatment
- Knowledge of protection of human subjects in research and ethics regulations to ensure compliance with all local and international requirements
- Proficiency in the use of databases such as Microsoft Access, Epi-Info and analytical software, such as STATA, SPSS, R is an advantage
- Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
