Job description
About Results for Development:
Established in 2007, Results for Development (R4D) is a Washington DC-based organization dedicated to accelerating social and economic progress in low and middle income countries. R4D creates real solutions to complex problems by incubating new models to address the unmet needs of the world’s poor. R4D brings to bear its depth of expertise, analytical rigor, extensive networks, and implementation experience to work on a broad and ambitious set of development issues — improving health, governance, and education in poor countries and leveraging global markets for large-scale social gain.

R4D’s Global Health initiative contributes to leverage extensive networks and expertise to improve health and achieve equity in health outcomes for all people around the world. Whether it’s assessing policies that can support research and development on new drugs and vaccines, exploring innovations in healthcare and connecting innovators to each other or to investors, supporting the growing global movement for universal health coverage, or producing on-demand research and forecasting to help countries and global institutions plan their healthcare futures, R4D’s global health work unlocks new possibilities for global health actors worldwide.

1. SUMMARY OF JOB DESCRIPTION:
R4D is seeking a Program Officer (PO) or Senior Program Officer (SPO) (position title will depend upon qualifications) to work in R4D’s health systems and financing practice: including the Health Finance and Governance Project (HFG), the Maternal Child Survival Program (MCSP), and other health financing projects funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, and an array of other funders. These projects include work at the global- and regional- levels, as well as at the country-level in a variety of countries including: Benin, Cambodia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, and Vietnam among others.

2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities of the Program Officer or Senior Program Officer will be focused on project management, technical analysis and writing, and knowledge management and communications. Operating with substantial independence, the (Senior) Program Officer will support the projects by providing technical facilitation and technical assistance to developing countries and producing analytic papers and products on health system design and health financing reforms. The (Senior) Program Officer is expected to be a self-starter with a wide range of experience and talent, who can exercise good judgment, and support multiple tasks while delivering high quality results within tight timeframes.
Potential responsibilities include:
Leading teams comprising of multiple levels of coworkers from PAs to managing directors (MDs)
Leading the development, implementation, and monitoring of project work plans and related planning documents
Leading the development of key work products and overseeing the completion of major project deliverables
Leading key meetings and technical events, including developing agendas and background materials, making presentations, and developing summary reports of the proceedings and agreed follow-up actions
Leading research, qualitative and quantitative analysis, writing, and publication of project reports
Managing, delegating, and mentoring junior program staff and consultants, as well as managing-up to more senior staff
Supervising program associates (PAs) and senior program associates (SPAs)
Coordinating day-to-day project operations
Leading internal evaluation of how work is progressing on projects
Developing knowledge management and communications strategies to support the dissemination, translation, and use of knowledge products that are produced
Presenting R4D’s work to internal and external audiences and identifying ways to expand current work
Producing periodic progress reports and other materials requested by project funders.
Coordinating relationships with project funders and other key stakeholders
Identifying, pursuing and managing strategic partnerships and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders including project partners, key experts, and contacts in developing countries engaging in reforms
Leading and/or supporting strategic planning and business development activities
Monitoring project expenditures, payments to consultants and sub-contractors, and invoicing funders
Managing procurement and relations with outside consultants contracted to support elements of the project
Performing other duties as necessary

3. QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE:
The ideal candidate for this position will be a highly motivated individual with outstanding credentials, analytical ability, and communication and presentation skills.

Qualifications include:
Relevant work experience in a research institution, government, bilateral or multilateral development agency, consulting firm, NGO, or think tank
For PO: Bachelor’s degree plus minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience or Master’s degree plus minimum of 3 years relevant work experience
For SPO: Master’s degree plus minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience
Knowledge of and experience in international health systems and health care financing in developing countries
Experience working in or with public or private sector health financing organizations
Experience creating partnerships and leading teams
Structured thinker with excellent analytical skills and experience analyzing data
Strong writer and oral communicator, with a proven track record of reports, presentations, and other deliverables
Ability to set priorities and handle competing time and resource demands
Demonstrated ability to work as a team member and independently
Willingness to travel internationally
Enthusiasm, energy, and composure under pressure
French oral and written communications skills a plus
Experience with conducting costing and cost-effectiveness analysis a plus

4. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must have a valid Passport
Willingness to travel internationally
Willingness to work in an open-structure multicultural environment.
R4D aims to hire and nurture talented, energetic people who are passionate about making a difference for the poor in developing countries, while capable of taking an analytic and pragmatic view toward development challenges. We seek people who fit well into our organizational model.

Compensation:
Salary commensurate with experience.

Benefits:
Results for Development Institute offers a competitive benefits package to its full-time employees including:

Medical, dental, and life insurance
Short & Long Term Disability
401(k) Retirement Plan
Paid holidays
Paid annual and sick leave
How to apply

Application Instructions:
Please send your cover letter, resume, salary range requirements and 2 writing samples to jobs@r4d.org. Include ‘Program Officer/Senior Program Officer’ and Your Name in the Subject line. No telephone or e-mail inquiries please. In addition to detailing your qualifications and interest, please also mention your start-date availability.

Results for Development Institute is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: D/V