Ghent University Family Planning Researcher

The Centro Internacional Para Saude Reprodutiva - Mozambique, ICRH M is an organization that supports research and provision of quality reproductive health services, including HIV/AIDS.

ICRH-M is looking for a researcher to work in a project that aims at improving Family Planning (FP) uptake in Maputo Province.

The project manager will have the following responsibilities:

1. Technical responsibilities: • To ensure the technical and scientific quality and implementation of the project "Building Knowledge for Family Planning (FP)", i.e develop research protocol and study instruments; • To provide technical support to the provincial and district health counterparts for the training, supervision and mentoring of FP service providers; • To write technical and activity reports on FP project and activities of ICRH-M, as required by ICRH-M and donors • To prepare or contribute to regular scientific publications on the work of ICRH-M.
2. Managerial responsibilities: • To oversee the technical, financial and logistic implementation of the FP project; • To lead the development and implementation of annual work and monitoring plans of the FP project. • To prepare, in collaboration with the ICRH Mozambique colleagues, project proposals to acquire additional funding for the organization
3. Representational responsibilities: • To represent ICRH-M for all FP related activities with the National Health Directorate for Public health and the health directorate of Maputo Province, other government institutions and national and international NGOs working in Maputo Province in the area of FP;

ICRH-M is looking for a medical doctor or a social scientist with a MPH, with knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights issues in low resource settings. The candidate should have 3 – 5 years of experience in project management and in research. Knowledge of statistical packages will be considered an asset. The candidate should speak fluently English and Portuguese.

How to apply: 

To apply, send a motivation letter with an updated CV to icrh.moz@gmail.com before 18 November 2012 midnight.