Opportunity of potential interest!

 

Best wishes,

 

Sherri

 

 

Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D.

Professor

Biomedical and Health Informatics

School of Medicine and

Department of Health Services (Adj)

School of Public Health

 

Co-Director, Center for Public Health Informatics

University of Washington BOX 35-4943

Seattle, Washington  98105

206-221-7444

206-491-6380 (mobile)

206-616-5249 (FAX)

sfuller@u.washington.edu

 

 

 

From: Chris Kinabrew [mailto:ckinabrew@esri.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:00 PM
To: Chris Kinabrew
Subject: GIS Senior Specialist position

 

Health GIS colleagues,

 

A colleague let me know about the great job opportunity at ICFI mentioned below.  Please take a look and share with others who may be interested.

 

Best regards,

Chris

 

Christopher Kinabrew, MPH, MSW | Public Health Specialist

Esri | 380 New York Street | Redlands, CA 92373 | USA

Email: ckinabrew@esri.com | skypeID: ckinabrew | www.esri.com/health  

 

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GIS Senior Specialist at ICF Macro

Health, Education and Social Programs

International Health and Development

Calverton, MD

 

About ICF International
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver professional services and technology solutions in the energy and climate change; environment and infrastructure; health, human services, and social programs; and homeland security and defense markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entire program life cycle, from research and analysis through implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 3,500 employees serve these clients worldwide. ICF's Web site is www.icfi.com.

 

ICF Macro has an opening for a Geographic Information Systems Senior Specialist with the MEASURE Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and MEASURE Evaluation projects. Since 1984, the DHS project has provided technical assistance in 80 countries to implement more than 200 surveys, with the objective of advancing global understanding of patterns and trends in maternal and child health, family planning, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and nutrition. Currently, DHS employs some 60 staff consisting of demographers, public health experts, biomarker specialists, sampling statisticians, data processing specialists, qualitative researchers, dissemination specialists, editors, and document production specialists. For more information, visit: http://www.measuredhs.com.

 

The MEASURE Evaluation project provides technical leadership through collaboration at local, national, and global levels to build the sustainable capacity of individuals and organizations to identify data needs, and to collect, analyze, and use technically sound data. The project develops and implements state-of-the-art approaches to improving health information systems, monitoring and evaluation, and data use. For more information, visit: http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure. Both MEASURE DHS and MEASURE Evaluation are primarily funded through contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

 

Job Description:

The GIS Senior Specialist manages the GIS team (two people) at ICF Macro.  The major role of the GIS team is to promote the collection and use of geographic data in DHS surveys, build capacity in host country organizations to use GIS, and provide technical assistance to support the greater use of GIS for monitoring and evaluation in developing countries. In addition, it is expected that the GIS Senior Specialist will occasionally be involved other projects at ICF Macro with a need for GIS support. The position is based at ICF Macro's headquarters in Calverton, Maryland. It involves approximately 20-30% travel, principally to countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

 

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Geography or a related field is required. 
  • 9+ years experience in the field of GIS
  • Experience working in developing countries
  • Experience in developing and conducting training workshops
  • Fluency in written and spoken English required
  • Demonstrated knowledge of ArcView 9.x
  • Demonstrated knowledge of SPSS, SAS or STATA

Preferred Skills/Experience:

  • Master's degree in a related discipline is strongly preferred.
  • Experience managing a small team and integrating activities across different projects
  • Experience working with Open Source GIS software
  • Language skills in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, or Russian
  • Knowledge of GIS applications involving health and population data

Professional Skills:

  • Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision making capabilities
  • Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)

ICF offers an excellent benefits package, an award winning talent development program, and fosters a highly skilled, energized and empowered workforce.

ICF International is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/D/V

 

For a listing of other career opportunities at ICF, please visit our Career Center at www.icfi.com/careers/ . Job ID: 1000000841

 

 

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