The American Cancer Society’s Global Cancer Treatment program works to improve access to cancer treatment in low and middle-income countries. The Program Manager is responsible for developing and coordinating projects that improve access to effective cancer treatment, including expedited diagnosis and improved access to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and essential pain medicines in low and middle-income countries. Current partner countries include Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. The Program Manager works closely with other members of a small headquarters team, ministries of health, and program staff based in our partner countries.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Work with staff and partners to implement and scale up the Pain-Free Hospital Initiative, a program to train hospital-based health workers in the safe assessment and management of pain.
- Track the status of the program across implementing hospitals, oversee updates to the training curriculum, oversee tracking and monitoring of the program outcomes, and assist hospitals who want to start the program.
- Support program staff who serve as consultants to ministries of health or local organizations as well as hospital-based “staff champions” with implementation of the Initiative.
- Support and manage the American Cancer Society’s collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia, including managing grants and contracts, budgets, and work planning.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
- Participate in the development of technical resources such as handbooks, guidelines, tracking tools, and training programs
- Create and deliver presentations about the issue of global access to pain relief and cancer treatment
- Participate in the development of funding proposals and project implementation plans
Educational Background:
Master’s degree or higher
Skills/Experience:
- Able to innovate and to develop solutions that are both creative and practical.
- Organized, clear thinker with strong analytical approach and attention to detail.
- Excellent writer and verbal communicator.
- Able to balance determination with flexibility.
- Able to work under limited supervision, take initiative, deal concurrently with multiple assignments, and meet deadlines.
- Able to exercise independent judgment to determine best approach to reach desired outcome, including modifying and/or streamlining processes to resolve challenges.
- Able to communicate across cultures and in different environments.
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills to work effectively in a large, formal organization with multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to adjust and adapt to changing circumstances.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING OR KNOWLEDGE:
- Minimum 5 years experience working in low or middle-income countries
SPECIAL MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- This position requires up to 20% travel in resource-limited settings.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Oct 28 2018
Active Until:
Nov 29 2018
Hiring Organization:
American Cancer Society
industry:
Nonprofit