About Corus: Corus International is the parent of a family of world-class organizations working to deliver the holistic, lasting solutions needed to end extreme poverty once and for all. We are a global leader in international development, with 150 years of combined experience across our brands. Our nonprofit and for-profit subsidiaries include IMA World Health and its fundraising brand Corus World Health, Lutheran World Relief, CGA Technologies, Ground Up Investing, and Farmers Market Brands. Our more than 800 employees around the globe are experts in their fields and dedicated to helping the world’s most vulnerable people break the cycle of poverty and lead healthy lives.
At Corus we believe that good only grows stronger and we reflect that belief in our workplace culture. We value every employee’s specialized area of expertise and nurture professional growth. We promote an engaging and supportive work environment, where employees feel enabled and driven to innovate, learn and collaborate. And because our subsidiaries often function as partners, our employees have the opportunity to work across our enterprise family.
Corus is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our worldwide workplace, and we believe that social justice and respect for the human dignity of every person are fundamental to all we do as an organization.
Further details about the organization can be found at: https://corusinternational.org
What you’ll do: You will provide technical assistance and implementation support to global and country-based projects in the areas of high quality maternal, newborn, child health (MNCH); family planning (FP); reproductive health (RH); and integrated health services. You will work directly with Corus International Country Directors, Project Directors, and Senior Regional Directors, as well as local partners and stakeholders, such as the Ministry of Health and project implementing partners, to manage and support cutting-edge interventions for MNCH among the communities in the projects’ target populations. A high percentage of your time you will provide surge capacity/backstopping to the USAID-funded Momentum Integrated Health Resilience (MIHR) project, as well as backstopping to several Corus projects focusing on MNCH. You must be available for international short-term technical assistance travel and occasional temporary duty deployments of 1-3 months or longer.
Location: Washington, D.C
About The Ideal Candidate: You are a recognized leader and manager who is passionate about maternal, newborn, and child health, recognized in your field, and experienced in providing technical and implementation skills capacity building at all levels with various partners, including in fragile contexts. You can champion Corus International’s growth and leadership in MNCH programming.
Requirements:
· Master’s degree in public health or a related field; clinical experience preferred
· Fluency in written and spoken French
· 10 years of MNCH work experience, of which 3 years have been in community-based MNCH project or implementing relevant health-based community development programs.
· At least 7 years of senior-level project management experience; USAID-funded project management experience strongly preferred.
· At least 5 years of experience in providing technical assistance for implementation of high impact practices to support MNCH, FP, and RH programs in LMICs, with specific experience in conflict, post- conflict, and fragile settings.
· Proven technical knowledge in the areas of MNCH, FP, and RH, including familiarity with MNCH project indicators, quantitative and qualitative data to monitor overall project performance.
· Experience working with multiple donors, including USAID, FCDO, and others, with specific familiarity with USAID’s administrative, management, and reporting procedures and systems.
· Demonstrated experience and skills in providing capacity strengthening assistance at individual and organizational levels with deep knowledge of emerging issues in relation to capacity strengthening in the global health context.
· Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with donors, host-country counterparts, and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector.
· Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, analytical skills, interpersonal, team management, leadership, and decision-making skills—including the ability to communicate across cultures effectively and respectfully.
· Ability to work with a high level of independence, using own initiative and delivering high quality products on time.
· Ability to travel internationally on technical assistance or deployments that may be short or medium term (up to three months).
Why You Should Apply: Corus offers competitive salaries, discretionary bonuses, 100% employer paid Vision insurance, lots of paid leave, generous retirement program, flexible work schedules and so much more!
Call to action: If you are passionate about contributing to the implementation of technically robust MNCH projects and love collaborating with country, regional, and headquarters teams in alignment with organizational strategy and donor requirements, come help us support the world’s most vulnerable people break the cycle of poverty and lead healthy lives. We are waiting to hear from you!
At Corus, our mission is Working Together to End Poverty and Build Healthy Communities in those countries where there is the greatest need. Corus operates in 19 countries globally, involving multiple partnerships, challenging humanitarian and development contexts, and extensive geographic scope. Given its business context, the risk is an inherent part of Corus's activities, and this requires Corus to have an effective risk management strategy to (a) manage risk to achieve its mission; (b) safeguard its staff, children, vulnerable adults, and beneficiaries from harm, abuse, and exploitation; and (c) safeguard the interests of its clients and donors.
