Chemonics seeks a health market assessment coordinator, with a particular focus on family planning (FP), to support the USAID Frontier Health Markets (FHM) Engage project in Guatemala. Globally, FHM Engage is providing technical assistance (TA) in a range of countries, supporting local actors to improve the ability of health markets to meet supply-side capacity gaps and consumer preferences. FHM Engage contributes to equitable provision of and access to high-quality family planning (FP) and other health services and products in mixed health systems.
The Guatemala health market assessment coordinator will contribute to the development of a market description and recommended solutions in Guatemala for connecting development partners who are financing public health interventions with private sector actors to increase delivery of FP products, services, and information. The location of assignment is in Guatemala City with travel to Huehuetenango and Quiché. This is a part-time consultancy inclusive of approximately 20 days of LOE (Level of Effort) days over a 3-month period.
Chemonics International Inc. is a US-based international development consulting company, operating in over 95 countries. We are seeking individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Review and become familiar with FHM Engage market development approach (MDA) and rapid assessment tools
- Assist the FHM Engage team to set up stakeholder interview meetings with Guatemalan public and private stakeholders and workshops with key FP consumer groups (e.g., youth, indigenous women)
- Support logistics organization, including transport, needed to meet the meeting and workshop requirements
- Participate in stakeholder interviews including taking / typing interview notes
- Conduct any follow-up stakeholder interviews as indicated by the FHM Engage team
- Assist FHM Engage to develop interview guides for key FP consumer groups
- Conduct and facilitate small ‘ workshops ’ with key FP consumer groups
- Assist FHM Engage team to compile, organize and analyze data from stakeholder interviews and FP consumer workshops
- Participate in USAID Guatemala meetings
- Review and comment on the draft slide deck of the market description and policy brief with recommendations on how to improve FP market
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in working in Guatemalan FP health markets
- Solid knowledge of Guatemala health sector
- Experience in working on FP programs that collaborate and / or partner with the private health sector in Guatemala
- Extensive contacts and network with private health sector individuals, groups, and businesses engaged in FP services and product delivery
- Ability to engage and coordinate with a wide range of public and private stakeholders in health
- Strong technical writing and presentation skills
- Ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences
- Demonstrated initiative, organization skills, versatility, and integrity
- Fluency in written and spoken Spanish and English
- Fluency in spoken indigenous language, such as Ixil, Quiche, or Mam, preferred
Application instructions:
Please send an email with your CV and cover letter attached and “ Guatemala Health Market Assessment Coordinator ” in the subject line to FHMEngageRecruitment@FHM-Engage.org. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis until September 06, 2024. No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
Chemonics values the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, please read our EU Recruiting Data Privacy Notice to learn how we process personal data. You may access the notice via the following link: https://chemonics.com/eu-recruiting-data-privacy-notice/.
Chemonics requests a coordinator to carry out the evaluation of the health market in Guatemala, with special emphasis on family planning (PF), in support of the USAID Frontier Health Markets (FHM) Engage project in Guatemala. Globally, FHM Engage provides technical assistance (AT) in various countries, supporting local actors to enhance the capacity of health markets to cover supply gaps and satisfy consumer preferences. FHM Engage contributes to equitable provision and access to high-quality family planning and health services and products (PFs) in public-private health systems.
The health market evaluation coordinator in Guatemala will contribute to the development of a market description and recommended solutions in Guatemala to connect development partners who finance health interventions public with private sector actors to increase the delivery of FP products, services and information. The place of assignment is in Guatemala City with trips to Huehuetenango and Quiché. This is a part-time consultancy that includes approximately 20 days of stress level (LOE) over a 3-month period.
Chemonics International Inc. is a US-based international development consulting firm. USA, which operates in more than 95 countries. We are looking for people who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Review and familiarize yourself with FHM Engage’s Market Development (MDA) approach and rapid assessment tools.
- Help the FHM Engage team organize interview meetings with Guatemalan public and private actors and workshops with focus groups of PF service users (eg youth, indigenous women).
- Support the logistics organization, including transportation, necessary to meet the requirements of meetings and workshops.
- Participate in interviews with key actors, including taking and / or writing interview notes.
- Conduct any follow-up interviews with key actors as directed by the FHM Engage team.
- Help FHM Engage develop interview guidelines for key FP consumer groups.
- Conduct and moderate small-scale workshops with focus groups of PF service users Help the FHM Engage team compile, organize and analyze data from interviews with key actors and workshops of PF service users.
- Participate in USAID Guatemala meetings.
- Review and comment on the draft presentation and policy report with recommendations on how to improve the FP market.
Ratings:
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience working in PF health markets in Guatemala.
- Solid knowledge of the health sector in Guatemala.
- Experience in FP programs that collaborate and / or partner with the private health sector in Guatemala.
- Wide network of contacts of individuals, groups and businesses in the private health sector committed to the delivery of FP services and products.
- Ability to involve and coordinate with a wide range of public and private health actors.
- Strong technical writing and presentation skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with various audiences.
- Demonstrated initiative, organizational skills, versatility and integrity.
- Mastery of Spanish both written and spoken.
- The command of an indigenous language will be valued, such as Quiche, Ixil or Mam.
Application instructions:
Please send an email with your CV and attached cover letter and “ Health Market Assessment Coordinator in Guatemala ” in the subject line to FHMEngageRecruitment@FHM-Engage.org . We are accepting applications continuously until September 6, 2024. Telephone inquiries will not be attended. Chemonics will contact the finalists.
Chemonics is an employer that offers equal opportunities and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
Chemonics values the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, read our Privacy Notice for Data Processing in Selection Processes in the EU to learn how we process personal data. You can access the notice through the following link: EU Recruitment Data Privacy Notice.
How to apply
Please send an email with your CV and cover letter attached and “ Guatemala Health Market Assessment Coordinator ” in the subject line to FHMEngageRecruitment@FHM-Engage.org. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis until September 06, 2024. No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
Chemonics values the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, please read our EU Recruiting Data Privacy Notice to learn how we process personal data. You may access the notice via the following link: https://chemonics.com/eu-recruiting-data-privacy-notice/.
