Overview:
Sr. Innovations Advisor will provide the vision and strategic direction to identify, conceptualize, develop and accelerate transformative programmatic and technology innovations while expanding a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship for a USAID-funded maternal and newborn health project in Indonesia. The Senior Director for Innovations will provide expert technical leadership and advice on an open innovations process that enables the identification, adoption, and spread of promising solutions and innovations through existing and leveraged financing and provide innovators with catalytic funding, technical assistance, opportunities for partnerships, information, and/or other support, aimed at facilitating their ability to achieve sustainable impact at scale. S/He will support an innovation ecosystem that fosters the development of creative programmatic and operational approaches, technologies and interventions, or information systems in order to break through barriers to progress, generating sound evidence to support sustainability and scale of innovations. The Senior Director for Innovations will coordinate with program partners, USAID, other donors and other contractors for program implementation, particularly assistance in managing relationships with industry, academic and research institutions, and product development partners. *This position is contingent upon funding
Responsibilities:
In collaboration with the Chief of Party, guide the work of the
Innovations Board •Oversee the involvement of technical assistance
partners in developing calls for innovations and in assisting successful
applications to carry out technically sound innovations •Ensure and
enhance adherence to Jhpiego’s guiding principles and philosophy of
innovations development, which include commitment to affordability,
accessibility, evidence-based and scalability in limited resource
settings •Lead the vision of establishing a culture of innovation for
the project, inclusive of establishing and executing the mechanisms to
accelerate technology- or practice-based solutions for priority MNH
needs throughout Indonesia •Lead the development, execution and
evaluation of a solutions acceleration pathway by ensuring that sound
innovation processes and methods are applied with rigor and discipline.
•Foster catalytic networks and engage non-traditional stakeholders to
identify, address, and propose solutions for health challenges and build
evidence for better health •Proactively seek to build partnerships
which leverage the combined skills, assets, technologies, and resources
of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to deliver sustainable
health impact •Create mechanisms that foster and reward innovation
across Indonesia •Represent the project at priority conferences,
meetings, on working groups at national and regional level •Keep abreast
of emerging research and best practices in the identification,
development, introduction, acceleration and scalability of innovations
in global health and ensure that this is shared in appropriate manner
with project staff and stakeholders
Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree, with 10+ years working experience in business, health, or other related disciplines; those with multi-disciplinary or non-public health backgrounds encouraged to apply •In-depth understanding of health innovation needs, competitive landscape, and effective strategies for advancing local innovation and entrepreneurial ventures •Established record for creating transformative health and/or technology solutions •Excellent problem solving skills and comfort with new and creative approaches to innovations •Strong knowledge of USAID/Indonesia priority health focus areas •Excellent management, leadership, decision-making and interpersonal skills •Proven record of development and introduction of health technologies in developing countries •Proven skill interacting with multi-sectoral donor agencies and senior government officials •Ability to work with diverse international teams •Effective oral and written English communication skills; Bahasa Indonesia language skills strongly preferred
Sr. Innovations Advisor will provide the vision and strategic direction to identify, conceptualize, develop and accelerate transformative programmatic and technology innovations while expanding a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship for a USAID-funded maternal and newborn health project in Indonesia. The Senior Director for Innovations will provide expert technical leadership and advice on an open innovations process that enables the identification, adoption, and spread of promising solutions and innovations through existing and leveraged financing and provide innovators with catalytic funding, technical assistance, opportunities for partnerships, information, and/or other support, aimed at facilitating their ability to achieve sustainable impact at scale. S/He will support an innovation ecosystem that fosters the development of creative programmatic and operational approaches, technologies and interventions, or information systems in order to break through barriers to progress, generating sound evidence to support sustainability and scale of innovations. The Senior Director for Innovations will coordinate with program partners, USAID, other donors and other contractors for program implementation, particularly assistance in managing relationships with industry, academic and research institutions, and product development partners. *This position is contingent upon funding
Responsibilities:
In collaboration with the Chief of Party, guide the work of the
Innovations Board •Oversee the involvement of technical assistance
partners in developing calls for innovations and in assisting successful
applications to carry out technically sound innovations •Ensure and
enhance adherence to Jhpiego’s guiding principles and philosophy of
innovations development, which include commitment to affordability,
accessibility, evidence-based and scalability in limited resource
settings •Lead the vision of establishing a culture of innovation for
the project, inclusive of establishing and executing the mechanisms to
accelerate technology- or practice-based solutions for priority MNH
needs throughout Indonesia •Lead the development, execution and
evaluation of a solutions acceleration pathway by ensuring that sound
innovation processes and methods are applied with rigor and discipline.
•Foster catalytic networks and engage non-traditional stakeholders to
identify, address, and propose solutions for health challenges and build
evidence for better health •Proactively seek to build partnerships
which leverage the combined skills, assets, technologies, and resources
of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to deliver sustainable
health impact •Create mechanisms that foster and reward innovation
across Indonesia •Represent the project at priority conferences,
meetings, on working groups at national and regional level •Keep abreast
of emerging research and best practices in the identification,
development, introduction, acceleration and scalability of innovations
in global health and ensure that this is shared in appropriate manner
with project staff and stakeholdersRequired Qualifications:
Master’s degree, with 10+ years working experience in business, health, or other related disciplines; those with multi-disciplinary or non-public health backgrounds encouraged to apply •In-depth understanding of health innovation needs, competitive landscape, and effective strategies for advancing local innovation and entrepreneurial ventures •Established record for creating transformative health and/or technology solutions •Excellent problem solving skills and comfort with new and creative approaches to innovations •Strong knowledge of USAID/Indonesia priority health focus areas •Excellent management, leadership, decision-making and interpersonal skills •Proven record of development and introduction of health technologies in developing countries •Proven skill interacting with multi-sectoral donor agencies and senior government officials •Ability to work with diverse international teams •Effective oral and written English communication skills; Bahasa Indonesia language skills strongly preferred
Closing Date: 31 July 2016
