Knowledge Management Specialist at Management Sciences for Health

Location: United States
Last Date: July 16, 2010

Overall Responsibilities:

MSH seeks a Knowledge Management Specialist for a five-year, $100 million cooperative agreement, Supportive Environments for Healthy Households and Communities. This activity will support the further development, introduction, and delivery of high-impact interventions in the areas of water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and indoor air quality (IAQ).

Approximately 80 percent of Supportive Environments for Health activities will focus on WASH and 20 percent will focus on IAQ.
The objective of Supportive Environments for Health is to support the further development, introduction, and delivery of high-impact interventions in the areas of WASH and IAQ, at sufficient scale to achieve:
-significant reductions in environment-related mortality and morbidity in children under five years old; and
-significant reductions in mortality and morbidity associated with infectious diseases of major public health importance in all age groups.

Supportive Environments for Health will address the leading environment-related risk factors for mortality in children, those that are causally related and/or associated with diarrheal disease, newborn infection, malnutrition, and pneumonia, including:
-inadequate water supply;
-unsafe drinking water;
-poor sanitation and hygiene behaviors; and
-poor indoor air quality from biomass-based cooking.


Specific Responsibilities:

The knowledge management mechanism for Supportive Environments for Health will be further developed by taking advantage of new technologies to better document and disseminate information and best practices. Knowledge management activities will comprise three components: communications, learning and training, and collaboration.

The Knowledge Management Specialist will collaborate with project staff to catalyze knowledge generation and documentation within the program.

This position will be based in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area.


Qualifications:

1. Minimum of a Master's degree in management of information systems, business, library science, or other field related to knowledge management.

2. Demonstrated in-depth experience identifying, documenting, and proposing best strategies for closing knowledge gaps.

3. Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to focus on details while maintaining an understanding of the overall scope of the program.

4. Demonstrated editorial skills that will ensure the quality of written materials and communications.

5. Strong oral and written communications skills in English, particularly the ability to translate technical issues for non-technical audiences.

6. Professional experience interacting with U.S. Government agencies is preferred.

7. Professional experience working in developing countries is preferred.


Notes
Please note that this is a potential opening dependent upon funding.


Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.

To apply for this position, please visit the Employment Opportunities section of our website at http://www.jobs-msh.icims.com. If you cannot apply online or have difficulty doing so, please email an explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org.