Apply to be Nyaya’s Associate Program Director

Brief Job Description
Nyaya Health is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working with communities in Nepal and with the Nepali Ministry of Health to develop healthcare services in the poor, western region of the country. Our mission is two-fold: to establish essential public health services in one of the world’s most underdeveloped areas, and to develop a model program on how to scale-up and manage comprehensive healthcare services in remote, resource-deprived, conflict-affected areas.

We are recruiting a dynamic manager who is fluent in Nepali to be part of our core leadership team building and managing our new hospital starting in the summer of 2009. Nyaya Health will be evaluating applications on a first-come, first-serve, rolling basis through March 15, 2009 or until the position is filled.

Context
We currently operate an urgent and primary care clinic that currently serves as a major referral hub for a population of 500,000 people in the rural district of Achham, Nepal. Over the next year, we are renovating a long-abandoned government hospital in Bayalpata, with the aim of providing comprehensive emergency obstetric care, surgical, blood transfusion, and inpatient services. Click here to read more about our hospital expansion plans.

Qualifications
A competitive applicant will be fluent in Nepali and have significant experience in health delivery or management in rural, resoure-poor settings.  The applicant should have a passion for social justice, healthcare for the poor, and rural healthcare.

Compensation
Compensation is negotiable per month depending upon the applicant’s experience and qualifications, the length of the contract, and provision of educational opportunities and other incentives. All travel and living expenses will be paid for by Nyaya Health. Comprehensive medical insurance will be arranged. Although subject to negotiation, the associate program will be allowed to spend 30 days each year away from Sanfe. Support for educational and training activities can be provided. The associate program director can work with Nyaya Health’s experienced grant writers to apply for additional financial support.

Job Duties
Key duties will include the following:

>> Work with staff to improve the efficiency and equity of clinical services
>> Work to improve supplies chain management
>> Dialogue with US-based technical assistance team to identify areas of materials, human resources, and financial need.
>> Work with the laboratory team to identify inefficiencies and dangerous practices.
>> Expand outreach programs to increase services access to marginalized and remote groups
>> Improve disease surveillance and monitoring and evaluation of public health programs
>> Improve the patient clinical records system and the electronic database for storing patient information.
>> Learn and make improvements to the financial management system.
>> Improve upon our present energy and communications infrastructure
>> Further develop our infectious control and waste management practices

Duration of Service
We are looking for a minimum contract of six months and ideally two years of service.

Guidelines
The opportunity is exciting to work with a dynamic team to create health infrastructure in a remote an impoverished place that is currently lacking in any. The associate program director will shape Nyaya Health’s operations in the way that he or she sees fit, with some guidelines set forth by Nyaya Health. The role of the board of directors is to provide guidance and technical assistance rather than to micromanage. Our basic principles are set forth on our guiding philosophy page.

Living in Achham
Living quarters in Achham are simple but clean with reliable water and electricity, phone service, and internet. Click here for more details about living and working in Achham.

Application
Click here to apply to this position.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to be fluent in Nepali?
Fluency in Nepali is a necessary qualification for this position.

What are the current capacities of the Nyaya Health clinic?
Please read more on this wiki page.

Do you provide additional opportunities for training in conditions that are relevant to our clinic?
We believe strongly that our staff should have access to opportunities for personal and professional growth. We are very flexible and try to accommodate requests for time away from Achham for educational purposes. Our strong telecommunications program offers significant possibilities in tele-education.

Can I bring family with me to Achham?
We will consider this on a case-by-case basis. For the most part, it is unlikely that we would be able to provide your spouse or significant other with paid work. There are certainly possibilities for tele-commuting if your significant other has a virtual office space or otherwise can work remotely with an internet connection. If your significant other does have some relevant skills, we can work with him or her to apply for grant funding to work as a volunteer with Nyaya. Quality childcare and education are not available, although home-schooling is certainly a possibility.

What is Nyaya Health’s governance structure?
Click here to read more about this on our wiki.