Portuguese Speaking Survey Management Specialist

ICF and the Global Health & Development Division are seeking a Portuguese speaking Survey Management Specialist responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing the implementation of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in one or more countries. This involves working with host- country implementing organizations and other survey stakeholders such as USAID, UN agencies, and host-government ministries to implement the DHS Program surveys and activities to meet data needs within budget and time constraints.

Specific programmatic and technical tasks include:

• Providing direct technical assistance to countries in various stages of the survey process, e.g., questionnaire adaptation, field staff training, fieldwork monitoring, report writing, and dissemination of the survey findings; 
• Preparing or adapting training materials and working with implementing agencies to train local field staff in questionnaire content and interviewing techniques;
• Managing and negotiating local cost budgets with host country implementing organizations;
• Working with host country implementing organizations and other survey stakeholders to implement DHS surveys and activities to meet data needs within budget and time constraints;
• Preparing IRB protocols;
• Assuring that DHS protocols are followed to ensure data quality and timeliness.
• Writing and reviewing survey reports, including descriptions of survey activities and interpretation of survey results;
• Communicating throughout all stages of the survey process with The DHS Program staff, implementing agencies, USAID Missions, and other key stakeholders in a clear and timely manner;

The position will be based in Rockville, Maryland and involves approximately 25-30% travel mainly to countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Trips are typically 2-4 weeks in duration. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working in low- and middle-income countries.

Required:

• MPH or Master’s degree in demography, public health, nutrition, epidemiology, or a similar topic area
• 2+ years of experience of survey work, preferably on international programs

Preferred:

• PhD in demography, public health, nutrition, epidemiology
• Fluency in spoken and written Portuguese
• Experience working with biomarkers and using computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) preferred.
• Project management experience on international programs preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to negotiate survey content with technical and non-technical stakeholders is essential
• Ability to foster productive workings relationships with multiple stakeholders in a complex political environment
• Strong organizational and program management skills, including the ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously and set strategic priorities
• Ability to work both independently and in teams
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)

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The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$59,837.00 - $101,722.00

Rockville, MD (MD18)