Ibis Reproductive Health

Associate and Fellowship Director, Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Postdoctoral Fellowship in Abortion and Reproductive Health
Fellowship Assistant, San Francisco, CA

Associate and Fellowship Director

Job description:

Ibis Reproductive Health is a non-governmental organization headquartered in Cambridge, MA (USA) with offices in San Francisco, CA, and Johannesburg, South Africa. Ibis Reproductive Health aims to improve women’s reproductive autonomy, choices, and health worldwide. We accomplish our mission by conducting original clinical and social science research, leveraging existing research, producing educational resources, and promoting policies and practices that support sexual and reproductive rights and health.

We seek an Associate to serve as fellowship director and to lead the Ellertson Fellowship, a two-year postdoctoral research and leadership training fellowship for social science and public health researchers, currently active at five fellowship sites (Columbia University, the Guttmacher Institute, Ibis Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of California, San Francisco). The objectives of the fellowship are to support promising new social science researchers who study abortion and reproductive health, and to produce and share research that informs policy and program design in abortion and reproductive health. The Ellertson Fellowship was launched in 2003, and the third cohort of fellows will join the program in September 2008 at the five fellowship sites.

The fellowship director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Ellertson Fellowship and provides leadership and support to the fellowship site directors, fellows, alumni, the Fellowship Advisory Committee, and other allied individuals. The fellowship director coordinates fellowship activities and provides substantive leadership of the program, with a focus on supporting social science researchers to gain experience working on abortion and to continue as leaders in the academic and policy fields. The Associate will also participate in other ongoing research and policy activities at Ibis, depending on experience and interest, and will participate in project development, including idea generation, proposal development, and project implementation.

Qualifications:

Master's or higher degree in Public Health, Sociology, Anthropology or a related social science field (or equivalent experience), and demonstrated interest and experience in reproductive health or social science research, policy and/or advocacy
Familiarity with academic and independent social science research contexts and with researcher career paths;
At least five years of progressive experience demonstrating strong program management expertise;
Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills;
Proposal writing, reporting, and fundraising experience, preferably within the reproductive health field;
Familiarity with abortion and reproductive health and rights policy and advocacy in the United States and internationally;
Ability to make and carry out decisions independently; creativity and flexibility; dedication to team building, staff development, and collaboration; and
A sense of humor.

Responsibilities:

Managing fellowship recruitment, review, and selection;
Planning and coordinating fellowship annual meetings, trainings, and seminars and the Social Scientists’ Networking Meeting (held each year in association with the National Abortion Federation annual meeting);
Expanding fellows’ policy and advocacy networks by facilitating connections for fellows relevant to their areas of research;
Organizing external review of fellows’ research proposals;
Facilitating connections among sites and fellows and related clinical researchers;
Coordinating preparation and submission of national fellowship program and site budgets, proposals, and reports for donors, ensuring that reporting is timely, accurate, and complete; and
Designing and implementing outreach strategies to raise the profile and visibility of the Ellertson Fellowship and of the fellows’ work and to generate strong and deep applicant pools, including communicating and promoting the goals and activities of the Ellertson Fellowship to selected audiences through websites, newsletters, discussion lists, brochures, and national professional and discipline meetings.

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Dates and term of assignment: Position is available immediately. Full-time position (will consider part-time positions for the right candidate) based in either San Francisco, CA, or Cambridge, MA.

Deadline for applications: Interested candidates should send a letter of application along with curriculum vitae to admin@ibisreproductivehealth.org (preferred) or to Laurel Morrison, 17 Dunster Street, Suite 201, Cambridge, MA 02138. Applications must be received by 1 July 2008. No calls please.

More information on Ibis Reproductive Health and on the Ellertson Fellowship can be found at http://www.ibisreproductivehealth.org and at http://www.ibisreproductivehealth.org/fellowship/index.cfm.

Posting date: 9 May 2008.

Fellowship Assistant

The Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Ibis Reproductive Health seek a Fellowship Assistant (Administrative Assistant III) to support the Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Postdoctoral Fellowship in Abortion and Reproductive Health. The position is based in San Francisco, CA, and the employer is UCSF.

The Ellertson Fellowship is a two-year postdoctoral research and leadership training fellowship in abortion and reproductive health with five fellowship sites. Its objectives are to support a cohort of promising new social science researchers who can work from within their disciplines to study abortion and reproductive health, and produce and share research that informs policy and program design in abortion and reproductive health. The Fellowship Assistant will be part of a team of professionals committed to expanding access to comprehensive reproductive health care and to expanding the impact of policy relevant research.

The Ellertson Fellowship is a project of Ibis Reproductive Health. Ibis aims to improve women’s reproductive autonomy, choices, and health worldwide and has offices in Cambridge and San Francisco, USA and Johannesburg, South Africa. Ibis accomplishes its mission by conducting original clinical and social science research, leveraging existing research, producing educational resources, and promoting policies and practices that support sexual and reproductive rights and health. Ibis’s work focuses on improving access to abortion, expanding contraceptive choices, advancing prevention strategies for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and linking reproductive health and HIV prevention, care, and treatment.

Ellertson Fellowship management is headquartered at the Bixby Center. The Bixby Center was formed in 1999 to address the health, social, and economic consequences of sexual behavior by integrating research and training efforts in contraception and family planning with work that addresses sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS. The staff of 175, working with more than 300 collaborators internationally, carries out over 100 US and international projects funded at $30 million annually.

The Fellowship Assistant’s role is to support the national office of the Ellertson Fellowship, which is based at the Bixby Center. The Fellowship Assistant will:

Coordinate fellowship meetings, activities, and conference calls for the five fellowship sites
Help organize events and seminars taking place at the Bixby Center
Coordinate the recruitment and application process of new fellowship cohorts as well as the applicant review process
Manage email listserv
Produce a biannual newsletter
Develop and maintain website
Develop and maintain various databases (e.g., for publications, contacts)
Assist with proposal and report writing as well as budget creation and management, and
Provide support to Fellowship Director, including travel assistance, expense processing, meeting and conference set-up, and other administrative needs

Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent experience; strong interest in women’s health; positive attitude and sense of humor; experience with budget development and management; experience with pre- and post-award support; experience with meeting planning and coordination.

We are looking for an individual with the ability to work independently and as part of a team; someone who possesses excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills; the ability to multitask, set priorities, pay attention to detail, the willingness to take initiative, and follow-up; proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint; strong writing and editing skills; experience with website design and management.

The job posting can also be found on the Bixby Center website: http://bixbycenter.ucsf.edu/get_involved/work/job_opportunities.html. We would like the individual selected to be able to start no later than the beginning of July 2008.

To apply, please email your resume and a cover letter to Stephanie McMurtrie, Fellowship Assistant, at mcmurtries(at)obgyn.ucsf.edu by April 30th. Applicants will also need to apply through the UCSF Careers website where a listing will be posted by April 15th, 2008.

We maintain a file of resumes that we consider first when we post new jobs or when we seek consultants. If you are interested in working for Ibis, but do not see a specific job posting that matches your interests, you can send a resume and cover letter to:

Shannon Duncan
Ibis Reproductive Health
17 Dunster Street, Suite 201
Cambridge, MA 02138