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What's up with this blog!!!

2011-12-02T01:56:00.001-08:00

While I list this blog as one of my outputs in my CV and other places, it hasn't been updated in over a year. Many times I have started to post something, but have thought the better of it for several reasons.

As I stated before, I work in Singapore at the moment, a highly political place with a very low threshold for transparency (it is a country that has taught me the clear difference between transparency and corruption...they are definitely not corrupt; but they are also NOT transparent). My own workplace is particularly sensitive to any type of outspokenness (even when there is nothing to be afraid of), and I, like many others have learned this the hard way.

As part of my philosophy of living, I will be respectful of the laws of the land while I am here. And hence I am quiet...but not for too much longer...

Thanks for your patience; I will be back....soon enough, I hope...

Wat-San Jobs

2010-11-29T23:06:00.001-08:00

Gates Foundation

Position Title: Analyst, Water Sanitation and Hygiene

Foundation Summary: Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill &

Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing

countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves

out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—

especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to

succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and cochair

William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group Summary: The foundation's Global Development Program is working with

motivated partners to create opportunities for people to lift themselves out of poverty and

hunger. Within this program, the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WSH) initiative focuses its

efforts on supporting effective, sustainable and scalable ways to assist the 2.5 billion

people who lack access to adequate sanitation. Our grants fund both direct solutions,

such as user-led sanitation, as well as indirect levers, such as improved information on

costing to achieve sustainable service delivery. In all cases, we seek to catalyze action

by others and to leverage the foundation's particular capabilities, such as taking risks to

drive innovation and engaging with a wide range of partners to achieve measurable

results.

Position Summary and Responsibilities:

This Analyst reports to a Program Officer with a large research portfolio but supports the

wider WSH portfolio, and the director in particular, via a variety of short term projects.

The research analyst supports progress towards WSH strategic goals in three key ways:

 Gathering, synthesizing and analyzing quantitative data in support of strategy

development, advocacy and policy analysis, and grant development;

 Reviewing, summarizing and reporting out on academic literature and policy

reports in sanitation

 Desk-based due diligence of partner organizations and critical agents of change

in the sanitation sector.

Tasks and duties will include:

 Conduct basic research and analysis using publically available data at the request of

team director and other senior team members

 Prepare reviews of technical literature, under the guidance of an economist and/or

engineer on staff, to support the development of execution plans and grantmaking

strategies

 Provide analysis of policy, technology, and business model developments and

partner organization in the sanitation sector in key developing countries

 Prepare briefing notes, talking points, and presentation drafts in preparation for key

meetings

 Support briefing materials development for trip planning by foundation leadership

 Analyze, synthesize, and present data in Excel as well as Stata, Matlab, or other

statistical programs

This position will provide opportunity for a wide range of experiences and professional

development.

Qualifications:

 Significant experience with the particulars of sanitation in developing countries is

a must. This may have been acquired in a number of ways including, but not

limited to, a technical degree in science field related to sanitation. Examples of

desirable qualifications include: Civil or environmental engineering, epidemiology,

microbiology, or environmental economics. Masters degree is highly desirable.

 The ideal candidate will have a combination of degrees and experience that

combine technical expertise with strong analytic and writing skills.

 Experience in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia a plus.

 Strong quantitative skills required including statistical analysis; not only the

presentation of data, but its synthesis and analysis, will be required.

 Two to three years professional experience useful as a means of demonstrating

facility in a fast paced work environment.

 Creative problem solver with a rigorous mind and a demonstrated initiative to

solve problems with high energy and a positive attitude.

 Experience in a role requiring collaboration within a team and the associated

diplomacy that comes with that

 A sense of humor.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/AboutUs/WorkingWithUs/Jobs.htm and submit your resume

online.

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Gates Foundation

Position Title: Program Officer, Water Sanitation and Hygiene