Yale-China: Health Programs Officer (USA)

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Health Programs Officer, Yale-China Association, New Haven, CT, USA. Deadline: open until filled (posted 16 December 2023).

The Yale‐China Association seeks to hire a Health Programs Officer based at its headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut. Reporting to the Director of Health Programs, the Health Programs Officer works to support and implement current and new health programs in China and in New Haven.

Responsibilities

  • Manage aspects of the health programs, including supporting and implementing current and new programs in the health portfolio, and tracking program progress

  • Coordinate development and management of work plans for on-going health projects

  • Support recruitment and selection of health fellows and scholarship recipients, orientation and training, and program execution

  • Write and prepare program reports, briefs, presentations, and papers, including English to Chinese and Chinese to English translation and interpretation

  • Prepare financial materials and documentation for budgets, grants and reports, and submit payment vouchers for disbursement

  • Maintain and update content on the Yale-China Health Programs website, including writing up summaries of events, and paying attention to visual presentation

  • Plan meetings and other events with Yale-China partners in the US and in China, and make travel plans and logistical arrangements related to such events

  • Review Chinese health services and policy related to the health missions of the Association

  • Travel to China 2-4 times a year to meet with partners and implement programs

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of work experience in a health-related field; a combination of education and experience may be considered
  • US permanent work authorization required (citizen or Green Card holder)
  • Chinese language skills, both oral and written and used in a professional setting, required