Impact Evaluation Volunteer

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Hesperian Health Guides, non-profit publisher of Where There Is No Doctor and other grassroots health materials, is seeking a volunteer to work with staff on measuring and documenting the impact of our international health work. Over the past 5 years, Hesperian has expanded from a primarily print-based publisher to an organization at the cutting edge of digital provision of health information. As we pursue innovations in our work, we hope to also take a more creative approach to measuring our impact in communities around the world.

Primary responsibilities

• Work with a database of quotes from users of Hesperian books and tools. Specific tasks will include data entry, research on database improvements, data extraction, and data analysis.
• Reach out to partner organizations for documentation and feedback
• Work with staff on conceptualizing impact work
• Other projects according to need and interest

Qualifications

• Strong interest in global health
• Attention to detail
• Interest or experience in qualitative research
• Experience with FileMaker and HyperRESEARCH databases preferred, but not necessary
• This is an unpaid, volunteer position. We are asking for an initial commitment of 5-10 hours/week for 2 months at our office in downtown Berkeley, with the option to extend for up to a year.