Leah Freij

Experience

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  Al-Hussein Society for the Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped

  Oct 1995 - Jun 1998

  Director

  Provide strategic leadership, vision, and direction to a comprehensive pediatric rehabilitation center for physically challenged children in Jordan. Coordinate services of 18 departments, supervise 18 department heads and manage 82 staff members and 20 volunteers who provide rehabilitation services to 120 day-students and home care outreach mobile services to over 3000 families.

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  Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)

  Apr 2004 - Aug 2005

  Senior Gender and Empowerment Advisor

  Develop strategies and plans to integrate gender throughout CATALYST project (USAID funded project to deliver global state of the art technical leadership in family planning and reproductive health), and to utilize community and social mobilization and linkages with non-health programs as strategies to empower women, men, adolescents and communities in RH/FP.

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  Senior Gender Advisor, Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)

  Sept 2005 - Apr 2007

  Senior Gender Advisor

  Integrate gender throughout CEDPA's programs (HQ and field) in RH/FP/HIV/GBV, youth development, girls' education, democracy and governance. Develop strategies for gender-sensitive project and proposals; built staff's capacity and expertise on gender. Manage grants and program activities. Increase CEDPA's visibility and credibility as an expert on gender. Promote collaboration with other cooperating agencies working in the field of gender and development.

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  IntraHealth International

  Apr 2007 - Sept 2011

  Senior Gender Advisor

  Provide technical oversight and strategic and program development assistance for all Extending Service Delivery (ESD) Project gender initiatives, and ensure that concepts and practices of gender equity and equality of opportunity are integral elements of all ESD work planning processes, products and outcomes through strategy development, training and technical assistance. Liaise with USAID to highlight ESD's technical leadership in gender equity/equality, to create interest in, and support and funding for, ESD gender equity and equality initiatives. Design a relevant gender strategy and evaluation plan for a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative in Tanzania funded by the USAID Interagency Gender Working Group. Assist in the development of REDSO/ANE funded Religious Leaders Initiative curriculum, and provide technical assistance to in-country implementation Show less

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  IntraHeath International

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2013

  Senior Gender and Youth Advisor,

  Provide technical oversight and strategic and program development assistance gender initiatives, including gender mainstreaming, gender analysis and integration, gender sensitivity assessment of health services, response to gender-based violence (GBV) and gender budgeting, for assigned health sector projects, including the USAID funded Evidence to Action Project. Ensure that concepts and practices of gender equity and equality of opportunity are mainstreamed in work planning, products and outcomes through strategy development, training and technical assistance, consistent with project, organizational and donor policies and guidelines. Promote gender equality in the pursuit of health and social development goals, the social and economic empowerment of women and the constructive engagement of men and also ensure a focus on youth. Show less

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  Mary's Center

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2015

  RN Care Coordinator at CCIN (Program Developer/Team Leader)

  Supervise and lead two teams of community health workers (CHWs) to deliver a tailored 90-day behavior change intervention - for elderly Medicaid/Medicare participants with multiple chronic illnesses and complex health care needs to coordinate their care, educate them about their chronic illness, improve their health outcomes, and reduce their health care costs. Train community health workers in the use of state of the art technology (Electronic Care Coordination System/EHR/EMR, HIE, mobile technology, and telemedicine) in accordance with HIPAA regulations. Conduct quality assurance/quality improvement reviews to ensure program is achieving quality metrics; monitor key metrics using CCIN’s dashboard. Liaise between members of the integrated clinical network (hospitals, patient centered medical home settings and other providers) to coordinate and manage care, and improve health outcomes while creating shared savings. Build partnerships and networks to support CCIN program initiatives and leverage resources to enhance sustainability of project. Show less

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  Independent Consulting for a Better World

  Oct 2015 - now

  Independent Public Health Consultant
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  CPR My Career

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  Member