VACANCY – NCDs Technical Advisor Ministry of Health Lesotho, ComBaCaL Project
SolidarMed is a leading non-profit organization working to improve the health care of 2.5 million people in Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Working with national partners to strengthen health systems and community capacities, we are committed to scientific evidence and policy dialogue both as foundations and objectives of our work.
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension and impaired mental health are the number one cause of death and disability globally. Lesotho, like other sub-Saharan countries, faces a situation where the health burden of NCDs adds to the challenge of scaling up and maintaining HIV, TB and COVID19 responses.
ComBaCaL (Community Based chronic disease Care Lesotho) project is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and developed by a consortium (Ministry of Health Lesotho (MoH), the Swiss NGO SolidarMed, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), the National University of Lesotho (NUL), and affected communities. ComBaCaL is a multi-disciplinary research for development program aimed at fighting the disproportionate health and socio-economic burden posed by NCDs in Lesotho during 2021-2025.
We are looking for an exceptional and motivated Medical Doctor to work in the ComBaCaL Project based at the Ministry of Health NCD programme in Butha-Buthe district.
Contract Type
Full time
Place of Assignment
Butha-Buthe with regular travels to health facilities in Butha-Buthe and Mokhotlong districts and occasionally to Maseru
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Support implementation and coordination of ComBaCaL project, as part of the dedicated project team and in collaboration with the MoH NCDs Programme.
- Support engagement of local partners involved at district level to ensure smooth running of project activities, especially the District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) in Butha-Buthe and Mokhotlong districts.
- Lead the development of clinical documents such as training manuals and presentations as well as training plans and schedules
- Provide clinical trainings and regular monitoring for all involved health facilities and for nurses and lay health providers within the project
- Offer technical support for the NCD unit at MoH in Maseru
- Contribute to the development of research abstracts/manuscripts as well as policy documents
Skills and Required experience and Competencies:
- Clinical experience as a physician working in hospital and in the community/outreach programmes on the field of NCD/internal medicine
- Experience in clinical trainings and development of clinical documents such as training manuals and clinical guidelines or similar documents
- Experience in leading/developing health programmes or related public health intervention programming is an advantage
- Excellent oral and written English, including report writing and presentation skills
- Fluent in Sesotho is advantageous
- Positive overview in a complex working environment, good interpersonal skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum: MBBS, MBCHB, MD
- Demonstrates strong technical/clinical knowledge and experience in the clinical management of diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular risk factors and other NCDs
Added advantage
- Additional relevant qualification like an MPH, project management e. t. c
We offer
- An exciting role which brings with it the possibility to take over responsibility and to apply expert skills in a complex, challenging and highly interesting and innovative NCD programme with the potential to contribute to generating new evidence and policy changes that might improve the treatment of NCDs on a longer perspective
- Possibility to work in a highly motivated, international team
- Possibility to develop technical skills and network with national and international stakeholders in the area of NCDs and policy
- Scientific career possibilities in collaboration with the international research partners
Interested candidates should send applications via email to: [email protected] before close of business day on 20th May 2022. Subject line: NCD Technical Advisor MOH.
Applications must include:
- A cover letter outlining your motivation and how you meet the requirements.
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating relevant work experience and contact details of 3 professional referees
- Certified copies of your latest and /or most relevant qualification
- Certified copy of current medical registration in Lesotho
- Proof of authorisation to work in Lesotho
- Application open to Local Basotho Candidates or Basotho working in SA or anywhere abroad.
NB:
- ALL applications must be submitted via email – NO HARD COPY/in person application submissions will be accepted
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted