Department/Location: 70% on the field (Eastern and Central Africa) / 30% Home basedReports to: Expertise France Project ManagerType: Long-term consulting assignment until September 2021 / 15 days by monthJob level: Senior level
Overview:
The general objective of MEDISAFE is to support the fight against the production and trafficking of substandard and falsified medicines in 11 countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.MEDISAFE is part of the European Union Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence (CBRN CoE). It is financed by the European Union for the benefit of 11 partner countries that have decided to participate in tackling the issue.
Expertise France and its 7 European partners form a consortium that implements the project and manages cooperation between networks of international and local experts.
Specifically, the project will contribute to fight against organized crime and to better health outcomes, based on two strategies:
Contribute to strengthening partner countries’ capacities and added value in the identification of falsified medicines and pharmaceuticals, and in the fight against their production and trafficking in Eastern and Central Africa.
Strengthen regional cooperation and harmonization in terms of approaches, procedures, and joint operations to combat the production and trafficking of falsified medical products and medicines.
Responsability
The Team Leader is responsible for the delivery of the overall program of work and the quality of the outputs.S/he will:
coordinate the work of the team of international experts, including oversee short term experts selection, missions planning, validation of terms of
references, mission and contractual reports
establish the working procedures and communication with relevant international and local experts
establish communication with CBRN national focal points, national authorities and beneficiaries.
supervise all project activities and monitor the progress towards the achievements of the objectives and target results.
Special attention will be paid to ensure harmonized approach of all consortium members and/or WP leaders vis-a-vis the beneficiary countries
Required knowledge, skills and qualifications
Master’s Degree or equivalent in Diplomacy, Public Policy, Political Science, or related field strongly preferred
Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in health international cooperation in development countries.
Mininum 5 years of experience in Eastern and Central Africa.
Demonstrated successful experience in establishing and nurturing strong relationships among international organizations and (sub-) national governments
Excellent interpersonal, cross-cultural and diplomatic skills and the ability to lead and work inclusively with a diverse team
Ability to establish strong working relationships with senior officials in government, with civic leaders, businesspeople, and international donors
Demonstrated ability to lead and build staff capacity, and plan strategically and creatively to meet specified objectives
Fluency in written and spoken English/French required
