Deadline of this Job: Kisumu
JOB DETAILS:OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY
The Consultant Pulmonogist Intensivist will be responsible for efficient delivery of Pulmonology Intensivist services to patients, mentoring junior doctors, assisting with critical patients in the ACU among others.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Diagnosing and treating patients with pulmonary disorders, including asthma, emphysema, tuberculosis, pneumonia, lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, lung infections, and other conditions.
• Providing medical care to patients in hospitals or intensive care units while supervising the work of other medical staff.
The requirements
• M. Med Internal Medicine from a recognized University.
• Fellowship training in Pulmonology from a recognized institution.
• Must be registered/licensed by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council.
• Recognition as a specialist by the KMPDC
• Valid Practice License from KMPDC
• At least one year experience as a Pulmonologist Intensivist.
Deadline of this Job: 05 January 2023
JOB DETAILS:Purpose of consultancy
• To contribute to the development of an integrated messaging framework in support of the updated Born Too Soon report, to advance the dissemination of the report’s key messages, and to ensure alignment in messaging with broader partner efforts.
• Deliverables:
• Deliverable 1. Develop integrated messaging frameworks for the Born Too Soon report that frames and elevates key findings of the report and links with other strategic products and initiatives – including the ENAP/EPMM Joint Progress report, AlignMNH and International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC), Lancet Series on Small and Vulnerable Newborns, and the Stillbirth Advocacy Toolkit.
• Expected by: February 2023.
• Deliverable 2. Apply the messaging frameworks to Born Too Soo assets, to be agreed with BTS Advocacy & Communications co-chairs. This may include opinion editorials, talking points for champions, and supporting the message development for short videos (e.g. on parent voices, perspectives of health professionals, etc.).
• Expected by: March 2023.
• Deliverable 3. Develop and implement a strategy for the involvement of parent and parent organizations across the Born Too Soon structure, to ensure the perspectives of parents are included systematically in the content and advocacy campaign, e.g., development of human-interest stories for inclusion in the Born Too Soon report and additional advocacy and communications material. This includes identifying parents to be involved in the development/review of the report; and supporting the development of testimonials (parents, survivors, health workers) across different regions, for inclusion in the report.
• Expected by: March 2023.
• Deliverable 4. Develop knowledge translation material for dissemination through digital platforms, linking key evidence and perspectives of parents and broader community members, e.g., messages for social media assets, content development and support for digital chat bots, etc. This involves engaging parent organizations to solicit ideas and strategic thinking for a digital campaign mobilizing a broader group of parents and health professionals – to crowd-source their #BornTooSoon stories and develop creative ways to use these inputs for advocacy and communications.
• Expected by: May 2023.
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:
• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Public Health, with specialization in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.
Desirable:
• Ph.D in Public Health, with specialization in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.
Experience
Essential:
• Over 10 years’ experience working on advocacy in the maternal and newborn health space, including a track record on messaging to inform policy and programme actions on maternal and newborn health.
• Proven experience in the field of global health, international development, maternal and newborn health, advocacy and partnership building.
• Proven experience working with parents and parent organizations, including in the development of written human stories for the inclusion in global reports.
Desirable:
• Previous work with WHO, other international organizations and/or major institutions in the field of maternal and newborn health.
• Experience working on advocacy to prevent and address preterm birth.
• Experience in the development of opinion editorials and other public facing written pieces on topics related to maternal and newborn health.
Skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, partner and project management skills.
• Ability to function effectively in team settings in multi-stakeholder and cross-cultural environments.
• Ability to function effectively under pressure and respond effectively in short timelines.
Deadline of this Job: 05 January 2023
JOB DETAILS:Purpose of consultancy
• To provide technical expertise on trans and gender diverse health and technical guidance to WHO throughout the development of the WHO Guidelines and implementation.
Deliverables
Task 1: Provide specialized technical expertise to systematic review teams.
• Deliverable 1.1: Review draft protocols and list of included studies with comments and suggestions.
• Deliverable 1.2: Review and provide comments on the draft list of included studies conducted by the review teams.
• Deliverable 1.3: Review final systematic review reports, evidence to decision making tables and PowerPoint presentations for the Guideline Development Group (GDG).
Timeframe: 1 February -1 August 2023.
Task 2: Map hormones therapies used for gender affirming care in international, national guidelines, professional associations (for example WPATH, EUPATH etc.) as well as published peer review literature.
• Deliverable 2.1: Final mapping protocol incorporating comments from the WHO technical team.
• Deliverable 2.2: Short narrative report.
• Deliverable 2.3: Power point presentation.
Timeframe: 1 February - 1 August 2023.
Task 3: Comprehensive review of draft guideline narrative.
• Deliverable 3.1: Review draft guidelines with comments and suggestions (up to three iterations) and final version.
Timeframe: 1 December 2023.
Task 4: Overarching specialized technical expertise to the WHO Steering Group for the development of the Guidelines on the health of trans and gender diverse people.
• Deliverable 4.1: Quarterly short report (bullets) of the technical expertise provided to the SG (including participation on calls and technical questions responded to).
Timeframes:1 February 2023; 1 May 2023; 1 August 2023; 1 December 2023.
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:
• Advanced university degree in medicine.
Desirable:
• A post-graduate qualification in public health or any health sciences or related field.
Experience
Essential:
• Over 10 years’ experience working on issues related to the health of trans and gender diverse people, in both a research and service delivery capacity; in particular, experience with providing gender-affirming care.
• Experience working at an international level.
• Demonstrated experience in writing of technical documents and/or guidelines.
Desirable:
• Broad work experience with the following as they relate to the health of trans and gender diverse people: health worker training and education, reduction and/or prevention of inter-personal violence, stigma and discrimination, mental health conditions, health policy and gender recognition laws.
• Experience in WHO guidelines development.
Skills/Knowledge:
• Global knowledge of health needs, barriers and solutions to accessing health services for trans and gender diverse populations.
• Strong analytical and critical appraisal skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
Deadline of this Job: 05 January 2023
JOB DETAILS:Purpose of consultancy
• The consultant will develop and maintain the reporting/acquisition and visualize, for different influenza and other respiratory viruses (ORVs), related data including burden of disease (BOD).
• The consultant will also review, update and maintain Shiny Apps and conduct ad hoc analysis of influenza and ORVs surveillance data.
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:
• University degree preferably in data science, statistics, public health, infectious diseases; epidemiology or related field.
Experience
Essential:
• At least 5 years of combined national and international professional experience in data management/analysis and public health, specifically in influenza and ORVs surveillance.
Skills/Knowledge:
• Skills in programming and data management and analysis.
• Computer literacy: data management and analysis software.
• Knowledge in R, SQL Server, XML, PowerBI, ArcGIS, GitHub.
• Excellent communication skills.