Research Specialist

at Improving Health Access and Systems Strengthening Project
Location Khartoum, Sudan
Date Posted June 18, 2021
Category Other
Job Type Full-time
Currency SDG

Description

The Government of the Republic of Sudan has received a grant from the African Development Fund (ADF) towards the cost of the Improving Health Access and Systems Strengthening Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this financing will be applied to payments of staff comprising the Project Implementation Unit (PIU). The Ministry of Health is interested in recruiting two Technical Specialists (Public Health and Research) to join the PIU team. The scope of services for the above assignments are described in the Terms of Reference.

 

Project Overview:

The Government of the Republic of the Sudan (GoS) has received financing from the The African Development Bank (AfDB) towards the cost of Improving Health Access and Systems Strengthening.

The project will address key health priorities of the country including reproductive and child health, nutrition, and cancer control. The three main project components are:
1) Institutional Capacity Building of Health Systems including subcomponents a) Capacity Building of Human Resources for Health and b) Support for Health Service Delivery;
2) Demand Generation for Health Care Utilization, and
3) Project Management.

The scope of Component 1 will be national, whereas Component 2 will focus on four States of Sudan, namely El Gezira, Khartoum, Northern State and River Nile.

 

 Duties and responsibilities:

The Research Specialist will perform the following duties:

  • Lead the execution of research related to Reproductive Health, Non-Communicable Diseases, Human Resources for Health, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition.
  • Supervise the execution of high quality research studies in coordination with partners and liaison with MoH and AfDB.
  • Provide technical oversight for developing research protocols, survey tools, indicators, and data collection for studies planned under the project.
  • Conduct supervision missions to the four States and oversee the implementation of research studies in accordance with the project implementation schedule.
  • Coordinate with Project Implementation Unit, MoH at the Federal and State levels and AfDB to ensure timely implementation of research activities.
  • Collaborate with M&E officer and Project Coordinator on data collection, management and reporting for monitoring and evaluation.
  • Prepare research publications on findings of research studies for publication and dissemination.
  • Respond to requests for documents and inputs from the AfDB, MoH and other partners in a timely manner.
 Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
  • Essential: University degree in medicine, statistics, public health or in a public health research-related discipline.
  • At least a Masters or Ph.D. (preferable) degree in Health Sciences with at least 8 years of experience in Public Health.
  •  At least 5 years of experience in public health research with five years of experience in donor-funded projects in health.
  • Strong technical skills and in-depth knowledge in technical areas including MCH, NCD, Communicable Diseases, Nutrition, and Human Resources for Health.
  • Strong knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Track record of publications in peer reviewed journals.
  •  Dynamic and goal-driven, with good interpersonal skills, strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work and collaborate as a team member and to produce results in a challenging and changing environment.
  • Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic language skills
  1. The Ministry of Health now invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services by submitting the following information:
  1. Capability statement detailing the applicant's general qualifications, adequacy for the post and illustrated personal experience in similar assignments and conditions;
  2. Copies of testimonials;
  3. Detailed curriculum vitae showing previous positions held and related experience; and
  4. Postal address and day telephone contacts of applicants.
  1. The eligibility criteria, the establishment of the short-list, and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations dated October 2015 which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
  2. The estimated duration of services is 12 months and the estimated starting date is 15 August 2021.
  3. Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the working hours: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
  4. Expressions of interest must be received at the address below no later than July 1 2020 at 6.00 pm local time and specifically mentioning “Project Coordinator, Improving Health Access and Systems Strengthening Project”.

 

Federal Ministry of Health

Dr Yosra Mohamed Osman
Acting Undersecretary
PO Box 303, Khartoum, Sudan
Email: ihasspr@gmail.com
Cell phone:+249906099625

 

7. A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end of the request of expressions of interest. The consultants on the shortlist will be judged on the following criteria on the basis of their updated resumes.

Level of education in general....................................................................................... 20%

Educational level compared to the field of mission.................................................. 20%

Years of experience in general.................................................................................... 20%

Number of years of experience relevant to the mission.......................................... 40%

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