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Current opportunities
Request for Proposals (RFP) – Track 2: Clinical Training and Mentorship (UFUQ Programme)
Location:
Syria (Damascus and other governorates; with some activities online)
Contract Type:
Service Contract (Global Price, deliverables-based)
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Request for Proposals (RFP) - Track 1: Post Graduate Medical Education Diploma (UFUQ Programme)
Location:
Syria (Damascus and other governorates; with some activities online)
Contract Type:
Service Contract (Global Price, deliverables-based)
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Research Consultant
Location:
Remote; Worldwide
Contract Type:
4-month contract
Salary:
please see Terms of Reference
Key Responsibilities:
GHP is seeking a consultant to conduct a study examining the work of GHWP in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria.
The consultant will lead investigations into the benefits and impact of HP health systems and health
workforce interventions under the DHSC-funded GHWP.
This study will explore and examine the value added of the Health Partnership approach to the health
systems of the three partner countries. While the effectiveness and impact of health workforce and health
system strengthening interventions have been highlighted through GHWP reports and sharing and learning
events in each of the three countries, insights and results have not yet been sufficiently synthesised or
documented in a way that supports advocacy, resource mobilisation and policy positioning.
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Follow this link to apply for the Research Consultant Role – Deadline for applications is midnight (UK-local time) on Thursday 21st August.
Medical Education Coordinator (Syria)
Location:
Damascus, Syria
Contract Type:
Part-time; initial 6-month contract with possibility of extension
Salary:
tbc.
Reporting To:
Technical Manager Medical Education, under technical supervision of the GHP Technical Director in UK.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
The role of a medical education coordinator is to support and coordinate the implementation of a postgraduate medical education (PGME) programme in a complex environment like Syria. S/he acts as the central linchpin, ensuring with the technical manager that the strategic vision of the programme is translated into effective, on-the-ground education and training that meets both national standards and best international practices. Responsibilities include:
- Facilitate engagement with key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Syrian Board, CSSHT, academic institutions, professional associations, and international partners (e.g., RCOG, RCEM), to enhance collaborations within the UFUQ project and ensure the integration and complementarity of all project activities
- Coordinate to ensure the alignment of the UFUQ project with health human resource (HRH) strategies and medical education reforms in Syria.
- Support the technical manager to provide comprehensive guidance to guarantee that all activities aimed at strengthening medical education are consistent with national standards as well as best international practices in postgraduate medical education and health workforce development.
- Ensure the coordination, coherence, and alignment of project interventions with the logical framework, theory of change, and objectives approved by both the donor and Syrian partners.
- Support the technical manager to oversee the quality assurance of all deliverables, including the curriculum diploma, clinical training, research, and policy frameworks developed under the UFUQ project, ensuring their relevance, scientific integrity, and Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) sensitivity.
- Support the technical manager to promote capacity-building initiatives and ensure the quality assurance of Training of Trainers (ToT) programs for HRH actors at both national and sub-national levels.
- .Support the localization of the Postgraduate Medical Education Diploma and clinical training courses by supporting national partners, such as the Center of Strategic Studies and Health Training and the Syrian Board, in the adoption of the requisite tools, standards, and accreditation systems.
- Contribute to sustainability planning by assisting in the development of Terms of Reference and standard operating procedures for the Specialties Technical Committees.
- Conduct regular visits to the Syrian Board, CSSHT, and training centers to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of all project activities in accordance with design plans.
- Represent the UFUQ program in technical meetings with donors, the MoH, and other HRH stakeholders (based on the assignment and authorization of the technical manager of medical education).
- implementation of inclusive strategies.
- Promote mechanisms for reflection and feedback from supervisors and residents, ensuring that their needs, particularly those of female participants, are addressed in the planning and implementation phases.
- Support in-country efforts for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) to align with the indicators and outcomes of the UFUQ project.
- Identify technical risks, bottlenecks, or inconsistencies in project delivery and propose corrective actions in collaboration with the medical education technical manager and program lead.
- Provide rapid response input when challenges arise in the curriculum rollout, clinical mentoring, or institutional engagement.
- Coordinate the design and planning of new or revised technical activities.
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To apply for this role, follow this link by 23:59 (GMT+0) on Monday 1st September.
All applications must be received with a CV and Cover Letter. Applications received without either document will not be considered.
PLEASE NOTE: the appointment for the position is dependent on donor funding
Programme Director, Nursing Now Challenge
Location:
Home based
Contract Type:
Fixed term
Salary:
Secondment
Reporting To:
Chief Executive, Burdett Trust for Nursing
Key Responsibilities:
This is a senior position that will provide overall lead for the Nursing Now Challenge. The Programme Director will be expected to focus on four key areas that will be effective in developing and strengthening the Nursing Now Challenge:
- Strategic partnerships
- Global stakeholder engagement
- Growth and sustainability of a global network of early career nurses, midwives and students
- Co-creation of an inspiring online programme of development for early career nurses midwives and students
You can read more about the Nursing Now Challenge https://www.nursingnow.org/
The Nursing Now Challenge is a programme of the Burdett Trust for Nursing.
For a detailed job description, please see the Programmes Director job pack
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Are you looking for a career defining opportunity? The current Programme Director of Nursing Now Challenge has just been appointed as Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer and the Burdett Trust for Nursing is looking for another exceptional leader to take up the baton.
This is a huge opportunity:
- To bring your leadership experience to shape a network of extraordinary early career nurses and midwives.
- To be inspired by the energy, wisdom and commitment of early career nurses and midwives from over 150 countries.
- To work with experts from across the globe to progress the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDGs and the recommendations of the State of The World’s Nursing Report 2025.
- To co-create transformational leadership development opportunities to empower a new generation of global nursing and midwifery leaders.
The post is being offered as a two day per week secondment or on a part time, fixed term basis.
Applicants are invited to send a brief CV with a covering letter which sets out how their skills match those set out in the person specification with specific examples and evidence of impact.
Please address your covering letter to Dame Christine Beasley, Chair of the Nursing Now Challenge Advisory Board and send it with your CV to Nadine Decker – jobs@thet.org by midday on 29th September.
Request for Proposals Track 3: OBGYN Service Provider
Location:
Syria (Damascus and other governorates; with some activities online)
Contract Type:
Service Contract (Global Price, deliverables-based)
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Request for Proposals Track 3: Anaesthesia Service Provider
Location:
Syria (Damascus and other governorates; with some activities online)
Contract Type:
Service Contract (Global Price, deliverables-based)
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Volunteering opportunities
Expert Volunteer Support Review and Harmonization of Family Planning and Gender Based Violence
Location:
Remote
More Info:
We are looking for two enthusiastic volunteers who are willing to spare a little of their time to support four local consultants working with Global Health Partnership and the Somaliland Ministry of Health Development. The focus will be on reviewing and strengthening training materials related to Family Planning and Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
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