Location:
Syria/Damascus
Contract Type:
Initial 12-month contract, extendable up to 30 months
Reporting To:
Line manager; Program Lead in Syria, under technical supervision of the GHP Technical Director in UK
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure technical alignment of the UFUQ project with HRH strategies and medical education reforms in Syria.
- Provide overarching technical leadership and guidance to ensure that all project’s Medical Education strengthening activities are aligned with international best practices in postgraduate medical education and health workforce development.
- Ensure technical coherence and alignment of project interventions with the log frame, theory of change, and objectives approved by the donor and Syrian partners.
- Oversee the quality assurance of technical deliverables, including research, training curricula, and policy frameworks developed under the UFUQ project, and ensure their relevance, scientific validity, and GESI sensitivity.
- Promote capacity-building efforts, and quality assure ToT programs for HRH actors at national and sub-national levels.
- Lead the technical coordination and engagement with key stakeholders, including MoH, Syrian Board, academic institutions, professional associations, and international partners (e.g., RCOG, RCEM)., to strengthen technical collaborations within the UFUQ project and to ensure integration and complementarity across all project activities.
- Support the localisation of the Postgraduate Medical Education Diploma and other training efforts, guiding National partners (Center of Strategic Studies and Health training” and Syrian Board) teams in the adoption of the tools, standards, and accreditation systems.
- Contribute to sustainability planning by supporting the development of Terms of Reference and standard operating procedures for the Specialties Technical Committees.
- Represent the program in technical meetings with donors, MoH, and other HRH actors.
- Ensure that GESI is integrated across all tracks by supervising the GESI specialist, reviewing curricula and training plans, and leading the technical team in implementing inclusive strategies.
- Promote mechanisms for feedback from women healthcare workers and residents, and ensure their needs are addressed in planning and implementation.
- Support In-Country efforts for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) to align with UFUQ project indicators and outcomes.
- Identify technical risks, bottlenecks, or inconsistencies in project delivery and propose corrective actions in coordination with the Program Lead and donor if required.
- Provide rapid-response technical input when issues arise in curriculum roll-out, clinical mentoring, or institutional engagement.
- Lead the design and planning of new or amended technical activities.