Re-Advert: Consultant Anesthesiologist/Intensivist Martini Hospital

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

Country:                               Ministry of Finance (MoF) - Federal Republic of Somalia

Project:                                 Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (P173315)

Assignment Title:                Consultant Anesthesiologist/Intensivist Martini Hospital

Reference No.:                     SO-MOF-383753-CS-INDV

Duty Station:                          Mogadishu, Somalia

Closing Date:                       February 25th, 2024, at 11:00 AM (East Africa Time) 

1.      Background to the Project

Decades of conflict, recurrent climatic shocks, disease outbreaks, large-scale evictions, desert locusts, and increasing poverty, are causing serious public health emergencies in Somalia. In order to mitigate recurrent emergencies, a multisectoral Somalia Crisis Response Project (SCRP), supported by the World Bank was launched in September 2020. The SCRP has 5 components, of which the 3rd supports the longer-term emergency preparedness and response.

The SCRP’s Component 3 aims to improve longer-term disaster risk management and preparedness support for Somalia focusing on rehabilitation of infrastructure, strengthening Disease Surveillance & Response Systems, enhancing laboratory capacity, establishing critical care units in eight (8) selected regional hospitals, and improving country level management capacity. Currently, Somalia’s health system lacks the infrastructure, equipment, capacity, prioritization, integrated service delivery, and provision of both basic and advanced life-saving treatment facilities in most regional hospitals. COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected health services and brought to light the fragile context of emergency care delivery systems in Somalia. Building critical and intensive care units requires a comprehensive plan to equip the health care facilities with biomedical equipment and, more importantly, a well-trained multidisciplinary team.

In this regard, the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services seeks for an anesthetics/ intensivist to join a team of medical specialists, such as emergency/intensive care physician, radiologist, laboratory specialist, and blood bank specialist in upgrading the emergency and critical care response capacities in Martini Hospital in Mogadishu, Banadir.

Project Coverage and Duration

The Project primarily targets the three flood-affected states of Hirshabelle, South West, and Jubaland, while advancing a national approach to the locust response, longer-term resilience building, and the CERC (emergency COVID-19 activities). The financing instrument of the Project is an IDA-based Investment Project Financing, with an operational life of four years.

2.      Roles and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Director of the Regional Referral Hospital, the Consultant for Anesthesiologist/ Intensivist will perform day to day duties associated with the delivery of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care medical services in order to diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries to patients in conjunction with all record and reporting keeping in compliance with Somalia’s laws pertaining to the project related activities. Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) can be found at the following https://www.somalijobs.com/

1.      Selection Criteria:

The selection shall be based on the qualification, experience, and skills of the candidate followed by an interview. The qualifications, experience, and competencies include:

·         Master’s degree and or Fellowship in anesthesia and critical care medicine post medical degree Additional degree in public health is an advantage.

·         A minimum of 3 years’ work experience as consultant in ICU/Emergency Medicine in tertiary level hospital is required.

·         Experience in emergency medicine course and curriculum development and implementation process is an advantage.

·         Experience in research and publication

·         Current registration in health professional council of practicing country

2.      Duration of Service

Contract is valid for 12 months of which the first three months is a probation period, from the date of signature, with a possibility of extension provided the parties agree in writing to such an extension.

3.      Reporting Obligations

The intensivist will submit a monthly report of services performed with a timesheet in order to be paid                          

4.      Duty Station

Martini Hospital in Mogadishu, Banadir.

8.  The Federal Ministry of Finance on behalf of Ministry of Health Federal Government of Somalia (MoH) now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide the following (i) Curriculum Vitae (CV) with 3 reference persons; (ii) copies of certificates of academic qualifications; and (iii) cover letter indicating that they are qualified to perform the services.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14 and 3.21 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017 August 2018, November 2020 and September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest and eligibility.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants selection method set out in the “Procurement Regulations”.

10. Mode of submission of Applications and deadline:

Interested applicants may obtain further information including a detailed Terms of Reference from https://www.somalijobs.com/

Deadline: Expressions of interest and CV must be submitted to the below email address on or before February 25th, 2024, at 11:00 AM (East Africa Time) and marked clearly as Application for Consultant Anesthesiologist/Intensivist – Martini Hospital, Reference No. SO-MOF-383753-CS-INDV on the subject line.

Attention:                                                   

Project Co-Manager

Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP),

Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia

Shangani District, Mogadishu

Email Address: [email protected]/ copy: [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]

In line with the SCRP requirements, the PIU seeks to establish gender parity, and hence Women are particularly encouraged to apply.