Role requirements for Short Term Technical Assistance (STA) and Long-Term Technical Assistance (LTA):

•      Public health specialists with strong experience providing technical assistance on health system strengthening, primary health care, and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health.

•      Broad knowledge of the wider determinants of health (including nutrition, climate, etc.) and able to engage meaningfully on WASH, nutrition, and other aspects of SRHR.

•      Familiarity with FCDO’s EPD strategy and key barriers to progress.

•      Skills in program design and development networking with international and national institutions and development agencies which promote primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health.

•      Policy and advocacy skills and experience advising government actors.

•      Specialized expertise in one or more technical areas: health systems strengthening, reproductive health care, health policy and administrative management, essential nutrition, family planning, and primary drinking water supply and sanitation.

•      Flexibility and adaptability to provide focused technical support in various settings and experience advising government actors in policy and the design of investments.

•      Experience and ability to provide leadership and direction to political leaders and operate in a flexible environment.

•      Ability to navigate a flexible and dynamic environment where priorities may shift, requiring adaptability and resilience to respond to changing directives and evolving program needs.

•      Ability to work in complex and fragile settings.

•      Fluency in English is required, and fluency in Somali language(s) is preferred.

•      Qualified candidates from the local technical experts in Somalia are strongly preferred.

Application requirements

•      Post-graduate degree in public health, health systems and related field.

•      At least 10 years of professional work experience of large scale, muti-million dollar; Knowledge of FCDO ending preventable death and related previous work in Somalia context

•      Previous track record of similar consultancies works and managing commercial contracts.

•      strong analytical skills and high-level skills in both written and verbal communications skills in English to influence stakeholders.

•      Experience conducting both quantitative and qualitative surveys and analysis.

•      For short-term consultancies, please note that the duration will range from a minimum of one week to a maximum of three weeks or more, over the three-year period of the project, through on a call and roster basis.

•      Strong collaboration network of Somalia ministry of health are strongly preferred.

•      Deep understanding of addressing critical issue related to health systems strengthening.

To apply, please submit

•      your CV and a cover letter or expression of interest specifying if you are interested in either long term or short-term roles or both and your particular technical areas of expertise.

•      Detail how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate for the role.

•      Please also state your daily remuneration expectations and specify your country of residence.

•      Proposals must be submitted as word/PDF/excel files, ideally merged or packaged in a Zip folder or one PDF file.

•      Proposal or expression of interest must be submitted to the following address [email protected] with specifying the consult you are 

applying “Long Term Technical Assistance” or “Short Term Technical Assistance” or “Both” in the subject line.

The deadline of application is 31st August 2024.

NB: Recruitment for these roles are contingent upon the successful award of the project, and the final applicant's selection is subject to FCDO approval.

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