Country: Somalia
Closing date: 27 Nov 2014
IOM Helsinki is looking to recruit a Strategic & Policy Planning Specialist to work in Somaliland Ministry of Health for 9 months as a part of the MIDA FINNSOM Health Phase III project.
About the MIDA FINNSOM Health Phase III Project
The past decades have seen continued migration from various African countries, causing "brain drain" that has debilitated various public sector systems across the continent. Implemented by IOM, Migration for Development in Africa(MIDA) projects seek to utilize the skills and knowledge of Africans living in the diaspora to rehabilitate public sector systems in their countries of origin. Through Phase III of the Institutionalizing Health Care Improvement through Temporary Returns of Somali Diaspora Health Professionals program (publicly known as MIDA FINNSOM Health), IOM and Somali diaspora health and support professionals will continue to support the rehabilitation and development of the public health sector in Puntland and Somaliland. MIDA FINNSOM Health is funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
For Terms of Reference and eligibility criteria, please see attachment.
How to apply:
To be considered eligible, the applicant must be of Somali origin and part of the Somali diaspora.
All applications must be sent to iomhelsinkimida@iom.int, with the following reference as subject in your e-mail: "APPLICATION – Strategic Planning/Hargeisa MoH"
To be considered, applicants must provide a cover letter, CV, and the contact information (email and phone number) of two professional references by the closing date of this vacancy. Please save your documents in PDF format. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
While this project is geared toward the Somali-Finnish diaspora, we also welcome members of other Somali diaspora communities to apply. Note that preference may be given to applicants who were successful participants in the Phase II project. Lastly, we highly encourage the participation of women in MIDA FINNSOM Health Phase III.
For more information, please see the MIDA FINNSOM Health website:
http://iom.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=119&Itemid=112