Overview
Provides comprehensive technical support for health projects, covering needs assessments, medical equipment specification, technical documentation, and infrastructure implementation oversight.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct technical assessments and stakeholder consultations to identify health system service gaps and needs.
- Evaluate medical equipment requirements, specifications, and cost estimates.
- Support in drafting Terms of Reference (TORs) for consulting services in the healthcare sector.
- Review and verify technical deliverables submitted by consulting firms.
- Coordinate project implementation, including site visits and surveys.
- Participate in technical evaluation assignments for medical equipment and health facility installations.
- Supervise equipment installation, testing, commissioning, and handover.
- Support the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and operation manuals.
- Organize and conduct training of end-users on record keeping and basic operations and maintenance.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
- Relevant experience in hospital planning, medical waste management, medical equipment specification, and installation or similar fields.
- Experience in Southeast Asia and the Pacific is desired.
- Experience in the rehabilitation and construction of healthcare facilities is an asset.
- Experience working with a variety of health sector stakeholders is an asset.
- Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
- Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
- Experience in project documentation, report writing and technical communication is desired.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) preferably in Biomedical Engineering or a closely relevant discipline.
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields.
- Desired: Certification or specialized training in hospital planning, medical waste management, or medical equipment specification and installation.
