Current roles

24 months
From 30/10/2012

Vocational Training Specialists
Uganda

An exciting opportunity to work with vocational trainers to improve the quality of youth training through the North Ugandan Youth Development Centre. Vocational trainers needed in agriculture, tailoring, carpentry, bricklaying and electrical installation, however other skills will also be considered.

Vocational Training Specialists

In 2006, Northern Uganda emerged from a prolonged period of intense conflict. Despite positive economic growth, millions of Ugandans live in absolute poverty. To encourage skill development and help the country prosper, the Northern Ugandan Youth Development Centre (NUYDC) has established a vocation training programme to engage with local youth and communities to develop their skill set. Working as a Vocational Training Specialist, you will work with vocational trainers to improve the quality of training to the youth in the area and ensure it is consistent with the NUYDC program.

What does the role involve?

You will work with vocational trainers to improve the quality of training to the youth in the area and ensure it is consistent with the NUYDC program. To do this you will:

develop the existing teaching curriculum as required
build the capacity of staff to teach the curriculum, including developing their monitoring and evaluation skills
facilitate the development of guidance and counselling on social issues such as HIV and AIDS, plus promoting issues of gender, disability and sports in the vocational training programme
identify and share ideas on good practise across participating Vocational Training Institutions

Skills, qualifications and experience required

A relevant degree in the field of teaching or vocational training, plus a minimum of three years working experience, is essential. You should have practical vocational teaching experience working with young adults and small groups, with emphasis on lesson planning, communication skills and monitoring/evaluation of learning development. Vocations sought include agriculture, tailoring, carpentry, bricklaying and electrical installation, however other skills will also be considered. You will need to be self-motivated and well-organised, with the confidence to create positive relationships in diverse cultures and working environments. You will need strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage your own workload.

And the rest...

During your placement you’ll be based in either Arua or Moyo town located in the West Nile sub region. Both of the towns are fairly modern with good infrastructure including schools, medical centres and leisure facilities. We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation and insurance. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Apply online and use the reference U0605/0009/0003 in your application. On average it takes a minimum of 4 months to go through the application process, so apply now for departure in 2013.

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24 months
From 01/10/2012

Vocational plumbing adviser
Tanzania

You’ll play a vital role in developing young people’s plumbing skills to enable them to become self-employed and earn an income.

Vocational plumbing adviser

Thirty-nine per cent of people living in Tanzania fall below the basic needs poverty line unable to earn enough to support themselves and their families. VSO is working with community based organisations in Tanzania to train vulnerable young people in a variety of skills, enabling them to benefit from the growing economy. As a vocational plumbing adviser you’ll play a vital role in developing young people’s plumbing skills to enable them to become self employed and earn an income.

What does the role involve?

Working for the Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering the curriculum for plumbing students. You’ll review similar courses from around the world and share best practice with your fellow tutors, holding consultative meetings with colleagues to ensure they’re happy with the proposed structure and content.

A main focus of the role will be training staff to deliver plumbing courses as well as teaching a variety of practical skills to both staff and students on installation, repairing and maintaining plumbing systems, understanding how to work within legislation and administration.

You’ll also be conducting needs assessments and carrying out curriculum reviews.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll need a Vocational Training Diploma in plumbing with at least three years work experience and at least two years of delivering vocational training. You’ll need to be experienced in installing, repairing and maintaining plumbing systems and fixtures in residential, commercial, institutional, industrial or public buildings. You’ll need to have strong organisational and interpersonal skills, be ready to work in a resource poor environment and culturally sensitive. The role requires a confident and motivated self starter.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Mtwara located in the southern part of Tanzania close to the stunning coastline. We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement and our financial package includes a local salary, return flights, accommodation and insurance. When you return to your home country, we'll help you to resettle and many of our returned volunteers stay involved with us long after their placement ends.

Please quote reference number T1019/0007/0001 in your application.

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Visiting professor in urban design
Ethiopia

You will work in the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development.

Visiting professor in urban design

Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Start Date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work at the Institute to build the capacity of staff to deliver the best education possible by developing structures in the education system including the development of handbooks, syllabus, manuals, seminar structures and training methodology.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of teaching including coordinating and delivering courses, seminars and examinations for MSc and BSc students and supervising students work
Contribute to the development of new courses and curricula
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Prepare teaching materials
Build capacity of the staff through training sessions
Conduct research including writing research funding applications and collaborating with other institutions
Support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the faculty
Establish partnerships with other universities and relevant institutions.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD or MSc in urban design as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context and experience of handling large research projects. Ideally you will also have professional experience working in urban design or urban planning. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0533/0006/0001

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Visiting professor in structural design
Ethiopia

You'll be teaching at the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development

Visiting professor in structural design

Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Start Date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work at the Institute to build the capacity of staff to deliver the best education possible by developing structures in the education system including the development of handbooks, syllabus, manuals, seminar structures and training methodology.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of teaching including coordinating and delivering courses, seminars and examinations for MSc and BSc students and supervising students work
Contribute to the development of new courses and curricula
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Prepare teaching materials
Build capacity of the staff through training sessions
Conduct research including writing research funding applications and collaborating with other institutions
Support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the faculty
Establish partnerships with other universities and relevant institutions.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD or MSc in the structural engineering as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context and experience of handling large research projects. Ideally you will also have professional experience working in an architectural school/office. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0533/0005/0001

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24 months

Textiles production manager
Malawi

Use your production skills to support a textiles/garment manufacturing unit that provides training and employment for people with disabilities.

Textiles production manager

An estimated 4.6 million people in Malawi live with a disability - a large number of the total 15.4 million population. Bangwe Factory is a manufacturing unit of Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) established in 1975 to provide on the job training and employment for people with disabilities. The factory has developed its strategy to become a commercially viable project as well as remaining a sheltered employment unit providing rehabilitation and medical care and welfare for people with disabilities. Bangwe factory employs approximately 105 people with hearing, visual and speech impairment, albinism and physical-challenges. The factory has three departments namely weaving, tailoring and tie-dye and screen printing. A Textiles production manager is required to help move Bangwe Factory forward to become efficient and effective in its sustainability.

What does the role involve?

The Textiles production manager will work within Bangwe weaving factory and oversee the planning and organisation of the different factory related activities, plus manage the resources (i.e. human, financial and equipment) needed in the production process to control costs, increase productivity and maximize revenues. To do this you will:

Oversee management of production: review weaving factory operations, develop production procedures, staff schedules, inventory and budget. Prepare regular reports and oversee quality and control. Improve efficiencies of weaving machines and equipment and reduce breakdown hours. Implement modernisation plan to improve productivity and quality.
Production quality management: develop and implement total quality assurance procedures for all departments, resolve quality and wastage issues and resolve breakdown issues with machines.
Human resource management and development: reduce absenteeism and increase production staff motivation, implement health and safety requirements relating to noise, ventilation and materials handling, plus facilitate training for production supervisors on work plans, targets and monitoring outputs.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a degree level qualification in textile production and design, plus have substantial experience working in product development in the garment manufacturing/textile industry. You’ll be experienced in resource mobilisation in the textile industry and previous knowledge of working in a developing country would be a bonus. It is desirable that you also have qualifications in business administration, knowledge of hand weaving, embroidery and screen printing. You’ll have demonstrable experience transferring skills to others and able to motivate and lead a team of senior staff, who will critically examine their current context and set a strategy. You’ll be an independent thinker, have excellent analytical and problem solving skills, plus the ability to analyse markets – both existing and potential. Experience having developed training manuals and textile/printing/manufacturing schedules would be advantageous.

And the rest...

Bangwe is a few minutes drive outside the urban centre of Limbe, a twin-town ‘extension’ of Blantyre, which is the main commercial city of Malawi. We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation and insurance. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you wish to apply for this placement, please use the following reference M0076/0008/0001 in your application.

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12-36 months

Medical adviser for hospital care and services
Tanzania

Based in the hospital as the Medical adviser for hospital care and services you will work closely with the Medical Director, Head of Nursing and heads of all other departments in the hospital to improve quality of medical care and services.

Medical adviser for hospital care and services

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital as the Medical adviser for hospital care and services you will work closely with the Medical Director, Head of Nursing and heads of all other departments in the hospital to improve quality of medical care and services

What does the role involve?

Providing support to the Medical Director on all clinical services in the hospital in an advisory capacity
Supporting the hospital management team on collaboration with partners in provision of care in the hospital
Providing support for department heads to set up a quality assurance system for clinical services
Strengthening departmental leadership to offer quality services, mentorship of junior doctors and supervision of students
Facilitate the development of treatment guidelines for each main clinical department
Facilitate regular workshops for continued education to all care providers
Support department heads in improving data collection systems in their areas of work
Establish systems to monitor progress indicators and to report improvements
Support in monitoring and analyzing the progress indicators in the hospital.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You can apply for this role if you are a qualified doctor with 5-10 years of medical experience especially in hospital quality care and service improvement. You will have experience in hospital management, training and tropical medicine. It is desirable but not essential to have worked in Africa. You will need to be available for the period of project life cycle 3 years or a minimum of 2 years. We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that provide the most awe-inspiring encounters with lions, elephants and wildebeests. Mikumi is a smaller national park, but its proximity to Dar es Salaam makes it handy for those without the time for the full safari but who still want to see some wildlife. While on placement, we’ll ask you to commit to 12-36 months to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you wish to apply, please quote T0785/0003/0001 on your application.

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12-36 months

Technical adviser - hospital management and administration
Tanzania

Working with senior hospital management you will support the development of procedures in general, financial and human resource management.

Technical adviser - hospital management and administration

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital as the Technical Advisor for Hospital management and administration, you will work closely with the Head of Administration and the hospital management team to improve efficiency of the administrative and financial management.

What does the role involve?

Advise and coach the hospital management and medical director on all administrative, finance and human resource issues and support the set up of efficient resource management systems
Establish instruments to control and report improvements
Work closely with all project stakeholders
Support the administrator to develop a scheme of service and salary structure and develop instruments to monitor and control the use of resources including infrastructure, equipment and materials at departmental level
Support administrator to coordinate support to SFRH by different partners; particularly finances, materials and equipment utilization
Participate in the preparation of budget, finalization of accounts and implementation of auditors comments
Prepare and facilitate the succession planning to ensure sustainability
Organize and coordinate short term volunteer placements in specialized areas.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a degree or Masters in Business Administration or Public Health, or similar and have 5-10 years experience working in hospital management and quality improvement. You’ll have experience in hospital management and training, with the ability to teach, train and mentor staff in these areas, developing specific goals and plans for trainees. It is helpful to have previously worked in Africa. You’ll need to be available for the period of project life cycle 3 years or a minimum of 2 years. We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics. You’ll be a strong communicator and work in a transparent way.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve. We’ll ask you to commit to 18-36 months to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you wish to apply, please use the following reference on your application: T0785/0004/0001

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24 months

Teaching methodology and resource adviser
Rwanda

Work with trainee teachers in Rwanda to develop their approaches in teaching methodology and resource management.

Teaching methodology and resource adviser

Following the 1994 genocide, Rwanda has made great progress to rebuild its education infrastructure and improve access to education, with over 90% attendance rates in 2010. However, the increasing attendance together with the introduction of policies focused on teaching numeracy and literacy, have increased the workload of teachers, which is affecting the quality of teaching delivered. Together with the Rwandan government and other aid agencies, VSO is launching a renewed programme starting in September 2013 that focuses on transforming the quality of primary education. We are now seeking primary teachers with experience of teaching methodologies and resource planning to fill a range of voluntary placements designed to support and develop the skills of trainee teachers.

What does the role involve?

Working as a Teaching methodology and resource adviser, your duties could include:

training Teacher training College (TTC) methodology tutors to teach student teachers methods on active and child-centred teaching, resource development and usage;
supporting in-service teachers by offering training in active methods and resource development;
coaching TTC subject tutors to ensure integration of learner-centred methods into subject teaching;
ensuring learner-centred methods are functioning and feedback to TTC students doing teaching practice is collected and assessed;
working with TTC management to establish timetables for pre-service teachers to access and use the resource centre, and ensure the centre is operational.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a degree level qualification and a primary teaching qualification with a minimum of two years teaching experience in a primary or junior school OR a TEFL qualification with 2 years experience educating children. You’ll have essential experience of child-centred teaching methodology and resource development. You’ll have an ability to train teachers, conduct needs analyses and evaluate programmes. You’ll be self-motivated and well-organised, culturally sensitive, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, plus the confidence to create positive relationships in diverse working environments. Fluency in French language is preferred, but not essential.

And the rest...

English is being introduced as a taught language, however the local languages are French and Kinyarwanda; VSO will provide necessary language training and support. We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights and accommodation. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Please quote reference RWA13PTTM when applying for this role.

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Soil and material testing expert
Ethiopia

You will work in the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development

Soil and material testing expert

Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with Institute staff to build up the Construction Material and Soil Testing Unit to make it an entrepreneurial unit and a leading service provider in the field.

To do this you will:

Contribute to the establishment of new management structures and identifying and installing new technologies including administrative procedures
Present the Material and Soil Research and Testing Centre (MTRC) to the industry for the acquisition of consultancy
Carry out required material and soil testing experiments in the field as well as in the laboratory including site exploration
Capacity building of staff of the MRTC through training
Support changes to complete digital data management
Support the introduction of work practices compliant with ISO 17025 and ISO 9001 International Standards
Support the implementation and cultivation of a customer oriented service
Support the implementaion of an efficient filing system.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD or MSc in the Civil engineering (focussing on geo-technics, materials and structures) or an MSc in Geotechnical engineering as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context and experience of handling large research projects. You will also have experience working in a laboratory soil testing, material testing or managing of soils. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibilty and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0533/0004/0001

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24 months

Sign language education advisor
Rwanda

This is an exciting opportunity to work with RNUD to enable the organisation to deliver and expand access to sign language in Rwanda

Sign language education advisor

In 2013, the VSO Rwanda Disability Programme has been awarded a three year grant from DfID Rwanda to continue its rights based programme targeting the three core aspects of the sector mentioned above.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD), a national non-governmental organisation established in 1989 by Deaf people themselves (both men and women) with a view to creating unity and raising awareness of the challenges and concerns of Deaf people in Rwanda. RNUD is operated by Deaf people themselves and is dedicated to advocating for equal opportunities and rights of Deaf people in all areas of life.

What does the role involve?

You will work with the RNUD to enable the organisation to deliver and expand access to sign language in Rwanda. To do this you will:

Support and offer guidance when required to those leading on RNUD Sign Language projects
Support the development of a second level course to teach Sign Language using the signs from the Rwandan Sign Language Dictionary (a first level course is already in place)
Develop courses and training materials to increase the skills of Sign Language instructors
Assist RNUD to recruit and train more Sign Language instructors
Support RNUD to mobilise funds for Sign Language courses including seeking sponsorship and writing proposals
Develop an annual plan for the Sign Language programme by making links with likely client groups and negotiating courses, fees and subsidies.
Support RNUD to design and launch an SL Interpreter service, addressing issues of supply and demand for interpreters e.g. recruiting, training, retaining and managing interpreters, and promoting their use amongst various stakeholders including public services and civil society
Assist the development of an advocacy plan to reinforce the recognition of Rwandan Sign Language.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have experience in sign language education and interpreter training, plus the relevant requisite expertise in sign language from your country and professional experience of using sign language within the deaf community. Through your experience working within the Deaf community and with Deaf associations, you will have a good understanding of deaf culture. If you have this type of experience working in a developing country then this would be ideal. Through your professional experience you will have designed and managed projects and have experience of facilitation, training and/or coaching. You’ll be a patient and flexible person, open to others’ opinions and views and able to work with a range of people. You’ll be a problem solver with a practical and proactive approach with the ability to motivate others, with experience in conflict management. You’ll be a clear communicator, with the ability to explain complex issues and have a flair for innovation and creativity.

And the rest...

You’ll be based in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. We’ll ask you to commit 12-24 months to make a sustainable contribution to development goals and in return we’ll provide you with invaluable training before your placement, a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation and insurance. When you return to your home country we’ll help you resettle and we’ll invite you to stay involved with us through campaigning, development awareness raising and fundraising.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: RWA0269/0001/0003

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12 months
From 15/01/2013

Senior librarian
Zimbabwe

This opportunity aims to support the development of Harare City Library as it seeks to update and widen its services for the people of Zimbabwe.

Senior librarian

Damage to the education sector in Zimbabwe over the past 10 years has affected urban literacy levels and the nation’s reading culture (Urban ZIMVAC 2011). The lack of a good and easily accessible public library facility only serves to maintain this vicious cycle. Harare City Library is a very important yet neglected public service. It is the foremost public library in Zimbabwe’s capital city and serves students of all ages and incomes, researchers and members of the public from all walks of life. As the volunteer senior librarian, your role aims to support the development of Harare City Library as it seeks to develop its services for the people of Zimbabwe.

What does the role involve?

In this role as senior librarian, you’ll be working with Harare City Library, and its 4 suburban satellite libraries, to provide development support and advice. To do this you will:

plan and manage a programme of library services in the city of Harare, including financial and people planning
make recommendations on plans, policies and programmes for consideration by the Library Management Committee
develop a professional staff team through recruitment, training and implement a process of regular reviews
co-ordinate the library’s services with those of other local library authorities and services
seek and obtain grants and other sources of funding for the library
work with community organizations to enhance the services and activities of the library.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a university degree in Library and Information Science, or a recognised equivalent, with 5 years professional library experience in a senior administrative capacity. You’ll have good working knowledge of public library administration, library operation regulations, customer service, budgets and people management. You’ll have excellent communication skills, with the ability to share recommendations with a wide variety of people in a sensitive and flexible manner. You’ll be a skilled people manager, able to advise, train and coach others as they build on existing professional knowledge. You’ll have problem-solving skills and be able to adapt professional expertise to a context where understanding of markets and infrastructure are limited.

And the rest...

You’ll be based in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, and will travel around Harare to visit the four other libraries connected to the City Library. We’ll ask you to commit to at least 12 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

To apply for this role please use the following reference on your registration form: ZI0778/0001/0001

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4 weeks per year, for 2-3 years

Researcher
Tanzania

Supporting St Francis Referral Hospital you'll help hospital management to identify priority areas for research to improve the quality of care.

Researcher

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital as a Researcher, you'll support hospital management to identify priority areas for research to improve the quality of care.

What does the role involve?

Facilitating research on specific issues indentified by the hospital administration
Coordinating collaboration between the hospital departments and Ifakara Health Institute to develop a research culture by carrying out research relating to improved patient care e.g. infection control, monitoring patient outcome, hospital revenues
Guiding capacity building of departmental staff in their ability to interpret research results and its use to guide decision-making and patient care management.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You can apply for this role if you are a qualified a research scientist with a degree in any field of health and masters-degree in any field of science, plus a minimum of 5 years experience as a research scientist. It is desirable but not essential to have worked in Africa. You will need to be available for the period of project, up to 3 years or a minimum of 2 years, with the flexibility and availability to travel and come to train for 4 weeks in a year, (2 weeks every 6 months). We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that provide the most awe-inspiring encounters with lions, elephants and wildebeests. Mikumi is a smaller national park, but its proximity to Dar es Salaam makes it handy for those without the time for the full safari but who still want to see some wildlife. While on placement, we’ll ask you to commit to 4 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you would like to apply for this placement, please use the following reference in your application: T0785/0019/0001.

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24 months
From 12/09/2012

Professor of garment technology
Ethiopia

You'll be teaching at the Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design

Professor of garment technology

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Start date: 1 Sep 2012

Length: 24 months

What does the role involve?

You'll work with the Institute staff to contribute to the improvement of the education of students including developing better education structures and university-industry partnerships.
To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of course teaching including course development, teaching courses and seminars, setting exams, supervising students work.
Contribute to the development of an MSc programme.
Prepare teaching materials
Capacity build other staff members including delivering training sessions for staff.
Conduct research including submitting research funding applications and collaborating with other institutions.
Support the change process at the Institute including the development of the curriculum, the implementation of a new governance structure and participating in the 'change committees'
Establish links with international and Ethiopian universities and facilitate cooperation in research, teaching and knowledge transfer

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a Masters degree or equivalent in garment technology and have experience of teaching and training. You will have conducted and achieved results in research and ideally have some professional experience of the industry. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Bahir Dar, a city in the North West of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0534/0002/0001

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24 months
From 12/09/2012

Professor of garment technology
Ethiopia

You'll be working in the Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design.

Professor of garment technology

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Start date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 24 months

What does the role involve?

You'll work with the Institute staff to contribute to the improvement of the education of students including developing better education structures and university-industry partnerships.
To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of course teaching including course development, teaching courses and seminars, setting exams, supervising students work.
Contribute to the development of an MSc programme.
Prepare teaching materials
Capacity build other staff members including delivering training sessions for staff.
Conduct research including submitting research funding applications and collaborating with other institutions.
Support the change process at the Institute including the development of the curriculum, the implementation of a new governance structure and participating in the 'change committees'
Establish links with international and Ethiopian universities and facilitate cooperation in research, teaching and knowledge transfer

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a Masters degree or equivalent in garment technology and have experience of teaching and training. You will have conducted and achieved results in research and ideally have some professional experience of the industry. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour is essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Bahir Dar, a city in the North West of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0534/0002/0001

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24 months
From 01/06/2012

Professor for textile technology (Textile testing and finishing)
Ethiopia

You'll be working in the Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design.

Professor for textile technology (Textile testing and finishing)

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Start date: 1 June 2012

Length: 24 months

What does the role involve?

You'll work with the Institute staff to contribute to the improvement of the education of students including developing better education structures and university-industry partnerships.
To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of course teaching including course development, teaching courses and seminars, setting exams, supervising students work.
Contribute to the development of an MSc programme.
Prepare teaching materials
Capacity build other staff members including delivering training sessions for staff.
Conduct research including submitting research funding applications and collaborating with other institutions.
Support the change process at the Institute including the development of the curriculum, the implementation of a new governance structure and participating in the 'change committees'
Establish links with international and Ethiopian universities and facilitate cooperation in research, teaching and knowledge transfer

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a Masters degree or equivalent in textile technology and have experience of teaching and training. You will have conducted and achieved results in research and ideally have some professional experience of the industry. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibilty and a sense of humour is essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Bahir Dar, a city in the North West of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0534/0003/0001

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24 months
From 12/09/2012

Professor for textile technology
Ethiopia

You'll be teaching at the Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design

Professor for textile technology

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Start date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 24 months

What does the role involve?

You'll work with the Institute staff to contribute to the improvement of the education of students including developing better education structures and university-industry partnerships.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of course teaching including course development, teaching courses and seminars, setting exams, supervising students work.
Contribute to the development of an MSc programme.
Prepare teaching materials
Capacity build other staff members including delivering training sessions for staff.
Conduct research including submitting research funding applications and collaborating with other institutions.
Support the change process at the Institute including the development of the curriculum, the implementation of a new governance structure and participating in the 'change committees'
Establish links with international and Ethiopian universities and facilitate cooperation in research, teaching and knowledge transfer

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a Masters degree or equivalent in textile technology and have experience of teaching and training. You will have conducted and achieved results in research and ideally have some professional experience of the industry. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour is essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Bahir Dar, a city in the North West of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0534/0003/0001

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Engineer - physical accessibility adviser
Ethiopia

This is an exciting opportunity to use your engineering skills and play a vital role to help increase disabled access and support the Ethiopian Government as they aim to provide inclusive education across the whole of Ethiopia.

Engineer - physical accessibility adviser

Employer: Sebeta Special Needs College of Teacher Education (SNCTE)
Location: Sebeta, Oromia region, Ethiopia
Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the staff of Sebeta SNCTE, the only special needs teacher’s college in the Oromia region, to promote, develop and establish inclusive education in schools in Ethiopia, with particular reference to physical accessibility. To do this you will:

• support Sebeta College to become accessible for all instructors, trainee teachers and staff in line with government and VSO guidelines of equal rights for all in education
• build awareness of ways in which accessibility can be achieved by building samples ie. Accessibility ramps
• write needs assessment reports for requirements to make each building on the Campus accessible
• apply for funding to carry out the works which are necessary to make the buildings accessible
• produce a map of the college campus to identify and plan areas for future development, planting, playing areas, etc.
• create a map which can be read and understood by blind and visually impaired students and staff to enable them to find their way around the College more easily
• liaise with town and regional engineering staff to implement Government policy throughout the town of Sebeta with regard to accessibility.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a degree in engineering and significant experience managing construction projects. As part of your project management experience you’ll be familiar with budget planning and carrying out work in line with budgets. You’ll be able to work with limited resources and have excellent problem solving skills. If you have experience of working with government or local authority organisations then this would be a bonus. Ideally your experience would also include working in building and construction including improving disabled access. You’ll be a flexible and positive person, able to work as part of a team and with a commitment to collaboration. A sense of adventure is also key!

And the rest...

You’ll be based in Sebeta, in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. We’ll ask you to commit 12 months to make a sustainable contribution to development goals and in return we’ll provide you with invaluable training before your placement, a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation and insurance. When you return to your home country we’ll help you resettle and we’ll invite you to stay involved with us through campaigning, development awareness raising and fundraising.

Please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0230/0005/0001

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8 weeks per year, for 3 years

Pharmacy expert
Tanzania

Support the pharmacy department of St Francis Referral Hospital as they seek to develop the quality of services in pharmacy across the hospital.

Pharmacy expert

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital, the Pharmacy adviser will work closely with the pharmacy team as well as the medical director and Technical Advisor (TA) quality of care and heads of clinical departments.

What does the role involve?

Support the pharmacy department to improve the quality of services by developing standard operation procedures (SOPs) for quality assurance in different procedures
Capacity-build staff in the pharmacy department’s skills to improve procedures, ordering of medicines, storage of medicines and forecasting of needs
Work closely with clinical departments to improve the system for ordering medicines supplied by the pharmacy, storage of medicine/materials in the wards and rational use of medicines ordered.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll be a qualified and registered Pharmacist, with a degree in Pharmacy, plus 5 years or more of practice in a consultant or regional hospital. You’ll have the ability and experience of teaching, training and mentoring staff and developing specific goals and plans for trainees. It is desirable but not essential to have worked in Africa. You’ll need to be available for the period of project, 3 years or a minimum of 2 years with the flexibility and availability to travel and come to train for 8 weeks in a year, (2 weeks every 3 months). We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills, plus networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that are worth a visit. We’ll ask you to commit to 8 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you wish to apply for this role, please use the following reference on your application: T0785/0009/0001

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2 weeks every 2 months, for 3 years

Pathology expert
Tanzania

Supporting St Francis Referral Hospital to establish a pathology unit within the labratory department of the hospital.

Pathology expert

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital as the Pathology expert, you’ll work closely with the laboratory team as well as the medical director, Technical Adviser (TA) for Quality of Care and Services, plus the heads of clinical departments.

What does the role involve?

support the hospital to establish a pathology unit within the laboratory department
develop standard operation procedures (SOPs) for quality assurance; advise on the required equipment and running of the unit
facilitate collaboration between St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) lab and consultant hospitals with pathology services for diagnostic support and capacity building.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll be a qualified pathologist with a degree in a related field, with a degree in medicine being advantageous. You’ll have practiced for 5 years or more. You’ll have the ability and experience to teach; train and mentor staff and develop specific goals and plans for trainees. It is desirable but not essential to have worked in Africa. You will need to be available for the period of project, 3 years or a minimum of 2 years with the flexibility and availability to travel and come to train for 12 weeks in a year, (2 weeks every 2 months). We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills, plus networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that need to be visited. We’ll ask you to commit to 12 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you would like to apply for this role, please use the following reference on your application: T0785/0010/0001

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8 weeks per year for 3 years

Paediatrics specialist
Tanzania

Based in St Francis Referral Hospital, you'll support the paediatrics department to improve quality of services and develop standard treatment guidelines

Paediatrics specialist

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital as the Paediatrics Specialist you will work closely with all the staff in the Paediatrics Department in the hospital to improve quality of medical care and services.

What does the role involve?

Support the paediatrics department to improve quality of services and develop standard treatment guidelines
Facilitate capacity building of all staff in the department
Facilitate support, supervision and on-the-job training of interns, other junior doctors and students in the department
Provide consultant services for paediatric cases that need specialist care
Support the department to improve data collection systems
Support the regular organization and facilitation of departmental meetings for all staff to discuss improving quality of services and management.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You can apply for this role if you be a qualified paediatric doctor with a minimum of 5 years medical experience and 2 years as a specialist. You will have the ability and experience teaching, training and mentoring staff and developing specific goals and plans for trainees. It is desirable but not essential to have worked in Africa. You will need to be available for the period of project, 3 years or a minimum of 2 years with the flexibility and availability to travel and come to train for 8 weeks in a year, (2 weeks every 3 months). We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that provide the most awe-inspiring encounters with lions, elephants and wildebeests. Mikumi is a smaller national park, but its proximity to Dar es Salaam makes it handy for those without the time for the full safari but who still want to see some wildlife. While on placement, we’ll ask you to commit to 8 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you would like to apply for this placement, please use the following reference on your application: T0785/0013/0001.

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2.5 weeks every 2 months, for 3 years

Nursing services expert
Tanzania

Working with senior nursing staff at St Francis Referral Hospital to strengthen and support leadership, delivery and patient care by nursing staff.

Nursing services expert

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital as a consultant as the Nursing services expert, you’ll work closely with the head of nursing, senior nurses in the departments and the nursing team of the hospital.

What does the role involve?

Support nurse heads of department to strengthen departmental leadership to offer quality services to patients, mentoring of nurse students and supervision
Support the department/s and senior nursing staff to develop instruments to monitor and control the use of resources including equipment and materials
Support departments to improve data collection systems in the areas of work
Capacity-build staff skills to improve patient care.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll be a qualified registered nurse with a nursing degree and 5 years or more of practice in a hospital. You’ll have worked as a head of department or head of nursing in the hospital. You’ll have the ability and experience teaching, training and mentoring staff and developing specific goals and plans for trainees. It is desirable but not essential to have worked in Africa. You’ll need to be available for the period of project, 3 years or a minimum of 2 years with the flexibility and availability to travel and come to train for 16 weeks in a year, (2.5 weeks every 2 months). We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve. We’ll ask you to commit to 16 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you wish to apply for this role, please use the following reference on your application: T0785/0008/0001

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24 months

Nursing advisory tutor
South Sudan

Strengthen and empower South Sudan's budding health system, by supporting a nursing college to develop it's teaching programme.

Nursing advisory tutor

An exciting opportunity to work in the newest country in the world to support and equip the Mary Help College of Nursing and Midwifery to train tutors, promote professionalism and build staff capacity. You’ll strengthen and empower South Sudan's budding health services. South Sudan is emerging from 20 years of war and has extremely poor health indicators. VSO is working in partnership with other organisations and the Republic of South Sudan (ROSS) to address these challenges. The VSO Health Programme aims to support the capacity development of health management and also aims to support the ROSS to overcome the severe shortage of health professionals, focusing specifically on supporting the training of a new generation of South Sudanese nurses.

What does the role involve?

The placement aims to optimise the training of nurses, build the capacity of clinical mentors and any local tutors, and encourage professionalism both in the students and hospital staff. To do this you will:

assist the planning of teaching according to the curriculum in collaboration with current tutors, particularly the nursing tutors. This should include a focus on student-centred teaching and on the teaching of practical skills
support tutors to improve clinical supervision and mentoring of students when they are on ward placements
capacity build ward and clinic staff in their role as mentors to the student nurses
help train and build the capacity of local tutors
encourage and promote an understanding of the importance of continuous learning and development
liaise with other VSO volunteers supporting nurse training in other institutions.
It is also anticipated that the volunteer will do some teaching, however it is emphasised that the volunteer is not simply an 'extra tutor', but it’s expected that there will be opportunities for joint teaching sessions and other activities which will allow for sharing of experience and knowledge.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll be a registered nurse with at least 5 years professional general medical experience and some experience of teaching or mentoring. You’ll be computer literate, including the internet to source information. You’ll also be experienced in managing a small team or ward. You will be computer literate if you already have experience of working in a resource-limited setting that would be a bonus. You’ll have good basic nursing skills and have excellent communication and demonstration skills, plus the ability to work independently. You’ll be flexible, supportive and patient when working with others and the type of person who is positive, proactive, and likes a challenge.

And the rest...

You’ll be based in Mary Help College of Nursing and Midwifery in Wau, South Sudan. VSO has other volunteers working in this area and the placement encourages connecting up with others in similar roles. Wau is the capital of the state of Western Bahr el Ghazal, in north-western South Sudan. We’ll ask you to commit 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to development goals and in return we’ll provide you with invaluable training before your placement, a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation and insurance. When you return to your home country we’ll help you resettle and we’ll invite you to stay involved with us through campaigning, development awareness raising and fundraising.

If you wish to apply for this placement, please use the following reference SS0063/0001/0001 in your application.

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24 months

Numeracy and literacy curriculum advisers, Rwanda
Rwanda

Working as a primary teacher with experience in numeracy and literacy curriculum management, you will support and develop the skills of trainee teachers in Rwanda.

Numeracy and literacy curriculum advisers, Rwanda

Following the 1994 genocide, Rwanda has made great progress to rebuild its education infrastructure and improve access to education, with over 90% attendance rates in 2010. However, the increasing attendance together with the introduction of policies focused on teaching numeracy and literacy, have increased the workload of teachers, which is affecting the quality of teaching delivered. Together with the Rwandan government and other aid agencies, VSO is launching a renewed programme starting in September 2013 that focuses on transforming the quality of primary education. VSO is now recruiting primary teachers with experience in numeracy and literacy curriculum management to fill a range of voluntary placements designed to support and develop the skills of trainee teachers.

What does the role involve?

Working as a Numeracy and literacy curriculum adviser, your duties could include:

supporting the implementation of English Language and Language Methods curricula
coordinating training in Teacher Training Colleges (TTC) to encourage material development sessions
identifying complementary activities in TTCs to identify collaborative opportunities
implementing activities to evaluate progress towards curriculum interpretation in TTCs
conducting evaluation of progress towards curriculum implementation in TTCs.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

It is essential that you'll hold a relevant degree in Education, plus a minimum of three years education experience. You'll need proven experience of working with teacher groups, delivering continuous professional development and assessing teaching standards. Experience conducting training needs analysis is also desirable. You'll be self-motivated and well-organised, be culturally sensitive, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, plus the confidence to create positive relationships in diverse working environments.

And the rest...

English is being introduced as a taught language, however the local languages are French and Kinyarwanda; VSO will provide necessary language training and support. We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights and accommodation. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Please quote reference RWA13PTTL when applying for this role.

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4 weeks per year, for 2-3 years

Monitoring and evaluation specialist
Tanzania

Based at St Francis Referral Hospital, you'll work closely with staff to improve data collection on the quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way.

Monitoring and evaluation specialist

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital as the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, you will work closely with the staff to improve quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way.

What does the role involve?

Supporting the hospital management to develop tools for collecting departmental data concerning quality of services
Developing a platform to generate reports related to clinical services, management and accounts using ICT systems
Guiding departments to establish data collection and management systems
Facilitating capacity building of all staff in the departments to improve the overall data collection system
Establishing clear monitoring and evaluation policies and procedures for hospital management
Facilitating collaboration between departmental management and Ifakara health Institute on research specific issues.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You can apply for this role if you are a qualified monitoring and evaluation specialist with a masters-level research-based degree and a minimum of 2 years experience. You will have the ability and experience teaching, training and mentoring staff and developing specific goals and plans for trainees. It is desirable but not essential to have worked in Africa. You will need to be available for the period of project, 3 years or a minimum of 2 years with the flexibility and availability to travel and come to train for 4 weeks in a year (e.g. 2 weeks every 6 months). We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that provide the most awe-inspiring encounters with lions, elephants and wildebeests. Mikumi is a smaller national park, but its proximity to Dar es Salaam makes it handy for those without the time for the full safari but who still want to see some wildlife. While on placement, we’ll ask you to commit to 4 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you would like to apply for this placement, please use the following reference on your application: T0785/0018/0001.

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24 months
From 25/01/2013

Monitoring and evaluation adviser
Rwanda

An opportunity to support the development of primary education in Rwanda through the implementation of successful monitoring and evaluation systems.

Monitoring and evaluation adviser

Rwanda’s government has increased the numbers of children attending primary schooling, however with the rise in students has come an increase in workload for teachers. Many teachers have to cope with a system of ‘double shifting’ (where students come to school in the morning, and others come in the afternoon) – this entails a heavy workload and little preparation time for teachers, and hence low motivation levels risk dropping further. The Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser will support the effective development and implementation plan for a DfID funded programme to ensure an appropriate Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system is in place, and ensure that the right information is collected, analysed, and reported on.

What does the role involve?

The Monitoring and evaluation adviser will support the effective development and implementation of a DfID funded programme by ensuring an appropriate M&E system is in place, and ensuring the right information is collected, analysed, and reported on. To do this you will:

assist the programme to develop systematic and realistic monitoring plans that capture quantitative and qualitative data to report on all indicators in proposals
using a Logical Framework Approach (LFA) develop indicators for project intervention, develop key documents including a comprehensive M&E implementation plan and support the implementation of baseline surveys
provide technical support for pre- and post-surveys in camp settings, especially for livelihoods and conflict/peace building interventions
develop databases to handle data and analysis, plus formation and planning of data collection, measurements, indicators, analysis plans, documenting lessons learnt and collecting information for case studies and facilitating periodic reviews
assist in preparing quarterly and annual project progress and impact assessment reports
support field monitoring visits and share reports with program managers and M&E Manager.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a Bachelor or Masters in a relevant subject, plus significant experience of M&E, data collection, data quality assurance and control data analysis. You’ll be able to manage a heavy workload and have excellent IT skills (ideally: SPSS, GMS, EPI info, MS Access, ESRI software, STATA, MS Word & Excel). Your experience will include database management and development, gathering baseline surveys, M&E exercises and impact monitoring. Ideally you’ll also have experience providing technical support for pre and post-surveys in conflict areas, camp settings or with pastoralist communities. You’ll be an excellent communicator, able to work autonomously, in a results-oriented way with limited resources and work with a wide range of people in a sensitive way.

And the rest...

You’ll be based in Kigali. We’ll ask you to commit to at least 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll provide you with training before your placement and a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Please use the following reference when applying for this placement: RWA0234/0009/0002

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24 months
From 01/10/2012

Medical officer
Malawi

You'll be working with Population Service International (PSI) to work on HIV/AIDS prevention

Medical officer

Population Services International (PSI) is a global non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the health of people in the developing world by focusing on serious challenges like a lack of family planning, HIV/AIDS, maternal health, and the greatest threats to children under five, including malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition. PSI Malawi has been involved in HIV/AIDS prevention since 1994 and has an extensive experience in social marketing a range of health products including condoms country wide. PSI is based in Lilongwe.

What does the role involve?

The VSO Clinician will assist in the provision of clinical and management leadership for the provision of high-quality Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) services through 5 mobile, outreach VMMC service provision teams.
To do this you will:

Provide high quality VMMC services including pre–operation counselling
Conduct clinical assessments, post–operation counselling and post–operation reviews in accordance with WHO guidelines and recommendations
Support the VMMC Clinical Team Leader to manage and supervise a team of VMMC providers, in the performance of their role
Mentor/coach the leadership and staff to ensure that VMMC service delivery operates smoothly.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a degree in clinical medicine and have a valid practicing licence. You will have at least one year’s surgical experience working in a busy hospital environment, preferably with experience of circumcision. You will have supervisory experience and a minimum of 3 years management experience. You’ll also be experienced in liaising and engaging with stakeholders at all levels and ideally you’ll have experience of financial management. You’ll be an excellent communicator and leader with the ability to work in a cross functional team. You’ll also need IT skills and the ability to handle and analyse data and process reports. A sense of humour and flexibility are essential for all our voluntary placements.

And the rest...

You’ll be based in Blantyre, the commercial capital of Malawi. Blantyre has a wide range of markets where you can buy fruit and vegetables as well as supermarkets where you can buy international food. Blantyre has a number of sports facilities and restaurants, a cinema and plenty of attractive areas for hiking.

We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training before your placement and our financial package includes a local salary, return flights, accommodation, and insurance. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Reference number - please quote in your application form: M0532/0004/0001

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24 months
From 01/10/2012

Medical officer
Malawi

You'll work with PSI, a global NGO on promoting a successful voluntary medical male circumcion (VMMC) program.

Medical officer

Population Services International (PSI) is a global non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the health of people in the developing world by focusing on serious challenges like a lack of family planning, HIV/AIDS, maternal health, and the greatest threats to children under five, including malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition. PSI Malawi has been involved in HIV/AIDS prevention since 1994 and has an extensive experience in social marketing a range of health products including condoms country wide. PSI is based in Lilongwe.

What does the role involve?

The VSO Clinician will assist in the provision of clinical and management leadership for the provision of high-quality Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) services through 5 mobile, outreach VMMC service provision teams.

To do this you will:

Provide high quality VMMC services including pre–operation counselling
Conduct clinical assessments, post–operation counselling and post–operation reviews in accordance with WHO guidelines and recommendations
Support the VMMC Clinical Team Leader to manage and supervise a team of VMMC providers, in the performance of their role
Mentor/coach the leadership and staff to ensure that VMMC service delivery operates smoothly.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a degree in clinical medicine and have a valid practicing licence. You will have at least one year’s surgical experience working in a busy hospital environment, preferably with experience of circumcision. You will have supervisory experience and a minimum of 3 years management experience. You’ll also be experienced in liaising and engaging with stakeholders at all levels and ideally you’ll have experience of financial management. You’ll be an excellent communicator and leader with the ability to work in a cross functional team. You’ll also need IT skills and the ability to handle and analyse data and process reports. A sense of humour and flexibility are essential for all our voluntary placements.

And the rest...

You’ll be based in Blantyre, the commercial capital of Malawi. Blantyre has a wide range of markets where you can buy fruit and vegetables as well as supermarkets where you can buy international food. Blantyre has a number of sports facilities and restaurants, a cinema and plenty of attractive areas for hiking.

We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training before your placement and our financial package includes a local salary, return flights, accommodation, and insurance. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Reference number - please quote in your application form: M0532/0004/0001

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12 months

Investment development adviser
Tajikistan

Use your skills and experience in investment attraction to improve cross-border market trade and investment in the Tajik Afghan border zone.

Investment development adviser

14% of the Tajik population are migrating overseas for what is usually unsecure and low skilled work. The lack of legitimate employment opportunities for young people contributes to the strength of the market for illegal and counterfeit goods, which can only be rectified through economic growth and investment. Currently investment in the region is minimal because of a lack of knowledge about investment and how to promote the region as an investment destination. VSO Tajikistan has had success working in the Free Economic Zone (FEZ) in the north of the country, with a model of long term capacity building through knowledge sharing and coaching, which has led to new businesses opening and job creation for local people. The Investment development adviser role will replicate this and further build capacity in FEZ Ishkoshim focused on investment attraction, business plan development, communications, and market research, which eventually will lead to job creation.

What does the role involve?

You’ll be expected to work closely with two VSO partners; Free Economic Zone Ishkoshim and Association of Entrepreneurs and Mountain Farmers “Milal Inter”, to improve cross-border market trade and investment in the Tajik Afghan border zone. You’ll be expected to:

get to know the local context of the FEZ Ishkoshim; its priorities, policy and practice and the needs of the local private sector;
share practical knowledge of international business, business environment, or investment attraction drawn from own practical experience
support FEZ staff to establish and improve cross-border business relationships, set up and improve high quality services for investors, simplify the investor experience, promote FEZ Ishkoshim to investors (including linking with international prospects), attract and follow through international investment ‘leads’, establish feedback monitoring
liaise with other stakeholders working in the region (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)).

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have significant and broad experience establishing and managing business operations in transition and challenging new markets, plus sound understanding based on experience of the expectations of international investors. You’ll have a degree level qualification in a relevant field, good technical understanding of investment promotion and experience working closely with government actors on business related issues. Excellent coaching and mentoring skills including positive approach, diplomacy and varied influencing style. Strong spoken Russian would be an advantage (however a translator can be provided). You’ll have the ability to adapt professional expertise to a context where understanding of modern industry and infrastructure are limited; ability to share recommendations with a variety of people in a sensitive and flexible manner; awareness of own limitations and commitment to self-directed learning; patience, positive and problem solving approach, able to work with existing resources. Working with national government and others who are specialists in their fields, this placement will require high levels of diplomacy, flexibility and a willingness to demonstrate to others how the volunteer’s skills and experience can add value to existing practice.

And the rest...

This placement will be based in Khorog in the region of Badakhshan that covers parts of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. In Tajikistan, Khorog is the capital of the semi-autonomous region of the Tajik section of Badakhshan, located in the south east of Tajikistan on one side of the river that separates Tajikistan Badakhshan from Afghanistan Badakhshan. The volunteers in no circumstances will be allowed to travel to Afghanistan. We’ll ask you to commit to at least 12 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll provide extensive training before your placement, a local living allowance, return flights and accommodation. On return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you would like to apply for this placement, please use the following reference on your application: TAJ0083/0001/0001

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8 weeks per year for 3 years

Internal medicine specialist
Tanzania

You'll support St Francis Referral Hospital to improve the quality of services for the internal medicine department, deliver training and improve systems and procedures.

Internal medicine specialist

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in St. Francis Referral Hospital as the Internal Medicine Specialist you will work closely with the Medical Director, Technical Adviser (TA) Quality of Care and Head of Internal Medicine Department supporting the department in improving quality of services, delivering training and improving systems and procedures.

What does the role involve?

Support the internal medicine department to improve quality of services – develop standard treatment guidelines.
Facilitate support supervision and on job training of interns, other junior doctors and students in the department.
Provide consultant services for medical cases that need specialist care.
Support the department to improve data collection system.
Support the running of departmental meetings regularly for all staff to discuss matters concerning improving quality of services and management.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You must be a qualified medical doctor specialising in internal medicine, with a minimum 5 years of medical experience and working as a specialist for not less than 2 years. You should have experience in teaching, training and mentoring staff and the ability to aid in developing specific goals and plans for the trainees. You must be a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities. You be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way. You should have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics. Knowledge of the challenges of working in Africa would be advantageous.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that provide the most awe-inspiring encounters with lions, elephants and wildebeests. Mikumi is a smaller national park, but its proximity to Dar es Salaam makes it handy for those without the time for the full safari but who still want to see some wildlife. While on placement, we’ll ask you to commit to 8 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you would like to apply for this placement, please use the following reference on your application: T0785/0012/0001

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2 weeks every 2 months, for 2-3 years

Hospital equipment technician and infrastructure specialist
Tanzania

Support St. Francis Referral Hospital by working with the hospital administrator and technical advisory management team to improve the quality of services.

Hospital equipment technician and infrastructure specialist

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in St. Francis Referral Hospital as Infrastructure Maintenance Specialist you will work in a consultancy capacity closely with the hospital administrator and technical advisory management team to improve the quality of services.

What does the role involve?

Develop maintenance manual of buildings and machines, including policies and routine and breakdown schedules
Strengthen the Maintenance Unit by building capacity of maintenance staff and creating an inventory of required tools
Develop an effective system of waste disposal and assist in implementation
Develop a long-term 5-year facility plan for preventive maintenance in the long and short term
Main components to be periodically checked and maintained, including: roofs; external walls, including windows and doors; internal structures; sewage and draining systems; water feeding systems, (boreholes, tanks etc…); plumbing; electrical wiring, switches, sockets, boards etc.; road service; surroundings, waste disposal etc.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You can apply for this role if you are a qualified engineer or technician with a degree or equivalent qualifications in the field. You should have a minimum of 5 years working in the field of infrastructure maintenance or construction companies. You will be able to teach, train and mentor staff and aid in developing specific goals and plans for the trainees. You must be a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities; and should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way. You should have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics. Knowledge of the challenges of working in Africa would be advantageous.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that provide the most awe-inspiring encounters with lions, elephants and wildebeests. Mikumi is a smaller national park, but its proximity to Dar es Salaam makes it handy for those without the time for the full safari but who still want to see some wildlife. While on placement, we’ll ask you to commit to 12 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you would like to apply for this placement, please use the following reference on your application: T0785/0017/0001.

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Industrial engineering MSc thesis advisor and lecturer
Ethiopia

Working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Industrial engineering MSc thesis advisor and lecturer

Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Duration: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the institute to develop the programme and build the capacity of staff.

To do this you will:

Conduct lectures and student consultation in the masters program
Advise staff and master’s students on research related issues for knowledge transfer
Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervision of theses and research projects.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Support in the implementation of the MSc programmes
Offer short-time training to other staff in the module
Initiate and undertake research, e.g. scientific research into planning and building in the developing world
Write research-funding applications to appropriate bodies, associations, public and private organisations etc.
Work cooperatively with the staff
Share knowledge through scholarly research activities and publications
Collaborate with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme and acting as post-graduate research coordinator
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have an MSc or PhD in Industrial or manufacturing engineering as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context. You will also have professional experience working in a related field. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Mekelle, a city in the North of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0541/0003/0001

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Industrial engineering MSc thesis advisor and lecturer
Ethiopia

Working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Industrial engineering MSc thesis advisor and lecturer

Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Start Date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the institute to develop the programme and build the capacity of staff.

To do this you will:

Conduct lectures and student consultation in the masters program
Advise staff and master’s students on research related issues for knowledge transfer
Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervision of theses and research projects.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Support in the implementation of the MSc programmes
Offer short-time training to other staff in the module
Initiate and undertake research, e.g. scientific research into planning and building in the developing world
Write research-funding applications to appropriate bodies, associations, public and private organisations etc.
Work cooperatively with the staff
Share knowledge through scholarly research activities and publications
Collaborate with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme and acting as post-graduate research coordinator
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have an MSc or PhD in Industrial or manufacturing engineering as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context. You will also have professional experience working in a related field. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Mekelle, a city in the North of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0541/0003/0001

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2 weeks every 2 months, for 3 years

Hospital theatre management specialist
Tanzania

Supporting senior theatre nurses to develop and strengthen a strong theatre management nursing team.

Hospital theatre management specialist

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital as the hospital theatre management specialist, you’ll work closely with the head of nursing, theatre nurse-in-charge, and heads of surgery and gynaecology departments, plus the theatre team of the hospital.

What does the role involve?

support the senior theatre nurse-in-charge to strengthen departmental leadership to offer quality services to patients, including developing standard operation procedures.
working with the senior theatre nurse-in-charge to establish infection control measures including sterilization of equipment and materials
providing support to the senior nurse-in-charge of the department to develop instruments to monitor and control the use of resources including equipment and materials.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll be a registered qualified nurse or technician in theatre management and have practiced for 5 years or more in a hospital. You’ll have the ability and experience to teach, train and mentor staff and develop specific goals and plans for trainees. It is desirable but not essential to have worked in Africa. You will need to be available for the period of project, 3 years or a minimum of 2 years with the flexibility and availability to travel and come to train for 12 weeks in a year, (2 weeks every 2 months). We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that’s worth a visit. We’ll ask you to commit to 12 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you would like to apply for this placement, please use the following reference on your application: T0785/0011/0001

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12 months
From 07/10/2012

Hospital management advisor
Sierra Leone

You'll work with hospital staff to improve essential hospital health care services.

Hospital management advisor

Employer: Makeni Government Hospital
Location: Bombali, Sierra Leone
Start date: 7 Oct 2012

Sierra Leone has among the world’s highest maternal and infant mortality rates, the health system is struggling to meet the demands of a growing population. In order to improve this situation the government introduced new measures by providing free health services to pregnant, lactating women and young children. The Makeni Government Hospital is the main referral and teaching hospital serving the Makeni Township. The hospital has many facilities however there is a fundamental lack of resources from medical equipment and medicines to trained nurses and medical staff. As the Hospital Management adviser you will be responsible for raising the standards of care and strengthening the overall management of the hospital.

What does the role involve?

You'll work with hospital staff to:

Coach and mentor the hospital administrator and senior staff in all aspects of hospital management, including planning, implementation, documentation and monitoring and evaluation
Support the referral process and improving patient administration
Assist hospital administration specifically human resources and improving hospital job descriptions
Support the functions of the various management committees from financial to disciplinary
Sett targets for improving hospital assessment score in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation
Implement and improve the hospital financing system, including the health equity fund
Network and build good working relationships with and between staff, volunteers, management, NGOs to increase sharing and learning between individuals and organisations

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You will need to have degree in Programme Management/Health Care Management with at least 3 years experience within a hospital. You will also have good understanding and practical knowledge of human resources, financial and project management. You'll be able to teach, train and coach other members of your team. You should be a good communicator with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of a team or independently when required.

And the rest...

You will be based in Bombali, one of five districts that make up the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It has a population of just less than half a million. We’ll ask you to commit to at least 12 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Please quote job ref: S0320/0001/0001 in your application form.

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12 months

Hospital administrator
Ethiopia

Support the implementation of a health service reform programme through your experience working in hospital management.

Hospital administrator

Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country, and is also one of the poorest. Ethiopia has been implementing the Health Sector Development Programme (HSDP) since 2005. There have been encouraging improvements in the coverage and utilization of the services over the periods of implementation; however, there is still a significant gap in terms of access and quality of services provided to the population. There are different factors that contribute to poor health services and high mortality and morbidity rate; one being poor hospital management systems. To address this, the Government of Ethiopia has exerted efforts to tackle the problem of quality of services from different angles and one intervention is improving hospital management systems through reform guidelines. As the hospital administrator you will work within Mekelle University, Ayder Hospital; a Government teaching hospital to support them as they implement the reform guidelines.

What does the role involve?

This placement assists senior management and department leaders to develop action plans to implement reform guidelines, oversee implementation and to troubleshoot any problems that arise. To do this you will:

oversee the implementation of the Ethiopian Hospital Reform Implementation Guidelines
mentor and provide supportive supervision to selected hospitals (2-5) for improved implementation of the guidelines
monitor the guidelines implementation progress based on tools developed for this purpose and provide reports
organise patient and staff surveys to assess patient and staff satisfaction and identify areas for improvement using relevant tools.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a BA degree or Masters in Management, Hospital Administration, leadership or a related field, and ideally training in healthcare management. You should be able to demonstrate experience of monitoring and evaluation or managing organisational change. You’ll have exceptional organisation, communication, networking and problem solving skills. You’ll work with integrity, a positive attitude and be used to working with confidential information. You’ll have flexibility to work in a resource limited country and motivated to contribute towards the development of national health system.

And the rest...

You will be based in Mekelle, a town nearly 780km from Addis Adaba. It is a large town situated in the northernmost region of Ethiopia, Tigray. It lies at an altitude of 2,200m and so is not malarial. Its fast-growing population is currently in the region of 140,000. Facilities are very good, with an excellent range of shops, cafés and restaurants, and a large and interesting market. We’ll ask you to commit to at least 12 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. Where we’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you wish to apply for this placement, please use the following reference ETH0584/0005/0001 in your application.

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12 months
From 21/12/2012

HIV&AIDS clinical management adviser/paediatric doctor
Cameroon

Volunteer at Banso Baptist Hospital as it aims to provide improved clinical care services to people living with HIV&AIDS, especially children born to HIV positive mothers.

HIV&AIDS clinical management adviser/paediatric doctor

The national HIV prevalence rate in Cameroon is 4.3%. This is still increasing despite significant strategies by the government and organisations working in the country to increase awareness and reduce stigma. This placement supports Banso Baptist Hospital (BBH)’s health care structure as it aims to provide improved clinical care services to people living with HIV&AIDS, with a focus on children born to HIV positive mothers.

What does the role involve?

You'll be expected to work with the different programme components in the HIV&AIDS treatment centre and other attached services within Banso Baptist Hospital and provide assistance in the following areas:

assessing the current clinical care services and care plan for HIV children and adults
provide support and training for those for those working in the speciality paediatric HIV services
play an active role in teaching on rounds and doctor’s meetings
provide on-going support to staff at the treatment centre to deliver quality care and support services to HIV positive clients
work with other stakeholders to improve HIV&AIDS prevention and care activities
provide oversight of the neonatal section of the maternity ward; including working closely with nursing and midwifery staff caring for premature and sick infants
assist in the evaluation and improvement of monitoring tools for HIV&AIDS treatment.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll be a qualified medical doctor working in the field of Paediatrics and HIV, plus have at least five years experience in HIV&AIDS care, specifically clinical care for people living with HIV&AIDS. Further knowledge of nutrition will be an advantage. You’ll be willing to transfer knowledge, skills and experience to other clinicians, able to work in a limited-resource environment and sound knowledge of Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment protocols. You’ll be enthusiastic, have excellent interpersonal skills and the physical ability to work in a rural area.

And the rest...

You’ll be based in Kumbo, which is approximately 110 kms from Bamenda, the regional capital of the Northwest Region of Cameroon. Kumbo is a town within a rural setting with Government offices, banks, supermarket and a large daily market. We’ll ask you to commit to at least 12 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. Where we’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Please use the following reference CMR0240/0003/0002 when you apply.

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6 months
From 12/09/2012

Food security advisor
Ghana

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture to promote sustainable food and income development for poor people and communities in Ghana through strengthening their capacities for on-farm and off-farm livelihood activities and also addressing natural resources management, disaster management and climate change-related issues.

Food security advisor

Employer: Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Location: Accra, Ghana
Start date: 12 Sep 2012
Length: 6 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to develop a 3D modelling initiative to support food security interventions for farmers. To do this you will:

Develop a 3D modelling initiative at national level
Assist the MoFA and other partners to improve collaboration on food security, natural resource management, disaster risk management and climate change through 3D Modelling.
Use 3D modelling to create a niche for VSOG/MoFA in addressing issues of local governance and participation.
Assist MoFA to introduce and implement 3D modelling to support and enhance food security interventions to farmers, particularly women.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a degree in a relevant field and 3 years professional experience working with food security networks. You’ll have specific experience of working with 3D applications. You’ll also have proven experience of tropical agriculture and implementing food security initiatives. You’ll need to be able to write reports and proposals and you’ll also need knowledge of disaster management and climate change issues. Ideally you'll have some experience of lobbying a range of stakeholders and strong networking skills to build strong relationships. Mentoring and coaching experience would be a bonus.

And the rest...

You’ll be based in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. We’ll ask you to commit 6 months to make a sustainable contribution to development goals and in return we’ll provide you with invaluable training before your placement, a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation and insurance. When you return to your home country we’ll help you resettle and we’ll invite you to stay involved with us through campaigning, development awareness raising and fundraising.

Please put the following reference on your application form: GH1049/0001/0001

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Expert in soil and material testing
Ethiopia

You will work in the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development.

Expert in soil and material testing

Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with Institute staff to build up the Construction Material and Soil Testing Unit to make it an entrepreneurial unit and a leading service provider in the field.

To do this you will:

Contribute to the establishment of new management structures and identifying and installing new technologies including administrative procedures
Present the Material and Soil Research and Testing Centre (MTRC) to the industry for the acquisition of consultancy
Carry out required material and soil testing experiments in the field as well as in the laboratory including site exploration
Capacity building of staff of the MRTC through training
Support changes to complete digital data management
Support the introduction of work practices compliant with ISO 17025 and ISO 9001 International Standards
Support the implementation and cultivation of a customer oriented service
Support the implementaion of an efficient filing system

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD or MSc in the Civil engineering (focussing on geo-technics, materials and structures) or an MSc in Geotechnical engineering as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context and experience of handling large research projects. You will also have experience working in a laboratory soil testing, material testing or managing of soils. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0533/0004/0001

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10 weeks

Enterprise specialist
Uganda

A short term (10 week) volunteer placement that requires assessment of markets for an engineering factory for economic development and youth employment.

Enterprise specialist

Through secure livelihoods, VSO aims to ensure that poor and marginalised people are able to access their right to a sustainable livelihood. VSO Uganda is currently developing a business plan with partners to develop a light engineering factory in northern Uganda that will seek to provide employment opportunities for youth benefitting from our livelihoods programmes and also contribute to the economic development of northern Uganda. As the Enterprise Specialist you will undertake market assessment in northern Uganda as part of VSO’s wider secure livelihoods programme development work.

What does the role involve?

Undertake a market assessment of northern Uganda in terms of light engineering products and agri-services, including:

identifying appropriate sectors, products and markets that are suitable to the skills base of our target beneficiaries (youth who have received vocational training)
identify and look at ways for overcoming the barriers and market failures preventing the target group from accessing value chains or gaining a greater share to them
validate the research findings and proposed interventions with key stakeholders and produce a full written report, and to input into the development of the business plan for the factory
document the tools and processes used and train selected programme and partner staff on how to carry out market assessments.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a relevant degree in the field of Business Administration, Financial management or other related degree. You’ll have a minimum of 10 years working experience in enterprise/business development including the development of strategic plans, feasibility studies and business plans. You’ll need to work with minimum supervision, be able to explain complex ideas and have a high level of cultural sensitivity. Prior experience in developing counties is desirable, and ability to ride or willingness to learn to ride a motorbike would be useful although not essential.

And the rest...

During your 10 week placement you’ll be based at the office in Gulu. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

To apply for this placement, please register and use the following reference on your application: UX043/0009/0001

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3 weeks every 2 months, for 3 years

Emergency medicine specialist
Tanzania

Support the St Francis Referral Hospital in Tanzania to establish an emergency medicine department.

Emergency medicine specialist

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital as the Technical Advisor for Quality of Care and Services you will work closely with the Medical Director, Head of Nursing and heads of all other departments in the hospital to improve quality of medical care and services.

What does the role involve?

support the hospital to establish the emergency medicine department
support the emergency medicine department to improve quality of services and develop standard operating procedures
capacity building of staff in the department in terms of improving required skills for emergencies
support the Department Head, Medical Director and Technical Advisor for Quality of Care to develop a comprehensive training plan for emergency medicine
support the head of the Emergency Medicine Department in developing instruments to monitor and control the use of resources including equipment and material.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You can apply for this role if you be a qualified doctor with a specialty in emergency medicine with a minimum of 5 years medical experience. You will have the ability and experience teaching, training and mentoring staff and developing specific goals and plans for trainees. It is desirable but not essential to have worked in Africa. You will need to be available for the period of project, 3 years or a minimum of 2 years with the flexibility and availability to travel and come to train for 16 weeks in a year, (2 weeks every 2 months). We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that provide the most awe-inspiring encounters with lions, elephants and wildebeests. Mikumi is a smaller national park, but its proximity to Dar es Salaam makes it handy for those without the time for the full safari but who still want to see some wildlife. While on placement, we’ll ask you to commit to 12 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you would like to apply for this placement, please use the following reference on your application: T0785/0007/0001.

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Electrical engineering thesis advisor and lecturer
Ethiopia

Working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Electrical engineering thesis advisor and lecturer

Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Start Date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the institute to develop the programme and build the capacity of staff.

To do this you will:

Conduct lectures and student consultation in the masters program
Advise staff and master’s students on research related issues for knowledge transfer
Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervision of theses and research projects.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Support in the implementation of the MSc programmes
Offer short-time training to other staff in the module
Initiate and undertake research, e.g. scientific research into planning and building in the developing world
Write research-funding applications to appropriate bodies, associations, public and private organisations etc.
Work cooperatively with the staff
Share knowledge through scholarly research activities and publications
Collaborate with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme and acting as post-graduate research coordinator
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a MSc or PhD in Communication or electrical engineering as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context. You will also have professional experience working in a related field. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Mekelle, a city in the North of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0541/0002/0001

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Electrical engineering thesis advisor and lecturer
Ethiopia

Working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Electrical engineering thesis advisor and lecturer

Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the institute to develop the programme and build the capacity of staff.

To do this you will:

Conduct lectures and student consultation in the masters program
Advise staff and master’s students on research related issues for knowledge transfer
Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervision of theses and research projects.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Support in the implementation of the MSc programmes
Offer short-time training to other staff in the module
Initiate and undertake research, e.g. scientific research into planning and building in the developing world
Write research-funding applications to appropriate bodies, associations, public and private organisations etc.
Work cooperatively with the staff
Share knowledge through scholarly research activities and publications
Collaborate with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme and acting as post-graduate research coordinator
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have an MSc or PhD in Communication or electrical engineering as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context. You will also have professional experience working in a related field. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Mekelle, a city in the North of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0541/0002/0001

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24 months
From 12/09/2012

Electrical and computer engineering guest professor
Ethiopia

You will work at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Electrical and computer engineering guest professor

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Start date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 24 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Institute to establish new systems and provide the best possible education to graduates.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervisions mainly in the post graduate programme.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Prepare teaching materials
Supervise and assess theses graduate research work
Conduct scientific and applied research including writing research funding proposals to relevant institutions and working collaboratively with regional manufacturing industries.
Cooperate externally with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute
Mentor Ethiopian colleagues in order to transfer knowledge in the technical field and in teaching methods

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD in Electrical or Computer engineering (with a focus on microelectronics, control engineering or a related field) and experience of working in a related field as well as experience teaching in a higher education or university context. You'll also have professional experience of working through change processes. You'll be a proactive and flexible individual, who is committed to working in a team to achieve goals with limited resources. You'll be an excellent communicator, who is able to build relationships with a wide range of people. A sense of humour and a positive attitude are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0537/0004/0001.

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24 months
From 12/09/2012

Electrical and computer engineering guest professor
Ethiopia

You will work at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Electrical and computer engineering guest professor

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Length: 24 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Institute to establish new systems and provide the best possible education to graduates.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervisions mainly in the post graduate programme.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Prepare teaching materials
Supervise and assess theses graduate research work
Conduct scientific and applied research including writing research funding proposals to relevant institutions and working collaboratively with regional manufacturing industries.
Cooperate externally with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute
Mentor Ethiopian colleagues in order to transfer knowledge in the technical field and in teaching methods

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD in Electrical or Computer engineering (with a focus on microelectronics, control engineering or a related field) and experience of working in a related field as well as experience teaching in a higher education or university context. You'll also have professional experience of working through change processes. You'll be a proactive and flexible individual, who is committed to working in a team to achieve goals with limited resources. You'll be an excellent communicator, who is able to build relationships with a wide range of people. A sense of humour and a positive attitude are essential in this type of work

And the rest...

You'll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0537/0004/0001.

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24 months

Education management adviser
Rwanda

Help progress stakeholder engagement, relationship management, resourcing and evaluation skills of school leaders in Rwanda.

Education management adviser

Following the 1994 genocide, Rwanda has made great progress to rebuild its education infrastructure and improve access to education. However, the introduction of education policies focused on teaching numeracy and literacy, increasing teaching workload and improving staff motivation, have increased the need for school leaders to have the skills and capacity to make their school the heart of the community and provide quality education. We are now seeking head teachers and school leaders to work with fellow school leaders in Rwanda, at district and school level, and help progress their stakeholder engagement, relationship management, resourcing and evaluation skills.

What does the role involve?

Working as an Education management adviser, your duties could include:

Providing focused training of head teachers to evaluate teachers and improve teaching practice.
Working with the district and with schools to strengthen the relationship between teachers, directors and parents, such as Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs);
Developing a monitoring system for use of capitation grants and assisting head teachers in using them effectively;
Establishing a District Education Council to bring all stakeholders together;
Identifying opportunities for head teachers to develop staff unity and increase teacher motivation;
Working out a mechanism for schools to track causes of low student attendance and drop-out rates, and develop strategies to reverse these trends.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

For the Education management adviser role, we require the following specific skills:

a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area, with at least five years experience in a senior role such as head teacher or school leader
strong understanding of teaching quality and conducting inspections and/or devising systems for school inspections will be essential
Self-motivated and well-organised
experience of working with and involving PTAs in school management is desirable
you'll need to be culturally sensitive with strong interpersonal and communication skills and the confidence to create positive relationships in diverse working environments
fluency in French language is preferred, but not essential.

And the rest...

English is being introduced as a taught language, however the local languages are French and Kinyarwanda; VSO will provide necessary language training and support. We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights and accommodation. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Please quote reference RWA13EMA when applying for this role.

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24 months

District disability advisers
Rwanda

Support local Rwanda Districts to implement a national disability policy through inclusive local development programmes. Provide advocacy on disability rights and help build the capacity of local representatives.

District disability advisers

Despite the achievements made by the Rwandan Government and its people since the 1994 genocide, people with disabilities are amongst the poorest and most marginalised. Recent policy and legislation have been highly conducive to promoting disability rights; however the challenge of translating and implementing these policies at a local level still remains. Working as a District Disability Adviser, you’ll support local districts with the implementation of national policy through inclusive local development programmes. You will advocate disability rights and help build the capacity of local representatives.

What does the role involve?

Each placement has its unique challenges and responsibilities, but the District Disability Adviser role is likely to include some of the following duties:

conducting baseline research to identify local awareness, attitudes and practices of national policy and procedures;
building relationships with district departments to help identify ways of mainstreaming disability into their area of work;
actively engage in the planning, review and budgeting cycle of the district;
coaching district level advisers to become experts in disability issues and responses;
formulating project proposals with the District Disability Officers and assisting with the development and implementation of annual action plans that tackle disability issues with limited resources;
supporting community sensitisation activities through use of local channels and media to address social attitudes.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a degree from a relevant background in health, education or international development, with an understanding of human rights and the principles of inclusivity. It is essential that you'll have significant experience delivering professional development to others, such as with training, coaching and developing others. You'll have proven experience working in a specific service for people with a disability (social work, health, education etc). Experience of community engagement would also be an advantage. You'll be self-motivated and well-organised and have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to create positive relationships in diverse working environments.

And the rest...

This role is based in a rural area; however there are good transport links to the capital Kigali. English is being introduced as a taught language, however the local languages are French and Kinyarwanda; VSO will provide necessary language training and support. We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

To apply for this role, please use the following reference in your application: RWA13DDA

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24 months

Disability and inclusion adviser
Rwanda

Using your experience in special education needs, volunteer with Rwanda Aid who provides support to local authorities, mainstream schools, special centres and the community to provide quality education for children with additional learning needs.

Disability and inclusion adviser

Recent policy and legislation in Rwanda have been highly conducive to promoting disability rights; however the challenge of translating and implementing these policies at a local level, still remains. Rwanda Aid was founded in 2008 to create flagship projects that help people to be in a better position to help themselves, their families and their community. Working as a Disability and Inclusion Adviser, you’ll support Rwanda Aid in providing support to the local authority, mainstream schools, special centres and community to provide quality education for children with additional learning needs.

What does the role involve?

Disability and inclusion adviser role is likely to include some of the following duties:

Developing a programme of support and professional development for staff and activities to engage parents and the wider community;
Review the current professional development needs of staff in schools connected to the Rwanda Aid / VSO partnership;
Training teachers and other staff child-centred and inclusive teaching methods;
Providing specific and advanced training to staff in special centres/schools on teaching and caring for children with severe mental impairments;
Ensuring continuity with lesson planning and child progress records already in place;
Establishing and maintaining networks for drawing in specialist support such as sign language training and physiotherapy.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have an education degree or equivalent post-graduate, plus a qualification in an area of special needs education, such as sign-language. It is essential that you'll have at least five years experience working in special needs education. You'll have experience of delivering professional development to others, such as training, coaching and developing others. You'll have proven experience working in a specific-service for people with a disability (social work, health, education etc) and undertaking advocacy related to national policy and ability. You'll be self-motivated and well-organised, plus have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to create positive relationships in diverse working environments. Basic spoken French would be beneficial.

And the rest...

This role is based in a rural area; however there are good transport links to the capital Kigali. English is being introduced as a taught language, however the local languages are French and Kinyarwanda; VSO will provide necessary language training and support. We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights and accommodation. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

When applying for this role, please quote ref: RWA0320/0001/0002.

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2 weeks every 2 months, for 3 years

Diagnostic imaging adviser
Tanzania

Based in the hospital as the Diagnostic Imaging Advisor you will work closely with the staff in the radiology department in the hospital to improve quality of services.

Diagnostic imaging adviser

The St. Francis Referral Hospital (SFRH) is located in Ifakara, Southern Tanzania and has a capacity of 400 beds and attracts approximately 700,000 referral patients per year from Kilombero and other neighbouring districts. The hospital is connected historically and operationally to a number of other health institutions. All the local partner institutions depend on each other in order to be able to act as a platform for health care, training and research. Through the support of volunteers there is real potential to strengthen Ifakara as a centre of excellence in healthcare, training and research.

In order to allow the hospital to fulfill its role as a regional referral and teaching hospital, quality of services need to be improved through better infrastructure, strengthening of the financial and human resource management and by ensuring availability of qualified staff, equipment and drugs. Swiss Development Cooperation and VSO are supporting the SFRH to improve its quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way by offering accessible and affordable quality services to the population and providing excellent training and research opportunities to the local partner institutions. Based in the hospital as the Technical Advisor for Quality of Care and Services you will work closely with the Medical Director, Head of Nursing and heads of all other departments in the hospital to improve quality of medical care and services.

What does the role involve?

Review and improve radiology protocols and the functioning of Radiology Department
Provide recommendations for setting up additional radiological health services
Provide on-the-job training on x-rays and general radiology to assistant medical and clinical officers and other radiology staff
Work in the hospital to improve the general conditions of the Radiology and X-ray Department
Provide specific training on radiology and its importance in any hospital
Carry out complex, specialist radiology work in the hospital
Develop and strengthen the quality assurance standards of the Radiology Department
Provide training to ensure SFRH staff continues to work with student radiographers in continuous professional development.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You can apply for this role if you have a BSc in radiography (imaging) with a minimum of 2 years experience. You will have the ability and experience teaching, training and mentoring staff and developing specific goals and plans for trainees. It is desirable but not essential to have worked in Africa. You will need to be available for the period of project, 3 years or a minimum of 2 years with the flexibility and availability to travel and come to train for 12 weeks in a year, (2 weeks every 2 months). We are looking for someone who is a team worker with good social and interpersonal skills and networking abilities. You should be able to handle conflicts in a constructive consultative way and have a flexible personality, adapting easily to new situations, and being able to set realistic expectations on working in a hospital in the tropics.

And the rest...

Ifakara in the south of Tanzania is an authentic savannah grassland area that is green during the rainy season and brown in the dry season. Daytime temperatures vary between 32-39 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Southern Tanzania is home to some of Africa's best national parks and game reserves. There is some good hiking around Mbeya, the largest town in the southwest, but it's the country's two largest parks, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve that provide the most awe-inspiring encounters with lions, elephants and wildebeests. Mikumi is a smaller national park, but its proximity to Dar es Salaam makes it handy for those without the time for the full safari but who still want to see some wildlife. While on placement, we’ll ask you to commit to 12 weeks per year for up to 3 years to make a sustainable contribution. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training including language classes before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you are interested in applying for this placement, please use the following reference in your application: T0785/0005/0001

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24 months

Deaf women's movement adviser
Rwanda

Work with the Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD) to support Deaf women in Rwanda to accurately identify their needs to develop and implement solutions.

Deaf women's movement adviser

In 2013, the VSO Rwanda Disability Programme has been awarded a three year grant from DfID Rwanda to continue its rights based programme targeting core aspects of the sector. This is an exciting opportunity to work with Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD), a national non-governmental organisation established in 1989 by Deaf people themselves (both men and women) with a view to creating unity and raising awareness of the challenges and concerns of Deaf people in Rwanda. RNUD is operated by Deaf people themselves and is dedicated to advocating for equal opportunities and rights of Deaf people in all areas of life.

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD) to support Deaf women in Rwanda to accurately identify their needs to develop and implement solutions. Working closely with RNUD staff and volunteers, you will:

share your experiences working with Deaf Women and organisations in different countries so RNUD can learn from different approaches and decide how to proceed by adapting this learning to the context and culture of the Deaf movement in Rwanda
assess the situation working closely with the current Deaf Movement Advisor and then set up a timetable of activities
work with Deaf women in appropriate ways to help identify current issues and practical ways forward
on-site support to RNUD in some of the following ways to build on existing work; Techniques of conflict resolution, Communication techniques, Methods of transparent decision-making (planning, communication, general management and administration procedures), building unity across Deaf womens’ communities, How to mobilise Deaf volunteers in Kigali and in rural areas, Project design, Supporting research, Development of position papers.
use a variety of methods as appropriate; formal and informal training sessions, focus groups, facilitating discussions and debates, going on field visits with members of the organisations to meet Deaf women.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll be a fluent Sign Language user with experience working within the Deaf community and Deaf associations, plus have a good understanding of deaf culture. You’ll have particular professional experience working with issues related to women (e.g. reproductive health, gender-based violence) and in particular HIV and AIDS. You’ll have good experience working with NGOs and People with Disabilities Organisations, with experience in Income Generating Activities. You’ll be experienced in leading/managing a group or organisation and have demonstrable facilitation and training skills. You’ll have good project preparation and management skills and be used to networking at a high-level. You’ll be a patient and flexible person, open to others’ opinions and views and able to work with a range of people, with ideally experience managing conflict. You’ll be a problem solver with a practical and proactive approach with the ability to motivate others and work independently. You’ll be a clear communicator, with the ability to explain complex issues and have a flair for innovation and creativity.

And the rest...

You’ll be based in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. We’ll ask you to commit 12-24 months to make a sustainable contribution to development goals and in return we’ll provide you with invaluable training before your placement, a local living allowance, return flights and accommodation. When you return to your home country we’ll help you resettle and we’ll invite you to stay involved with us through campaigning, development awareness raising and fundraising.

Please put the following reference on your application form: RWA0269/0003/0002.

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24 months

Deaf movement adviser
Rwanda

Support the Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD) to continue to grow and become a strong and influential organisation for deaf people in Rwanda.

Deaf movement adviser

In 2013, the VSO Rwanda Disability Programme has been awarded a three year grant from DfID Rwanda to continue its rights based programme targeting the three core aspects of the sector mentioned above. This is an exciting opportunity to work with Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD), a national non-governmental organisation established in 1989 by Deaf people themselves (both men and women) with a view to creating unity and raising awareness of the challenges and concerns of Deaf people in Rwanda. RNUD is operated by Deaf people themselves and is dedicated to advocating for equal opportunities and rights of Deaf people in all areas of life.

What does the role involve?

You will work with the RNUD and support the organisation to become a strong and influential voice for deaf people in Rwanda. Working closely with RNUD staff and volunteers, you will:
share your experience of ‘Deaf movements’ and organisations in other countries so that RNUD can consider how to proceed, but adapting to the context and culture of the Deaf communities in Rwanda.
identify advocacy ‘asks’ and opportunities and support RNUD to carry out advocacy activities, e.g. accompanying colleagues to meetings; advising on use of the media etc.
facilitate positive relationships between the Board, staff and volunteers, including using techniques of conflict resolution
coach RNUD on effective communication techniques in all contexts (including in formal meetings, public meetings, all forms of news media, position papers, use of social media etc)
promote and support methods of transparent decision-making (planning, communication, general management and administration procedures)
advise on ways to unite the Deaf community and mobilise members and volunteers
supporting RNUD’s campaign to increase the number of registered members and maintain a membership database
work with Deaf women to identify and act upon their priorities
supporting the fundraising activities of RNUD.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll be a fluent Sign Language user with the ability to adapt to Sign Language used in different countries. Through your experience working within the Deaf community and Deaf associations, you will have a good understanding of deaf culture. If you have this type of experience working in national or local Government, then this would be ideal. You’ll have experience advocating for the interests of Deaf people, plus have skills in facilitation, training and coaching Deaf people. Through your professional experience you will have developed skills in policy analysis and have experience advising small organisations in areas of management and administration systems. You’ll have good project preparation and management skills and be used to networking at a high-level. You’ll be a patient and flexible person, open to others’ opinions and views and able to work with a range of people. You’ll be a problem solver with a practical and proactive approach with the ability to motivate others, with experience in conflict management. You’ll be a clear communicator, with the ability to explain complex issues and have a flair for innovation and creativity.

And the rest...

During your placement you’ll be based at the RNUD office in Kigali, close to the VSO office. Kigali is the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda, with access to good services and amenities. We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Please use the following reference on your application when you apply: RWA0269/0002/0005

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24 months

Deaf education teaching methodology adviser
Rwanda

Contribute to the development of Deaf Education in Rwanda through improving teaching and learning in schools and centres attended by Deaf children, and through engaging parents and the wider community in promoting access to education for Deaf children.

Deaf education teaching methodology adviser

In 2013, the VSO Rwanda Disability Programme has been awarded a three year grant from DfID Rwanda to continue its rights based programme targeting the core aspects of the sector. The Deaf education teaching methodology adviser will be working on a project called IDEALS (Inclusion of people with Disabilities through Empowerment, Advocacy, Leadership and quality Services), which has a focus on national advocacy, civil society development and service improvements. The project is achieved through the placement of technical advisors (VSO volunteers) with local disability civil society partners, the National Council for People with Disabilities and key service providers (including special schools and centres). The Deaf education teaching methodology adviser will be based at Umutara School for the Deaf, however work part time with two other projects fulfilling these aims also.

What does the role involve?

You’ll support VSO’s contribution to the development of Deaf Education in Rwanda through improving teaching and learning in schools and centres attended by Deaf children and through engaging parents and the wider community in promoting access to education for Deaf children. To do this you will:

work with a network of schools for Deaf children as part of three key projects lead by or involving VSO
maintain VSO’s current support to schools in three Districts as part of the IDEALS project, plus provide support to another school for the Deaf with a UK-based partner, Jubilee Action and provide support to special centres (with Deaf pupils) led by Handicap International for the identification of models of good practice in Special Needs Education
using the experience gained from working in these schools and communities, the volunteer will support VSO, JA and HI to influence positive change at the level of national government policy on Deaf education
support stakeholders to identify effective teaching methodologies for Deaf children
support the development and implementation of standards and tools specifically on Sign Language
develop networks and links for teacher training centres, assessment systems, other practitioners working with Deaf children and advocacy work

This role has a number of facets where more information can be provided.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have a degree in a relevant area (visa requirement) and extensive professional experience as a teacher of Deaf children. You’ll be fluent in at least one national Sign Language, with the willingness to adapt to use Rwanda Sign Language. You’ll be experienced in developing curricula for teaching Sign Language and able to train teachers in the appropriate delivery of a national school curriculum to Deaf learners, using relevant teaching techniques. You’ll have knowledge of designing and delivering training and coaching programmes. You’ll have excellent planning skills and the ability to work to reporting deadlines. You’ll be a fluent English speaker, with ideally French language also. You’ll be a patient and flexible person, a facilitator of change, resilient and energetic. You’ll be sensitive to the needs of people with disabilities and able to work with a range of people. You’ll be a clear communicator, with the ability to explain complex issues and have a flair for innovation and creativity.

And the rest...

You’ll be based in between Nyagatare and Kigali, with frequent travel to other locations in Rwanda. We’ll ask you to commit 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to development goals and in return we’ll provide you with invaluable training before your placement, a local living allowance, return flights and accommodation. When you return to your home country we’ll help you resettle and we’ll invite you to stay involved with us through campaigning, development awareness raising and fundraising.

Please put the following reference on your application form: RWA0349/0001/0002.

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6 months

Community volunteering adviser
Rwanda

Support a pilot project, with other aid agencies, to improve reading/literacy and numeracy by delivery through community volunteers.

Community volunteering adviser

Following the 1994 genocide, Rwanda has made great progress to rebuild its education infrastructure and improve access to education. With a growing need for qualified teachers to deliver education and ensure universal basic education for all, VSO Rwanda aims to increase its impact at community and primary school level. Working as a Community volunteering adviser, you’ll be supporting a pilot project with other aid agencies to improve early grade reading/literacy and numeracy by delivery through community volunteers.

What does the role involve?

The Community volunteer adviser is likely to cover some of the following duties:

Developing a rigorous work plan, budget, monitoring and evaluation system for the numeracy and literacy community volunteering programme in Rwanda;
Ensuring that staff of the local NGO are trained in suitable techniques to ensure the work being carried out by volunteers is sustainable and replicable;
Supporting the local NGO to train community volunteers in literacy, language and learning, both individually and in collaboration with existing VSO education volunteers.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have at least two years experience in community and national volunteering, including programmes for adults and children, plus you'll have a relevant degree, which could be in area such as education or project management. You'll have experience delivering professional development to others, such as training, coaching and developing others and experience and understanding in community training methods would be beneficial. You'll be self-motivated and well-organised, you’ll have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to create positive relationships in diverse working environments. Basic spoken French would be beneficial.

And the rest...

This role is based in the capital Kigali. English is being introduced as a taught language, however the local languages are French and Kinyarwanda; VSO will provide necessary language training and support. We’ll ask you to commit to six months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights and accommodation. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

When applying for this role, please quote ref: RWA0342/0002/0001.

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24 months

Clinical psychologist/psychiatric nurse
Papua New Guinea

Two volunteer placements available to assist local Family Support Centres as they provide care and treatment for those affected by domestic violence.

Clinical psychologist/psychiatric nurse

On average two-thirds of wives in Papua New Guinea have been beaten by their husbands with figures reaching as high as 97% and 100% in the Highlands Region (Report on Domestic Violence, 1992). Papua New Guinea has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the world for a country not at war, however the government has responded by establishing Family Support Centres (FSCs) for women and children affected by domestic violence. VSO will place two professional volunteers, one in each province, who will be based in Family Support Centres and provide support to target FSCs and communities. Another member of the team will be a community development worker. As the health professional (clinical psychologist/psychiatric nurse), you will work closely with the National Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee (FSVAC) and National Department of Health (NDoH) to develop systems and tools for timely collection, analysis and reporting of data. As a team of three volunteers, you will work together to provide mentoring, needs-based training and supportive supervision to the staff in the FSCs and will work with the local communities to engage in addressing and preventing violence against women.

What does the role involve?

You'll build the capacity of the Family Support Centre (FSC) to provide adequate care, treatment and referral services as per National Department of Health (NDoH) Family Support Centre Operational Guideline. To do this you will:

assess the functionality and current level of FSC services, benchmarked against the NDoH’s operational guidelines
use findings to develop and implement a capacity building plan for FSC staff with measureable indicators and a performance appraisal system
work closely with others to identify, establish and maintain effective referral networks with different sectors
provide on-going clinical mentoring to FSC staff as they put training into practice
coach FSC staff to incorporate prevention messages throughout contact with survivors of violence
carry out regular outreach visits with FSC staff to district hospitals to provide quality and appropriate services to survivors of gender-based violence
support the VSO Country Office to carry out an external impact assessment on the services provided by the FSCs at the end of the project period.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll be a graduate with qualifications and experience in clinical psychology or psychiatric nursing. You’ll have experience providing counselling services and be experienced working to address violence against women. You’ll have well developed skills in training and/or mentoring others and ideally experience working in a least developed or fragile country. You’ll have excellent people skills, the ability to work in a changing team-setting, good self-management and the ability to work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders including senior officers. You’ll be flexible, adaptable, patient and high levels of cultural sensitivity.

And the rest...

There are two volunteer placements available with this brief. You’ll be part of a team, which also includes a community development worker. You’ll work across the two project provinces (Eastern Highlands and Southern Highlands). You'll be based in a Family Support Centre within a Regional Hospital. We’ll ask you to commit to at least 24 months to make a sustainable contribution. In return we’ll give you extensive training before your placement and a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

If you wish to apply for this role, please register and use the following reference in your application: NICHE/PNGhealth

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Civil engineering thesis advisor and lecturer
Ethiopia

You will be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Civil engineering thesis advisor and lecturer

Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Start Date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the institute to develop the programme and build the capacity of staff.

To do this you will:

Conduct lectures and student consultation in the masters program
Advise staff and master’s students on research related issues for knowledge transfer
Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervision of theses and research projects.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Support in the implementation of the MSc programmes
Offer short-time training to other staff in the module
Initiate and undertake research, e.g. scientific research into planning and building in the developing world
Write research-funding applications to appropriate bodies, associations, public and private organisations etc.
Work cooperatively with the staff
Share knowledge through scholarly research activities and publications
Collaborate with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme and acting as post-graduate research coordinator
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD in Water resources or hydraulic engineering as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context and experience of handling large research projects. Ideally you will also have professional experience working in a related field and management experience. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Mekelle, a city in the North of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0541/0006/0001

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Civil engineer guest professor
Ethiopia

You'll be working at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Civil engineer guest professor

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Start date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Institute to establish new systems and provide the best possible education to graduates.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervisions mainly in the post graduate programme.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Prepare teaching materials
Supervise and assess theses graduate research work
Conduct scientific and applied research including writing research funding proposals to relevant institutions and working collaboratively with regional manufacturing industries.
Cooperate externally with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute
Mentor Ethiopian colleagues in order to transfer knowledge in the technical field and in teaching methods

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD in Civil engineering (with a focus on railways, highways, transport logisitics, water quality or another related field) and experience of working in a related field as well as experience teaching in a higher education or university context. You'll also have professional experience of working through change processes. You'll be a proactive and flexible individual, who is committed to working in a team to achieve goals with limited resources. You'll be an excellent communicator, who is able to build relationships with a wide range of people. A sense of humour and a positive attitude are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0537/0002/0001.

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24 months
From 12/09/2012

Civil engineer guest professor
Ethiopia

You'll be working at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Civil engineer guest professor

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Institute to establish new systems and provide the best possible education to graduates.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervisions mainly in the post graduate programme.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Prepare teaching materials
Supervise and assess theses graduate research work
Conduct scientific and applied research including writing research funding proposals to relevant institutions and working collaboratively with regional manufacturing industries.
Cooperate externally with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute
Mentor Ethiopian colleagues in order to transfer knowledge in the technical field and in teaching methods

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD in Civil engineering (with a focus on railways, highways, transport logisitics, water quality or another related field) and experience of working in a related field as well as experience teaching in a higher education or university context. You'll also have professional experience of working through change processes. You'll be a proactive and flexible individual, who is committed to working in a team to achieve goals with limited resources. You'll be an excellent communicator, who is able to build relationships with a wide range of people. A sense of humour and a positive attitude are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0537/0002/0001.

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Chemical engineering thesis advisor and lecturer
Ethiopia

Working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Chemical engineering thesis advisor and lecturer

Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the institute to develop the programme and build the capacity of staff.

To do this you will:

Conduct lectures and student consultation in the masters program
Advise staff and master’s students on research related issues for knowledge transfer
Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervision of theses and research projects.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Support in the implementation of the MSc programmes
Offer short-time training to other staff in the module
Initiate and undertake research, e.g. scientific research into planning and building in the developing world
Write research-funding applications to appropriate bodies, associations, public and private organisations etc.
Work cooperatively with the staff
Share knowledge through scholarly research activities and publications
Collaborate with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme and acting as post-graduate research coordinator
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have an MSc in Chemical or Process engineering as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context. You will also have professional experience working in a related field. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibilty and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Mekelle, a city in the North of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0541/0004/0001

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Chemical engineering thesis advisor and lecturer
Ethiopia

Working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Chemical engineering thesis advisor and lecturer

Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the institute to develop the programme and build the capacity of staff.

To do this you will:

Conduct lectures and student consultation in the masters program
Advise staff and master’s students on research related issues for knowledge transfer
Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervision of theses and research projects.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Support in the implementation of the MSc programmes
Offer short-time training to other staff in the module
Initiate and undertake research, e.g. scientific research into planning and building in the developing world
Write research-funding applications to appropriate bodies, associations, public and private organisations etc.
Work cooperatively with the staff
Share knowledge through scholarly research activities and publications
Collaborate with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme and acting as post-graduate research coordinator
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have an MSc in Chemical or Process engineering as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context. You will also have professional experience working in a related field. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Mekelle, a city in the North of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0541/0004/0001

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24 months
From 12/09/2012

Chemical engineering guest professor
Ethiopia

Working at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Chemical engineering guest professor

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Start date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 24 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Institute to establish new systems and provide the best possible education to graduates.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervisions mainly in the post graduate programme.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Prepare teaching materials
Supervise and assess theses graduate research work
Conduct scientific and applied research including writing research funding proposals to relevant institutions and working collaboratively with regional manufacturing industries.
Cooperate externally with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute
Mentor Ethiopian colleagues in order to transfer knowledge in the technical field and in teaching methods

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD in Chemical engineering (focus areas like environmental engineering, food processing or a related field) and experience of working in a related field as well as experience teaching in a higher education or university context. You'll also have professional experience of working through change processes. You'll be a proactive and flexible individual, who is committed to working in a team to achieve goals with limited resources. You'll be an excellent communicator, who is able to build relationships with a wide range of people. A sense of humour and a positive attitude are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0537/0001/0001.

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24 months
From 12/09/2012

Chemical engineering guest professor
Ethiopia

Working at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Chemical engineering guest professor

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Length: 24 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Institute to establish new systems and provide the best possible education to graduates.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervisions mainly in the post graduate programme.
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Prepare teaching materials
Supervise and assess theses graduate research work
Conduct scientific and applied research including writing research funding proposals to relevant institutions and working collaboratively with regional manufacturing industries.
Cooperate externally with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.
Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programme
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute
Mentor Ethiopian colleagues in order to transfer knowledge in the technical field and in teaching methods

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD in Chemical engineering (focus areas like environmental engineering, food processing or a related field) and experience of working in a related field as well as experience teaching in a higher education or university context. You'll also have professional experience of working through change processes. You'll be a proactive and flexible individual, who is committed to working in a team to achieve goals with limited resources. You'll be an excellent communicator, who is able to build relationships with a wide range of people. A sense of humour and a positive attitude are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0537/0001/0001.

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Biomedical engineer lecturer
Ethiopia

You'll work at the Jimma Institute of Technology

Biomedical engineer lecturer

Jimma Institute of Technology

Jimma, Ethiopia

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Institute to build the capacity of the programme and staff.

To do this you will:

Prepare laboratory manuals, course guides and course modules.
Conduct workshops to make students practically oriented, able to construct biomedical equipment and able to address real life technical problems.
Facilitate acquisition of laboratory equipments and teaching materials
Share their experience and provide graduates with sufficient background so that they can easily undertake postgraduate training and research in any one of the various specialization areas of biomedical engineering discipline.
Preparing proposals & concept notes which enable the department to get technical support and grants.
Conduct advanced courses and laboratories which are related to their profession
Help in organizing biomedical laboratories in the university including facilitating the acquisition of laboratory equipments and teaching materials
Share their experiences to students as well as local staffs in researches, laboratories etc.
Train junior staffs inside Ethiopia within the campus or creating the chance to send them abroad so that we can permanently solve faculty problem.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have an MSc in Biomedical engineering, bioinstrumentation, medical imaging or a related field and experience of working in a related field as well as experience teaching in a higher education or university context. You'll also have professional experience of working through change processes. You'll be a proactive and flexible individual, who is committed to working in a team to achieve goals with limited resources. You'll be an excellent communicator, who is able to build relationships with a wide range of people. A sense of humour and a positive attitude are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Jimma, the largets city in South-West Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0540/0002/0001.

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Biomedical engineer lecturer
Ethiopia

You'll work at the Jimma Institute of Technology

Biomedical engineer lecturer

Jimma Institute of Technology

Jimma, Ethiopia

Start date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Institute to build the capacity of the programme and staff.

To do this you will:

Prepare laboratory manuals, course guides and course modules.
Conduct workshops to make students practically oriented, able to construct biomedical equipment and able to address real life technical problems.
Facilitate acquisition of laboratory equipments and teaching materials
Share their experience and provide graduates with sufficient background so that they can easily undertake postgraduate training and research in any one of the various specialization areas of biomedical engineering discipline.
Preparing proposals & concept notes which enable the department to get technical support and grants.
Conduct advanced courses and laboratories which are related to their profession
Help in organizing biomedical laboratories in the university including facilitating the acquisition of laboratory equipments and teaching materials
Share their experiences to students as well as local staffs in researches, laboratories etc.
Train junior staffs inside Ethiopia within the campus or creating the chance to send them abroad so that we can permanently solve faculty problem.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have an MSc in Biomedical engineering, bioinstrumentation, medical imaging or a related field and experience of working in a related field as well as experience teaching in a higher education or university context. You'll also have professional experience of working through change processes. You'll be a proactive and flexible individual, who is committed to working in a team to achieve goals with limited resources. You'll be an excellent communicator, who is able to build relationships with a wide range of people. A sense of humour and a positive attitude are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Jimma, the largets city in South-West Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0540/0002/0001.

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3-6 months
From 14/11/2012

Biomedical Engineer
Ethiopia

A short term opportunity that could make a long term impact for health service users in Ethiopia

Biomedical Engineer

Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country, and is also one of the poorest. Ethiopia is currently engaged in a highly ambitious effort to realign its higher education system in order to contribute more directly to its national strategy for economic growth and poverty reduction. Its achievements over the past five years have been little short of extraordinary. The reforms have targeted all levels: the overall system, the institutions, and the academic programmes. You will work with Mekelle University (MU) and with your professional skills, provide improved use of medical equipment to increase the service to the community. There is a lot of non-functioning medical equipment due to technical problems and few people with medical equipment knowledge and skill. As a biomedical engineer you will support the university to assess what equipment needs maintaining and develop a plan of how to deliver functioning equipment.

What does the role involve?

The role of the placement is to build the capacity of MU, both to improve current service delivery and also to make full use of new facilities being developed. There is a huge degree of flexibility within the role and duties may include:

assess medical equipment; identify non-functional equipment and maintenance required in collaboration with college staff and technicians
develop action plan showing what type of maintenance can be provided with the capacity of volunteers, e.g. input needed, support needed and a time table
carry out medical equipment maintenance and train staff and technicians
provide assistance to other VSO supported hospitals in consultation with other volunteers

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have at least a BSc in Biomedical Engineering and ideally a Masters, plus you will have completed general Biomedical Engineer training. You’ll have good experience in your field and be able to perform advanced maintenance of medical equipment. You’ll, also ideally, have experience teaching and sharing skills with colleagues. You will have good interpersonal, networking and communication skills. You’ll be patient and flexible to work with limited resources, have a positive attitude and able to maintain confidentiality and a desire to contribute to a national health programme.

And the rest...

You will be based in Mekelle, a large town situated in the northernmost region of Ethiopia. It lies at an altitude of 2,200m and so is not malarial. Facilities are very good, with an excellent range of shops, cafés and restaurants, and a large and interesting market. We’ll ask you to commit to at least 6 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle. To apply for this role, please use the following reference on your application form: ETH0530/0004/0001. On average it takes a minimum of 4 months to go through the application process so apply now for departure in early 2013.

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12 months
From 12/09/2012

Architecture and urban planning teaching and thesis advisor and lecturer
Ethiopia

You'll work in the Ethiopian Institute of Technology of Mekelle University

Architecture and urban planning teaching and thesis advisor and lecturer

Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Start Date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will build the capacity of the Institute to provide the best education possible.

To do this you will:

Conduct lectures and student consultation in the masters program
Advise staff and master’s students on research related issues for the transfer of knowledge
Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations, supervising students' work as well as theses and graduate research work.
Contribute to the education programs
Organise public reviews of student work with invited guests
Support the implementation of the MSc programme
Deliver training to staff
Conduct research including writing research funding applications and collaborating with relevant organisations
Contribute to further development of the department's post-graduate programme and acting as post-graduate research coordinator
Participate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the institute
Participate in institute committees
Build partnerships with relevant educational and industrial institutions.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD or MSc in Urban, regional or rural planning as well as experience teaching and training in a higher education context and experience of handling large research projects. Ideally you will also have professional experience working in a related field and management experience. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

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You'll be based in Mekelle, a city in the North of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0541/0001/0001

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24 months
From 07/12/2012

Agricultural Irrigation Adviser
Sierra Leone

You could make a real difference supporting smallholder farmers to increase their productivity and use of land through rehabilitated inland valley swamp areas. Find out more...

Agricultural Irrigation Adviser

Agriculture is the primary occupation for most of Sierra Leone, employing two-thirds of the population and accounting for over 50% of the nation’s GDP. Many of Sierra Leone’s 6 million populous live on small scattered farms and use a scheme of bush-fallow rotation, slash-and-burn preparation and limited use of fertilizers. The Agriculture Irrigation Adviser’s role aims to increase smallholder farmer’s access to land and to increase the productive area for crops such as rice, cocoa, coffee and palm oil. The ultimate aim being that irrigation, technical skills and markets for products is improved.

What does the role involve?

The placement is based with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and will require work with local smallholders to increased farming on inland valley swamps. To do this you will:

develop specific measures and implementation plans for water management and irrigation in the rice-based farming systems
train farmers to develop farm operations from planting to marketing in order to increase quantity and quality
support the rehabilitation of existing and overgrown inland valley swamp areas
participate in consultative meetings at the district and local level
conduct institutional analysis of the service providers that are involved in the project.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You will be an Irrigation Engineer with a relevant degree in your field (e.g. BSc or MSc in irrigation engineering, agricultural engineering or farming systems). Following your training, you will have significant experience in your field and have numerous examples of installing pressurized and gravity irrigation schemes. Your experience will include working knowledge of borehole sinking, low cost/easy to operate submersible pumps and pressurized irrigation systems. You will have designed and implemented their conveyance and distribution networks, plus have hands on experience of agricultural production and water management. A significant amount of time for this role will be spent in the field, therefore you will need to be able to work in remote locations with minimal supervision, have strong conceptual knowledge and practical application, have effective communication skills and the ability to build excellent working relationships. Flexibility and adaptability are required, plus the personality to work well in a team and open to riding a motorbike to travel.

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This volunteer placement is mainly field based and locations are in rural Sierra Leone with fewer basic facilities than you would expect in a city. Sierra Leone has many coastal swamp areas, rising to a plateau in the east. The role requires a fluent English speaker, but learning the local Krio language will be useful too. We’ll ask you to commit to at least 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. Where we’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll support you to resettle.

Apply for this placement today and use the following reference on your application: S0421/0008/0001

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