Biomedical Project Manager At Mercy Ships

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Education Training Advocacy team is seeking a Biomedical Project Manager

About Us

Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries. Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion.

The Opportunity

Our Education and Training program is focused on urgently expanding the core and support healthcare services workforce needed to provide safe surgical care. Mercy Ships’ division of Education, Training, and Advocacy will shift its strategy toward integration with and development of post-graduate training, with the goal of increasing the number of fully trained providers. Although advocacy and host country relationships form a crucial part of advancing the work we do, they no longer constitute a third pillar. Instead, our direct Advocacy activities will be limited to Supporting the roll-out of the Dakar Declaration and its adoption by African states, Implementation of the recommendations of the Dakar Declaration will be driven by signatory countries. Mercy Ships takes an accompaniment approach to this, putting decisions of what is delivered in the hands of our host countries.

Job Summary

Working together with the ETA Biomedical Program Manager, International Programs department, and partner country stakeholders, develops and implements Biomedical programs in the designated partner country to achieve country objectives for development and advancement of the Biomedical workforce and support.

How You’ll Contribute

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Requires primary work location in a partner nation.
Develop, coordinate, and maintain clear lines of communication between Ministries of Health, national hospitals and education institutions, and training participants for Biomedical training programs.
Conduct assessment of training needs in collaboration with the ETA Director In-Country, ETA Biomedical Program Manager, Senior Director for ETA, and Country Director.
Co-design and develop appropriate Biomedical Training Programs and projects towards the country goals for biomedical workforce development.
Develop relationships with national partners, healthcare agencies and other national or
international Non-Government Organizations to enhance program delivery and strategic outcomes.
Ensure practical coordination, implementation, and monitoring of project activities to meet expected results.
Collaborate with PDMELD for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation plans and all necessary project documentation including concept papers, project plans, requests for proposals (RFPs), partnership agreements, and final reports.
Participate in the Equipment Donation Review Team (EDRT) as needed.
Work together with the MEL Specialist in-country to collect data at pre-agreed intervals, generate reports and deliver regular reflective reviews with implementing partners.
Document processes related to program delivery to increase effectiveness of future
programs.
Implement projects as planned, together with partners.
Manage project budget and report spending in Certify, in a timely manner.
Prepare internal and final project reports in collaboration with the ETA Director In-Country and ETA Biomedical Program Manager in a timely manner, according to project reporting cycles.
Write and create content for internal communication describing Biomedical projects to help share the work of International Programs.
Other duties as assigned.

The Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate:

Supportive of Mercy Ships mission and vision and committed to its core values.
Understand and apply servant leadership, work collaboratively with integrity, and demonstrate accountability.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage complex projects from creation to completion, plan and prioritize multiple deliverables, and coordinate to meet deadlines.
Ability to adapt skills in challenging work settings.
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
Must possess cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.
Familiarity with medical terminology, anatomy and physiology is required.
Possess a strong customer service mindset including attitude and approach.
Must be fluent in English.
Must have French language skills – International B1 Level (or equivalent), B2 level
desirable when serving in Francophone countries.
Full, clean international driving license strongly preferred.

Education And Experience

2 years’ experience as a Biomedical Technician, preferably as a Biomedical Engineer.
Experience providing biomedical training in resource-constrained settings required.
Experience working with and/or delivering biomedical training with educational institutions preferred.
Successful completion of Mercy Ships On Boarding program within the first year.

Benefits