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ISDS Facilitator for Bohlabela District
ISDS
2002-11-14

The Health Systems Trust is a Non-Governmental Organisation which is a Key – role player in facilitating Health Sector Reform We are seeking to appoint a full-time Facilitator to support the sub-district management teams in Bohlabela District in the Northern Province in implementing comprehensive primary health care within a decentralised system Responsibilities: Support the sub-districts (Bushbuckridge and Maruleng) in:- *Identifying and defining priority health problems at the district level *Designing and implementing appropriate intervention strategies to address identified problems *Building an appropriate skills base at the local level *Sharing the benefits and lessons learnt with neighboring and other ISDS sites *Supporting the transition to Local Government *Liaison with the Regional and Provincial Offices of the Department of Health and Welfare *Liaison with Local and District Municipalities Documentation of successful interventions Requirements: *Appropriate university degree or equivalent in health systems development *Three (3) to Five (5) years experience in relevant field. *Facilitation skills *Good writing and communication skills *Research and evaluation skills *Knowledge of Primary Health Care, district system development, local government and priority health problems Remuneration: A salary package commensurate with experience and qualifications and in line with the HST’s Job grading This is a 1-year CONTRACT position, which will be reviewed annually depending on future needs. The incumbent should be prepared to travel. Applications/ Enquiries: A detailed CV with names and contact details of at least two references should be sent to: Dawn McDonald at the Durban Head Office, PO Box 808, Durban, 4000 Fax: 031-3040775 e-mail: dawn@hst.org.za Closing date for applications: 22 November 2002 THE HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUST SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Health Systems Trust  is a Non-Governmental Organisation which is a Key – role player in facilitating Health Sector Reform

We are seeking to appoint a full-time Facilitator to support the sub-district management teams in Bohlabela District in the Northern Province in implementing comprehensive primary health care within a decentralised system

Responsibilities: Support the sub-districts (Bushbuckridge and Maruleng) in:-

• Identifying and defining priority health problems at the district level
• Designing and implementing appropriate intervention strategies to address identified problems
• Building an appropriate skills base at the local level
• Sharing the benefits and lessons learnt with neighboring and other ISDS sites
• Supporting the transition to Local Government
• Liaison with the Regional and Provincial Offices of the Department of Health and Welfare
• Liaison with Local and District Municipalities
• Documentation of successful interventions

Requirements:

• Appropriate university degree or equivalent in health systems development
• Three (3) to Five (5) years experience in relevant field.
• Facilitation skills
• Good writing and communication skills
• Research and evaluation skills
• Knowledge of Primary Health Care, district system development, local government and priority health problems

Remuneration:

A salary package commensurate with experience and qualifications and in line with the HST’s Job grading

The incumbent should be prepared to travel.

A detailed CV with names and contact details of at least two references should be sent to:

Dawn McDonald at the Durban Head Office,
PO Box 808, Durban, 4000
Fax: 031-3040775 e-mail: dawn@hst.org.za

Closing date for applications: 22 November 2002

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