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Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

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The Swiss Centre for International Health of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute is a service department working with a variety of international clients. We conduct consultancy, project management, training and applied research work in international health. Because of an internal restructuring, we are seeking for a position based in Basel, a

Swiss TPH Head of Unit

The tasks of the Head of the Systems Performance and Monitoring Unit consist of managing a rapidly expanding and successful unit with a team of around 70 collaborators (in Basel and offices abroad). The unit's portfolio consists mostly of assignments for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, but also other clients. The tasks are further described on our website under:

http://www.swisstph.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Pdfs/
Job_opportunities/swisstph_job_HeadUnitSPMU.pdf

The position is based in Basel, Switzerland. To best fit into our active, multidisciplinary team we expect the following qualifications:

  • Minimum of ten years working experience in the management of health or development programs in at least one of the following fields: public health, health system monitoring and evaluation, health planning and management, health information systems, financial controlling
  • Track record in business management and as a team leader
  • Minimum of three years working experience in low- and middle income countries
  • Willingness to travel abroad
  • Excellent command of English and of at least one more language (French/Spanish)
  • Excellent communication skills, strong spirit of team work and initiative, and ability to work in a multi-cultural context

We are looking to have the successful candidate in place as soon as possible, but not later than September 2011

If you are interested, please address your application with CV and names of 2 referees (will be only contacted if candidate is short-listed) by 15th July 2011 (closing date) to:

Silvan Bärtschi, Head of Human Resources, Swiss Tropical- and Public Health Institute, So-cinstr.57, CH-4002 Basel/Switzerland. E-mail applications are acceptable: please send them to silvan.baertschi@unibas.ch

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