Technical Advisor - Pretoria, South Africa - GIZ.

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Pretoria, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

About Us:

South Africa is committed to strengthen its local vaccine development and production capacity. The Department of Science and Innovation is currently elaborating a national strategy to strengthen the innovation and manufacturing landscape.

GIZ SAVax project will contribute to the empowerment of the local ecosystem by supporting training and research institutions and the regulatory capacities as well as by ensuring demand for vaccines and vaccine-related products made in South Africa (_market shaping_).

The SAVax project is recruiting an
experienced Advisor with both technical skills in health innovation and a solid network and experience working with the private sector and government to advice and manage project implementation.

The contract period for this position is until
December 2025, in line with the commissioning in line with the commissioning period of the Project, with a possible extension.

To be considered you need the following:

Qualifications:

A Degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, Biology, Political Science, Sociology, or comparable degrees
Ideally Master's degree in Business Administration, Pharmacology, or comparable degrees.

Professional Experience:

Qualification should be enhanced by _5 years of experience in the Public or Private Health sector in South Africa_ including familiarity with governmentrelated and research institutions (i.e., Department of Science and Innovation, or Department of Trade or Department of Higher Education or Medical Research Council or Center for Scientific and Industrial Research).
Ideally experience working with vaccine development and manufacturing either in research or in the private sector

You will be a great fit if you have the following:

Good knowledge and experience of the pharmaceutical sector, ideally vaccine-related
Experience working with international and national stakeholders in South Africa
Project management skills in public sector are a plus
High level of flexibility and ability to engage proactively, time efficiently and competently in new and changing assignments, as well as strong communication and interpersonal skills
Enjoy working in diverse teams as well as gender and cultural sensitivity
Business fluent in English

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING - Technical Responsibilities**- Ensure stakeholder engagement and an effective collaboration with the Department of Science and Innovation and the Medical Research Council, SAHPRA as well as other partners on vaccine production

Under the leadership of the component leader, ensure delivery and quality of the project activities already from the planning to the implementation such as grants or consultancy services
Provide technical advice on the regional dimension of the project activities including alignment with regional and local stakeholders working on demand generation for South African vaccines
Plan, implement and coordinate activities with other GIZ projects and diverse institutions including KfW and actively identify interfaces and synergies.
Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation system of the project.
Support in the preparation and presentation of technical papers for internal and external information events.

Additional Information & Application Process:

This position is based in Pretoria
The contract period for this position is until
31 December 2025 _in line with commission period of the Project._

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Please note:_Applications without a Motivation Letter will _
_not__ be considered_