Biomedical Engineering Expert (NGO Careers) at Enabel Uganda

Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also works for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad, Enabel offers solutions to address pressing global challenges – Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality – and to promote Global Citizenship. With 2,000 staff, Enabel manages about 170 projects in twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East.

Background

Enabel in Uganda will be implementing a new Country strategy 2023-2027.

Within this context, Enabel is seeking to recruit 1 (ONE) Biomedical Engineering Expert to inorder to achieve the specific objectives of the country portfolio and the intervention.

Job description-Major Roles and Responsibilities

• You contribute to the implementation of the interventions by providing input for planning, execution, coordination and monitoring and evaluation inorder to ensure that the results of the intervention (outputs-outcomes) are achieved within the set execution deadline;
• You provide the necessary technical input in the area of expertise that is in management of medical equipment inorder to achieve the intervention’s technical performance in accordance with national and international norms and standards;
• You organise knowledge building and knowledge management in the thematic area of the management of medical equipment inorder to create an inclusive, informed climate of trust within the intervention/ Project;
• You ensure capacity development of partner entities inorder to contribute to the improvement of their organisation, processes, systems and staff competences.

Your profile

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering or related studies;

Required experience

• Minimum 5 years  proven experience in public hospitals and Health Centers ,infrastructures,equipment, maintenance and settings;
• Minimum 5 years proven experience in facilitating trainings of medical personnel in the use of medical equipment.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Proven experience and knowledge of quality control process for Health facility equipment and infrastructures;
• Demonstrated skill in management, planning and reporting in the fields of health facility equipment and infrastructures;
• Ability to produce/adapt short course training on health facility maintenance (equipment and infrastructures) and to train health facility technicians at district level;
• Clear and concise writing skills, good communication, presentation and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a multi-actor environment at central a decentralised level;
• Understanding of the health sector dynamics, preferably related to access and quality of care
• Competences in change management, learning and knowledge management;
• Experience and knowledge in Leadership and People Management;
• Skills in problem solving and you adopt a solution- and results-oriented approach.
• Ability to show engagement, sense of responsibility and integrity;
• Proven experience and knowledge of Ugandan health facility norms and standards for equipment and infrastructures
• Working experience in private sector organizations related to biomedical equipment asset management is an asset

Applicants are also required to commit to the vision, mission and values of Enabel (https://www.enabel.be/content/enabel-vision-mission-values).

We offer you

• A fascinating/interesting/varied job in an international environment.
• A contract of 45 months, starting date is 1st July,2023.
• A salary package that comprises the monthly gross salary, in accordance with our salary scales (class 6)
• The contractual conditions will be established according to the organisation’s salary polices.

Following this recruitment procedure, a shortlist of successful applicants may be constituted which may be sourced in the next three years for similar job openings.

Every person who fulfils the conditions listed in our job advertisements may apply. Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, disability status or any other factor other than competence.

Are you interested?

Apply here Click Here to Apply at the latest by 10/3/2023 and include your application letter and updated CV.

Only applications submitted via the above link will be considered.