IOM Helsinki is looking to recruit an ophthalmologist from the Somali diaspora for 16 months to work in Bossaso General Hospital, Bossaso, Somalia as part of the MIDA FINNSOM Health project.
About MIDA FINNSOM Health:
The past decades have seen continued migration from various African countries, causing loss of human capital that has debilitated various public sector systems across the continent. Implemented by IOM, Migration for Development in Africa(MIDA) projects seek to utilize the skills and knowledge of Africans living in the diaspora to rehabilitate public sector systems in their countries of origin. Through Phase III of the Institutionalizing Health Care Improvement through Temporary Returns of Somali Diaspora Health Professionalsprogram (publicly known as MIDA FINNSOM Health), IOM and Somali diaspora health and support professionals will continue to support the rehabilitation and development of the public health sector in Puntland and Somaliland. MIDA FINNSOM Health is funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
For Terms of Reference and eligibility criteria, see attachment.
HOW TO APPLY:
To be eligible to apply, you must be a person of Somali origin and a part of the Somali diaspora abroad.
For more information, please see the MIDA FINNSOM Health website:
All applications must be sent to iomhelsinkimida@iom.int with the following reference as subject in your e-mail: "APPLICATION: OPHTHALMOLOGIST/Bossaso".
As part of the application, applicants must provide a cover letter and CV before the closing date of the vacancy in order for each candidate to be considered.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed of the status of their application.
