E-DRUG: Job Announcement: Drug Regulation Specialist
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Health Sector Policy Support Programme in the Philippines
The Project
Availability and utilization of affordable and financially sustainable,
quality essential health services and population programmes in the
Philippines continue to be issues in need of further support and
development. Within the framework of the Philippine Government's
efforts to advance its health sector reforms, the envisaged project is
designed to support the reform programme ("FOURmula One for Health" -
F1-for-health), which aims at at attaining better outcomes, more
responsive health systems and equitable health care financing through
action in four areas:
Financing - increased, better and sustained investments in health;
Regulation - better quality and cheaper health products;
Service delivery - enhanced accessibility and availability of health
care;
Governance - enhanced health system's performance, in particular
through improved public finance management and sector-wide management.
Consequently, the envisaged project will be giving special attention to
issues such as
- financial sustainability of national health insurance and extended
insurance cover for the poor
- governance, operational efficiency and service provision in public
hospitals
- utilisation of cost-effective public health programmes and primary
health care services
- quality, accessibility and safety of health care related products,
facilities and services
- governance in health sector through
(i) more efficient local health systems based on inter-local health
zones and partnerships with the private sector,
(ii) increased public accountability,
(iii) improved health sector planning, monitoring and evaluation,
(iv) increased efficiency and effectiveness of public health spending
and
(v) improved public finance management.
GTZ is currently preparing the tender for this project and is inviting
suitable candidates to apply.
Your Tasks as Drug Regulation Specialist
The Drug Regulation Specialist will provide technical support for
strengthening the regulatory and technical capacity of the Bureau of
Food and Drug (BFAD); he/she will work in close coordination and under
the oversight of the Drug Management Specialist. His/her tasks will in
particular include
- facilitation of the review and update of drug & medicines legislation
and regulations used for ensuring the quality, efficacy and safety of
medicines and their relations to the National Drug Policy and the goals
of the Health Sector Reform Agenda,
- assessing the current status of BFAD and developing recommendations
to Secretary of Health on how to strengthen the legal mandate and
capacity of BFAD and other relevant agencies to enforce relevant durgs
& medicines regulations
- secure support from Department of Health (DOH) and relevant
government authorities for reforms at BFAD and assist with their
implementation including organisational/managerial reforms and reforms
to set up sustainable financing system and to build adequate technical
and legal capacity
- assess current quality control and quality assurance systems of BFAD
and develop short, medium and long term proposals on how best to ensure
quality of registered medicines and prevent the distribution of counte
rfeit and substandard products
- assess the current BFAD master plan for improvements to increase
efficiency of the drug regulatory processes, make recommendations where
necessary and assist with implementation
- facilitate collaboration of BFAD with other agencies like the World
Health Organization and international / regional partner agencies on
pertinent issues related to improvements of the drug regulatory and
drug quality assurance systems in the Philippines
- monitor and evaluate progress of BFAD reforms and assist in the
development of routinely conducted self-assessments and continuous
quality improvement practices
- contribute to the design and delivery of training materials in
his/her area of work
Your Qualifications:
The following qualifications and experiences are mandatory:
- university degree at Master's level or equivalent in a relevant field
- a minimum of 10 years relevant professional experience with 5 years
international experience in at least three developing countries
- strong background in drug regulation
- working experience in middle income countries
- experience of decentralised contexts
- experience in other health-related regulatory areas would be an
advantage
- experience in the pharmaceutical industry sector would be an
advantage
- knowledge of international pharmaceutical standards would be an
advantage
- strong communication and drafting skills
- fluency in English, both written and spoken
Duration: February 2007 - January 2010
To apply, please contact:
Jutta Hein
Personnel Officer
GTZ International Services
P.O. Box 5180
D-65760 Eschborn, Germany
Tel. +49-6196-79-3114
Fax: +49-6196-79-7450
<mailto:Jutta.Hein@gtz.de
About Us
GTZ is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable
development with worldwide operations. It provides viable,
forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and
social development in a globalised world. GTZ promotes complex reforms
and change processes, often working under difficult conditions. Its
corporate objective is to improve people's living conditions on a
sustainable basis.
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