# \[e-drug\] MSF South Africa - Access and Innovation Officer - VACANCY **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [October 2, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-msf-south-africa-access-and-innovation-officer-vacancy/32567 "2009-10-02T15:13:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Michelle\_Vilk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Michelle\_Vilk](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Michelle_Vilk)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-msf-south-africa-access-and-innovation-officer-vacancy/32567/1 "2009-10-02T15:13:35Z")
E-DRUG: MSF South Africa - Access and Innovation Officer - VACANCY ---------------------------------------------------------- {To respond DO NOT CLICK REPLY. Respond to \ see below] Medecins Sans Fronteres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an international humanitarian organisation with a presence in more than 70 countries that delivers emergency healthcare, responds to epidemics and advocates for increased access to care and treatment. MSF also works to define unmet needs and stimulate R&D to develop new medical tools. The Access & Innovation Officer is a new advocacy position that will be based in our Johannesburg office and work closely with members of our South African medical/operational and national teams as well as with the international Access to Essential Medicines Campaign. We are looking for someone with a medical or paramedical background that has knowledge and/or experience working in one or more of the following areas: HIV/AIDS, TB, and paediatrics/vaccines. The Access & Innovation Officer will have two primary functions: 1) identify areas of potential MSF collaboration with the South African research community, and 2) fight for access to new diagnostics, vaccines and drug therapies in South Africa by working with local collaborators and linking to people working on Access Issues internationally. To apply, please submit a CV and a letter of motivation explaining, why you are interested in this job, what experience you have had that is pertinent, and finally how you would approach the key objectives of this job. Applications should be sent to recruitment@joburg.msf.org before or on the revised closing deadline 21 October 2009. The full job description for this position is available at: www.msf.org.za and other information about the Access Campaign and MSF in general can be found at www.msfaccess.org and www.msf.org Kind regards, Michelle Vilk Coordination and Communications Assistant Medecins Sans Fronteres Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines Rue de Lausanne 78 1211 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: + 41(0) 22 849 89 02 Fax: + 41 (0) 22 849 84 04 michelle.vilk@geneva.msf.org