Medical & Clinical Laboratory Consultant

The Building Alliance for Local Advancement, Development, and Investment (BALADI) program is a five-year USAID funded program that supports locally-generated socio-economic development projects throughout Lebanon. The BALADI program seeks to encourage service delivery by local governments through municipal projects that respond to citizens’ needs. It assists municipalities and communities that have collaborated together to prepare and well plan for livelihood improvement projects. In 2018, 32 new municipal projects were awarded under USAID-BALADI funds to be implemented by René Moawad Foundation (RMF), among which are medical and clinical related projects.

Position Summary

The Medical & Clinical expert will be technically supporting RMF/BALADI team in the implementation of medical related projects.  He/she will also play an advisory role to BALADI’s stakeholders in ensuring sustainability of these initiatives.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Review municipal applications related to Medical & Clinical projects and review the design and specifications of the provided equipment’s and provide recommendations accordingly.
• Assist RMF team and project stakeholders in developing the tender documents related to the Medical & Clinical activities and projects including bidding conditions, and technical specifications.
• Hold pre-bidding clarification meetings, if needed.
• Review the offers received from potential suppliers and provide comparative studies and recommend best offer as per RMF and USAID procurement regulations.
• Assist RMF team in ensuring proper implementation of works as per contractual requirement and report to RMF accordingly.
• Notify RMF team of any problem or delay that might occur during the phases of projects implementation.
• Gather pre & post project implementation data, analyzing and reporting of results.
• Ensure proper handover of the project activities and works.
• Organize training workshops and meetings with stakeholders in Medical sector, upon RMF request.
• Prepare booklets for the projects on the good use and management of the facility (policy, process, and procedure manual)

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Master’s degree in Medical or Medical Lab related Studies
• 7+ years professional experience in Medical & Clinical Lab  
• Qualified in language and writing skills and ability to produce high quality professional reports, technical summaries, and marketing materials content.
• Qualified presentation skills and ability to communicate to large audiences.
• Qualified people skills with ability to communicate effectively in person, verbally and in writing.
• Strong communication & leadership skills and the ability to organize and conduct meetings & workshops.
• Good technical knowledge to solicit vendor offers, evaluate proposals and oversee implementation. 
• Ability to work in the office and travel on-location.
• Mastery of computerized tools, specifically with Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.

REPORTS TO:         Deputy Program Director