Public Engagement Officer

Patan Academy of Health Sciences
Location: Nepal
Salary: Negotiable
Posted Date: 2016-05-02 Deadline: 2016-05-22
  • Location : Nepal
  • Working Position : Entry Level
  • Qualification Degree : Bachelor's Degree
  • Salary : Negotiable
  • Category : Others
  • Nature : Full Time
Job Description


Key responsibilities and tasks:

  • Give creative input into the design of public engagement projects
  • Organize workshops and discussions with communities
  • Draft contracts with government organizations and partners
  • Encourage engagement between researchers and research communities and the general public.
  • Liaise with scientists as their inputs for projects
  • Frequent traveling to set up and implement PE projects
  • Required knowledge of translations and proof reading of the documents
  • Encourage engagement between researchers and the public
  • Assist to draft project reports and budgets
  • Provide inputs for the OUCRU website and other publications
  • Assist to the OUCRU team on training activities as needed
  • Design media packages to provide health information such as booklets, brochures, posters, TV and radio programme
  • Other tasks as required.

Qualifications and other criteria:

  • Bachelor's or higher degree in social sciences
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Experience of working in communities
  • Diplomatic skills and evidence of working with government
  • Experience with publications and media
  • Knowledge of project and budget management experience
  • Desire to interact with and work with a range of local communities
  • Should have strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy as a team player

Candidates meeting the above requirements may apply with their certificates, curriculum vitae, recent passport sized photographs and a covering letter along with application form. Application form can be obtained from the office of PAHS or download it from PAHS website (www.pahs.edu.np). Please check the exam date in PAHS website on 24 May 2016. Last date for application submission is no later than 22 May 2016 to the following address:

Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS)

Lagankhel-5, Lalitpur

Phone: 01-5539003/5545152 

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Organization Summary

Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, and the health care available to many Nepalis is clearly inadequate. One of the main reasons for this is the unwillingness of health care personnel, particularly doctors, to serve in Nepal’s remote and rural areas. The country’s current system of medical education has failed to address this. The Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) is dedicated to improving the health status of the people of Nepal by producing doctors who are willing and able to provide health care to disadvantaged Nepalis living in  remote or rural areas. The academy initially consists of a School of Medicine, which began to teach prospective doctors in 2010. In future, PAHS is expected to open a School of Public Health, a School of Nursing, a School of  Allied Health Sciences to train other health care professionals.

Industry Type Education - School & College
Location Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Organization Size 1-10
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