Medical Education Coordinator (Part-time)
Salary € tbc
Damascus, Syria
Vacancy listed 15/08/2025
Application deadline 01/09/2025
Details
Key Responsibilities: 
The role of a medical education coordinator is to support and coordinate the implementation of a postgraduate medical education (PGME) programme in a complex environment like Syria. S/he acts as the central linchpin, ensuring with the technical manager that the strategic vision of the programme is translated into effective, on-the-ground education and training that meets both national standards and best international practices. Responsibilities include:  
 
  • Facilitate engagement with key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Syrian Board, CSSHT, academic institutions, professional associations, and international partners (e.g., RCOG, RCEM), to enhance collaborations within the UFUQ project and ensure the integration and complementarity of all project activities 
  • Coordinate to ensure the alignment of the UFUQ project with health human resource (HRH) strategies and medical education reforms in Syria.  
  • Support the technical manager to provide comprehensive guidance to guarantee that all activities aimed at strengthening medical education are consistent with national standards as well as best international practices in postgraduate medical education and health workforce development. 
  • Ensure the coordination, coherence, and alignment of project interventions with the logical framework, theory of change, and objectives approved by both the donor and Syrian partners.  
  • Support the technical manager to oversee the quality assurance of all deliverables, including the curriculum diploma, clinical training, research, and policy frameworks developed under the UFUQ project, ensuring their relevance, scientific integrity, and Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) sensitivity. 
  • Support the technical manager to promote capacity-building initiatives and ensure the quality assurance of Training of Trainers (ToT) programs for HRH actors at both national and sub-national levels.  
  • .Support the localization of the Postgraduate Medical Education Diploma and clinical training courses by supporting  national partners, such as the Center of Strategic Studies and Health Training and the Syrian Board, in the adoption of the requisite tools, standards, and accreditation systems.  
  • Contribute to sustainability planning by assisting in the development of Terms of Reference and standard operating procedures for the Specialties Technical Committees. 
  • Conduct regular visits to the Syrian Board, CSSHT, and training centers to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of all project activities in accordance with design plans.  
  • Represent the UFUQ program in technical meetings with donors, the MoH, and other HRH stakeholders (based on the assignment and authorization of the technical manager of medical education). 
  • implementation of inclusive strategies.  
  • Promote mechanisms for reflection and feedback from supervisors and residents, ensuring that their needs, particularly those of female participants, are addressed in the planning and implementation phases. 
  • Support in-country efforts for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) to align with the indicators and outcomes of the UFUQ project.  
  • Identify technical risks, bottlenecks, or inconsistencies in project delivery and propose corrective actions in collaboration with the medical education technical manager and program lead.  
  • Provide rapid response input when challenges arise in the curriculum rollout, clinical mentoring, or institutional engagement.  
  • Coordinate the design and planning of new or revised technical activities. 
 
All applications must be received with a CV and Cover Letter. Applications received without either document will not be considered.  
 
PLEASE NOTE: the appointment for the position is dependent on donor funding 
Notes

All applications must be received with a CV and Cover Letter. Applications received without either document will not be considered.

Attached documents
Title File
Terms of Reference UFUQ_Project_ToR_Medical_Education_Coordinator1.pdf
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