Please reply to Judy Canahuati ([log in to unmask]) re: this message if you
are itnerested. She has had difficulty posting it directly to LACTNET, so I
am passing it on for her. Thanks
Hi friends: I just got this by email. Perhaps someone on the list is
interested.
Four Months - Start date: December 1, 1997
End date: March 31, 1998
Pls. send resumes asap to: [log in to unmask] or by fax: Deborah Clark in
Atlanta tel:(404)-577-9418
Below pls. find an overview of the North Korea project.
We are aiming to start the program by December 1, and UNICEF would like to
provide the team with a training course before they enter Korea. Candidates
must be able to stay in North Korea until March 30.
The team members will work within the management frameworks set out by
UNICEF
CARE's team member (on the consortium team of five) will be the Lactaction
Expert, who will also maintain the basic procurement function and office
budget - with a monthly budget of $25k. At a minimum, the Team will be
responsible for filing donor reports for OFDA, as has been the case under
the current program. UNICEF plans to provide housing accommodations for
the team members; if this does not work out, the Team will be housed at the
Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang.
General Background for All Observers:
The team will consist of two people with a health background (one of whom
will be a lactation consultant), two people with logistics backgrounds (one
of whom will have MIS skills), and one team leader.
All should have management experience and strong negotiation skills. In an
ideal world, we would like for them to have Korean language ability, but we
cannot guarantee that the DPRK will permit Korean speakers to enter.
Specific skills CARE is recruiting:
CARE will recruit the Lactation specialist, who will also have the
responsibility of maintaining the financial systems. This person should
have the capacity to do the three basic tasks below, and in addition should
be an expert in breastfeeding promotion. Experience in emergency
situations is desired.
Responsibilities of all team members will fall into three basic areas:
(1) monitoring deployment of the resources (logistical monitoring from
shipment to hospital pharmacy)
(2) providing feedback to UNICEF and the DPRK in order to improve program
efficacy (reporting)
(3) providing basic training to health functionaries in proper use of the
commodities, using training aids which have been developed and field-tested
by UNICEF.
Any special skills which the team members have will also be fully utilized
-- for example, a strong background in training may mean that the person
has special tasks in organizing training sessions. One particular skill
which is required is breastfeeding promotion.
Each team member will be paired for work with a staffperson from the
Ministry of Health, and is may also be accompanied by staff from the
Ministry of External Affairs. Given that translation is spotty in even
non-medical situations, UNICEF's idea in the pairing is that the MoH person
will help to bridge communication gaps in the hospitals, and to
build the capacity of these MoH personnel to do this basic training work
themselves.
Judy Canahuati, MPhil, IBCLC
PO Box #512
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Telephone: +504-50-9737
Fax: +504-50-7482
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