Executive Assistant to the CEO: Policy and Strategy

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Executive Assistant to the CEO: Policy and Strategy

The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) is a not-for-profit membership organisation of approximately 11 000 medical and dental specialist and diplomates. Its purpose is to “promote the highest degree of skill and efficiency in medical and dental practice and to cultivate the highest ethical standards and professional conduct … not for pecuniary profit, but for the betterment of humanity”.

In line with its purpose, the CMSA has been expanding its work and advocacy in health policy and organisational strategy. The CMSA’s Social and Ethics and Health Policy Committee offers the foundation for its health policies. The CMSA engages a wide range of stakeholders, including Departments of Health, the Health Professions Council of SA and the SA Committee of Medical Deans, to advance health care and the role of specialists and diplomates in the health system and is building collaborations with sister Colleges in Africa and around the world. The CMSA hosts events, the pinnacle of which will be its 70th Anniversary Conference in 2025 under the theme of “Advancing Specialist Medicine in South Africa and Africa.”

The CMSA wishes to enhance its value proposition in policy and strategy and the CEO is seeking an executive assistant to support him in this regard.

Key Performance Areas:
•Support the CEO and the Social and Ethics and Health Policy Committees
•Assist with a situation analysis of specialist training and practice across the 29 Colleges of the CMSA
•Assist with the development of proposals for the health system and for medical and denatal specialists, sub-specialists and diplomates
•Support relations with key stakeholders in South Africa, Africa and globally
•Enhance the strategy of the CMSA
•Develop advocacy and position papers
•Organise events and write funding proposals

Minimum requirements:
•A 4 year degree or Hons in a relevant discipline
•Knowledge of and experience in the SA health system

Recommendations:
•Relevant Masters e.g. MPH, MBA, MPA, MA
•Knowledge about global and African health systems
•Experience in human resources development
•Efficiency in office management

Attributes
•Writing, research, advocacy and presentation skills
•Strategic thinking, critical analysis and problem solving
•Teamwork, self-motivated, well organised
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Interested applicants should send a motivation, detailed curriculum vitae, a sample of their health writing or research report, copies of academic qualifications and the names of three contactable referees to: bianca.vdwesthuizen@cmsa.co.za

Work location: CMSA Johannesburg Office, 27 Rhodes Avenue, Parktown, Johannesburg

Enquiries: eric.buch@cmsa.co.za or Whatsapp 083 391 6962

Closing date: 22 November 2024