Consultor Nacional, Cesación Tabáquica

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Dominican Republic.

📋 Description

• Strengthen the implementation of the National Tobacco Cessation Services Network through ongoing technical assistance.

• Monitor guidelines, patient instructions, and care flowcharts approved by the Ministry of Public Health.

• Coordinate cascade training processes with the Ministry of Health and the National Health Service.

• Organize continuous virtual training sessions, technical workshops, and webinars on tobacco cessation and pharmacotherapy.

• Conduct motivational interviews and provide clinical follow-up for patients.

• Support the integration of cessation services in health facilities and the national teleassistance line.

• Collaborate with the Tobacco Cessation Table, HEARTS management team, mental health line, and civil society.

• Assist national institutions in cessation treatments and brief interventions to quit smoking.

• Provide technical knowledge on tobacco control based on scientific evidence and international best practices.

• Promote intersectoral coordination and civil society participation.

• Prepare technical reports and establish indicators to monitor quality, coverage, and outcomes.

• Form regional training teams, develop schedules, and train teams from two prioritized SRS.

• Deliver a final report containing the technical products of the consultancy.

⛳️ Requirements

• University degree in a field related to social sciences, economic sciences, or health sciences.

• At least 7 years of accumulated national experience in professional, academic, and/or social organization contexts.

• Knowledge of the Dominican health system and the implementation of the HEARTS strategy.

• Proficiency in Spanish.

• Dominican nationality or legal residency in the Dominican Republic for foreigners.

• Ability to write reports and documents and deliver oral and written presentations.

• Capacity to develop and promote multisectoral collaboration alliances.

• Proficient in Windows, Microsoft Office, email, Outlook, Internet, and basic statistics.

• Familiarity with Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

• Theoretical and practical knowledge to develop, monitor, and evaluate plans.

• Good understanding of the current smoke-free spaces law in the Dominican Republic.

• Awareness of the socioeconomic and cultural situation in the Dominican Republic.

• Willingness to travel.

• Curriculum Vitae and motivation letter required.

• Completion of mandatory training courses and sessions, and attendance at follow-up meetings as required.

🏝️ Benefits

• One-time payment of 432,000.00 Dominican pesos upon delivery and approval of the products.

• Mandatory training and formation sessions.

• Virtual or hybrid work for technical workshops and webinars.

• Inclusion in the roster for future similar consultancies, without guarantee of selection.

• Work environment free from harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and abusive behavior.

• Smoke-free environment.

• Consultancy as an independent contractor.