Palliative Care Expert for Syrian Ministry of Health

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Key Expert – Palliative Care Expert (Category II) to support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance project for the Syrian Ministry of Health. The role focuses on strengthening oncology‑related clinical protocols, medication safety, multidisciplinary coordination, clinical training and quality monitoring, with an emphasis on patient‑centred palliative care integration.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and harmonise national or institutional anti‑cancer therapy protocols, especially chemotherapy protocols, adapted to resource‑constrained settings.
• Design and implement pharmacovigilance and medication‑safety systems for chemotherapy administration, including adverse‑event reporting and dose‑verification procedures.
• Create structured clinical training programmes for oncology teams on protocol implementation, treatment sequencing and toxicity management.
• Develop monitoring and evaluation tools to track treatment adherence, clinical outcomes and safety indicators across multiple oncology centres.
• Convene and lead multidisciplinary technical working groups involving oncology, primary care and nursing directorates.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Public Health, Palliative Medicine, Nursing or related clinical field; medical degree with specialization in palliative care strongly preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of clinical or technical experience in medical oncology, including experience with protocol development and revision.
• Familiarity with international cancer treatment guidelines (WHO Essential Medicines List, NCCN, ESMO) and their adaptation to fragile health systems.
• Professional experience in the MENA region or post‑conflict/early‑recovery health systems is a strong asset.
• Excellent English communication skills; working knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.

Required skills

• Chemotherapy protocol development and harmonisation
• Pharmacovigilance and medication‑safety system design
• Monitoring framework and quality indicator creation for palliative‑care service delivery
• Clinical training design for oncology teams
• Evaluation tool development for treatment adherence and safety tracking