Palliative Care Expert

NTU International A/S; Doha; On-site; QAR 403,000 - 604,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU International A/S seeks a Key Expert – Palliative Care Expert to provide technical assistance for strengthening oncologic care and governance in Syria’s health system. You will help develop and harmonise chemotherapy protocols, ensure medication safety, and support cross-national guidance within fragile health services.

The role requires extensive clinical and leadership experience in palliative care, and a proven ability to train multi-disciplinary teams while aligning with international

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, Palliative Medicine, Nursing or related field.
• Medical degree with specialization or advanced training in palliative care preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills, sensitivity to ethical and psychosocial aspects of end-of-life care.
• Ability to design monitoring frameworks and quality indicators for palliative-care service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen oncology-related clinical protocols and medication safety.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and conduct clinical training for physicians, pharmacists and nurses.
• Develop monitoring and evaluation tools to track adherence, outcomes and safety indicators across oncology centres.
• Lead and convene multidisciplinary technical working groups across oncology, primary care and nursing directorates.

Skills

Master's degree in Public Health, Pall

Cross-cultural communication

Monitoring frameworks

Quality indicators

Education

Master's degree in Public Health, Palliative Medicine, Nursing or related field

Medical degree with specialization in palliative care

Job description

Key Expert – Palliative Care Expert (Cat. II)

Project: Technical Assistance to the Syrian Ministry of Health – Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Governance.

Indicative Start Date: 9 December 2026

Implementation Period: 14 months (indicative end date: 9 February 2028)

NTU International is currently identifying qualified experts for the EU-funded project “Technical Assistance to the Syrian Ministry of Health – Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Governance.”

The assignment aims to support the institutional strengthening and governance capacities of the Syrian Ministry of Health, contributing to more effective institutional performance, evidence-based decision-making, accountability and sustainable capacity development.

In this context, we are seeking a highly qualified Key Expert – Palliative Care Expert (Category II) to provide technical assistance in strengthening oncology-related clinical protocols, medication safety, multidisciplinary coordination, clinical training and quality monitoring, while contributing to patient-centred care and the integration of palliative care considerations within health services.

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Master's degree in Public Health, Palliative Medicine, Nursing or a related clinical field.
• A medical degree with specialisation or advanced training in palliative care is strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills, including sensitivity to the ethical and psychosocial dimensions of end-of-life care.
• Ability to design monitoring frameworks and quality indicators for palliative-care service delivery.

General Professional Experience

• Minimum 10 years of clinical or technical experience in medical oncology, including substantial direct experience in the development, harmonisation or revision of natl. or institutional systemic anti-cancer therapy protocols, particularly chemotherapy protocols.

Specific Professional Experience

• Demonstrated familiarity with current international cancer treatment guidelines (e.g. WHO Essential Medicines List for cancer, NCCN, ESMO) and their contextual adaptation to resource-constrained or fragile health systems.
• Proven experience developing or strengthening pharmacovigilance and medication-safety systems specific to chemotherapy administration, including adverse-event reporting, dose-verification protocols and safe-handling procedures.
• Experience designing structured clinical training for oncology teams (physicians, pharmacists and nursing staff) on protocol implementation, treatment sequencing and toxicity management.
• Experience developing monitoring and evaluation tools to track treatment adherence, clinical outcomes, protocol-related safety indicators across multiple oncology centres.
• Experience convening multidisciplinary technical working groups across oncology, primary care and nursing directorates.
• Professional experience in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, or in post-conflict or early-recovery health systems, is considered a strong asset.

Language Requirements

• English: Excellent written and spoken command – mandatory.
• Arabic: Working knowledge is considered a strong asset.