Senior Infectious Diseases & AMR Policy Lead - West Africa

Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP); Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Part time

Job summary

A public health organisation is seeking a highly qualified consultant to optimise national antibiotic formularies across several West African countries, focusing on multi-drug resistant infections. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship, as well as bilingual proficiency in French and English. This is a contract position offering flexible work arrangements between February 2026 and July 2027.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship.
• Experience in facilitating technical working groups or committees.
• Bilingual proficiency in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Convene a Technical Committee with clinical experts and governmental representatives.
• Facilitate meetings to design and validate optimisation methodologies.
• Develop an optimised and harmonised antibiotic formulary.

Skills

Clinical pharmacology expertise

Antimicrobial stewardship

Multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria management

Strong stakeholder engagement

Consensus-building skills

Education

Advanced degree in Clinical Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases, or related field

Doctorate in a relevant discipline

Job description

A public health organisation is seeking a highly qualified consultant to optimise national antibiotic formularies across several West African countries, focusing on multi-drug resistant infections. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship, as well as bilingual proficiency in French and English. This is a contract position offering flexible work arrangements between February 2026 and July 2027.