Company Overview
The Pharo Foundation (the ‘’Foundation”) is a privately funded entrepreneurial organisation that runs philanthropic programmes as well as a for-profit arm, Pharo Ventures. The Vision of the Foundation is an economically vibrant and inclusive Africa. The Mission is to achieve the Vision by investing in the human and physical capital of Africa, with a strong focus on job creation.
Established in 2011, The Foundation has been implementing numerous programmes in Ethiopia and Somaliland and is in the process of expanding into Rwanda and Kenya. The strategic pillars of the Foundation are education, health, water, and agriculture. One such example is the ongoing implementation of a large-scale water project in Somaliland with the aim of bringing water to 6,000 households and their livestock. In 2020, the Foundation also established Pharo Ventures, its wholly owned social enterprise arm, with the objectives of economic value and job creation in East Africa
The Foundation has a programme office in Assosa, the regional capital of Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz Regional State (BGRS), with plans to expand operations in the country. Since its establishment in 2016, the Foundation’s programme office has been working on an integrated livelihood development programme that covers agriculture, water, health, and education. The Foundation opened the best class diagnostic centre in Assosa, BGRS, to complement curative health services and to become a reliable partner to the region's and beyond the existing health systems. The Pharo Diagnostic Centre is intended to aid in the improvement of BGRS' health infrastructure by providing advanced high quality medical laboratory services to customers, later adding imaging investigations and further laboratory testing.
Headquartered in London, the Foundation has an operational head office in Nairobi, Kenya with country offices in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa and Assosa), Somaliland (Hargeisa), and Rwanda (Kigali) with further expansion plans in Africa.
Position Summary
The Medical Doctor should be an accomplished, empathic general practitioner. His/her duties include examining patients, ordering and interpreting lab results, diagnosing common illnesses, and administering or prescribing appropriate treatment and ultimately refer patients when necessary.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Location: Asossa, BGRS
Reporting to: PDC Director
Functional Relationships: Regional Director of Health, Programme Office Manager, Country Head of Health and other related thematic units
Qualification Requirements
Personal Attributes