Transcript Our Company The JTA International Group

JTA International
Clare Woolsey – 8 December 2009
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JTA – About us
• JTA is a specialist health consulting and project management
company
• Operates across Australia, South East Asia, and the Pacific
• Provides a unique combination of health experience in a range of
speciality areas, including:
– project management
– health services and hospital planning and management
– public health and environmental health
– surveillance and monitoring and evaluation
– primary health care
– reproductive health
– health policy
– human resource management and health information systems.
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JTA – Our key offerings
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Broad range of offerings ranging from:
Hospital Management (Tabubil, Mersey etc)
Bed net/condom distribution and procurement
Environmental Impact Studies for mining ventures
(Philippines, PNG)
Capacity building
Disaster preparedness review and training
Program review and evaluation
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Our Expertise & Services
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International Health Development
Mining and Industry Health Services
Public and Community Health Services
Clinical Health Services
Executive Search and Recruitment
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International Recruitment and
Executive Search Division
• Responsible for recruitment of all international roles
across all Programs/Projects
• An external service provider to both domestic and
international clients. Services include:
– Contingency recruitment
– Market mapping
– Provision of contractors/consultants
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How we do it
• Over 200 health sector experts deployed throughout the
Asia Pacific region.
• Strong program management with a robust and versatile
toolkit of specialized financial and project management
systems
• Brisbane Head Office with 40 people, with a combination
of technical, management, financial and project staff.
• Health sector specialists - providing innovative,
solutions-based thinking whilst maintaining our position
as a leader in delivering high quality outcomes for the
health sector.
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Current Major Contracts include:
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2003 - Fiji Health Sector Improvement Program
2004 - OK Tedi Mines Limited (OTML) Health Service Project, PNG
2005 - PNG Capacity Building Service Centre
2007 - Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative in PNG
2007 - GFATM Stop TB Strategy Program in PNG
2007 - PNG-Australia HIV and AIDS Program
2008 - OTML Kiunga District Health Centre Redevelopment
2008 - Lihir Gold Ltd, Lihir Sustainable Development
2008 – Australian Nurse Family Partnership Program
2008 – Pacific Malaria Initiative Support Centre
2009 – Support to Mobile Exxon Gas Pipeline
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Geographic experience
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Australia
Cambodia
China
Fiji
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Nauru
Philippines
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Tonga
United Arab Emirates
Timor Leste
Vanuatu
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Ways to Engage with JTA International
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As a client
As a candidate
As an adviser/consultant
As a partner
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Consultants/Advisers
What types of consultants/advisers do we require for our
International projects/programs?
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Clinical (Medical doctors and nurses)
Health Finance specialists
Gender and Development Advisers
Hospital/Health Managers
HIV/Aids Specialists
Environmental/Occupational Health Specialists
Monitoring and Evaluation/Procurement Specialists
Public Health practitioners
Health Policy and Planning specialists
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Consultants/Advisers
How do we source specialist consultants/advisers?
• Utilise extensive database of over 3000 health sector
specialists
• Use of targeted mediums (e.g. Australian College of
Tropical Medicine, JCU Alumni, Devex, Devnet)
• Tapping into networks
• JTA website
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Consultants/Advisers
What attributes do we look for in our International
consultants/advisers
• Demonstrated expertise in relevant area and relevant
qualifications
• Prior experience working within developing countries
• Ability to recognise, respect and work within different
cultures
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Consultants/Advisers
What support do we offer consultants/advisers?
• Full mobilisation support (includes travel, visa and
accommodation arrangements as well as security
briefing)
• In-country support (country orientation, security, driver
access, contact point at Brisbane head office)
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Consultants/Advisers
How can you become an advisor/consultant on an
International project/program if you don’t have prior
experience within a development context?
• Volunteer positions
• NGOs
• Look for opportunities where you can apply transferrable
skills and learn about the culture on the job, rather than a
role where cultural experience is key
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Partners
• Partners in International Health - when do we look for
partners?
– To fulfil specific technical experience required on a
program/project
– To increase the strength of a tender offering
– Subcontracting opportunities
• Groups we have partnered with on International projects:
– AusVoc
- Cicada
– JCU
– UTS
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Clients include:
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AusAID
Clinton Foundation
Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
(GFATM)
World Health Organisation
World Bank
Asian Development Bank
Australian Department of Health and Aging Office of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Australian Defence Force
Queensland Health
Tasmanian Department of Health and Human
Services
OK Tedi Mining Limited
Harmony Gold Mining Ltd, PNG
Porgera JV Mining Ltd, PNG
Lihir Gold Mining Ltd, PNG
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JTA Senior Staff
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Dr. Jane Thomason, Chief Executive Officer
Dan Drewe, Chief Operating Officer
Peter Vanderwal, Executive Director,
Development Programs
Geoff Scahill, Executive Director, Mining and
Industry Health Services
Graeme Carswell, Executive Director,
Corporate Services
Dr John Menzies, Executive Director, Clinical
Services
Clare Woolsey – Executive Director,
International Recruitment and Executive
Search
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