APPEL À CANDIDATURES DU PROJET « BETA » (BILDUNG EFFEKTIVER TABAKSKONTROL-BEFÜRWORTER IN AFRIKA) – FORMATION AU RENFORCEMENT DES CAPACITÉS

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) in collaboration with the Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is proud to announce a capacity-building training course on tobacco industry interference as part of the project ‘Building Effective Tobacco Control Advocates in Africa (BETA).’ The project aims to provide capacity-building support to African tobacco control stakeholders in target countries, specifically through offering a training course on tobacco industry monitoring and strategies for countering tobacco industry interference (TII). The course is targeted at tobacco control advocates, including journalists and in some instances; we consider applications from interested government officials. We would like to invite members of your organisation to apply for participation in the upcoming courses to be hosted at SMU, from 20 April 2020 to 30 April 2020.

Attentes des participants :

When applying for this course, prospective participants need to be aware of the following expectations. Participation in these activities is compulsory for all participants and forms part of a comprehensive capacity building process:

• Participate in a two week training course in South Africa
• Participate in a mentorship programme for the duration of the project, including participating in at least one online mentoring session in a month and an annual meeting with mentors hosted in their respective country
• Participate in in-country teams activities, including collaboration with  ATCA and other national and regional organisations 
• Develop cohesive work-plans in the month following the training which would incorporate learnings of TII with their current tobacco control initiatives
• Implement work-plans by respective teams, which will be monitored/tracked over the duration of the project
• Rédiger des rapports d'avancement semestriels au sein d'une équipe sur le terrain
• Rédiger au moins un document décrivant les tactiques pertinentes de la TII et les mesures de riposte mises en œuvre au sein d’une équipe sur le terrain, dans les 12 mois suivant la formation 
• Log or compile a monthly report on TI monitoring activities using a monitoring tool on the mobile app provided by SMU

Background

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has made significant progress in addressing the tobacco epidemic. The convention has been ratified by 181 of the United Nations 193 member states. However, policy implementation has been slow. Countries have identified tobacco industry interference as the greatest impediment to their progress in developing tobacco control policies. Growing evidence indicates that tobacco industry research underpins effective tobacco control. Countries with the most successful tobacco control policies have notable programmes of tobacco industry monitoring (TIM) and research.  

Understanding the tobacco industry and holding it to account is therefore crucial to enabling further progress in tobacco control. In addition, enhancing the skills and human capacity of civil society organisations and non-governmental agencies is essential to develop effective means of combatting tobacco industry interference. It is also important to further develop tobacco control in Africa. It is within this context that the BETA project has come about.

Résultats de la formation   

To capacitate tobacco control and public health advocates to strengthen tobacco control advocacy in their respective countries, participants will take part in a two-week training course by SMU in South Africa. After completing the training course, all participants would be grouped into in-country teams/networks and, paired with a pre-assigned mentor in collaboration with Africa Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA). The mentors and ATCA will over time, help trainees further develop their ideas, build and ultimately implement cohesive strategies to counter tobacco industry interferences initiatives in each country.

The training course is structured to be interactive and to provide participants with knowledge and skills in relation to the following:

• Comprendre les évolutions relatives à la Convention-cadre de l'OMS pour la lutte antitabac (CCLAT), à ses directives d'application et aux données probantes, en mettant particulièrement l'accent sur les avancées régionales et nationales en matière de mise en œuvre en Afrique.
• Mécanismes permettant de surveiller les activités d'ingérence de l'industrie du tabac, notamment par des méthodes telles que l'analyse documentaire et l'identification de nouvelles tactiques et de nouveaux modes d'ingérence de l'industrie du tabac.
• Utiliser diverses techniques pour élaborer et mettre en œuvre une stratégie de plaidoyer efficace, notamment en partageant les meilleures pratiques pour contrer l'ingérence de l'industrie.

Preferred Requirements 

Éducation	Minimum: Relevant Diploma and/or Bachelor’s Degree
Work experience	Minimum 3 years with advocacy experience preferred
Designation and role within organisation	Capacité à mettre en œuvre les connaissances et les compétences en matière de TII au sein de l'organisation
Importance stratégique des activités de coopération technique au sein de l'organisation	Ce n'est pas obligatoire, mais c'est un plus
Partenariats clés de l'organisation	Other TC organisations as well as the Health and social development or trade ministry would be beneficial

Procédure de candidature 

1. Please submit the application form and enclose the following documents

• Brève biographie – 200 mots maximum
• Note conceptuelle / Réflexions sur le TIM et projet de plan d'action concernant le TIM et la responsabilité dans votre pays
• Copie du diplôme le plus élevé
• Passport bio page

For the application form, please click here

Applications should be submitted to Eudie Hlabioa via email at Eudie.Hlabioa@smu.ac.za on or before 28 February at 16:00 CAT

Enquiries can be sent to Ms Joyce Jakavula and Eudie Hlabioa at joyce.jakavula@smu.ac.za and eudie.hlabioa@smu.ac.za or +2712 521 3379