Country Ambassadors
Our Country Ambassadors are individuals who are based in the country they represent and use their knowledge and networks to help us deliver our work in a more global way. They help share the work of RSTMH with their networks and also advise us on how we could work more effectively with the Country they are based in.
They RSTMH Country Ambassadors let us know about recent news, success and challenges within the global health community in their country and also advise on which individuals and organisations we should be aware of, and working with. They help us reach more people who are working in or interested in global health and tropical medicine across the world.
Please contact Tamar.Ghosh@rstmh.org for more information about vacancies for this voluntary role.
You will be a citizen of the country you would like to represent and will be there for at least 3 further years. You will have a good understanding of the health environment, as well as have established links to tropical medicine and global health networks and organisations.
You will be knowledgeable in your specific area of tropical medicine and global health and will have established good networks within your country, in your field and more widely, preferably across the clinical, academic, charitable industry and policy making sectors.
You will have represented your organisation or work in other non-executive or voluntary capacities in the past and will have a good understanding of how to disseminate information and extract ideas and advice. Finally, you will be a member of RSTMH and be confident and willing to represent RSTMH.
We welcome applications from people from any country and a range of career stages, but would like to encourage applications from Brazil, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
