JTA International

World Health. We’re working on it.

Clare Woolsey – 8 December 2009

World Health. We’re working on it.

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.

World Health. We’re working on it.

JTA – Our key offerings

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

World Health. We’re working on it.

Our Expertise & Services

International Health Development Mining and Industry Health Services Public and Community Health

Services Clinical Health Services Executive Search and Recruitment

World Health. We’re working on it.

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

World Health. We’re working on it.

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.

World Health. We’re working on it.

Current Major Contracts include:

• 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

World Health. We’re working on it.

Geographic experience

• 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

World Health. We’re working on it.

Ways to Engage with JTA International

• As a client• As a candidate• As an adviser/consultant• As a partner

World Health. We’re working on it.

Consultants/Advisers

What types of consultants/advisers do we require for our International projects/programs?

• 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

World Health. We’re working on it.

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

World Health. We’re working on it.

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

World Health. We’re working on it.

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)

World Health. We’re working on it.

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

World Health. We’re working on it.

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

World Health. We’re working on it.

Clients include:

• 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

World Health. We’re working on it.

JTA Senior Staff

• 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