Public Health Coordinator

1. Pension contribution received under the Pension Act of the Maldives.
2. In accordance with the government pay framework guidelines (as amended on 01 May 2023), overtime payments and other benefits

1. Under the Thalassemia Control Act (2012/4) and related laws, regulations, policies and plans, Thalassemia is run in the Maldives as a control programme for a non-communicable disease.
2. In connection with thalassemia, conducting training for health service providers and other parties to promote public health, monitoring control work, frequently travelling to atolls to conduct field visits, and carrying out and managing online sessions.
3. Planning and carrying out thalassemia control work in collaboration with public health units, health service facilities, institutions and community groups.
4. Conducting scientific interventions and monitoring and evaluating to build a healthy population protected from non-communicable diseases such as blood disorders and heart disease, the population affected by thalassemia.
5. Collecting, compiling, cleaning and analysing data and information needed to control the prevalence of the disease, and completing scientific studies to control thalassemia.
6. Working with schools, atoll council offices, government institutions, domestic and international community organisations, companies and private individuals to provide information to different populations and to strengthen awareness, in order to control thalassemia at national level.
7. Drafting and submitting, according to the guidelines, the concept papers, initiatives, projects, plans, activities, budgets and timelines required for the continuous development of Maldivian Blood Services.
8. Increasing the number of blood donors, especially those providing the important service of blood donation, and completing the work of encouraging and raising awareness of voluntary blood donation according to the guidelines.
9. Preparing budgets, compiling annual reports, monthly reports and daily statistics related to the assigned work, filing, verifying, handling secretariat work for various meetings, and making decisions on filing.
10. Maintaining the national register / registry of thalassemia children, completing the service chart, and handling and completing travel cards and thalassemia allowance matters.
11. Digitalising and modernising the services the institution decides to provide, completing the work according to the guidelines.
12. Calendaring, organising and observing various commemorative days such as the Thalassemia Day and Blood Donors' Day, special days, events and monthly activities, and completing the work of conducting these observances.
13. Assigning work and targets to staff in writing, training them, guiding them, providing corrective measures and advice, monitoring staff performance monthly according to the guidelines, and completing and carrying out work together with staff.
14. Participating in TV and radio programmes to secure airtime for public awareness, preparing educational materials, creating social media posts, and completing the work of maintaining the institution's social media accounts, accepting responsibility for the work.
15. Reporting on assigned work to the Director General of Blood Services and the Supervisor, deciding on guidance and being answerable to them promptly.
16. Drafting plans for action in health and other emergency crises and disasters, and completing the work assigned in such crises and disasters.

• Obtaining a Master's degree at Level 9 of the Maldivian National Qualifications Framework in a field related to the duties of the post

Or

• A Level 7 or 8 degree on the Maldives National Qualifications Framework, or a Bachelor's Honours degree, from a field related to the post, together with 4 years of work experience in a field related to the post.

1. Biostatistics
2. Communicable Diseases
3. Community Health
4. Community Health Nursing
5. Community Medicine
6. Demography
7. Dietetics
8. Disaster Management
9. Emergency Management
10. Emergency Preparedness and Response
11. Entomology
12. Environmental Health
13. Epidemiology
14. Global Health
15. Health Care Administration
16. Health Care Evaluation
17. Health Care Management
18. Health Education
19. Health Informatics
20. Health Information
21. Health Information Management
22. Health Promotion
23. Health Research
24. Health Services Administration
25. Health Services Management
26. Infectious Diseases
27. Maternal And Child Health
28. Mental Health
29. Non-Communicable Diseases
30. Nutrition
31. Occupational Health
32. Population Health
33. Primary Health Care
34. Public Health
35. Public Health Nursing
36. Public Health Research
37. Public Health Science
38. Reproductive Health

• Public Health Services

1. Application form for the vacant post (this form can be obtained from the Civil Service Commission's website and the office website, counter and the link below) https://www.csc.gov.mv/download/2023/51/Annex%202%20-%20Application%20form1pnd4eve.a2u.docx
2. Details of the applicant (including contact phone number and email address).
3. A readable copy of both sides of the card proving that the applicant is a Maldivian citizen (even if the validity period has expired), or if the ID card is lost, the applicant's birth certificate, passport or driving licence.
4. If a staff member with a service agreement to serve the Civil Service / Government is transferred to this position, a letter issued by the office providing the service stating that there is no objection to leaving the position.
5. Copies of educational certificates obtained;

(a) For educational certificates issued by institutions outside Maldives that have been graded by the Maldives Qualifications Authority at a certain level, copies of the educational certificate and transcript; or: in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter confirming completion of the course and a copy of the assessment report and transcript issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority.

(b) Copies of training certificates issued by a higher education institution in Maldives and copies of the transcript; or a copy of the course completion letter and a copy of the transcript: (Except for Maldives National University, the Islamic University of Maldives and the Civil Service Training Institute, the course completion letter issued by higher education institutions in Maldives will be accepted only if it includes the authorisation number given to that institution by the Maldives Qualifications Authority to issue certificates to graduates after "batch validation".)

6. Copies of documents as specified below demonstrating work experience:

(a) If work experience has been gained in a civil service post, in a state institution, in a government-owned company, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(b) For work experience within the civil service that cannot be verified from https://myaccount.csc.gov.mv/, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken and the period (in years, months and days) confirmed by that office, and stating the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(c) If work experience has been gained in a private company or private organisation, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) and the number of staff at the workplace.

(d) If work has been undertaken in a national or international association or society, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, and the period (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each). This letter should state whether the position held is a salaried position or not, or alternatively, an official letter from that organisation confirming this.

(e) If work has been undertaken in a dissolved state institution, or in a dissolved private company or private organisation, or in a dissolved national or international society or association, and a letter from that office stating the work undertaken and the period of work (in years, months and days) and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) cannot be obtained, the "Reference Check Form for Work Experience from a Dissolved Workplace" found in Table 8 of the Recruitment Rules.

To apply for this post, please email the required documents to [email protected] before 13:30 on Thursday 29 October 2026.

If the Government declares a public holiday before the deadline of the announcement, the application form for the post may be accepted on the declared date.

NOTE: All documents with the application form must be converted into a single PDF file, and the file must be named with the name of the applicant and the name of the post.

From the applicants for this post, based on educational level and experience, the candidates most suitable for the post will be short listed; those with the highest scores will be selected.

The interview and presentation for selecting a candidate for this post will be held at a venue determined by Maldivian Blood Services during October/November 2026. Applicants for this job are requested to be prepared to attend the examination and interview within that period.

Appointment to the post

Publishing of marks sheet for candidates appointed to the post (A2 sheet)

Within 3 working days of holding the interview, the "Points awarded to candidates for the post (Sheet A2)" will be published at this office and on the office website so that it is visible to the public. If there is a complaint about the points awarded to a candidate, that complaint must be submitted to [email protected] within 3 working days from the date Sheet A2 is published, excluding public holidays.

To clarify information about this announcement, please call 3350155 or email [email protected]. The criteria and procedures for selecting and appointing persons to civil service posts, and all documents relating to those procedures, are available on the Civil Service Commission website under Policies > "Recruitment Policy" (https://www.csc.gov.mv/Policy/Index/51).