Outbreak Readiness and Response Clinical Lead

About

Samaritan's Purse seeks an Outbreak Readiness and Response Clinical Lead in Nairobi, Kenya, within its Projects department. The role provides clinical preparedness and outbreak-response technical leadership to partner facilities, country-office programs and DART deployments, with 30% travel. Applicants need a medical degree plus relevant postgraduate training and five or more years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Terms of service: Full-time Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on Samaritan's Purse Careers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.
• Oversee clinical preparedness and provide technical leadership to partner health facilities, country-office programs, and DART deployments by leading regular assessments and training.
• Provide technical leadership for outbreak assessment and response, pinpointing gaps and building plans for case management, staffing, referral pathways, supplies, and facility readiness.
• Build training-and-mentorship frameworks for the clinical components of outbreak response, identifying workforce, equipment, medicine, and supply needs in coordination with response teams.
• Identify clinical-readiness gaps, coordinate with IHU staff to strengthen case-management strategies; keep SOPs, training materials, and job aids current, and maintain training records, assessments, workplans, and response designs.
• Strengthen coordination with Ministries of Health and external partners by aligning clinical preparedness with national guidelines and priorities, identifying collaboration opportunities and supporting joint planning, training, and technical coordination.
• Deploy as needed to support partner hospitals, country offices, and DART operations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree (MBChB, MBBS, MD or equivalent) required and an MPH or relevant postgraduate training in infectious diseases, tropical medicine, public health or a related field with five (5) or more years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Demonstrated experience in infectious disease management, outbreak preparedness, or outbreak response, preferably in international or resource-constrained settings.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating health programs, including planning, implementation and monitoring.
• Experience working with MOH counterparts, hospital partners or other health sector stakeholders strongly preferred.
• Biblical studies coursework (12 credit hours) strongly preferred.