Outbreak Readiness and Response IPC Specialist

About

Samaritan's Purse seeks an Outbreak Readiness and Response IPC Specialist for its Projects department in Nairobi, Kenya. The role provides infection prevention and control technical leadership for outbreak preparedness and response, including facility assessments, guidance development, and coordination with health authorities and partners. Candidates need a medical degree or a bachelor's degree in Nursing, Environmental Health, or a related field plus three to five years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination; specialist IPC training and healthcare-setting experience are required. Terms of service: Full-time Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on Samaritan's Purse careers: https://careers.samaritanspurse.org/jobs/18462732-outbreak-readiness-and-response-ipc-specialist

Responsibilities

• Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.
• Provide IPC technical leadership for outbreak response and preparedness.
• Develop and adapt protocols, guidance, checklists, and job aids for health-care facilities.
• Create screening, triage, isolation, PPE, hand-hygiene, environmental cleaning, decontamination, and waste-management guidance that aligns with national directives and Samaritan's Purse standards.
• Develop IPC-assessment frameworks and tools, conduct assessments at World Medical Mission partner hospitals and country-office/DART facilities, pinpoint gaps, and deliver improvement recommendations.
• Evaluate IPC risks during alerts, assessments, and responses, deploying to support country-office health teams and DART operations as needed.
• Strengthen coordination with Ministries of Health and external partners and engage in joint preparedness activities and simulations to build local capacity and trust.
• Ensure operational readiness by coordinating program strategy with team members and Program Manager to identify IPC supply needs, develop pre-positioning plans, and maintain training records, assessments, workplans, SOPs, and response designs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree or Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Environmental Health, or a related field and three (3) to five (5) years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Specialist IPC training and practical experience implementing IPC in healthcare settings.
• Experience conducting facility assessments and training or mentoring healthcare workers.
• Biblical studies coursework (12 credit hours) strongly preferred.