Principal Technical Officer/Lead Emergency and Response

About

Africa CDC seeks a Principal Technical Officer/Lead Emergency and Response to provide technical leadership and operational oversight for Ebola preparedness and response in an assigned affected or at-risk country. The role supports preparedness and response plans, operational readiness, field coordination, surveillance, rapid response and community engagement. Job grade: P4 Number of posts: 8 Terms of service: ALD; appointment for Eleven (11) Months, with the first three (3) months considered probationary. Duty station: Central Africa Republic Salary: P4 Step 5 inclusive of all allowances, locally recruited staff 7.920.60; internationally recruited staff 9.561.60.

How to apply

Apply online through the official African Union careers advert page. Complete the online application and upload a completed African Union CV template, curriculum vitae (CV), African passport, required academic qualifications (Diplomas, Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees) and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of national Ebola preparedness and response plans.
• Coordinate preparedness assessments, readiness reviews, and operational planning exercises.
• Support development and implementation of contingency plans and preparedness improvement plans.
• Monitor preparedness indicators and recommend corrective actions.
• Facilitate simulation exercises, drills, and after-action reviews.
• Support continuity planning for essential services during public health emergencies.
• Provide support to MS in implementing preparedness and response activities at national and subnational levels.
• Contribute to coordinating deployment supervision and operational management of rapid response teams.
• Monitor implementation of field activities and operational performance as needed by Africa CDC support and in close coordination with local authorities and other development partners.
• Contribute to coordinating activation and operationalization of emergency response mechanisms.
• Contribute to facilitating coordination between field teams, PHEOCs, and national authorities.
• Track operational challenges and support timely resolution as it relates to the support that Africa CDC is offering the specific country in which the staff is working.
• Contribute to implementation of integrated disease surveillance and event-based surveillance activities.
• Support the implementation of community-based surveillance activities.
• Support case investigation, contact tracing, and alert management systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Medicine, Emergency Management, Health Security, Nursing, or a related field.
• A minimum of 10years of progressively responsible professional experience for candidates with a Master’s degree, or 12 years for candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in public health emergency preparedness and response including at least 6 years of experience at an expert level and 3 years in a super
• Experience supporting Ebola, VHF, or infectious disease outbreak preparedness and response activities.
• Experience in surveillance systems, emergency operations, field coordination, or health emergency management.
• Experience working with government institutions, UN agencies, NGOs, and development partners.
• Experience working in fragile and complex operating environments is desirable.
• Team coordination and operational management.
• Planning and implementation of emergency preparedness activities.
• Stakeholder coordination and problem-solving.
• Field team supervision and performance management.
• Emergency preparedness and response.
• Ebola and VHF preparedness and response.
• Surveillance and epidemiology.
• Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM).
• Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).