Job Title: Senior Technical Officer for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and IHR Core Capacity Development
Posting Start Date: 1/31/25
Job Description:
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Reports to: Head of EPR Division
Directorate/Department/Organ: Africa CDC
Division: Emergency Preparedness and Response
Number of Direct Reports: 2
Number of Indirect Reports: 0
Job Grade: P3
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Fixed-Term
Location: Addis Ababa
In seeking to achieve this objective and deliver on the mandate of the Africa CDC, the African Union intends to strengthen its capacity by the reinforcement of its organizational structure and expertise. The Africa CDC therefore seeks to recruit a national and citizen of any Member State of the African Union to the position of Senior Technical Officer for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and IHR Core Capacity Development within the Emergency Preparedness and Response Division.
Under the supervision and guidance of the head of EPR Division, the Senior Technical Officer will be responsible for providing technical support in the development, management, and evaluation of simulation exercises, providing technical assistance to member states with IHR core capacity assessment through conducting joint external evaluation. The senior Technical Officer will also conduct training needs assessment in MS in Pandemic/emergency prevention and preparedness, develop or adapt the training package and coordinate the capacity building activities. Additionally, the senior technical officer will also engage in various preparedness activities to support the hazard mapping, risk assessment and risk ranking among various regions and support the development of hazard atlas for Africa CDC and contingency plans for identified hazards. Finally, it is pertinent that these activity findings being included in action plan for health security, as such the senior technical officer supports in Africa CDC’s plan to support member states develop and implement their national action plan for health security.
The Senior Technical Officer for Public Health Emergency and IHC core Capacity development, shall perform the following major duties and responsibilities:
The Minimum academic requirements are:
•Master’s degree in Public Health or a related field from an accredited academic institution with at least 7 years of relevant professional experience with demonstrated involvement in the successful development and management of emergency preparedness and response programs,
or
•Bachelor’s degree in the above fields with at least 10 years of relevant professional experience in related fields
•Ability to work under pressure, stay on track and meet deadlines
•Analytical and problem-solving abilities
•Proven ability to produce precise and intelligible reports and office briefs in line with the requirements of the African Union.
•Able to operate in a multicultural environment
•High level of autonomy at work, yet with profound team-spirit
•Adaptive, patient, resourceful, resilient and flexible
•Pro-active and solutions oriented
•Knowledge of results-based management
Strategic Insight
Developing Others
Change Management
Managing Risk
Building Relationship
Foster Accountability Culture
.Learning Orientation
Communicating with Influence
Conceptual Thinking
Job Knowledge and Information Sharing
Drive for Results
Continuous Improvement Orientation
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