National
One Health Technical Advisor, Preparedness and Response
Project
Overall Objectives and Description of the Position:
The Preparedness and Response (P&R) Project, a component of the USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 (EPT 2) program, supports the strengthening of National One Health Platforms (NOHPs).
Overall Objectives and Description of the Position:
The Preparedness and Response (P&R) Project, a component of the USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 (EPT 2) program, supports the strengthening of National One Health Platforms (NOHPs).
NOHPs
provide the basis for ensuring that core capacities are in place for
preparedness, and for promptly detecting, reporting, and responding to emerging
pandemic threats.
At a
minimum, a NOHP is composed of public health, animal health, and
environment/wildlife ministry representatives.
As
appropriate, the NOHP or the coordinating agencies and mechanisms also include
additional ministries (e.g. trade, tourism, education, or finance), parastatal
organizations (e.g. national laboratories, research institutes, etc.),
representatives of universities, the private sector, and non-governmental
organizations.
Multilateral
and bilateral stakeholders and partners, such as WHO, FAO, OIE, CDC, may also
participate.
The
P&R project also supports the role of the NOHPs in National Preparedness
and Response Planning.
The National One Health Technical Advisor (NOHTA) will have a combination of technical, managerial, and operational responsibilities, depending upon circumstances and need to support the operationalization of the NOHP and related emergency preparedness and response planning.
The National One Health Technical Advisor (NOHTA) will have a combination of technical, managerial, and operational responsibilities, depending upon circumstances and need to support the operationalization of the NOHP and related emergency preparedness and response planning.
The
incumbent will also have responsibility for coordination of P&R project
activities in country.
In
this capacity, the incumbent will serve as the P&R project focal point for
USAID, EPT 2 partners and stakeholders both within and outside of host country
government.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Illustrative Tasks / Responsibilities:
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Illustrative Tasks / Responsibilities:
- Oversee
and facilitate the planning, implementation, and reporting of P&R
activities in the country.
- Liaise
with relevant government officials and partners, including the USAID
Mission/Office, on a continuous basis to ensure awareness, coordination,
buy-in, and cooperation for the successful planning and implementation of
P&R activities.
- Represent
P&R in the country and coordinate with focal persons for other EPT 2
partners (PREDICT 2 and One Health Workforce (OHW), FAO, WHO, USCDC) when
these projects are present at country level.
- Provide
managerial, administrative, and logistical support and identify needs to
facilitate travel and implementation of activities.
- Provide
on-site technical, organizational development, and operational support to
the existing coordination agencies/mechanisms (NOHPs) to strengthen
multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary collaboration on disease outbreaks in
coordination with appropriate international health agencies (e.g. WHO,
FAO, OIE, US CDC) and key stakeholders.
- Assist
with the identification of organizational capacity development and
technical assistance needs to improve the management and leadership
capacity and the efficiency of NOHP.
- Identify
opportunities to promote the convening of appropriate technical, capacity
building, and coordinating meetings to promote multidisciplinary
discussions and assessments of human and animal health data related to
emerging zoonotic diseases (EZDs)/EIDs and the results of disease outbreak
investigation.
- Collaborate
with senior P&R technical, organizational development and operations
(OPS) leadership and staff, including at regional P&R offices, to plan
activities that will facilitate the assessment of strengths and
capacities, and to address gaps identified in the NOHP.
- Contribute
to the identification of vertical and horizontal linkages amongst for
public health, animal health, wildlife and environmental services to
support EZD/EID field investigations,
- Communicate
regularly within the project, and with appropriate government counterparts
to coordinate and manage country activities. Provide updates, identify
gaps and highlight success stories that can be shared to inform stakeholders
nationally and regionally.
- Identify
and share best practices and tools to build capacity within the NOHP and
increase platform effectiveness as well as support data-based decision
making in a timely manner.
- Identify
opportunities to collaborate with other EPT 2 projects on activities
aligned with project objectives and country priorities.
- Collaborate
with other project staff (as appropriate) to prepare reports, develop
materials to respond to information requests and otherwise fulfill project
information sharing responsibilities.
- Respond
to requests for information from USAID, other USG representatives, EPT 2
partners and representatives of government;
- Follow
all applicable USAID and DAI rules and regulations.
Requirements
/ Experience
- Completion
of an accredited degree in one (or more) of the following areas: public
health, medicine, veterinary medicine, epidemiology, and/or preventive
medicine or related disciplines – or equivalent combination of education
and experience in organizational development or related field.
- A
minimum of 3 - 5 years of progressive work experience in public health or
in the management or coordination of complex multidisciplinary change
initiatives.
- Experience
managing a complex project with multiple activities and stakeholders.
- Practical
experience working effectively in an advisory capacity with government
health agencies, multilateral health agencies, and national and
international nongovernmental organizations.
- Experience
with mentoring, leadership development and sustainable capacity building.
- An
ability to coordinate and foster collaboration across multiple systems.
- Ability
to understand and be able to facilitate the application of the principles
of public health, epidemiology, disease prevention and control strategies
to support and strengthen disease surveillance and response systems and
implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) and/or the
Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS) Tool.
- Ability
to apply or facilitate the application of the principles of the scientific
processes to interpret findings useful for disease prevention, disease
control risk determination, and data-based decision making strategies.
- Ability
and interest to work with management and organizational development experts
to assess organizational effectiveness and to identify areas in need of
strengthening.
- Professional,
technical, and/or management skills required for collaborative
implementation of P&R project activities, including providing and/or
identifying technical assistance and subject matter expertise to support
coordination agency/mechanism performance.
- Demonstrated
ability to work and communicate effectively (speaking and writing) in
English. Facility with the official working language of the country where
the position is based preferred.
- Excellent
relationship management skills with the ability to liaise, consult, and
interact professionally with technical and managerial staff, mid- and
senior-level government officials, and direct supervisor—as well as with
external agencies, service providers, and client/project (USAID, P&R
technical and operations staff).
- Ability
to employ critical thinking skills and work independently to solve
problems and contribute to achievement of deliverables.
- Familiarity
with USAID rules and regulations preferred.
Reporting: The National One Health
Technical Advisor will report to the Regional Director for the respective
region.
Application Instructions:
Application Instructions:
Interested candidates are invited to send an application letter stating how they meet the qualifications and skills and a detailed CV. Please, indicate country of citizenship. Local candidates (Cooperating Country Nationals) will be preferred.
Interested and qualified candidates should apply by email to: PRPrecruitment@dai.com