The Principal Technical Officer/Lead Emergency Preparedness and Response will provide technical leadership and operational oversight for Ebola and viral hemorrhagic fever preparedness and response activities, strengthen emergency readiness, coordinate field operations, and support surveillance, rapid response, infection prevention, and community engagement across assigned countries.
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 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.
- Support national and subnational preparedness and response activities.
- Coordinate deployment supervision and operational management of rapid response teams.
- Monitor field activities and operational performance in coordination with local authorities and development partners.
- Coordinate activation and operationalization of emergency response mechanisms.
- Facilitate coordination between field teams, Public Health Emergency Operations Centres, and national authorities.
- Track operational challenges and support timely resolution.
- Support integrated disease surveillance, event-based surveillance, and community-based surveillance activities.
- Support case investigation, contact tracing, and alert management systems.
- Monitor epidemiological trends and contribute to risk assessments.
- Support digital surveillance platforms and reporting tools.
- Coordinate risk communication and community engagement activities.
- Collaborate with local authorities, community leaders, civil society organizations, and community structures.
- Monitor community feedback, rumors, and misinformation.
- Support development and dissemination of communication materials and preparedness messages.
- Provide technical assistance to local health authorities to strengthen community participation.
- Support implementation of infection prevention and control measures in healthcare facilities and communities.
- Coordinate assessments of IPC readiness and compliance.
- Support training and mentoring of healthcare workers on IPC standards.
- Provide technical assistance on safe and dignified burial capacities and systems.
- Monitor implementation of IPC action plans and recommendations.
- Support coordination of implementing partners involved in preparedness and response activities.
- Represent Africa CDC in technical coordination meetings, partner forums, and working groups.
- Facilitate information sharing among partners and operational teams.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and recommend corrective actions.
- Track partner deliverables, implementation progress, and operational performance.
- Monitor preparedness and response activities against established workplans and targets.
- Support preparation of operational updates, situation reports, and technical briefs.
- Compile, analyse, and report operational performance indicators and field data.
- Document lessons learned, implementation challenges, and best practices.
- Contribute to preparedness and contingency plan reviews and response evaluations.
Requirements
- Emergency preparedness and response leadership.
- Ebola and viral hemorrhagic fever preparedness and response.
- Surveillance and epidemiology.
- Public Health Emergency Management.
- Infection Prevention and Control.
- Monitoring and evaluation.
- Team coordination and operational management.
- Emergency preparedness planning and implementation.
- Stakeholder coordination and problem-solving.
- Field team supervision and performance management.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills.
- Effective communication and coordination abilities.
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams and partners.
- Ability to work under pressure in emergency environments.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Professionalism and integrity.
Document Requirements
Application Instructions
- Use the mandatory African Union CV template and upload a completed CV, African passport, academic qualifications and relevant certificates.
