Senior Technical Officer For Public Health Emergency Preparedness And IHR Core Capacity Development at African Union Commission (AUC)

Senior Technical Officer For Public Health Emergency Preparedness And IHR Core Capacity Development

Employer: African Union Commission (AUC)

Employment: Full-Time | Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Addis Abeba - Ethiopia

Salary: US$ 96,921.34

Posted date: 2 days ago

Deadline: March, 03/2025 (28 days left)

Purpose of Job

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.

Main Functions

Under the supervision and guidance of the head of the 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 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 be included in the action plan for health security, as such the senior technical officer supports in Africa CDC’s plan to support member states develop and implementing their national action plan for health security.

Specific Responsibilities

The Senior Technical Officer for Public Health Emergency and IHC core Capacity development shall perform the following major duties and responsibilities:

• Map or assess the capacity-building needs in the area of Pandemic/Emergency Prevention, and Preparedness
• Provide training and support to member states in conducting, and valuating simulation exercises.
• Support member states in conducting IARs/AARs and capacity-building training on AAR/IARs.
• Create a regional pool of trainers for simulation exercises and AAR/IARs.
• Develop a culture among the key stakeholders in evidence-based decision-making.
• Work closely with Africa CDC work streams and Divisions on developing multi-hazard multisectoral contingency plans.
• Coordinate the development of the risk ranking and prioritization for various hazards and risks which member states would face.
• Support member states in improving their preparedness for public health emergencies and enhance capabilities by providing guidance strategic planning, and resource allocation.
• Conduct joint external evaluation in different AU member states
• Conduct assessment among member states conducted their preparedness national action plan for health security and support its implementation.
• Focus on developing capacity and sustainable health systems and resilience across member states.
• Prepare reports for the management stating trends, patterns, and predictions using relevant data
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

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

Required Skills

• 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 with a 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

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Insight
• Developing Others
• Change Management
• Managing Risk

Core Competencies

• Building Relationship
• Foster Accountability Culture
• .Learning Orientation
• Communicating with Influence

Functional Competencies

• Conceptual Thinking
• Job Knowledge and Information Sharing
• Drive for Results
• Continuous Improvement Orientation

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TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:

The Appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract for one (1) year, of which the first three (3) months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract may be renewed for a similar period subject to funding availability, satisfactory performance and agreed deliverables.

GENDER MAINSTREAMING:

The AU Commission is an equal-opportunity employer, and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

LANGUAGES: Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

REMUNERATION:

The salary attached to the position is an annual lump sum of US$ 96,921.34 (P3 Step 5) inclusive of all allowances for internationally recruited staff, and US$ 78,461.08 inclusive of all allowances for locally recruited staff of the African Union Commission.