Emergency Preparedness and Response Specialist job at FHI360 NGO
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Vacancy title:
Emergency Preparedness and Response Specialist

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Data Science / Research ]

Jobs at:

FHI360 NGO

Deadline of this Job:
22 December 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Technical Responsibilities:

• Support and improve linkage of event-based surveillance and hospital event-based surveillance with national and county emergency operation centers (EOCs) for investigations.
• Support rolling out of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response technical guidelines.
• Support organizational leadership and coordination capacities during disease investigation and response
• Closely work with DDSR’s leadership to support adoption and dissemination of national policies, procedures, protocol, algorithms and plans for preparedness and response at county Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs).
• Provide technical assistance for training multisectoral response teams at national and sub-national levels
• Supporting with national and counties disease prevention and control including water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs

Applied Knowledge And Skills
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated capacity to interpret data and inform evidence-based decision making.
• Sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in assigned areas.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent and demonstrated project management skills.
• Ability to network and collaborate with others in a complex multi-partner context.
• Demonstrated proficiency with using Microsoft Office required.
• Ability to solve problems and implement corrective action as needed.

Education And Experience
• Master’s Degree or equivalent in public health, epidemiology, international relations, or other relevant discipline (or international equivalent).
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in electronic surveillance systems or health information systems, preferably in Kenya.
• Experience working with multiple national and county level health agencies/divisions and an understanding of the Kenyan health system.
• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization.
• International program development or program management experience preferred.


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education:
Associate Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Data, Monitoring, and Research jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 22 December 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 08-12-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 08-12-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 08-12-2066
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