Multi-Sectoral Health Security Advisor—HRH2030 One Health Platform Ethiopia

Chemonics seeks a Multi-Sectoral Health Security Advisor for the ongoing U.S. Agency for Development (USAID) funded Human Resources for Health 2030 (HRH2030) Program’s One Health Platform activity in Ethiopia. The Multi-Sectoral Health Security Advisor will work across ministries to help create resilient health systems through health systems strengthening (HSS) approaches that align with the country’s health and development objectives. This includes helping to accelerate country progress towards implementation of the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR), which aim to helping countries prevent and respond to acute public health risks that have the potential to cross borders and threaten people worldwide.

The Multi-Sectoral Health Security Advisor will be embedded within the government in support of the country’s National One Health Platform (NOHP) and related health security preparedness and response planning. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include: 

• Liaise with relevant government officials and partners, and the USAID Mission/Office, on a continuous basis to ensure awareness, coordination, buy-in, and cooperation for the successful planning and implementation of HSS 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
• 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 with appropriate government counterparts to coordinate and manage country activities
• 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
• Prepare progress reports to USAID to be included into regular GHSA progress reporting
• Provide managerial, administrative, and logistical support and identify needs to facilitate travel and implementation of coordination activities of the NOHP.

Qualifications:

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in one (or more) of the following areas: public health, health systems strengthening, medicine, veterinary medicine, epidemiology, and/or preventive medicine or related disciplines required, Masters of PhD/Medical Degree preferred
• A minimum of 3 – 5 years of progressive work experience in public health (health system strengthening, medicine, veterinary medicine, epidemiology, preventive medicine, capacity building, and zoonotic diseases) or in the management or coordination of complex multidisciplinary change initiatives
• Practical experience working effectively in an advisory capacity and demonstrated ability to engage with government health agencies and ministries, multilateral health agencies, and national and international nongovernmental organizations for multisectoral coordination
• 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
• Professional, technical, and/or management skills required for collaborative implementation of NOHP activities
• Excellent client relationship management and organization skills to liaise, consult, and interact professionally with technical and managerial staff, mid- and senior-level officials from government, external agencies, and service providers
• Demonstrated versatility, transparency, and integrity
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively (speaking and writing) in English