About Ohio State Global One Health 

Ohio State Global One Health, LLC (Ohio State GOH, LLC) is an affiliate entity of The Ohio State University working on a range of Global Health Security related projects targeting laboratory, surveillance, and one health workforce capacity strengthening through applied education, training, and research throughout Ethiopia. Ohio State Global One Health works various Ministries, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Regional Health Bureaus, Universities and other research institutions. 

About the Opportunity 

Ohio State Global One Health is seeking for Chief of Party (COP), Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)/Technical Director (TD), Senior Advisor (MEL Manager) and Finance and Operations Manager to support an anticipated five-year USAID-funded project intended to reduce the impact of infectious disease outbreaks on morbidity and mortality through building a resilient One Health surveillance, diagnostics and workforce development capacities. The Health Security Activity (HSA) will achieve this through strengthening Ethiopia’s capacity to detect infectious disease outbreaks early, supporting the subnational laboratory systems to diagnose resistant and zoonotic pathogens and building a one health workforce to respond to any emerging or re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks. The location for all positions will be in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the employment type will be full-time one-year contract with a possibility of annual renewal depending upon the availability of funds and successful performance. The employment will be pending on receipt of funding from USAID upon submission of proposal.

Key Responsibilities:

The COP will provide technical leadership, administrative and financial management oversight, and day-to-day management of the activity. S/he will have the strategic vision, leadership qualities, depth and breadth of technical expertise and experience, professional reputation, management experience, interpersonal skills, and both oral and written communication and presentation skills to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the activity. Based in Addis Ababa, the Chief of Party will have technical and management responsibility for all Ohio State Global One Health personnel and be the LLC’s representative to USAID/Ethiopia, the Government of Ethiopia, other donors, technical agencies and other key stakeholders as required. The COP will have overall responsibility for addressing award-related issues, including ensuring that Ohio State Global One Health financial controls and systems comply with generally accepted accounting principles and practices that meet USAID standards and that all project-procured materials and equipment are safeguarded prudently and responsibly used. Through use of adaptive management, s/he will be responsible for the smooth implementation of the activity ensuring all objectives and deliverables (including reporting) are met on time and within budget.

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

Education:

• A degree in Medicine (MD) or Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Health Sciences and a Master’s or doctorate degree in public health, epidemiology or relevant technical field.

Knowledge/skills: 

• Strong communication skills, including interpersonal, presentation, written and oral English to fulfill the diverse technical, managerial, operational and financial requirements of the Activity and to coordinate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. The COP should have a good communication skill to navigate implementation challenges on the ground and keep USAID/Ethiopia informed. H/she should be political savvy with strong management skills to be able to work under the current operating environment in Ethiopia.

Experience:

• At least over 15 years of demonstrated experience in program leadership / management experience; and a significant portion must include managing U.S. Government-funded projects or other international funded health projects in a developing country context. Proven track record of building teams and fostering collaboration in order to achieve goals, meet milestones and produce quality results. Previous COP or DCOP management experience in health security or health emergency or other public health programs in Ethiopia or developing country context.

Language:

• Fluency of English in reading, writing, speaking (Level IV) is required and additional fluency in Amharic will be preferred.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send their letter of application and CV within 5 working days of the vacancy announcement through THIS LINK

Each applicant should include at least three (3) professional references for each written within the last five (5) years

Applications (together with CV) and reference letters should be sent as one pdf file on one email message. Multiple emails might be rejected.