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Responsibilities and Functions of Senior Programme Manager

The PREPARE Senior Programme Manager, based at the IGAD ICEN office in Nairobi, Kenya, shall perform the following duties and responsibilities.

• Develop a One Health (multisectoral) project management framework for the PREPARE project to monitor activity implementation and support critical managerial decisions.
• Identify and utilize suitable project management tools for the PREPARE project, including software for task organization, scheduling, and communication between the different project components and partners.
• Organize activity progress review meetings within IGAD and prepare reports to be presented to the Project Management Unit (PMU).
• Facilitate project review meetings with PREPARE committees (within their governing structure) and partners for collaborative planning and activity reviews.
• Review progress reports from IGAD PREPARE partners and synthesize feedback from the IGAD team.
• Collaborate with the IGAD team to draft progress reports for submission to the Pandemic Fund and WHO.
• Engage in field activities and provide input to the field team to enhance project implementation efficiency.
• Assess the project risks, and in consultation with the IGAD team, come up with and implement risk mitigation measures.
• Document and compile best practices and lessons learned from surveillance, laboratory capacity, One Health workforce, and coordination components of the project.
• Contribute to developing and implementing the PREPARE project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) plan.
• Contribute to the publications emanating from the project, including technical, policy, and advocacy briefs, as well as publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Execute additional project management tasks as assigned by the IGAD Senior Project Coordinator..

Academic Requirements and relevant experience

Academic Qualification

• An advanced degree (master’s or PhD) in the field of health (or related) project development and management.
• Additional post-graduate training in animal or human disease surveillance.
• Working experience in multisectoral projects including in sectors of health, livestock, environment and other allied sectors.
• Proven report writing and communication skills.

Professional Work Experience

• At least 10 years of experience including at national and international level in project development, management, monitoring and evaluation.
• Designing and executing public health, livestock or environmental projects.
• Experience managing large-scale public health projects at the national or international level.
• Experience in project risk management.
• Trained as a trainer in Public Health Emergency management and incident Management or M&E Systems (IMS).
• Experience working at the regional level (IGAD) or other international level is preferred.
• Experience in drafting publications including in peer-reviewed journals.

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Responsibilities and Functions of MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST

The PREPARE Project Medical Epidemiologist, based at the IGAD ICEN office in Nairobi, Kenya, shall support the regional pandemic/epidemic preparedness and response interventions in the IGAD region, guided by the One Health framework.   The specific duties will be as follows:

• Develop and guide the implementation of the One Health (multisectoral) approach in the Pandemic Preparedness and Response (PREPARE) project.
• Lead the implementation of activities under the PREPARE project components of surveillance and laboratory capacity strengthening.
• Support the development and use of surveillance tools and guidelines for Mpox and other pandemics/epidemics.
• Support in the design and implementation of operational research in public health emergencies in the IGAD member states.
• Develop and review data analysis plans, provide interpretation for analysis, and write up results as needed by the project.
• Provide technical assistance, capacity building, and mentorship to stakeholders on epidemiologic and surveillance methods, survey design, data collection, management, analysis, and use.
• Support the strengthening of laboratory capacity and systems for pandemic/epidemic response.
• Build capacity in IGAD Member States in simulation exercises on emergency preparedness, jointly with PREPARE project partners, including WHO and IFRC.
• Support the operationalization of the Emergency Operation Centres (EOC) in the IGAD region for pandemic preparedness and response.
• Support IGAD Member States’ capacity development and sustainability in emergency preparedness during watch time in the region.
• Prepare project reports and publications, including the technical briefs, policy briefs, and advocacy briefs.
• Facilitate and/or coordinate the dissemination of surveillance data through the preparation of presentations, reports, and scientific manuscripts.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Senior Project Coordinator.

Academic Requirements and relevant experience

Academic Qualification

• An advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in the field of Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases or Public Health
• Additional post graduate training in Public Health Program management is desirable.
• Experience and capacity in publication of research work in peer reviewed journals will be an added advantage

Professional Work Experience

• At least 10 years of experience including at national and international level in area of emergencies preparedness and response.
• Designing and executing public health research, with prior experience in health surveys as an added advantage.
• Experience managing and implementing large-scale public health projects at national or international level.
• Trained as a trainer in Public Health Emergency management and Incident Management System (IM