DAI,National One Health Technical Advisors Jobs in Rwanda

nical, managerial, and operational
support to the project’s activities in that country. The Advisor will work
closely with the project’s regional office and may also be responsible for
building and maintaining relationships with USAID, local NGOs, and government
officials.

• Oversee
  and facilitate the planning, implementation, and reporting of P&R
  technical and logistical activities in the country according to DAI and
  USAID rules and regulations.
• Liaise
  with relevant government officials and partners, including the USAID
  Mission/Office, on a continuous basis to ensure awareness, coordination,
  buy-in, and cooperation for the successful planning and implementation of
  P&R activities.
• Represent
  P&R in the country and coordinate with focal persons for other EPT 2
  partners.
• Provide
  on-site technical and organizational development 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 technical assistance needs to improve the
  management capacity and 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.
• Collaborate
  with senior P&R technical, organizational development and operations
  (OPS) leadership and staff, including at regional P&R offices, to plan
  activities that will facilitate the assessment of strengths and
  capacities, and to address gaps identified in the NOHP.
• Contribute
  to the analysis of public health, animal health, wildlife and
  environmental services to identify vertical and horizontal linkages useful
  to support EZD/EID field investigations, and work collaboratively to
  maximize efficiencies and cooperation.
• Communicate
  regularly within the project, and with appropriate government counterparts
  to create activity maps, update and refine activity maps to identify new
  needs, and highlight success stories that can be shared to inform
  stakeholders nationally and regionally.
• Identify
  and share best practices and tools to inform data-based decision making
  and build capacity.
• Identify
  opportunities to collaborate with other EPT 2 projects on activities
  aligned with project objectives and country priorities.
• Collaborate
  with other project staff (as appropriate) to prepare reports, develop
  materials to respond to information requests and otherwise fulfill project
  information sharing responsibilities.
• Respond
  to requests for information from USAID, other USG representatives, EPT 2
  partners and representatives of government;

• Advanced
  degree in one (or more) of the following areas: veterinary medicine,
  medicine, epidemiology, public health, and/or preventive medicine or
  related disciplines depending on the needs of the country. Candidate
  should have at least one the following degrees:

• A
  minimum of 3-5 years of progressive work experience in public health with
  prior management/organizational experience regarding outbreak preparedness
  and response planning and systems; experience with field investigation of
  disease outbreaks or epidemics and data analysis skills preferred.
• Demonstrated
  ability to apply 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.
• Ability
  to apply the principles of the scientific process to properly interpret
  findings useful for disease prevention, disease control and to determine
  risk; ability to understand data-based decision making strategies.
• Experience
  with mentoring and sustainable capacity building.
• Professional,
  technical, and/or management skills required for collaborative
  implementation, including providing and/or identifying technical
  assistance and subject matter expertise to support coordination
  agency/mechanism performance.
• Practical
  experience working effectively in an advisory capacity with government
  health agencies, multilateral health agencies, and national and
  international nongovernmental organizations.
• Excellent
  relationship management skills with the ability to liaise, consult, and
  interact professionally with technical and managerial staff, mid- and
  senior-level government officials, and direct supervisor—as well as with
  external agencies, service providers, and client/project (USAID, P&R
  technical and operations staff).
• Ability
  to employ critical thinking skills and work independently to solve
  problems and contribute to achievement of deliverables.
• Familiarity
  with USAID rules and regulations preferred.
• Demonstrated
  ability to work and communicate effectively (speaking and writing) in
  English. Facility with the official working language of the country where
  the position is based preferred.