Snr. Emergency Preparedness & Response Officer - FHI 360

Job Summary

The Senior Emergency Preparedness and Response Officer will provide technical support and guidance and oversee the implementation of the Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection Systems (STRIDES) emergency response activities in Ghana, directing other professional staff and the rapid response teams as needs are identified in the region and in country office.

S/He will supervise and engage with STRIDES technical staff and rapid response team members to ensure that the project’s emergency response activities are aligned with approved workplans and that technical expertise informs project implementation.

S/He will implement and monitor technical strengthening initiatives, develop a training strategy, facilitate training and other capacity building activities, and create scientific or other technical materials.ls. The Senior Emergency Preparedness and Response Officer will prepare deliverable reports to the donor highlighting achievements across STRIDES Objective 4/emergency response activities, including the drafting of publications and external communications.

S/He leads the development/revision of best practice documents and may be required to coordinate and work with a diverse group of in-country organizations, including United State Government (USG) and host country government counterparts to respond to emergency outbreak response.

Accountabilities

Technical Requirements:

• Oversees the day-to-day implementation of emergency preparedness and response activities with a complex scope that require evaluation of variable and rapidly evolving situations in Ghana and the local region.

• Demonstrates strong judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to respond to emerging infectious disease threats and verified outbreak events with little supervision.

• Networks with key internal and external STRIDES personnel; liaises with STRIDES Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team to measure the Activity’s emerging response interventions against project-wide and emergency response-specific indicators.

• Provides input to STRIDES Senior Management Team (SMT) on national guidelines and normative policies for emergency and outbreak response; coordinates with STRIDES and FHI 360’s communications team to highlight the Activity’s success stories and best practices specific to emergency response interventions

• Assists in providing technical support in the development and dissemination of tools, materials, reports, papers, and intervention for projects.

• Provides support to work planning and workplan preparation and finalization.

Project Design Implementation:

• Leads the creation of the emergency/outbreak response of STRIDES workplans within given resource and financial constraints.

• Work with STRIDES SMT to respond to requests and inquiries from the USG regarding emergency outbreak response

• Coordinates with STRIDES technical and programmatic teams to ensure activities are implemented according to award requirements and consistent with FHI 360 policy and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Work with STRIDES finance and administrative teams to prepare local subcontracts and budgets as needs arise.

• Contributes to planning and making recommendations for STRIDES implementation.

• Influences design and scope of STRIDES initiatives and programs in the emergency/outbreak response technical focus area.

• Develops strategies and tools for the design and implementation of specific technical components.

• Ensures technical implementation is consistent with best practices in emergency response and meets donor contractual obligations including providing oversight and direction to other STRIDES team members.

• Coordinate with the Community team to support evidence-based public health messaging and community engagement (EMCE) activities.

• Coordinates with employees and consultants, on-site and in the field throughout implementation of emergency response activities in-country and/or regionally.

Project/Program Reporting

• Supports preparation of reports to the donor (quarterly, semi-annual, and annual, etc), highlighting achievements across STRIDES Objective 4/emergency response activities, including the drafting of publications and external communications.

• Gathers information, data and statistics needed to provide evidence to reports, presentations, papers, and other documentation produced.

• Assists with technical troubleshooting, guide data analysis and application of data.

• Participates in data review and support data for decision making.

• Ensures the documentation and reporting of appropriate services rendered to clients is done in the relevant service registers.

• Assists with compiling technical content (e.g., reports, presentations, manuscripts).

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Applied Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to manage projects, set realistic priorities through rapid development of emergency response workplans, plan for the successful implementation of activities, and monitor performance over the life of the response.

• In-depth functional knowledge of global health security (GHS) best practices, specifically related to emergency and outbreak response within the USG context, and maintain a detailed understanding of related interventions within FHI 360.

• General understanding of the external environment and how it affects emergency/outbreak preparedness and response across STRIDES, including political, legal, environmental, financial, and social influences.

• Strong diagnostic, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to exchange information, present recommendations and collaborate with STRIDES colleagues and peers and external partners.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.

• Demonstrated proficiency with using Microsoft Office Suite required.

• Ability to analyze and interpret data, identify errors, and prepare reports.

• Ability to solve problems and implement corrective action as needed.

• Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Has no supervisory responsibility.

• Receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new assignments or projects.

• Typically reports to an Associate Director, Technical, STRIDES Ghana.

Education

• Master's degree or its international equivalent in Public Health, Emergency Management, Disaster Risk Reduction or related field.

Experience

• Typically requires 6+ years of relevant experience in emergency/rapid outbreak response, with significant time spent in field-based roles

• Documented leadership implementing GHS-focused projects with an emphasis on emergency/outbreak preparedness and response.

• Proficient experience in current program developments in emergency/outbreak preparedness and response.

• Years of work experience that demonstrate sensitivity to understanding of the GHS space and emergency/outbreak preparedness and response best practices.

• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization, U.S. government agency, or private organization.

• Prior experience implementing USG-funded contracts strongly preferred.

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