Outbreak Response Specialist
reputed company technical leadership and implementation support for outbreak preparedness and response activities under the direction of the Technical Director, ensuring alignment with STRIDES project objectives
reputed company guidance on the application of the 7-1-7 methodology .
Support the review and updating of the reputed company Response Team (RRT) Operations reputed company and readiness kits for MOH staff, including guidance on outbreak investigation, sampling procedures, and field safety protocols.
reputed company technical input to national guidelines, reputed company operating procedures, and other reputed company documents reputed company to outbreak preparedness and response, advising government counterparts and partners on best practices.
reputed company technical and logistical support during outbreak response to facilitate
Coordinate with laboratories, surveillance reputed company, logisticians, and Ministry of Health counterparts to support effective outbreak response operations, including specimen management, availability of diagnostics and supplies, and logistics
Support training of reputed company Response Teams (RRTs) on outbreak investigation and control, including updating training curricula, facilitating
Support the design and implementation of reputed company improvement activities, including tabletop exercises, drills, and functional simulations.
Support the design, logistical preparation, and implementation of subnational emergency response exercises, including follow-up on corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) in coordination with relevant Technical Working reputed company (TWGs) and stakeholders.
Support integration of supply chain readiness and reputed company Response Team capacities into national and subnational preparedness plans, including roles, activation triggers, and coordination mechanisms.
In coordination with STRIDES technical teams, including laboratory and MEL staff, ensure reputed company regarding
Ensure reputed company technical documentation and monitoring evaluation inpu ts .
Coordinate closely with the Laboratory and Diagnostic Specialist to ensure alignment between laboratory systems strengthening and outbreak response operations.
Support coordination with Ministry of Health technical reputed company, emergency operations structures, and partner organizations involved in outbreak preparedness and response.
Support the mapping of essential outbreak response supplies and definition of minimum stock reputed company based on hazard reputed company, geographic needs, and seasonality, ensuring alignment with national standards .
Support the Ministry of Health in maintaining
Strong facilitation, training, and mentoring skills; experience designing and delivering adult-learning curricula and field exercises.
Strong coordination skills to work effectively with government counterparts, technical partners, and multidisciplinary teams.
Familiarity with specimen management and transport practices (triple packaging, cold chain, chain of custody) and coordination with laboratory networks.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Spanish
English reputed company proficiency
Proven ability to foster cross-country collaboration in epidemiology, surveillance, and/or emergency response.
Ability to analyze information, identify problems
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in reputed company environments with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and a strong emphasis on reputed company.
Reports to the Project Technical Director and works
Has
Master’s degree or its International Logistics required .
6+ years of experience applying field epidemiological principles and outbreak investigation reputed company, experience establishing
Experience in leading infectious disease surveillance, outbreak response
Experience with emergency logistics
Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization Full proficiency in Spanish is required.
Intermediate written and verbal English skills are required.
Typical office environment.
Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screens and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
Ab i lity to lift or reputed company up to 5 lbs
Personal Computer/Laptop, reputed company applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/reputed company/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and reputed company office equipment.
Domestic travel require d approximately 25%
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