Overview
Provide technical and operational support for the initial implementation of the South Africa EPR Flagship Roadmap, coordinating activities related to AVoHC-SURGE, Emergency Medical Teams (EMT), and staffing needs assessments.
Key Responsibilities
- Support implementation of the EPR Flagship Roadmap by providing technical and operational support for the effective rollout of the South Africa EPR Flagship Roadmap.
- Facilitate implementation of SURGE-related initiatives by supporting the operationalization of AVoHC-SURGE, Emergency Medical Teams (EMT), and the conduct of staffing needs assessments to strengthen surge and routine operation capacity.
- Strengthen IHR-related capacities by contributing to the implementation of activities aligned with the International Health Regulations (IHR), enhancing compliance and core capacities.
- Enhance operational support and logistics systems by providing support to improve emergency operations, including logistics planning, coordination, and resource management.
- Support RCCE initiatives by assisting in strengthening Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) to ensure effective public communication and community involvement during emergencies.
- Deliver AVoHC-Surge Training Manual adapted to South African context.
- Deliver EMT Training manual adapted to South African context.
- Conduct and support simulation exercises/tabletop exercises for AVoHC-SURGE personnel.
- Conduct and support simulation exercises/tabletop exercises for EMT personnel.
- Deliver Database of identified and trained AVoHC-SURGE personnel.
- Deliver Database of identified and trained EMT personnel.
- Deliver EPR staffing needs assessment report, including gap analysis and recommendations for surge and routine capacity.
- Deliver Reports on IHR, operations support, logistics, and RCCE activities.
- Deliver Stakeholder coordination and capacity-building/training reports.
- Deliver Logistics planning and resource mapping reports to support emergency preparedness and response.
- Deliver RCCE strategy documents, communication materials, and reports on community engagement activities.
Required Experience
At least five years of relevant professional experience in public health, emergency preparedness and response, outbreak response coordination or health programme implementation. Experience supporting implementation of emergency preparedness and response activities. Experience working with WHO or other UN Agency. Experience working on the WHO-AFRO-AFRICA CDC AVoHC-SURGE initiative. Experience coordinating trainings, workshops or capacity building initiatives. Experience working with government institutions, international organisations or development partners. Experience in project coordination, stakeholder engagement and technical reporting. Experience supporting emergency response workforce coordination or deployment systems will be an added advantage. Experience working with the National Department of Health or Provincial Department of Health.
Qualifications
First university degree in Public Health, Medicine, Epidemiology, Microbiology, or a related field. Master’s in public health, added advantage.
