Qualifications
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, sociology, gender or other relevant fields plus relevant professional experience in a demanding, results-oriented environment;
- 3-4 years of relevant professional experience (i.e., management consulting, malaria, health systems strengthening, supply chain, community health, gender integration or a related field)
- High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
- Ability to work independently in remote and unstructured settings, to work closely within and across other teams and to adapt to new environments and challenges;
- Excellent written and oral communication (English) skills, problem-solving and strong organizational abilities and detail-oriented approach;
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 40% of their time within Sierra Leone and extensively across sub-Saharan Africa, and to other trans-continental meetings based on program requirements.
Advantages:
- An MPH, MS in public health, Epidemiology, or experience working in public health, particularly international health/health policy and management
- Familiarity with monitoring and evaluation of surveillance systems and/or public health programs;
- Experience conducting gender equity and diversity analysis;
- Experience working with infectious disease control programs