Duties and Responsibilities:

The Principal Programme Officer shall perform the following major duties and responsibilities:

• Technical coordination of the development of JEAP costed annual work plan between Africa CDC, WHO AFRO and EMRO.
  Operational support to coordination meetings of JEAP technical working groups in implementing,
• Monitoring and reporting (quarterly and annually) JEAP reports and technica presentations to update the JEAP Steering Committee and Principals.
• Knowledge management of the JEAP through documentation of case-study and best practices in collaboration with technical working groups.
• Strategic partnerships development with relevant continental, regional and country-level stakeholders to operationalize the JEAP,
  Operationalizing the JEAP secretariat at Africa CDC and contributing to its routine activities, including communication and visibility, strategic advocacy, resource mobilization and collaboration with African Union Specialised Institutions.
• Promote a culture of ethical behavior and integrity per the Organization’s Code of Ethical Principles and Conduct to ensure respect, responsibility, accountability, and compliance.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Minimum Requirement:

  Education:

  • A minimum of Master’s university degree in public health, Epidemiology or related field with not less than 10 years’ experience.
  • Bachelors University Degree in public health, Epidemiology or any related field with not less than 12 years’ experience.
  • A Doctorate in Medicine or a Health-related field and additional training in project management are an added value.

  Experience

  • More than ten (10) years of experience, including international-level experience in emergency preparedness and response program interventions, monitoring and evaluation, and/or project management. The candidate should have 7 years’ experience at the managerial level and 2 years at the supervisory level.
  • Relevant experience working with developing countries.
  • Experience managing and implementing large-scale projects at national or international level.

  Language requirement:

  • Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages (Arabic, English, French, and Portuguese) is required.
  • Knowledge of one or several other working languages would be an added advantage.