View Vacancy - International Health Regulations Strengthening Project – Technical Advisor: Public Health Workforce Development (UKHSA) - (15/22 ADD)
Main purpose of job: This post is located within UKHSA's Global Operations Division, led by the Director of Global Operations. Global Operations supports the delivery of UKHSA's Global Health Strategy. It provides a corporate service to UKHSA supporting the oversight, coordination and delivery of UKHSA's international activity and working with UK government departments and other UK partners to build and strengthen international public health links. The division also maintains its own extensive portfolio of global health programs and projects, focusing on technical capacity building and health system strengthening in partner countries. The International Health Regulations Strengthening (IHR-S) Project is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded project designed to improve IHR capability in selected countries and regions with medium and long-term activities taking place through partnerships with institutions including the National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) in several countries in Africa and Asia. We are recruiting a public health expert to join the UKHSA’s IHR-S project regional team based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The post holder will be responsible, under the direction of the IHR-S Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Lead, for coordinating the regional workforce activities. The project’s workplan in Africa CDC will build on the success to date but also provide an opportunity to strengthen capacity at African Union Member States and regional levels. The post-holder will provide expert advice and technical support in public health workforce development, to ensure a holistic approach to strengthening IHR compliance,, working within the Africa CDC, a public health technical agency of the African Union, based in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, The post holder will work under the Africa CDC Senior Public Health Advisor as part of the UKHSA team in Ethiopia.
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Annual Leave and Public Holidays: Locally engaged staff of all grades will be entitled to paid annual leave as follows: In addition to annual leave, the British Embassy observes up to a maximum number of 14 Ethiopian, British and Religious public holidays each year. A list of such Embassy holidays will be published each year. Office Staff required to work on these holidays will be granted time off in lieu or overtime where circumstances permit. Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
Working hours: Monday – Thursday 08:00 – 16:45, Friday 08:00 – 14:00 |
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