Consultant at African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)

Job Description
AFENET seeks to engage a public health management consulting company or consultant to create a transition plan to serve as a road map for NFELTP from where it is now to where it needs to be to address its mandate and ensure its sustainability.

Expected deliverables of Consultancy
The transition plan should address the following concerns: -

• Program transfer and ownership to host entities (public or/and private)
• Institutionalization of the NFETLP program as part of Nigeria's public health emergency response structure and how it fits into/or with the NCDC (exploring other country public health response systems)
• Sources of funding/financing support for program outside PEPFAR
• Other mechanisms for NFELTP program sustainability.
• Suggested transition time-line that ends by the end of September 2016.
• Post-residency (Graduates)’ application to the support of Nigeria’s public health System and options for vocation and further career development.

Qualifications of the consultant:

• The ideal consultant(s) should have more than 10 years of field epidemiology practice at a senior level with published experience in developing strategies and plans for field epidemiology and laboratory training programs. The ideal consultant must have experience in working in Nigeria and familiarity with the Program's stakeholders (indicated in paragraph 1 above) and other contextual issues of the Nigeria FELTP.