Volunteers at African Union(AU)

Purpose of Job

• The Africa CDC seeks to recruit a national and citizen of any Member State of the African Union to be a roster member of the African Volunteers Health Corps.
• This is not recruitment for employment but volunteer service for the Africa CDC.
• The potential AVoHC Volunteer candidates are those who have experience in Public Health Management, social and behavioural science, epidemiology, communication, Infection Prevention and Control, laboratory, mental health, etc., from African Union Member States.
• The potential applicants are encouraged to be fully employed and willing to volunteer for the skills and competencies at any time requested by Africa CDC. 
• The AVoHC Rapid Responders shall offer technical support to Member States.
• The Technical assistance will depend on the type of public health threat or event.
• These multi-disciplinary team members are expected to provide technical support in their respective areas of expertise as requested by the Ministry of Health of the requesting country. 

Main Functions:

• In the context of the Africa CDC Public Health Emergency Incident Management System (IMS), at the different levels, the incumbent will provide technical support to the incident management teams, Ministry of Health (MoH) and other partners in strengthening case management and response activities, monitoring implementation care and needs for management of affected populations, throughout the full cycle of the incident. 

Specific Responsibilities
During the deployment, the Clinical Case Management expert shall perform the following major duties and responsibilities:

• Liaise with technical units in establishing the needs of the affected population in regard to case management, including referral pathways. 
• Support the IMS team and all partners with issues related to case management, setting up or adapting case management tools, interventions and approaches. 
• Monitor the implementation of the systems and procedures for emergency triage at healthcare facilities. 
• Provide training to the healthcare workers, hospital management and auxiliaries. 
• Support to the national and local health authorities to develop and communicate messages with the medical and health communities on clinical features and effective behaviours. 
• Liaise with the logistics team in the specification and quantity estimations of supplies, medications and PPEs, etc. 
• Coordinate with Africa CDC HQ and Regional Coordinating Centres (RCCs) desks and technical unit and other clinical partners to document clinical features and case management of the patients, identify gaps and recommend corrective actions. 
• Participate in case management meetings with MoH and clinical partners. 
• Ensure close coordination between clinical management and laboratory response. 
• Compile and analyse incoming field information on treatment, health facilities, and health workers, and ensure that updates are provided on a regular and timely basis to all levels of the response. 
• Provide technical support to the strengthening of isolation facilities based on standard guidelines and principles for infection prevention and control, as and when required. 
• Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

• At least a University Degree in Medicine, Clinical Nursing, depending on the context of the emergency, e.g. Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Trauma Care, Surgery, Toxicology, Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine, from an accredited/recognized institute.
• 2 years (for Master's Degree holders).

Knowledge and experience:

• Practical experience, at the national and international levels, in the development, advocacy, planning, and implementation of case management and clinical care activities/infectious diseases in outbreak, disaster or humanitarian emergency. 

Required Skills:

• Ability to work under pressure, stay on track and meet deadlines 
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Proven ability to produce precise and intelligible reports and office briefs in line with the requirements of the Africa CDC. 
• Able to operate in a multicultural environment 
• High level of autonomy at work, yet with profound team spirit 
• Adaptive, patient, resourceful, resilient and flexible 
• Pro-active and solutions-oriented 
• Knowledge of results-based management.

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Purpose of Job

• The Africa CDC seeks to recruit a national and citizen of any Member State of the African Union to be a roster member of the African Volunteers Health Corps.
• This is not recruitment for employment but volunteer service for the Africa CDC.
• The potential AVoHC Volunteer candidates are those who have experience in Public Health Management, social and behavioural science, epidemiology, communication, Infection Prevention and Control, laboratory, mental health, etc., from African Union Member States.
• The potential applicants are encouraged to be fully employed and willing to volunteer for the skills and competencies at any time requested by Africa CDC.

Main Functions

• In the context of the Africa CDC Public Health Emergency Incident Management System (IMS), at the different levels, the data management expert will provide technical support to the subnational/national/regional/continental incident management teams, the Ministry of Health (MOH), and other relevant government authorities in the collection, collation, management and analysis of data relevant to the emergency incident, aggregate the relevant information in the form of narrative text, maps and graphics for use in decision-making, health sector situation reports, donor reports, and other relevant documents, throughout the full cycle of public health emergencies as they occur.

Specific Responsibilities
During the deployment, the Data management expert shall perform the following major duties and responsibilities:

• Manage the incident databases (cases and contacts), including content, structure, file location, and backup system.
• Collect, collate, manage and analyze data from all partners; aggregate the relevant health-related information such as mortality and morbidity, location of hospitals, primary health care units, other health care facilities, etc. and transform it into narrative text, maps and graphics to enable strategic planning and decision-making.
• Aggregate and maintain information from technical teams, field offices and partners including contact lists, event specific information (what, where, who, how many, how quickly, current status), health indicator data, health situation data, health response data, etc.
• Develop, review and update tools to harmonize data collection and processes to facilitate consolidation of information. Respond to specific information requests from the technical teams and partners, ensure dissemination of information and knowledge sharing with all partners.
• Provide technical expertise during initiatives related to information and data management, seeking to improve information sharing between institutions, to strengthen access to information from other organizations and clusters, and to contribute to intersectoral dashboards and reports.
• Verify data quality (completeness, timeliness), identify gaps in health information management, recommend corrective actions and prepare relevant documents to include in project proposals, internal and external situation reports (SitReps), bulletins, health risk assessments, and strategic response plans, etc.
• Participate in any other activity that may be required in connection with the incident data management and perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Information or Data Management, Computer Sciences, Statistics, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Epidemiology or Public Health.
• 2 years (for Master's Degree holders) or 5 years (for Bachelor's Degree holders) relevant work experience.
• Further training in databases development and/or management from an accredited/recognized institute.

Knowledge and experience:
Relevant experience at the national and/or international level at least in three of the following areas:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to write in a clear and concise manner and give technical advice and guidance taking into consideration the views of multiple stakeholders and partners in resource-limited contexts;
• Proven ability to promote consensus, communicate progress and results, and resolve issues in a proactive manner, while ensuring effective work practices and ethics;
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent knowledge of online data collection applications, statistical analysis packages (Stata, SPSS, etc).
• Good knowledge of database and GIS programmes.
• Progressive practical experience, at provincial and national levels, in development, advocacy, planning, implementation of data management activities in outbreak, disaster or humanitarian emergency
• Relevant work experience in outbreaks and/health emergency management and related strategy development.

Required Skills:
Functional Skills:

• Demonstrable technical expertise and experience in supporting and/or managing complex, public health programmes with special emphasis on public health data management.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills and a proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and works well under pressure.
• Excellent skills and abilities applied to translating technical information into presentations, briefings and report for both technical and lay audiences.
• Knowledge of oral communication techniques and skill in presentation delivery, programme consultation and credible verbal response to inquiries.
• Knowledge of interpersonal relationship practices and skills to meet and deal with persons of diverse backgrounds. 

Personal Abilities:

• Ability to work under pressure, stay on track and meet deadlines.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Proven ability to produce precise and intelligible reports and office briefs in line with the requirements of the Africa CDC.
• Able to operate in a multicultural environment.
• High level of autonomy at work, yet with profound team spirit 
• Adaptive, patient, resourceful, resilient and flexible.
• Pro-active and solutions-oriented.
• Knowledge of results-based management.

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Purpose of Job

• The Africa CDC seeks to recruit a national and citizen of any Member State of the African Union to be a roster member of the African Volunteers Health Corps.
• This is not recruitment for employment but volunteer service for Africa CDC.
• The potential AVoHC Volunteers candidates are those who have experience in Public Health Management, social and behavioural science, epidemiology, communication, Infection Prevention and Control, laboratory, mental health, etc., from Africa Union Member States.
• The potential applicants are encouraged to be fully employed and willing to volunteer for the skills and competencies any time requested by Africa CDC. 

Main Functions:

• In the context of the Africa CDC Public Health Emergency Incident Management System (IMS), at the different levels, the Risk Communication and Community Engagement expert will provide technical support to the subnational/national/regional/continental incident management teams, the Ministry of Health (MOH), and other relevant government authorities working with communities to strengthen the national system for risk communication and community engagement in response to public health emergencies in order to ensure that both the population and service providers adhere to all relevant prevention measures.

Specific Responsibilities
During the deployment, the Risk Communication and Community Engagement expert shall perform the following major duties and responsibilities:

• Strengthening national risk communication and outreach policies and regulations and preparedness and response capacities
• Strengthening risk communication capacity of the health professionals and other relevant stakeholders before, during, and after public health emergencies
• Support the general population and vulnerable groups to adopt protective measures through building trust and engaging with communities and affected populations;
• Promote emergency risk communication practice – from planning, messaging, channels and methods of communication and engagement, to monitoring and evaluation – based on a systematic assessment of the evidence on what worked and what did not work during recent emergencies.
• Support the production and dissemination of tailored public health messages about public health emergency through appropriate national/sub-national channels.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience
Essential:

• Eligible candidates should have either a B.Sc Degree in Public Health, Communication, Social Sciences, Anthropology or other related technical disciplines with at least 2 years (for Master's Degree holders) or 5 years (for Bachelor's Degree holders) relevant work experience.

Desirable:

• An advanced University Degree in Public Health, statistics, Communication, Social Sciences, Anthropology or other related technical disciplines from an accredited/recognized institutes

Knowledge and experience:
Relevant experience at the national and/or international level at least in three of the following areas:

• Emergency risk communication.
• Community engagement.
• Social science
• Journalism/media communication.
• Health diplomacy.
• Public health. 

Required Skills:
Functional Skills:

• Demonstrable technical expertise and experience in supporting and/or managing complex, public health programmes with special emphasis on risk communication and community engagement 
• Moderate to strong multimedia expertise: ability to adapt, develop, produce and disseminate multimedia risk communication products. 
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills and a proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines, and works well under pressure. 
• Excellent skills and abilities applied to translating technical information into presentations, briefings and reports for both technical and lay audiences 
• Knowledge of oral communication techniques and skill in presentation delivery, programme consultation and credible verbal response to inquiries. 
• Knowledge of interpersonal relationship practices and skills to meet and deal with persons of diverse backgrounds. 

Personal Abilities:

• Ability to work under pressure, stay on track and meet deadlines 
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Proven ability to produce precise and intelligible reports and office briefs in line with the requirements of the Africa CDC. 
• Able to operate in a multicultural environment 
• High level of autonomy at work, yet with profound team spirit 
• Adaptive, patient, resourceful, resilient and flexible 
• Pro-active and solutions-oriented 
• Knowledge of results-based management 

go to method of application »

Purpose of Job

• The Africa CDC seeks to recruit a national and citizen of any Member State of the African Union to be a roster member of the African Volunteers Health Corps.
• This is not recruitment for employment but volunteer service for Africa CDC.
• The potential AVoHC Volunteers candidates are those who have experience in Public Health Management, social and behavioural science, epidemiology, communication, Infection Prevention and Control, laboratory, mental health, etc., from Africa Union Member States.
• The potential applicants are encouraged to be fully employed and willing to volunteer for the skills and competencies any time requested by Africa CDC. 

Main Functions:

• In the context of the Africa CDC Public Health Emergencies Incident Management System (IMS), at the different levels, the epidemiologist shall provide technical support to the subnational/national/regional/continental incident management teams, the Ministry of Health (MOH) in strengthening surveillance and response for priority diseases, conditions and events.
• S/he will also support to monitor the implementation and operations of surveillance and response programs with special focus on early detection, verification and rapid response to epidemics and other public health events of international concern, as well as capacity building of national experts, in compliance with IHR (2005).

Specific Responsibilities
During deployment the Epidemiologist shall perform the following major duties and responsibilities:

Response:

• Provide support on the response activities for the country of deployment for case detection, early warning and response, descriptive and analytical epidemiology, and any other epidemiological support duties, where required, such as contact tracing, monitoring and evaluation, or others
• Lead and/or contribute to the technical and analytical aspects of epidemiological outbreak responses, including (i) setting up or contribute to enhanced surveillance, (ii) analyse data, (iii) develop and/or implement data collection tools, (iv) produce reports 
• Support quality assurance and training activities to strengthen critical capacities in the deployed country in the context of the healthcare system in collaboration with partners (e.g. Ministry of Health, WHO, NGOs) as appropriate.
• Support management of outbreak priorities and activities in line with MS outbreak response plan.
• Support response in affected countries to reduce the impact of the outbreak, including scoping the need for further support and research.

Data Management and Analysis:

• Contribute to the development, strengthening and application of data management and health information tools
• Provide strong data management and analytical support, and apply adequate tools
• When required, conduct complex statistical analyses of surveillance data, interpret results, and make appropriate recommendations

Teaching and Training:

• Teach colleagues and stakeholders on surveillance and epidemiology and support ongoing training activities within the MS of deployment and partners.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience
Essential:

• Master’s Degree or First University Degree (Bachelor’s Degree) in Epidemiology, Statistics, Database Management, Public Health or other related technical disciplines from an accredited/recognized institute. 

Desirable:

• An advanced University Degree (Ph.D) in Epidemiology, Statistics, Database Management, Public Health or other related technical disciplines from an accredited/recognized institute will be an added advantage. 
• Candidates with advanced level of field epidemiology training program are highly encouraged to apply

Knowledge and experience:

• At least 2 years of experience for those with a Master’s Degree and 5 years’ experience for those with a Bachelor’s Degree in a similar role.
• Knowledge of health protection in acute emergencies, including knowledge of surveillance and response mechanisms and tools.
• Knowledge of public health information in emergency settings, including surveillance, data capture, data management, data analysis and epidemiological outputs.
• Experience of research in a relevant field, with at least one peer reviewed publication.
• Experience of statistical analyses and advanced analytical epidemiology.
• Experience of teaching and training
• Experience working with an international organization is a valuable asset. 
• Previous experience working in Africa that reflects an in-depth knowledge of infection prevention and control 

Required Skills:
Functional Skills:

• Demonstrable technical expertise and experience in supporting and/or managing complex, public health programmes with special emphasis on infection prevention and control
• Skills in programme monitoring and evaluation is an asset.
• Demonstrable skills to conceptualize, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate resource management support requirements. 
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills and a proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and works well under pressure. 
• Excellent skills and abilities applied to translating technical information into presentations, briefings and report for both technical and lay audiences 
• Knowledge of oral communication techniques and skill in presentation delivery, programme consultation and credible verbal response to inquiries. 
• Knowledge of interpersonal relationship practices and skills to meet and deal with persons of diverse backgrounds. 
• Demonstrable proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point, data visualization and statistical packages as well as data analysis skills are mandatory. 

Personal Abilities:

• Ability to work under pressure, stay on track and meet deadlines 
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities 
• Proven ability to produce precise and intelligible reports and office briefs in line with the requirements of the Africa CDC. 
• Able to operate in a multicultural environment 
• High level of autonomy at work, yet with profound team-spirit 
• Adaptive, patient, resourceful, resilient and flexible 
• Pro-active and solutions oriented 
• Knowledge of results-based management 

Tenure Of Appointment:

• The AVoHC Team Members will be deployed on on-call basis, based on the incident.
• The Africa CDC will determine the duration of deployment in consultation with member state authorities. 

Gender Mainstreaming:

• The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Languages:

• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

Remuneration

• This is call for AVoHC membership. Successful applicants are not entitled to any monetary incentives during membership.  However, during assignment, deployed experts will have rights to the following:
  • Economic class round-trip ticks and other travel related expenses
  • Health insurance during the deployment period
  • Stipend, communications, Incidentals and Risk allowance
  • Accommodation allowance in case of deployment outside of the city of residence
  • Certificate of recognition of your contribution at the end of deployment

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Purpose of Job

• The Africa CDC seeks to recruit a national and citizen of any Member State of the African Union to be a roster member of the African Volunteers Health Corps.
• This is not recruitment for employment but volunteer service for Africa CDC.
• The potential AVoHC Volunteers candidates are those who have experience in Public Health Management, social and behavioural science, epidemiology, communication, Infection Prevention and Control, laboratory, mental health, etc., from Africa Union Member States.
• The potential applicants are encouraged to be fully employed and willing to volunteer for the skills and competencies any time requested by Africa CDC. 

Main Functions:

• In the context of the Africa CDC Public Health Emergencies Incident Management System (IMS), at the different levels, the epidemiologist shall provide technical support to the subnational/national/regional/continental incident management teams, the Ministry of Health (MOH) in strengthening surveillance and response for priority diseases, conditions and events.
• S/he will also support to monitor the implementation and operations of surveillance and response programs with special focus on early detection, verification and rapid response to epidemics and other public health events of international concern, as well as capacity building of national experts, in compliance with IHR (2005).

Specific Responsibilities
During deployment the Epidemiologist shall perform the following major duties and responsibilities:

Response:

• Provide support on the response activities for the country of deployment for case detection, early warning and response, descriptive and analytical epidemiology, and any other epidemiological support duties, where required, such as contact tracing, monitoring and evaluation, or others
• Lead and/or contribute to the technical and analytical aspects of epidemiological outbreak responses, including (i) setting up or contribute to enhanced surveillance, (ii) analyse data, (iii) develop and/or implement data collection tools, (iv) produce reports 
• Support quality assurance and training activities to strengthen critical capacities in the deployed country in the context of the healthcare system in collaboration with partners (e.g. Ministry of Health, WHO, NGOs) as appropriate.
• Support management of outbreak priorities and activities in line with MS outbreak response plan.
• Support response in affected countries to reduce the impact of the outbreak, including scoping the need for further support and research.

Data Management and Analysis:

• Contribute to the development, strengthening and application of data management and health information tools
• Provide strong data management and analytical support, and apply adequate tools
• When required, conduct complex statistical analyses of surveillance data, interpret results, and make appropriate recommendations

Teaching and Training:

• Teach colleagues and stakeholders on surveillance and epidemiology and support ongoing training activities within the MS of deployment and partners.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience
Essential:

• Master’s Degree or First University Degree (Bachelor’s Degree) in Epidemiology, Statistics, Database Management, Public Health or other related technical disciplines from an accredited/recognized institute. 

Desirable:

• An advanced University Degree (Ph.D) in Epidemiology, Statistics, Database Management, Public Health or other related technical disciplines from an accredited/recognized institute will be an added advantage. 
• Candidates with advanced level of field epidemiology training program are highly encouraged to apply

Knowledge and experience:

• At least 2 years of experience for those with a Master’s Degree and 5 years’ experience for those with a Bachelor’s Degree in a similar role.
• Knowledge of health protection in acute emergencies, including knowledge of surveillance and response mechanisms and tools.
• Knowledge of public health information in emergency settings, including surveillance, data capture, data management, data analysis and epidemiological outputs.
• Experience of research in a relevant field, with at least one peer reviewed publication.
• Experience of statistical analyses and advanced analytical epidemiology.
• Experience of teaching and training
• Experience working with an international organization is a valuable asset. 
• Previous experience working in Africa that reflects an in-depth knowledge of infection prevention and control 

Required Skills:
Functional Skills:

• Demonstrable technical expertise and experience in supporting and/or managing complex, public health programmes with special emphasis on infection prevention and control
• Skills in programme monitoring and evaluation is an asset.
• Demonstrable skills to conceptualize, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate resource management support requirements. 
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills and a proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and works well under pressure. 
• Excellent skills and abilities applied to translating technical information into presentations, briefings and report for both technical and lay audiences 
• Knowledge of oral communication techniques and skill in presentation delivery, programme consultation and credible verbal response to inquiries. 
• Knowledge of interpersonal relationship practices and skills to meet and deal with persons of diverse backgrounds. 
• Demonstrable proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point, data visualization and statistical packages as well as data analysis skills are mandatory. 

Personal Abilities:

• Ability to work under pressure, stay on track and meet deadlines 
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities 
• Proven ability to produce precise and intelligible reports and office briefs in line with the requirements of the Africa CDC. 
• Able to operate in a multicultural environment 
• High level of autonomy at work, yet with profound team-spirit 
• Adaptive, patient, resourceful, resilient and flexible 
• Pro-active and solutions oriented 
• Knowledge of results-based management 

Tenure Of Appointment:

• The AVoHC Team Members will be deployed on on-call basis, based on the incident.
• The Africa CDC will determine the duration of deployment in consultation with member state authorities. 

Gender Mainstreaming:

• The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Languages:

• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

Remuneration

• This is call for AVoHC membership. Successful applicants are not entitled to any monetary incentives during membership.  However, during assignment, deployed experts will have rights to the following:
  • Economic class round-trip ticks and other travel related expenses
  • Health insurance during the deployment period
  • Stipend, communications, Incidentals and Risk allowance
  • Accommodation allowance in case of deployment outside of the city of residence
  • Certificate of recognition of your contribution at the end of deployment