Position Summary
Futures Group is seeking One Health Regional Advisor for the USAID-funded Preparedness and Response (P&R) project based either in Nairobi, Kenya or Kampala, Uganda. The Advisor will support the design, execution, and implementation of national One Health platforms in sub-Saharan African countries. The successful candidate will work with Futures Group HQ staff as well as the project’s Africa Regional Director and other project staff.
About the P&R Project
The P&R Project is one of three USAID supported projects in the wider Emerging Pandemic Threats- 2 (EPT-2) program. Broadly EPT-2 is designed to help countries to be able to successfully prepare for and respond to emerging pandemic threats from zoonotic diseases. The other two USAID-supported projects are the PREDICT Project led by UC-Davis and One health Workforce lead by the University of Minnesota. FAO and WHO also are part of the EPT-2 program. P&R focuses on helping countries organize for such threats, mainly through the setting up of One Health platforms that are designed to bring together multi-sector national teams. Futures Group contributes to P&R in the areas of advocacy, policy support and gender analysis.
Key Responsibilities
• Participate in national assessments for One Health Preparedness
• Develop messages for and carry out advocacy for a One Health approach
• Contribute to the project’s support to unaffected countries to prepare for a potential Ebola outbreak
• Attend project meetings and events as required.
• Support research and data collection as required in the development of evidence-based advocacy messages
• Contribute to organizational and policy analyses that contribute to a One Health response
• Contribute to a balanced gender approach to One Health and Ebola preparedness
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in epidemiology, MD or DVM or other related degree from an accredited university or college,
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and equivalent work experience relevant to One Health
• At least 5 years of experience in One Health and/or a related field
• Experience working with national Ministries of Health or Agriculture
• Experience with evidence-based advocacy and policy analysis
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, problem solving & documentation skills
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
Physical Demands
• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility
Work Environment
• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.
All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
