Chargé(e) technique – Coordination de la réponse et surveillance transfrontalières

Coordinates cross-border Ebola readiness and response between Central African Republic and DRC, linking surveillance, incident-management and partner teams, tracking operational actions and obstacles, and producing joint dashboards, briefings and lessons for high-risk border areas.

Department: AF/EPR Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Coordinate cross-border Ebola operations between Central African Republic and DRC
• Track actions agreed through bilateral and regional coordination mechanisms
• Link national, district, WHO and continental incident-management teams
• Harmonise surveillance, contact tracing, laboratory referral, infection control and risk communication
• Facilitate cross-border meetings and follow up decisions and action points
• Identify and escalate operational gaps in communication, supplies, screening, referral and data sharing
• Prepare joint situation updates, dashboards, leadership briefs and operational summaries
• Document lessons, good practice and recommendations for stronger cross-border readiness

• Advanced university degree in public health, medicine, epidemiology, emergency management, international health, health systems, social sciences, international relations or a related field
• At least five years of relevant national and international experience in public-health emergency response, outbreak coordination, cross-border health security, surveillance, preparedness or emergency operations
• Understanding of incident-management systems and public-health emergency operations
• Knowledge of Ebola response, surveillance, infection control, laboratory coordination, safe referral and risk communication
• Excellent spoken and written French
• Intermediate English
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and online coordination tools

• Three-month full-time consultancy
• Remuneration is USD 7,000–8,480 per month excluding travel costs