Job Summary:

Position Title: Technical Officer – Outbreak Preparedness & Response

Project: EpiC Global Health Security (GHS) – Mozambique
Location: Maputo (Central Level), with frequent travel to focus provinces
Reports to: Global Health Security Expert
Works closely with: MOH (DNSP, DPS), INS, Ministry of Agriculture and veterinary services, Provincial and District Health Authorities, Provincial project staff, and implementing partners

Position Summary

The Technical Officer – Outbreak Preparedness & Response is a central-level position focused on supporting provincial government teams to strengthen practical outbreak preparedness and response capabilities, in line with the GHS workplan. The role works primarily through coaching, accompaniment, and problem-solving with provincial-level government counterparts, supported by provincial project staff.

The position emphasizes translating agreed approaches, guidance, and tools into routine practice at provincial and district levels—particularly around readiness, identification of key personnel, pre-positioning of supplies, and operational follow-up. During outbreak events, the Technical Officer provides surge coordination and support to government-led responses, as requested, but is not responsible for leading PHEOC training or managing response operations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Support Provincial Outbreak Preparedness

• Support health and veterinary authorities to operationalize outbreak preparedness activities outlined in the GHS workplan, working alongside provincial project staff.
• In focus provinces, support identification, validation, and documentation of key provincial and district personnel involved in outbreak detection, investigation, and response.
• Support clarification of roles, responsibilities, and coordination arrangements for outbreak preparedness within existing provincial structures.
• Support provincial teams to plan, track, and manage pre-positioning of outbreak response supplies and materials.
• Provide informal coaching and practical, day-to-day support to provincial outbreak officers and teams to help embed preparedness practices into routine work.

2. Support Preparedness Exercises and Operational Follow-Up

• Support organization and follow-up of preparedness exercises, simulations, and orientation activities led by government or senior technical staff.
• Assist provincial teams to translate exercise findings into concrete follow-up actions and improvements.
• Support documentation of gaps, agreed actions, and progress over time.

3. Support Government-Led Outbreak Response

• Provide coordination and surge support to government-led outbreak responses in any province, as requested by MOH and project leadership.
• Support provincial and district authorities during responses by facilitating coordination across surveillance, laboratory, IPC, RCCE, logistics, and partner actors.
• Support tracking of response actions, operational gaps, and follow-up needs, in coordination with provincial project staff.

4. Learning, Documentation, and Cross-Provincial Consistency

• Support documentation of preparedness processes, tools, and lessons emerging from focus provinces.
• Contribute to synthesis of practical lessons to inform replication or adaptation in other provinces.
• Share operational insights with the GHS Expert and relevant technical teams.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, nursing, environmental health, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience supporting outbreak preparedness, response, or public health field operations.
• Experience working with or within government systems at provincial or district level.
• Experience working with MOH, INS, or provincial health authorities.
• Experience supporting logistics or readiness activities related to outbreak response.
• Demonstrated experience providing informal coaching or practical support to government officials or public-sector staff as they adopt new practices.
• Strong facilitation, coordination, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to work in field settings under time pressure and changing conditions.
• Fluency in Portuguese required; working knowledge of English preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting outbreak preparedness or response activities in Mozambique.
• Experience with deployment of resources in an emergency situation
• Exposure to multisectoral or One Health collaboration.

Travel Requirements

Frequent travel to focus provinces for preparedness support. Occasional surge travel during outbreak response periods, as requested and coordinated with MOH.

The last day of receiving applications is 16 March 2026.

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