African Union Principal Science Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

African Union Principal Science Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

African Union Ethiopia looking for “Principal Science Officer”.

Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before November 27, 2023.

The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The bloc was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. The intention of the AU was to replace the Organization of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002.

African Union Principal Science Officer Jobs 2023

The African Union has published a job vacancy announcement on November 06, 2023 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of Principal Science Officer to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

African Union Job Vacancy 2023

Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide advice on scientific quality assurance programmes, such as project peer review procedures, human subject protocols, assures research projects are closed out in compliance with agency procedures and monitors other agency procedures related to ensuring quality science in research activities.
• Support Africa CDC Chief Scientist to initiate and coordinate scientific and technical research projects in collaboration with Member States and international partners through Africa RCCs.
• Provide long-range plans, advise the Africa CDC Chief Scientist to direct and evaluate the agency’s research and professional programmes for the development of scientific personnel, developing policy for strengthening staff and scientific expertise and for facilitating collaborative activities within the agency, across RCC’s and their constituent organizations.
• Support the implementation of Africa CDC policies to establish or strengthen existing Infectious Diseases (HIV, TB, Malaria,, etc.) surveillance and control programs in Member States.
• Support activities under the Division of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention by carrying out a variety of services and programmatic activities in the area of Infectious Diseases epidemiology and surveillance and related public health programme.
• Liaise with donors, partners and other stakeholders to ensure communication on Infectious Disease activities and explore potential synergies with other ongoing projects and support development and implementation of strategy to raise profile and scale.
• Support the monitoring and evaluation of Infectious Disease prevention and control programmes implemented by the Division of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention.
• Conduct needs assessments such as desktop reviews and interviews with African Member States to determine the level of implementation of any existing control and prevention programmes on the African continent.
• Work with Member States to strengthen health management information systems to improve Africa CDC’s Infectious Disease health-related data through coordination, collaboration, and technical assistance.
• Undertake any other duties/responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Position in Organization:

• Position Name: Principal Science Officer
• Reports to: Head, Science and Innovation
• Directorate/Department/Organ: Africa CDC
• Division: Science and Innovation
• Number of Direct Reports: 0
• Number of Indirect Reports: 0
• Job Grade: P4
• Number of Positions: 1
• Contract Type: Fixed term
• Location: Addis Ababa

Minimum Qualification:

• Candidates must have a Master degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Science, Health-Services Research and ten (10) years of experience in supporting and/or leading public health or public health research programmes out of which six (6) and three (3) years need to be at managerial and supervisory levels respectively.
• Candidates must have a University Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Science, Health-Services Research and twelve (12) years of experience in supporting and/or leading public health or public health research programmes, out of which six (6) and three years should be at expert and supervisory level.
• Strong scientific management and technical expertise related to all applicable functional areas
• Expert knowledge and relevant experience in management of epidemiology, health services or outcomes research within a government agency or academic institution or research organization within a public health context. Applicable and relevant private-sector experience within a research organization or life-sciences company will also be considered.
• Demonstrated expertise in public health and/or clinical outcomes research (such as, but not limited to, retrospective or prospective case-control and cohort studies, observational studies, clinical-economic modeling and analysis, /meta-analysis), including interpreting statistical analysis and reporting of research outcomes is required.

Language:

• Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese or Spanish) is required. Knowledge of one or more of the other AU working languages would be an added advantage.

How to Apply African Union Principal Science Officer Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://jobs.au.int/Africa%20CDC/job/Addis-Ababa-Principal-Science-Officer-%28AfCDC%29/781318202/

The Closing Date: 27th November, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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