Location: Noumea, New Caledonia
Last Date: May 15, 2010
Email: spc@spc.int
The Manager of the Disease Unit will lead the Unit in accordance with i) the mandate of the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN), and ii) best practices in the control of diseases and health issues, including broader determinants of health.
The Manager of the Disease Unit will be responsible for organising and managing all aspects of the Disease Unit�s functions and activities in a manner that supports national plans, PHD strategic objectives for 2010�2014, and SPC�s corporate vision. She or he will also be responsible for strategic as well as day-to-day operational and pragmatic management (including risk management strategies) operations, as well as leading and supervising all aspects of the Disease Unit�s work, including recruitment, planning, and making and implementing decisions.
The Manager will optimise technical inputs, use of funds, and the impact of the Disease Unit, while improving the alignment of activities, services and reporting processes with national priorities and systems as well as regional frameworks. The Manager will work closely with other technical and support units within PHD, particularly during planning and reporting processes.
The position of Manager, Disease Unit, encompasses the following major functions or key result areas.
Reduction of overall burden and impact of diseases
� Lead and manage the Disease Unit�s provision of technical assistance and services to countries and regional partners, as well as programme implementation through a one team, country- based approach;
� Lead the Disease Unit�s contribution to implementing regional frameworks and national plans to address diseases;
� Ensure appropriate technical guidance, supportive supervision and assistance is provided as requested to all PICTs and other stakeholders on all aspects of disease control;
� Lead the Disease Unit teams in assessing priorities and assisting countries in developing quality, realistic and well targeted plans and funding proposals;
� Address performance challenges within countries, and balance the need to achieve country priorities with their capacity to absorb assistance;
� Respond and mobilise the Disease Unit in an organised way in order to address emergency situations.
Capacity building and quality processes at national and regional level
� Coordinate the Disease Unit�s contribution to strengthening PICTs� capacity to detect, manage and respond quickly to an outbreak or sudden rise in incidence of any important public health event of international concern;
� Lead the Disease Unit teams in maintaining and strengthening surveillance capacity and disease control within the region;
� Supervise the Disease Unit�s contribution to strengthening national and regional capacity through increased skills and systems improvement;
� Supervise the Disease Unit�s work in maintaining and strengthening regional surveillance communication mechanisms;
� Supervise the Disease Unit�s contribution to strengthening the control and response capacity at national and regional levels;
� Lead SPC�s support to PPHSN and its core services;
� Lead and manage SPC�s contribution to the regional �whole of laboratories� strengthening approach;
� Ensure the Disease Unit effectively contributes to improved preparedness, both at national and regional levels.
Non-health-sector determinants of health
� Enlarge capacity to act, collect, analyse and report on gender and human rights issues as a key influence on health status and disease prevention and control;
� In partnership with other PHD and SPC units, develop specific approaches to human rights, marginalised and most-at-risk populations.
Scope, efficiency and impact of interventions
� Contribute to the promotion and achievement of increased alignment and harmonisation within the PHD, regionally and at the national level;
� Manage relationships and build sound and strategic partnerships and consensus with partners and countries to support strong performance-based service delivery within existing regional frameworks such as the Pacific Regional HIV & STI strategy or the PPHSN;
� Provide guidance to the development of joint and/or streamlined work plans, and joint approaches between the Disease Unit and its technical partners in order to streamline technical assistance and complement resources in countries;
� Contribute to implementing SPC joint country strategies and PHD country team approaches;
� Promote and manage the achievement of quality assurance policies and processes in surveillance, diseases control and response activities;
� Contribute to PHD�s design and implementation of efficient systems to capture, analyse, and report outcomes, and demonstrate cost effectiveness;
� Develop functional relationships with other PHD units and SPC corporate and support services;
� Maintain excellent coordination with the Quality, Performance and Management Support Unit during planning and reporting processes;
� Provide technical advice and assistance to PHD management and PHD teams on matters related to diseases;
� Contribute to the process of change within PHD.
Team management and strategic planning
� Organise and manage all aspects of the Unit functions and activities in a manner that supports and furthers national plans, PHD strategic objectives for 2010-2014 and SPC�s corporate vision;
� Provide leadership, and manage and motivate Disease Unit members and other implementing officers, to deliver high quality and performing services to country and regional partners;
� Ensure excellent teamwork with equitable allocation of work under a country-based approach.
� Supervise the provision of high-quality routine and ad-hoc reports to PHD, donors and other stakeholders;
� Maintain unity and cohesiveness with teams working from multiple locations.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
� Postgraduate qualifications in public health.
� Thorough knowledge of accepted and emerging public health concepts, principles and practices, and their application to health and development in the Pacific region.
� At least 10 years of demonstrated experience in public health surveillance and communicable diseases control.
� At least 10 years of demonstrated experience in the area of public health management and team management, including supervision.
� Demonstrated experience and skills in the design, management, implementation and evaluation of public health projects.
� Demonstrated work experience in developing countries, especially in the Pacific region.
� Knowledge and understanding of aid principles and mechanisms, donor and multilateral UN agencies and regional health agencies.
� Willingness to travel and undertake overseas assignments in SPC member countries and beyond.
� Demonstrated capacity to deal with high workload and multiple priorities
� Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
Desirable
� Medical qualifications (MB, BS or equivalent).
� Postgraduate degree or equivalent in epidemiology.
� Degree in management (MBA) or equivalent.
� Demonstrated experience in the development and submission of public health and/or disease control and/or applied epidemiology funding proposals.
� High-level technical knowledge and demonstrated experience of public health surveillance, applied epidemiology and disease control, particularly in the field of communicable diseases.
� Demonstrated experience in non-communicable disease control.
� Demonstrated experience in providing technical training and supervision for health staff.
� Experience in working on a public health project or programme in either a government department, or civil society organisation, ideally in a Pacific Islands setting.
� Working knowledge of French.
ADDRESS AND CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS
Applications should be addressed to the Director-General, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, BP D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia, to arrive by 15 May 2010.
Applicants should provide their curriculum vitae, and specifically address how their qualifications, knowledge and experience demonstrate their ability to successfully undertake the duties and responsibilities of the position in their covering letter. They should also provide names and contact details of three referees. Applications that do not specifically address the selection criteria will not be considered.
Applications may be submitted by fax (+687-26-38-18) or email (spc@spc.int), preferably as an electronic attachment in Microsoft Word format.
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