Public Health Specialist

As a key professional in our Preparedness and Resilience Planning Division, you will be part of a dynamic team formulating strategies and developing comprehensive policies and plans to anticipate, prevent, and respond to communicable disease outbreaks and public health emergencies.

Your responsibilities will encompass developing and coordinating strategies to ensure timely access to medical countermeasures in preparation for future outbreaks or public health emergencies.

This includes assessing risks and trade-offs to develop evidence-based policies, supporting procurement and stockpiling efforts, and implementing strategic responses to ensure a coherent and effective approach.

The role also involves engaging with multi-sectoral agencies and international counterparts, as well as participating in multilateral platforms, to strengthen medical countermeasure supply resilience, align response frameworks, and contribute to the development of long-term medical countermeasure policies.

You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time.

1. Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategies and policies for disease preparedness and resilience planning, including stockpiling strategies for medical countermeasures.
2. Situational Analysis: Synthesise information from a wide range of sources in a complex environment to provide rigorous analysis to guide decision-making and action.
3. Policy Development: Formulate robust, evidence-based frameworks and approaches pertaining to public health preparedness and response, with a particular emphasis on securing medical countermeasures for disease threats of concern, supported by best practices and research findings where applicable.
4. Coordination and Collaboration: Work with multi-sectoral agencies to ensure coherent and comprehensive disease preparedness and resilience planning. This includes close engagement with relevant stakeholders on the identification of requirements, procurement, and implementation of medical countermeasures.

We are looking for individuals with a strong background in public health, biomedical sciences, or an equivalent field. Relevant work experience in public health, pharmaceutical services, or policy development is also highly valued.

Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities, with skills in analysing situations and data, assessing risks, and developing evidence-based recommendations are essential.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate complex information to diverse audiences, including policymakers, healthcare professionals, and the public are required.

Able to work effectively in a team and collaborate with others, with strong organisational skills and flexibility, resilience, and adaptability to changing circumstances and priorities.

• Qualification in public health, biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, or an equivalent field; or relevant work experience in public health, pharmaceutical services, or policy development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate with others
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities
• Flexibility, resilience, and adaptability to changing circumstances and priorities

A dynamic and supportive work environment, opportunities for professional growth and development, and a competitive salary and benefits package.

Applicants may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment as part of the shortlisting process for this role.