The incumbent is a member of the CARPHA Executive Management Team and serves as CARPHA's technical focal point to coordinate and direct public health surveillance and response activities related to conditions of regional and international importance. The incumbent will provide technical direction in strengthening existing and developing new initiatives in surveillance, prevention and control as well as on the uses of health information, epidemiology principles and methods as applied to the areas of public health surveillance, epidemiological assessments, planning and evaluation of the health situation. Of critical importance is the need to develop and coordinate systems for the investigation and control of disease outbreaks and effective response to threats and emergencies of public health importance. The incumbent will direct and coordinate the surveillance and laboratory functions of CARPHA to include training, research, planning and evaluation, mobilization of partners and resources to support delivery of the Agency' mandate.
The post of Director- Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control is pivotal and critical to the achievement of the Agency's mandate. It must be noted that there is an additional reliance on the following competencies:
- Leadership and Managerial Maturity
- Technical Knowledge and Expertise
- Political Influence
- Health Diplomacy
- Organizational Visibility
- Project Execution / Implementation
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Strategic Planning and Co-ordination
COMPENSATION PACKAGE
A competitive salary is being offered with an attractive benefits package that includes participatory group insurance including a group health plan with vision and dental benefits and a contributory provident fund arrangement or end-of-service gratuity depending on contract modality. Additional benefits for persons recruited from outside the country of posting. A three-year contract would be offered in the first instance.
Applications, including Job Applicant’s Profile Summary Form, Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae and copies of relevant documents must be submitted by September 10, 2020 to:
The Manager, Human Resource Department
Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) P.o. Box 164, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD
FAX : (868) 622-2792; Email: dalrymbi@carpha.org