Job Description
Role Overview\nPATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. The Infectious Disease Surveillance Advisor will provide technical and operational leadership for the Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection Systems (STRIDES) Project in Kenya.\n\n### Key Responsibilities\n- Assist with the day-to-day technical and operational aspects of projects in Kenya.\n- Support the development, coordination, and implementation of surveillance activities in the programmatic workplan, including epidemiological and laboratory surveillance of zoonotic, epidemic-, and pandemic-prone diseases.\n- Provide technical expertise to regional staff members, ensuring project activities are on track and informed by subject matter expertise.\n- Review and revise project and donor reports and draft publications and external communications.\n- Coordinate and work with a diverse group of organizations, such as ministries of health, district health staff, and international development partner organizations.\n- Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions with minimal supervision.\n- Provide input on national guidelines and normative policies within subject matter areas.\n- Serve as a technical expert on animal and human disease surveillance, aligning with Joint External Evaluation (JEE) results, International Health Regulations (IHR), and other global guidelines.\n- Assist with the production and timely dissemination of high-quality relevant data, including internal and external situation reports (SitReps), bulletins, and health risk assessments.\n- Support internal learning and development of infectious disease surveillance activities within PATH.\n\n### Requirements and Qualifications\n- Master’s degree or its international equivalent in epidemiology, public health, veterinary medicine, or a related field.\n- At least 5 years of relevant international experience in applying epidemiological principles and methods in the design, implementation, and management of surveillance systems.\n- Experience working on large USG-funded projects or technical implementations.\n- In-depth knowledge of public health issues, trends, epidemiological theory, and surveillance techniques.\n- Experience in One Health, zoonotic diseases, and outbreak investigation/control specifically in Kenya.\n- Strong analytical skills and experience with DHIS2 use and tool development.\n- Proven ability to coordinate staff across multiple projects simultaneously and support cooperation among countries for health development.\n- Willingness to travel within Kenya up to 25%.\n- English proficiency required.\n\n### How to Apply\nInterested and qualified? Applications are processed through the official PATH career portal. Click the application link provided below to submit your details.
