*Yayasan Project HOPE*
*POSITION DESCRIPTION*
*Position: *Program Manager,
Global Health Security
*Area/ Program: *Health System Strengthening
*Location:* Jakarta
*Reports To: *Country Representatives
with close coordination with Project Director (UGM)
*Supervisory Responsibility:* Yes
*Background:*
Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian relief organization,
providing lasting solutions to health problems with the mission of placing
power in the hands of local health workers to save lives across the globe.
Project HOPE is registered as Yayasan (Foundation) in Indonesia.
*Code of Conduct*
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with
respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual
Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all
potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include
Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment.
Together we can reinforce a* culture of respect, integrity, accountability
and transparency.*
*Program Overview: *
Project HOPE*, *in Partnership with the Center for Health Policy and
Management (CHPM) at Gadjah Mada University are supporting the Indonesian
Government, primarily the Ministry of Health (MOH), to achieve Global
Health Security Agenda (GHSA) targets; implement International Health
Regulations (IHR) (2005) core competencies; and prevent, detect, and
respond to public health threats by targeting activities to strengthen
capacity in Real-Time Surveillance and Reporting and Emergency Management
and Response.
This project is part of the Healthy People 2030 agenda. The goal and
objectives are:
1. Increase the number of public health events of international
importance that are monitored and reported
2. Increase the number of individuals trained globally to prevent,
detect, or respond to public health threats
3. Increase the laboratory diagnostic testing capacity, surveillance
system, and routine reporting in countries and regionally
The objectives to achieve the IHR in Real-time Surveillance and Reporting
are:
1. Accurate assessment of indicator and event-based surveillance and
reporting systems to detect public health threats
2. Improve interoperable, electronic real-time reporting
3. Increase the capacity of indicator-based surveillance and event
system at national and sub-national level
The objectives under Public Health Emergency Management Response are:
1. Increase the capacity of the Ministry of Health to activate
emergency operations through the development of curricula and standard
operating procedures (SOPs) and plans
2. Emergency operations staff are trained in PHECO and available for
response
3. International infection and prevention protocols for
identification of health care workers and hospitalized patients established
*Position Summary:*
Project HOPE seeks a Program Manager for Global Health Security who will
work closely with the Principal Investigator and Project Director to
provide strategic leadership and vision in support GHSA targets and
implement IHR core competencies in real-time surveillance and establishing
public health emergency operations. The position is based in Jakarta.
She/he is expected to lead the project in the development, implementation,
oversight, and evaluation of programming. Emphasis will be placed on
strategic development, resource acquisition, quality improvement, quality
control, and staff development with local partners. He/she will support the
Project Director (Position under UGM as the lead of the partnerships), in
building and develop collaboration with CDC-funded and non-CDC funded
programs through multi-sector stakeholder meetings with national and
sub-national representation from the Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of
Agriculture (MOAg), Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Environment
and Forestry (wildlife health), Ministry of Environment and Forestry
(wildlife health), National and sub-national Disaster Agencies (BNPB) other
Ministries, universities, NGOs, Provincial and District Level Health
Officers and staff from the PHEOC and Crisis Centers. The role also
requires the ability to multi-task and handle complex and competing
priorities.
Some of the tasks under *real-time reporting and surveillance* may include
developing training packages for surveillance, assisting with the
establishment of dashboards for surveillance data visualization and routine
data analysis. Some of the tasks under *public health emergency operations*
may include supporting the development of SOPs for public health emergency
management (e.g. incident management system, risk communication and
community engagement) facilitating workshops for PHEOC staff on incident
management systems, risk communication and community engagement and early
warning systems, and supporting the development of IPC protocols for case
management of patients and healthcare workers.
*Requirements:*
1. Masters degree (with relevant first degree) in health science;
Medicines, Pharmacy or Public Health (PhD or MD would be preferred) from
reputable university.
2. Minimum 8 (eight) years of similar experience in the field of
Health Science with government, private sector and/or NGOs or minimum 4
(four) year experience for PhD degree in similar above field of education.
3. Excellent organizational, planning, M&E and coordination skills.
4. Technical knowledge, programmatic experiences on implement
International Health Regulations and managing US CDC and or USAID program will
be preferred.
5. Prior experience managing a health system strengthening program in
collaboration with Ministry of Health is a plus
6. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
7. Demonstrative ability to multitask.
8. Strong office program computer skills, literacy in statistical
software is an advantage.
9. Fluency in English and excellent writing skills.
10. Indonesian nationality.
11. Preferably those who have experience working in the South Sulawesi
region (Makassar and Maros).
12. Preferably those who have experience working with disaster
management agencies such as PMI, BNPB, BPBD and the Health Crisis Center
(PUSKRIS) at the national and provincial levels.
*Application Deadline:* Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and
the position will be filled as soon as there is a suitable match. Hence,
interested candidates are encouraged to apply at the earliest
*Application Process:* Interested candidates should send a Covering Letter
(with expected salary), mentioning the job title in the subject line along
with their recent CV as a word/pdf document attachment to email:
yphjakarta@xxxxxxxxx
