Senior Director, Technical Excellence
EEOC
Program Director – Polio Eradication Surge Capacity Support
Emory University
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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About the role
- Provide leadership, technical expertise, and oversight for the Polio Eradication Surge Capacity Support program including program development, implementation, and strategy.
- Provide staff recruitment and management; recruit and manage contractors and senior epidemiologists for structured, long-term deployments.
- Oversee program budget and partner with CVE Deputy Director and Project Manager on financial management.
- Collaborate with Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners (WHO, CDC, Gates Foundation, Rotary) and Ministries of Health to develop outbreak preparedness and response plans.
- Improve surveillance, lead preparedness planning, and coordinate outbreak response activities in outbreak and high-risk countries.
- Identify contractors and technical resources, draft and monitor contracts, track program effectiveness and progress, and provide regular reports to CVE Director, Deputy Director, and GPEI partners.
- Lead internal team meetings, build collaborative relationships with CDC Polio Team, and conduct advocacy at international, regional, and national levels to secure resources.
- Oversee and develop 5-year strategic plans and provide overall leadership for the Polio Surge Program, including fundraising.
- Participate in Task Force meetings and initiatives and contribute as a senior member of the Task Force for Global Health.
Requirements
- MD or PhD in a related field.
- 10 years of experience in strategic planning, program development, program management, and advocacy for international health programs at the senior level.
- Able to work in the US and abroad.
- Residency in the state of GA (role requires residency in the state of GA).
- Able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs.
- Up to 50% international travel.
- Preferred qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to effectively develop a global public health program and facilitate successful implementation.
- Proven management and organizational skills, including experience leading, building, and successfully managing a team.
- Direct field experience working in polio eradication and outbreak response, vaccines, and disease surveillance within the international development arena.
- Experience working with governments of polio non-endemic countries (e.g., Somalia, Kenya, DRC, Syria, Egypt, South Sudan, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Lake Chad Basin countries).
- Experience working with UN agencies such as WHO and UNICEF; with national health agencies such as CDC; with foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent written and verbal English skills.
