Senior Rapid Response Officer at FHI360 NGO

• Oversees the day-to-day implementation of emergency preparedness and response activities with a complex scope that require evaluation of variable and rapidly evolving situations in Kenya and the local region.
• Demonstrates strong judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to respond to emerging infectious disease threats and verified outbreak events with little supervision.
• Networks with key internal and external STRIDES personnel; liaises with STRIDES Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team to measure the Activity’s emerging response interventions against project-wide and emergency response-specific indicators.
• Provides input to STRIDES Senior Management Team on national guidelines and normative policies for emergency and outbreak response; coordinates with STRIDES and FHI 360’s communications team to highlight the Activity’s success stories and best practices specific to emergency response interventions.
• Assists in providing technical support in the development and dissemination of tools, materials, reports, papers, and intervention for projects.
• Provides support to work planning and workplan preparation and finalization.

• Leads the creation of the emergency/outbreak response of STRIDES workplans within given resource and financial constraints.
• Work with STRIDES Senior Management Team (SMT) to respond to requests and inquiries from the United States Government (USG) regarding emergency outbreak response.
• Coordinates with STRIDES technical and programmatic teams to ensure activities are implemented according to award requirements and consistent with FHI 360 policy and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Work with STRIDES finance and administrative teams to prepare local subcontracts and budgets as needs arise.
• Contributes to planning and making recommendations for STRIDES implementation.
• Influences design and scope of STRIDES initiatives and programs in the emergency/outbreak response technical focus area.
• Develops strategies and tools for the design and implementation of specific technical components.
• Ensures technical implementation is consistent with best practices in emergency response and meets donor contractual obligations including providing oversight and direction to other STRIDES team members.
• Coordinate with the Community team to support the RCCE activities.
• Coordinates with employees and consultants, on-site and in the field throughout implementation of emergency response activities in-country and/or regionally.

• Supports preparation of reports to the donor (quarterly, semi-annual, and annual, etc) , highlighting achievements across STRIDES Objective 4/emergency response activities, including the drafting of publications and external communications.
• Gathers information, data and statistics needed to provide evidence to reports, presentations, papers, and other documentation produced.
• Assists with technical troubleshooting, guide data analysis and application of data.
• Participates in data review and support data for decision making.
• Ensures the documentation and reporting of appropriate services rendered to clients is done in the relevant service registers.
• Assists with compiling technical content (e.g., reports, presentations, manuscripts).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Ability to manage projects, set realistic priorities through rapid development of emergency response workplans, plan for the successful implementation of activities, and monitor performance over the life of the response.
• In-depth functional knowledge of global health security (GHS) best practices, specifically related to emergency and outbreak response within the USG context, and maintain a detailed understanding of related interventions within FHI 360.
• General understanding of the external environment and how it affects emergency/outbreak preparedness and response across STRIDES, including political, legal, environmental, financial, and social influences.
• Strong diagnostic, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to exchange information, present recommendations and collaborate with STRIDES colleagues and peers and external partners.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with using Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data, identify errors, and prepare reports.
• Ability to solve problems and implement corrective action as needed.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English.

• Has no supervisory responsibility.
• Receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new assignments or projects.
• Typically reports to an Associate Director, Technical, STRIDES Kenya.

• Bachelor's degree or its international equivalent in, Public Health, Emergency Management, Disaster Risk Reduction or related field.

• Typically requires 6+ years of relevant experience in emergency/rapid outbreak response Activity, with significant time spent in field-based roles.
• Documented leadership implementing GHS-focused projects with an emphasis on emergency/outbreak preparedness and response.
• Proficient experience in current program developments in emergency/outbreak preparedness and response.

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