India: Emergency Response and Preparedness Consultant - India

To satisfy the overall objectives of CDC India and international collaboration responsibilities, the contractor will provide technical assistance, consultation and support services to the EBOLA response and recovery efforts in India for emergency management activities (EM) including developing and strengthen preparedness and response skills. The contractor serves as a subject matter expert for public health emergency management capacity development and providing technical expertise, support and training in the implementation of emergency management (EM) activities to the CDC, primarily to the India Government and health care workers at the local levels to continue to rapidly detect and respond to the EBOLA outbreak. The contractor coordinates closely with the CDC EBOLA response team on all activities.

Responsibilities

· In coordination with the CDC and the EBOLA response team provides technical assistance to host government response and health care staff (primarily at the local levels) to meet established public health and emergency management standards to effectively respond and contain the EBOLA epidemic.

· In coordination with the CDC, EBOLA response team and host government develops, provides and coordinates emergency management capacity development training for central and local level host country staff to build and improve health emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation at the central and local levels. Activities include, but are not limited to:

1. Emergency operations management, planning, logistics, administration tasks

2. Public information/emergency risk communications

3. Preparedness, Response and Situational awareness activities

4. Safety and risk management functions

5. Liaison coordination

· Assists CDC in the identification, tracking of progress, and provision of ongoing recommendations to enhance country’s incident management structure.

· Provides technical expertise on development of emergency management capacity at public health emergency management meetings.

· Provides input to the Incident Action Plan (IAP) and status reports (e.g. the Situation Reports- SITREPs. Reviews IAP’s, identifies response capability limitations, and recommends proposed tactics for coordinating response activities.

· Prepares input for response reports, slides, and other materials as required.

· Travel to Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Lucknow, India to provide and coordinate emergency management capacity and development training for central and local level host country staff.

Qualifications

· Master degree, plus 2 years of experience in emergency management or related area; or Bachelor degree, plus 3 years of experience in emergency management or related area;

· Specific knowledge, skills, abilities and past experience with:

1. Emergency management principles, response operations, and the fundamentals of establishing and implementing an emergency management and response effort, or developing, providing TA to a foreign government /Ministry of Health Emergency Operations Center.

2. EOC and emergency response management, EOC administration, and event/emergency management system policies, protocols, and procedures.

3. Outbreak response planning and operations, gaining situational awareness, and managing outbreak information.

4. Resource management, logistic support, and finance considerations.

5. Evaluating a response environment and experience in engaging in planning and developing action plans; and in initiating and monitoring a response.

6. Acquiring resources to respond and an awareness of how to track resources

7. Reporting activities to someone with authority either to seek direction or to account for their activities.

· Familiarity with:

1. Risk communications, environmental infection control communications, and the general flow of communication information.

2. Coordinating medical services that include infrastructure, human resources, specimen transport, patient evacuation and care, medical equipment, and medical supplies.

· Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills

· Demonstrated experience in developing and providing effective training

· Excellent writing skills and experience in development of strategic documents, briefing documents, protocols, survey tools, and reports.

· Language proficiency in Hindi preferred

· Level IV speaking and writing proficiency in English

· Ability to effectively communicate in English on a daily basis with various groups (speaking, reading and writing).

How to Apply

To apply for this position please follow the following steps:

1. Go to https://careers-qedgroupllc.icims.com/jobs/1302/emergency-response-and-preparedness-consultant---india/job
2. Complete the online application.
3. Attach your resume.
4. Click on the link: Biodata AID1420-17, fill out the form, sign it, and attach/upload it to your application. You may also include other documents such as cover letter and/or a work sample.
5. Submit your application, resume, completed biodata, and any additional documents.

Please note that applications submitted by other means; or without resume and/or biodata will not be considered.

Only finalists will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Reasonable accommodation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The QED Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. AA//V/D.