India: Emergency Response and Preparedness Consultant

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RTI is seeking an Emergency Response and Preparedness Consultant who will provide technical assistance, consultation and support services to potential infectious disease (e.g. 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 a potential infectious disease outbreak (e.g. EBOLA outbreak). The contractor coordinates closely with the CDC infectious disease response team on all activities.

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:

· 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.

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

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

· Resource management, logistic support, and finance considerations.

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

· Acquiring resources to respond and an awareness of how to track resources

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

· Familiarity with:

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

· 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

To apply please send your CV and cover letter toglobalhealthresearch@rti.org. Please use Emergency Response and Preparedness Consultant (India) in the subject line**