Abt Associates – The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.
Technical Director
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership and management oversight of all of the project’s entomological surveillance activities.
- Guides key project and country-level entomology decisions based on data analysis and interpretation.
- Ensures environmental compliance pof spray operations, and the storage and transport of insecticides.
- Leads the development of entomological monitoring plans.
Requirements
- Masters Degree in Entomology, Environmental Health, Public Health, or related field. Significant experience in vector control, IRS operations, and the regulatory and operational aspectrs of insecticide use.
- 20 years relevant experience, or; Bachelor’s Degree plus 15 years relevant experience, Masters Degree (desirable) plus 10 years relevant experience, or a Phd. and 8 years relevant experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a minimum of direction and supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to work both as a member of a team and as a team leader, with the ability to accept the inputs of other team members.
- Strong management and planning skills of project tasks and budgets.
- Demonstrates leadership and team work and produces high quality work in a timely, cost effective manner and has excellent writing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal communications and organizational skills.
- Excellent computer skills, computer software programs, including MSWord, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with U SAID funded programs and/or other international development experience.
- English language fluency.
Method of Application
- Technical Director – [email protected]
applicants should send their applications and Documentation which should include their Cover Page, CV’s, biodata form, payslip from the most recent position held, copies of educational certificates/degrees, and contact information of at least 3 references we can contact (must include email addresses and phone numbers) with the position title in the subject line of the email.
Note
- Candidates selected for an interview will be sent a more detailed job description in advance of the interview.
- Applications that do not follow these instructions above or do not meet the stated minimum qualification requirements, will not be considered.
More Information
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