Regional Emergency Response Advisor (French-Speaking Africa)

About the role

The STRIDES Regional Emergency Response Advisor supports outbreak response planning, coordination and implementation across French-speaking Africa, ideally bringing prior experience with high-consequence pathogens such as viral hemorrhagic fevers. The advisor aligns country programmes with STRIDES leadership, tracks and reports on response efforts, coordinates with technical, finance and operations teams, develops tools and guidance, and creates knowledge products such as reports and technical materials. The role also contributes to business development, including proposals and partnerships. It is based in Dakar or Yaoundé.

Key responsibilities

• Lead outbreak response and preparedness activities in line with STRIDES protocols and in-country incident management systems, and coordinate day-to-day response across technical, operational and administrative teams.
• Standardise response processes across countries (reporting templates, deployment trackers, coordination tools) and integrate lessons learned into tools and guidance.
• Provide technical direction to project staff, mentor junior staff and partners, and lead project design, planning and implementation within resource and financial constraints.
• Work with the research and evaluation team, the MEL team and the Digital Transformation & Technology team on data, tracking systems and reporting.
• Manage budgets, procurement requests, consultant deployments and surge staffing, and oversee SOPs, SOWs and technical and financial tracking.
• Support business development: proposal research, review of proposals and budgets, and representation at meetings and conferences.
• Deliver technical training and supervision, and prepare technical briefs, reports and presentations for sponsors.

Required profile

• Ideally prior experience with high-consequence pathogens (e.g. viral hemorrhagic fevers).
• Solid knowledge of standards, operational processes and procedures in the technical field, and ability to manage projects and set priorities.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.

Required skills

• Relevant computer software skills (the listing is cut off in the source).
• Project management and technical leadership.