Job purpose:
The Principal Technical Officer will serve as a principal advisor to the Head, Division of Maternal and Reproductive Health, Africa CDC to strengthen public health security by providing technical support to ensure a robust disease response system is in place at Africa CDC. The support of the principal technical Officer should contribute to the design, planning and implementation of strategic actions to improve maternal and reproductive health in Africa and contribute to the reducing maternal mortality ratio to less
than 70/ 100, 000 live births in close collaboration with the Africa CDC Regional Collaborating Centres
(RCC) and National Public Health Institutes (NPHI) in AU Member States
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
The Principal Technical Officer shall perform the following major duties and responsibilities:
- Support the Head of Division in the Implementation of Africa CDC Reproductive Health strategic
priorities including capacity building of Member states to improve on Maternal and Reproductive
health indicators on the African continent. - Provide scientific and technical, coordination and managerial support to Africa CDC the Regional
Collaborating Centers (RCCs), National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) and Ministries of Health
improve maternal and reproductive health and contribute to the reducing maternal mortality ratio
in Africa; - Provide subject matter expertise in capacity building, research, epidemiology, policy development
and implementation in the area of Reproductive health including maternal and child health; - Apply subject matter expertise and extensive writing expertise to the development of guidance and
policy at the continental level, - Work closely with Member States through their NPHIs and the Regional Collaborating Centres
(RCCs) in particular, in setting health priorities and strategic objectives and developing national
plans, guidelines, and frameworks to improve Member States capacities in improving reproductive
outcomes; - Work closely with the African and global research community and provide support for knowledge
generation and evidence sharing and its translation to policy, practice and innovation; - Collect, analyse, and utilize data from health research and innovation to inform policy and decisionmaking at all levels of the healthcare system;
- Provide technical input with regards to design, implementation, data analysis, report writing for
public health, social and operational research and policy briefs.