Centre Head - Tuberculosis

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Eastern Suburbs of Johannesburg has an EE opportunity available for Centre Head: Tuberculosis.

POSITION INFO:

Requirements:

• MBChB
• HPCSA registered specialist (MMed) or PhD in Public Health or Clinical Microbiology/Virology/Infectious Diseases or Epidemiology
• Qualification in Management and Leadership 
• Ten (10) years Senior Management experience preferably in a public health institution
• Eight (8) years communicable diseases/public health experience/epidemiology/ infectious diseases
• Five (5) years Public health surveillance experience
• Three (3) years Laboratory experience
• Evidence of writing successful grant applications and performing research
• Good publication track record
• Five (5) years teaching and training experience
• Knowledge of statistics
• Knowledge of quality management
• Communicable diseases knowledge.

KPAs:

• Assist the National Department of Health and other stakeholders with timely expert advice and surveillance/research data relevant to TB
• Establish strategic goals for the Centre through a consultative process with creation/regular review of the Centre’s annual and 5-year strategic plans
• Be proactive in ensuring that successful grant applications are submitted and research funding raised by the Centre team
• Document and maintain records of all Centre outputs through periodic Centre activity reports and contributions to the NICD annual report
• Ensure that the Centre is responsive to outbreaks of Public Health Significance and to support the functions of the Emergency Operations Centre

Please note should you not receive a response within 7 business days of applying, you may consider your application as being unsuccessful. 

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