Organization: Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS)
Project: BRIDGE
Location: HQ, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
Number of Positions: 1
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director
About ECEWS
The Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) is a leading indigenous Nigerian non-profit organization committed to improving health, education, economic empowerment and social outcomes for vulnerable populations. Established in 2001, ECEWS implements donor-funded programmes across Nigeria in partnership with government and communities.
Job Summary
The Senior Technical Advisor – Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response will provide strategic and technical leadership for the project’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response (PHEPR) portfolio.
The position will lead outbreak preparedness, surveillance strengthening and early-warning strategies while supporting coordination with government emergency operations centres and public health authorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide overall strategic and technical leadership for the project’s PHEPR portfolio.
- Lead the design and oversight of national outbreak preparedness plans.
- Lead surveillance-strengthening initiatives and early-warning system strategies.
- Serve as the project’s principal liaison with national government emergency operations centres and public health authorities during emergency events.
- Ensure PHEPR programming aligns with global health security frameworks, national guidelines and donor requirements.
- Oversee performance monitoring of state PHEPR teams.
- Identify capacity gaps and direct corrective action.
- Represent the project at national and international PHEPR technical working groups, donor reviews and coordination platforms.
- Guide development of work plans, technical reports, budgets and proposal inputs for the PHEPR portfolio.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), state ministries of health and donor representatives.
- Mentor and build the capacity of technical staff across the PHEPR team.
- Deliver against the approved GHSD milestone plan and quarterly performance targets.
- Support integration across HIV, TB, malaria and MNCH platforms.
- Support progressive transfer of functions to Government of Nigeria ownership.
- Report to the Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director on programme performance, risks and strategic direction.
Qualifications & Experience
- First degree in Medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology or a related field.
- Master’s degree is required.
- At least 10 years of experience in public health emergency preparedness or surveillance.
- Minimum 5 years in a senior technical leadership or managerial role.
- Demonstrated experience supervising multidisciplinary technical teams on donor-funded health security programmes.
- Strong knowledge of global health security frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of International Health Regulations (IHR).
- Strong knowledge of national emergency response systems.
- Excellent strategic-thinking and crisis-management skills.
- Strong stakeholder-engagement skills.
- High level of integrity and professional maturity.
- Sound judgement in high-pressure situations.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should prepare:
- A detailed resume.
- A one-page cover letter explaining suitability for the position.
- Combine both documents into one MS Word document.
- Apply through the ECEWS Careers Portal and select the relevant job listing.
Apply through ECEWS Careers Portal
Application must explicitly state your full name and position of interest, for example: “JOHN DOE, Senior Technical Advisor – Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response.”
Candidates are advised to provide three professional referees, including their email addresses and phone numbers.
Application Deadline: 13 October 2026
Important Information
- Eligible female applicants are encouraged to apply.
- ECEWS is an equal opportunity employer and offers a competitive compensation package.
- ECEWS does not charge candidates any fee for tests or interviews.
- ECEWS has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
