ONE HEALTH, ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) & Zoonotic Diseases Lead

JOB ADVERTISEMENT : One Health, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) & Zoonotic Diseases Lead - EVIHDAF Evidence pour les Systèmes de Développement Humain Durable en Afrique - ONG Yaounde Cameroon
One Health, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) & Zoonotic Diseases Lead, Global Health Security (GHS)
About EVIHDAF
EVIHDAF (www.evihdaf.com) is an international research and development organization headquartered in Yaoundé, Cameroon, which serves the West and Central Africa region. We have an office in Niamey, Niger, and a Data Unit satellite office in Parakou, Benin. Utilizing a diverse array of approaches rooted in rigorous design, adaptive, cutting-edge, and locally relevant methods, we provide services in Health Program Implementation and Scale-Up; Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (RMEL); Data Systems for Decision-Making; and Capacity Strengthening. We are positioned to serve as a Regional Hub for the coordination of various initiatives in West & Central Africa. Our practice areas include Health and Health Systems, Nutrition and Food Security, Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience, and Population Migration and Displacements.
Position Overview
EVIHDAF and its partners are looking for an experienced One Health, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), and Zoonotic Diseases Lead in anticipation of a Global Health Security (GHS) project funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The One Health, AMR, and Zoonotic Diseases Lead provides senior technical leadership and strategic direction for the integration of human, animal, and environmental health initiatives under the CDC Global Health Security (GHS) project. The lead will liaise with other technical leads to ensure project synergies and efficiency. Reporting to the Project Director, this role is responsible for strengthening multi-sectoral coordination to prevent, detect, and respond to zoonotic spillovers and antimicrobial resistance in strict alignment with the America First Global Health Strategy. The Lead ensures that project activities support the new Bilateral Agreements on Global Health Cooperation. This position requires a high degree of flexibility, the ability to lead diverse technical teams under pressure, and the cultural competence to facilitate the transition of One Health functions to partner government ownership.
Specific Responsibilities
One Health Strategic Leadership and Coordination
Lead the design and implementation of the project’s One Health strategy, ensuring seamless coordination between human health, veterinary, and environmental sectors to protect populations from infectious disease threats.
Facilitate the functionality of national multi-sectoral One Health platforms and Technical Working Groups (TWGs) to improve information sharing and joint outbreak investigations, ensuring these platforms are sustainable through domestic co-investment.
Support the integration of One Health priorities into national surveillance systems, emergency operating procedures, and laboratory networks, prioritizing smart and strategic investments that avoid duplication.
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance and Stewardship
Provide technical assistance to strengthen national AMR and Antimicrobial Use (AMU) surveillance systems in alignment with the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) and the America First objective of protecting the U.S. and partners from resistant pathogens.
Oversee the improvement of laboratory capacity to detect and report priority resistant pathogens, ensuring effective data flow from clinical and veterinary labs to national surveillance hubs using interoperable digital tool