Technical Officer for Planning at African Union (AU)

Major Duties and Responsibilities

The Technical Officer Planning shall:

• Design and refine how country consultations will transpire with individual member states, including developing template documents that will guide data collection and final outputs
• Develop schedule of country consultation meetings and craft agenda for the meetings
• Produce documents that outline the type and scale of support each country will receive; refine documents with additional consultations; and align with member states and Regional Programme Teams
• Regularly monitor the progress of support provided to countries against agreed support items
• Develop new support package to countries based on performance of implementing partners support to member states and need of individual member states
• Represent Africa CDC in a professional manner, which creates a positive image and enhances the credibility of the organisation
• Perform any other duties as requested by the superior

Qualifications and Skills required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Health Economics, and other related fields, and at least 5 years of relevant

Or

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Economics, and other related fields, and at least 2 years of relevant

Required skills and Competencies

Functional skills

• Excellent diplomatic, representational, interpersonal and communication skills, including experience with successfully interacting with stakeholders and decision- makers in technical and other professional settings
• Demonstrated project planning and management skills for organising, planning and executing projects from conception through implementation
• Excellent technical writing skills, in addition to narrative and financial reporting skills
• Skills in translating highly technical information into presentations, briefings and report and funding proposals for both technical and lay audiences
• Excellent computer skills, including word-processing capabilities, proficiency with email and internet applications, experience in using office software applications such as MS Excel, Power Point and Word