Project Background:
The Bangladesh Systems Strengthening for One Health (SSOH) aims to enhance Bangladesh's global health security (GHS) capacity to operate a high functioning and equitable One Health (OH) disease detection system that prevents, detects, and responds to new and emerging infectious and endemic zoonotic diseases, while ensuring good One Health governance and reducing risks of irreversible antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Through an evidence-informed and integrated systems approach, SSOH will strengthen Bangladesh's One Health Systems and enhance the country's capacity to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from infectious disease threats. The activity aims to achieve results under the following development objectives:
Role’s Purpose:
The Transboundary Coordinator will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh and will report directly to the Environment and Wildlife Health Team Lead (EWHTL). The Transboundary Coordinator will serve as a central coordinator with the GOB (at all tiers) to oversee the geographic and cross-border needs for health security activities across One Health sectors to ensure appropriate preparedness and response across technical and operational functions. This role coordinates with technical leads and operational staff to support the appropriate distribution of resources to manage regional needs and opportunities throughout implementation.
Key duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Reporting
The Transboundary Coordinator will report to the Environment and Wildlife Health Team Lead (EWHTL).
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