Outbreak Readiness and Response Clinical Lead

About the role

Samaritan's Purse is seeking an Outbreak Readiness and Response Clinical Lead to join its Nairobi, Kenya team. The organisation works through humanitarian action to help people and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The role is full-time, based in Nairobi, with travel of about 30% of the time.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and be a consistent witness for Him.
• Oversee clinical preparedness and give technical leadership to partner health facilities, country-office programmes and DART deployments through regular assessments and training.
• Lead outbreak assessment and response, identifying gaps and building plans for case management, staffing, referral pathways, supplies and facility readiness.
• Build training and mentorship frameworks for the clinical parts of outbreak response, identifying workforce, equipment, medicine and supply needs with response teams.
• Identify clinical-readiness gaps, coordinate with IHU staff to strengthen case-management strategies, and keep SOPs, training materials, job aids, training records, assessments, workplans and response designs current.
• Strengthen coordination with Ministries of Health and external partners by aligning clinical preparedness with national guidelines and priorities, and supporting joint planning, training and technical coordination.
• Deploy as needed to support partner hospitals, country offices and DART operations, plus other duties as assigned.

Required profile

• Medical degree (MBChB, MBBS, MD or equivalent) and an MPH or relevant postgraduate training in infectious diseases, tropical medicine, public health or a related field, with five or more years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Demonstrated experience in infectious disease management, outbreak preparedness or outbreak response, preferably in international or resource-constrained settings.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating health programmes, including planning, implementation and monitoring.
• Experience working with Ministry of Health counterparts, hospital partners or other health-sector stakeholders strongly preferred.
• Biblical studies coursework (12 credit hours) strongly preferred.

What we offer

• International medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance.
• Paid family medical leave.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid holidays, 12 vacation/personal days and 10 sick days.
• On-site medical clinic for staff and dependents when at IHQ.