Technical Advisor, Surveillance, Data Use and Decision Science (Remote - Kinshasa, DRC)

About this role

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) is a global health organization that partners locally and globally to create and scale solutions to the world’s deadliest health threats. Millions of people die from preventable health threats. We collaborate to close the gap between proven, life-saving solutions and the people who need them. Since 2017, we’ve worked with governments and other partners in more than 60 countries to save millions of lives.

We work toward a future where people live longer, healthier lives, communities flourish, and economies thrive. This is an ambitious vision, and it inspires us and our partners to make progress every day. Resolve to Save Lives' Prevent Epidemics program works closely with Ministries of Health and national public health institutes in Africa to strengthen epidemic preparedness capacity, accelerate disease detection and response, and effectively use data to inform action.

In addition to direct partnerships with governments, we also work with implementing partners, including the US CDC, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator, to implement programs, prototype innovations, and ensure sustainability through increased national ownership, including domestic budget allocations. Position Purpose: RTSL is seeking a Technical Advisor for Surveillance, Data Use and Decision Science .

This position aims to strengthen collaboration, governance, and the use of public health data to improve disease surveillance at the national and subnational levels. The advisor will provide technical support to the structures responsible for surveillance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including the National Public Health Institute (INSP), its Public Health Emergency Operations Center (COUSP), the Directorate of Epidemiological Surveillance (DSE), disease control programs, and the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), in order to use data to detect threats, track alerts, analyze 7-1-7 timelines, and guide public health decisions.

They will develop simple, useful information products, train teams, and help identify delays in detection, notification, investigation, confirmation, and early response. The position will be a part of the RTSL DRC team and will support national institutions, without substituting for their mandates. The Technical Advisor will work with national technical teams and contribute to the development of simple, useful, and prioritized information products.