Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a global health initiative project funded by the U.S. Department of State for the period of 2019–2027. EpiC is led by FHI 360 with core partners— Right to Care, Palladium International, and Population Services International — and draws upon regional and local partners and expertise. EpiC delivers high-quality technical support at the community, facility, district, regional and national levels, and builds relationships with relevant stakeholders similarly working to address health security issues.
The U.S. Department of State in Indonesia is supporting EpiC to implement a Global Health Security (GHS) project for the period of October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026. The EpiC GHS Indonesia project aims to reinforce the country’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to zoonotic disease threats with pandemic potential in targeted geographic locations by 1) strengthening disease surveillance systems; 2) accelerating laboratory confirmatory testing; 3) enhancing outbreak response capacity and health emergency management; and 4) ensuring evidence-based public health messaging and community engagement (EMCE). This project is being led by a dedicated team based in Jakarta that will support and work closely with three Provincial Coordinators and six district-level Field Officers (advertised here). There will be one Provincial Coordinator and two Field Officers in each of the three targeted provinces (Banten, West Java, and East Java). EpiC GHS staff will work with national and sub-national health authorities, including but not limited to, Tim Koordinasi Daerah (TIKORDA) for One Health, key decision-makers and health offices, Puskesmas, laboratories, and EpiC GHS subaward partners.
EpiC GHS will also closely collaborate with FHI 360’s STRIDES (STRengthening Infectious disease DEtection Systems) GHS team, whose work will primarily focus on animal health activities and cross-sector coordination. The EpiC and STRIDES teams will align human and animal health GHS activities at the national level and in the targeted provinces. Lastly, both teams will work closely with Government of Indonesia (GoI) counterparts to develop a transition plan promoting continuation and replication of best practices to sustainably strengthen the country’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to zoonotic diseases with pandemic potential.
The two Field Officers will work closely with the Provincial Coordinator to provide intensive planning, implementation, and monitoring support of the GHS workplan in the assigned province. The Field Officers will coordinate technical implementation of activities with relevant health authorities and subaward partners, at the direction of the Provincial Coordinator. This position requires a high degree of integrity and accountability, strong communication and facilitation skills, and effective teamwork experience.
Activity Planning & Implementation (40%):
Coordination & Partnership (40%):
Monitoring & Evaluation (20%):
University degree (bachelor’s degree or higher) in public health, global health/international relations, anthropology, epidemiology, medical sciences, or another relevant field. (Required)
Minimum of six (6) years of professional experience implementing public health projects, preferably in the field of global health security, epidemic response, infectious disease surveillance, or health systems strengthening. (Required)
Proven experience working with Indonesia’s Health or Laboratory Systems. (Required)
Familiarity or experience working with various health ministries and local government offices. (Strongly desired)
Familiarity or experience working with One Health stakeholders. (Strongly desired)
Strong understanding of one health/zoonotic disease with pandemic potential. (Required)
Strong understanding of global health security pillars and the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) framework. (Strongly desired)
Demonstrated experience supporting coordination of multisectoral activities to drive improvement in public health outcomes. (Required)
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in utilizing or strengthening community-based surveillance (CBS), SKDR/EWARS, SIZE, or other public health surveillance systems. (Required)
Experience in outbreak response and preparedness. (Required)
Familiarity with Indonesia’s Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Working Group. (Strongly desired)
Ability to identify and document critical data reporting challenges and coordination bottlenecks and provide strategic recommendations. (Strongly desired)
Excellent written and spoken communication in Bahasa Indonesia and proficiency. (Required)
Strong understanding of local language, customs, and culture in targeted province. (Required)
Proficiency in written and spoken communication in English. (Strongly desired)
Strong representation and professional presence, as the project also requires high-level engagement at the local level. (Required)
Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and quality. (Required)
Strong advocacy skills, ability to work independently and take initiative, manage processes and deadlines with limited supervision, and collaborate effectively in team settings. (Required)
Experience fostering strong working relationships with colleagues from diverse organizations and cultures. (Required)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams). (Required)
Frequent travel within the province to support district-level activities (80%); occasional travel to Jakarta or another province (5%).
*The position may be based at the province or at one of the project districts/cities.
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