Capacity Building Specialist (Public Health) – Philippines – 19 octobre 2026

Contexte

A. About Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
ADPC is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific and Africa. Established in 1986 as a technical capacity-building center, ADPC has grown and expanded its role to serve scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes. ADPC employs a wide range of professional expertise typically required for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Resilience (CR).

B. Department Introduction
The Preparedness and Climate Action Department (PCA) strengthens the capacities of governments, response organizations, civil society, private sector actors, and at‑risk communities to prepare for, respond to, recover from disasters and adapt to the increasing risks associated with disasters and climate change.

C. Statement of Intent:
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) seeks to strengthen its regional programming and technical capacity for public health emergency preparedness and response across the Asia-Pacific region. ADPC is a consortium partner in the Local Engagement and Response Network (LEARN): Strengthening Localized Multi-Sectoral Readiness and Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Humanitarian Settings, led by International Medical Corps (IMC). ADPC seeks to engage a Capacity Building Expert (Public Health) – Philippines to serve as ADPC’s technical capacity-strengthening and coordination focal point.

Missions et responsabilités

1. Technical and Capacity-Building Support

• Provide technical expertise in public health emergency preparedness and response to support ADPC’s technical contribution to LEARN implementation in the Philippines.
• Jointly plan capacity-strengthening activities with ADPC and the IMC Philippines Country Team, and undertake agreed technical preparation, contextualization, facilitation and follow-up of training, exercises and other capacity-development interventions for participating L/NNGOs and local first responders.
• Adapt relevant LEARN training materials, tools and technical resources in consultation with the IMC Philippines Country Team, participating organizations and relevant stakeholders to reflect organizational capacities, priorities and Philippine realities.
• Support the review of English-to-Filipino/Tagalog and relevant local-language translations of LEARN training materials, tools and guidance for accuracy, clarity, consistency of public health terminology and suitability for participating organizations.
• Provide technical facilitation and resource support for agreed LEARN training and capacity-development activities, coordinating participant engagement, schedules, field access, event arrangements and logistical requirements.
• Apply appropriate adult-learning, participatory and practical training methodologies to strengthen the application of knowledge and skills by participating organizations.
• Provide practical technical support according to assessed needs on infectious disease preparedness and response, including Rapid Response Teams (RRTs), health emergency management (HEM) systems, activation arrangements, emergency operations, community-based surveillance, RCCE, IPC, WASH, referral pathways and multisectoral coordination.
• Apply the 7-1-7 framework as an additional ADPC technical framework with participating L/NNGOs and local first responders as appropriate.
• Integrate relevant 7-1-7 concepts into assessments, training, coaching and exercises with the IMC Philippines Country Team.

2. Organizational Capacity Strengthening and Technical Assistance

• Work closely with the IMC Philippines Country Team to plan and conduct the agreed technical components of organizational and readiness assessments using agreed tools.
• Translate validated assessment findings into organization-specific capacity-strengthening action plans with participating L/NNGOs and the IMC Philippines Country Team.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance, mentoring, practical exercises and remote or in-person just-in-time coaching to participating organizations.
• Support L/NNGOs in developing, testing and updating organizational preparedness arrangements and community response plans.
• Monitor progress against organization-specific action plans through documented follow-up, evidence of practical application and reassessment where appropriate.
• Promote approaches that build on existing national and local systems, structures and capacities and support locally led preparedness and response.

3. Stakeholder Engagement and Field Coordination

• Coordinate regular technical engagement with participating L/NNGOs, local first responder networks, public health and humanitarian actors, community-based organizations and other relevant stakeholders.
• Jointly conduct participatory stakeholder mapping exercises with the IMC Philippines Country Team.

Profil recherché

• Professionnel avec une expertise en santé publique, gestion des urgences sanitaires, réduction des risques de cataclysmes ou renforcement des capacités.
• Expérience avérée dans la collaboration avec des ONG locales et nationales (L/NNGOs) et des acteurs de première ligne.
• Solides compétences en animation de formation, andragogie et contextualisation d’outils techniques.
• Capacité à travailler en étroite collaboration avec des équipes multiculturelles et des partenaires de consortium.
• Maîtrise de l’anglais et des langues locales (Filipino/Tagalog) pour la révision de traductions techniques.

Conditions et avantages

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