Intern-Project management and Operations

The “Support to Pandemic Preparedness in the EAC Region” (PanPrep) project
was initially launched in 2017 with the aim of supporting the EAC Partner
States to strengthen the prevention and control of outbreaks of infectious
diseases with epidemic potential. PanPrep involves stakeholders from the EAC
Partner States in all its activities. The regional approach aims to create
structures and capacities relevant for all EAC Partner States to facilitate a
uniform, effective, responsible, and balanced approach in pandemic preparedness
at regional and national government levels. The project builds capacities at
institutional, individual and community level. It supports mainstreaming of the
One Health approach in the EAC region and institutionalises risk and crisis
communication at the EAC Secretariat with the objective of empowering citizens
to take informed decisions related to existing or emerging risks. Food safety,
WASH implementation at border posts and surrounding communities and the
establishment and operationalization of an EAC regional pool of rapidly
deployable experts are among the agreed activity areas with the EAC Secretariat.
Additionally, the project is continuously integrating additional activities to
improve the availability of medical products including working with the
pharmaceutical sector as well as to strengthen decentralized laboratories
through the procurement of personal protective equipment and consumables.

The PanPrep project is working in close cooperation and alignment with the
overarching objective to support pandemic preparedness and response in the EAC
region.

The intern will support the implementation of the PanPrep project, which
aims at supporting pandemic preparedness and response efforts in the EAC and
the EAC Partner States, including Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),
Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Somalia and Uganda. In particular, the
intern will support general project management, including communications and
other daily operations.

Duty station: Arusha

Duration: 01.08.2025- 31.01.2026

Responsibilities

• Supporting project management and the team in
  day-to-day activities such as logistical support of meetings, minutes of
  the meetings compilation, online research etc.
  
• Supporting the liaison with the staff in the
  relevant Departments of the EAC Secretariat on administrative and logistic
  proceedings, support the collaboration with implementation partners
  
• Supporting the monitoring and evaluation of the
  PanPrep project, including ongoing activity reporting to the EAC
  Secretariat, contributions to regular operation planning meetings
  (preparation, documentation) with the EAC Secretariat partners, etc.
  
• Supporting the external and internal communication
  of the PanPrep project, including in the social media and through the
  development of articles on events and project presentations as well as
  updating EAC-GIZ website
  
• Supporting the backstopping of the PanPrep
  activities to institutionalize risk and crisis communication at the EAC
  Secretariat, including drafting and editing of press releases and other
  content for the RCC portal at the EAC Secretariat
  
• Supporting other adhoc tasks in the thematic
  scope of the PanPrep project, as required such as drafting of background
  documents, one pagers and analyses.
  
• Research on current developments in the field of
  pandemic preparedness in the EAC and monitoring of relevant health policy
  discourses.
  
• Support in the planning, realization and
  follow-up of events.
  

Required qualifications, competences, and experience.

You have a bachelor's
or master's degree in public health, veterinary medicine, human medicine,
pharmacy, biology, social or political sciences, international relations, or
related disciplines. You possess basic knowledge and first initial experience
in project management, regional collaboration and development cooperation.
Basic knowledge and experience in the field of pandemic preparedness and
response and/or One Health are an asset. Practical experience in the field of
communications and or, health commodities procurement and logistics would be an
additional advantage.