To provide strategic and management oversight for the Division, gather key data and provide Provinces and the NDoH with strategic information to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats.

 

 

Provide strategic leadership to foster coherence and collaboration across the Division and Centres to align organisational priorities to strengthen national and global health security

 

Leads the development of a clear departmental vision in alignment with organisational strategy to ensure effective direction, management, and accountability of the specific programme areas managed by the incumbent in delivering its objectives

 

Builds new and strengthens existing partnerships with the National Department of Health. Provincial Departments of Health, World Health Organization, Africa CDC, CDC USA, CDC-Europe. Funders, universities/ research institutions and other stakeholders to position the technical area of work and implementation into National and/or Global health security policies

 

Responsible for outbreak detection, investigation and response in partnership with the district and provincial departments of health

 

Lead and coordinate the NICD’s participation in the IHR-related activities and National Action Plans for Health Security

 

Represent the Division/NICD in global forums to position the area of work in the regional and global health community

 

Ensure the development. maintenance, and enhancements of surveillance and reporting of communicable disease public health surveillance related to prioritised disease surveillance, including the GERMS platform; Notifiable Medical Conditions; Event-based surveillance and other relevant surveillance systems to ensure rapid detection and response to specific infectious hazards

 

Direct the training and capacity-building initiatives for healthcare professionals in epidemic and pandemic response to specific infectious hazards

 

Responsible for communication across the NICD Centres. with National and Provincial Departments of Health and other stakeholders through routine communication. leading the development of guidelines, implementation and dissemination of technical guidelines, comprehensive epidemic and pandemic preparedness plans, maintenance of webs to and other communication channels

 

Lead and coordinate resource mobilization efforts (funding, staffing) to strengthen the Division’s prior ties, operational needs and budgets

 

Oversee the implementation of health, safety and environmental requirements to ensure the implementation of all necessary processes, procedures and legislation

 

 

MBChB MMed/FCP (Microbiology Virology /Clinical Pathology infectious Diseases)

HPCSA registered specialist in Clinical / Microbiology / Virology / Infectious Diseases

13 to 15 years Management experience preferably in a public health institution

8 to 10 years communicable diseases / public health experience / epidemiology / infectious diseases

Knowledge of Microbiology, Virology, Immunology, Molecular Biology

Knowledge and experience in International Health Regulations / Pandemic Preparedness / One Health

Knowledge of statistics (advantage)

Knowledge of statistical software packages

Financial management

Communication and interpersonal skills

Training and planning skills

Project Management skills

Research methodology

Report writing skills

Computer Literacy

Management and Leadership skills

Analytical skills

 

Closing date for applications: 7 April 2026

Should you not hear from us within 7 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful