Public Health Officer

Position Summary

The Public Health Officer will support the design, implementation, and monitoring of public health interventions within Project HOPE’s Gaza Response program. In the context of active conflict, displacement, infrastructure damage, and heightened risk of communicable disease outbreaks, the Public Health Officer plays a critical role in strengthening preventive health measures and promoting community-based public health strategies. The position will contribute to disease surveillance, outbreak preparedness and response, health promotion, and coordination with local health authorities and health cluster partners. The Public Health Officer ensures that public health programming is aligned with national guidelines, WHO standards, and humanitarian principles, while embedding safeguarding, accountability, and Do No Harm approaches.

Principal Responsibilities

• Support implementation of public health surveillance systems including disease monitoring, outbreak detection, and response coordination.
• Maintain trends in communicable and non-communicable diseases and contribute to early warning systems and epidemiological analysis.
• Support collection, verification, and reporting of health data from clinics, mobile teams, and community outreach activities.
• Provide technical support to health facilities and mobile health teams to strengthen public health interventions and preventive services.
• Implement national and international public health protocols including infection prevention and outbreak management.
• Contribute to the development and dissemination of health education and risk communication materials for affected communities.
• Support monitoring and evaluation of public health activities in line with project objectives and donor requirements.
• Prepare technical health reports and public health updates.
• Participate in Health Cluster meetings and coordinate with local health authorities and partner organizations as required.
• Support capacity building and community engagement by training health workers and community teams on disease surveillance and prevention measures.
• Contribute to community awareness initiatives including vaccination campaigns and health promotion activities.
• Support risk management and accountability by conducting public health risk assessments and contributing to mitigation and preparedness measures.
• Ensure safeguarding, protection mainstreaming, and accountability to affected populations are integrated into health programming.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Community Health, or a related field.
• 3-7 years of experience in public health programming or disease surveillance.
• Experience working in humanitarian or emergency health settings is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of communicable disease control, outbreak response, and health promotion strategies.
• Experience with data collection, analysis, and reporting tools.
• Ability to work under pressure in high-risk and resource-constrained environments.
• Strong coordination, communication, and documentation skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to humanitarian principles and safeguarding standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in conflict-affected or hardship contexts such as Gaza.
• Familiarity with WHO public health guidelines, Sphere standards, and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.
• Experience collaborating with INGOs and local health authorities in emergency response settings.
• Training in epidemiology, outbreak investigation, or emergency public health response.