Tasks and responsibilities:

• You will ensure the quality control and knowledge management of all ZIG 3 projects with medical content and contribute to the conceptual development of ZIG 3 operations.
• You support the planning for sustainability of projects with medical content.
• You will provide team leadership of the Emergency Medical Team (EMT)-National Focal Point (NFP). Duties and responsibilities include:

1. Promoting EMT collaboration at the national and international levels.
2. Representation of the EMT-NFP at WHO and in front of other stakeholders
3. Further strengthening of German EMT teams

• You will advise ZIG 3’s- travel risk management team on medical evacuations and preparedness during deployments.
• You organize and conduct "first aid in the field” training courses for RKI staff.

Requirements and qualifications:

• Completed university degree (state examination, university diploma, master's degree) in medicine as well as a license to practice medicine
• Recognition as a medical specialist (“Facharzt”)
• Several years of experience in emergency medicine, tropical medicine, travel medicine or infectiology is desirable
• In-depth knowledge of quality standards of medical aid in operations in difficult environments.
• Professional experience with international projects and consortia desirable
• Experience with interdisciplinary cooperation projects
• Experience in adult education, independent preparation of capacity-building materials as well as the organization, implementation and evaluation of capacity-building events.
• Willingness to travel domestically and abroad; health requirements (fitness for tropical climates) must be met
• Language skills (CEFR level): English at least C1 (expert level), German at least B1 (advanced level), other languages desirable.
• Required language skills (CEFR-level): advanced knowledge of English (at least C1). Although no German skills are required, applicants will be encouraged to develop such skills to maximize their integration in our institute.