Environmental Health Technical Lead (EHTL)

at  Culmen International LLC

About the Role:
Culmen is seeking for Environmental Health Technical Lead (EHTL) to support The Strengthening Systems for Health Security Activity (SSHS) in Lima, Peru.
The Strengthening Systems for Health Security Activity (SSHS) aims to help the Government of Peru build robust capabilities to better prevent, swiftly detect, and optimally respond to infectious diseases and other health threats to ensure national and global health security. To do so, this Activity aims to improve Peru’s GHS capabilities, while adopting a One Health approach, by addressing technical gaps in three priority areas through the following objectives: Improving the Prevention of Infectious Diseases through the Reduction of Disease Transmission from Animals to Humans (Zoonotic Diseases); Improving the Detection of Infectious Disease through Improved Disease Surveillance Systems; and Improving the Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks through a Stronger Health Security Workforce.
What You’ll Do in Your New Role:
The EHTL will serve as the key technical expert and leader of the environment health related components of this Activity, and will be responsible for developing and leading the Environment Health technical approach of this Activity. The EHTL will work closely with Animal and Wildlife Health Team Lead and Public Health Team Lead to provide technical
support in the development and implementation of a One Health approach as it
relates to GHS and the objectives of this Activity. The EHTL is to introduce and
contextualize globally recognized environmental health practices to strengthen
health security systems of Peru using a One Health approach.

Required Qualifications:

• A higher education degree in environmental sciences or related environmental

health fields is preferred.

• Relevant professional experience working in the field of environmental health,

Global Health Security, and One Health is preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in One Health governance, laboratory systems,

surveillance, outbreak investigation, and/or outbreak response is preferred.

• Possess optimal interpersonal, writing, and English language skills.
• Relevant experience working on projects with similar budgets and scopes and

within the Latin American region is preferred.About the Company:

Culmen International is committed to enhancing international safety and security, strengthening homeland defense, improving global health and humanitarian programs, and optimizing government operations. With experience in over 140 countries, we help our customers to accomplish critical missions in challenging environments worldwide.

• Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision coverage with 100% of the premiums paid by the company for all employees and their eligible dependents (including same or opposite sex domestic partners)
• 401k – Vested immediately and 4% match
• Life insurance and disability paid by the company
• AFLAC Available
• Tuition Assistance
• 12 Paid Holidays

To learn more about Culmen International, please visit www.culmen.com
At Culmen International we are committed to creating, promoting, and sustaining a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our commitment to these values is unwavering across all our work around the world. We include and celebrate employees of diverse races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, nationalities, socioeconomic statuses, languages, (dis)abilities, ages, and religious commitments. These differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our employees and clients. Culmen is an equal opportunity employer

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