AVoHC Kofi Annan Scholars Program - Financial Specialist - Africa CDC

Req Id: 2731

Job Title: AVoHC Kofi Annan Scholars Program - Financial Specialist - Africa CDC

Posting Start Date: 7/2/26

Employee Class

End Date: 3rd August 2026

Job Location (country): AU Member States Countries Only

Department: Africa CDC

AU Organ: Africa CDC

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AVoHC Kofi Annan Scholars Program - Financial Specialist - Africa CDC (Req ID: 2731)

AU Member States Countries Only

Africa CDC

3rd August 2026

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Organization Information

Position: Financial Specialist

Reports to: N/A

Directorate/Department/Organ: Africa CDC

Division: Health Workforce Division

Number of Direct Reports: N/A

Number of Indirect Reports: N/A

Job Grade: Rapid Responder

Number of Positions: 20

Contract Type: Volunteer

Location: N/A

Purpose of Job

The AU Heads of States and Government in Assembly Decision /AU/Dec.570 (XXV) of June

2015, requested the Commission in collaboration with Member States (MS) and Development

Partners to establish an African Volunteer Health Corps (AVoHC) to be deployed during disease

outbreaks and other health emergencies. A well-trained, multidisciplinary and stand-by response

team should be available and able to respond in the shortest time possible. As of October 2021

(latest available figure), more than 230 AVoHC rapid responders have been deployed across 23

countries to support COVID-19 response activities and other disease outbreaks including Ebola

Virus Disease, Cholera, Measles and Meningitis from the African Volunteer Health Corps Roster.

Visionary and principled leadership is critical for Africa to implement a new public health order

necessary to truly safeguard the African Continent from a myriad of threats to health and

economic security. This leadership is even more essential considering the complex interplay of

globalization, health security, trade protectionism, and health diplomacy, which overlay the burden

of disease and the emergence of new health threats like COVID-19. Furthermore, this leadership

is critical to the timely and sustainable achievement of Africa’s Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs).

In view of this urgent need for transformational public health leadership across the continent, the

Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Program (KA-GHLP) was launched on 25 May 2020 by

Africa CDC in conjunction with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Kofi Annan

Foundation, as a flagship initiative of Africa CDC. The KA-GHLP has three key components: (1)

A Fellowship in Public Health Leadership, (2) a Public Health Scholars Program, and (3) a Public

Health Policy Forum.

The Kofi Annan Scholars Program (PHSP) aims to place experienced public health experts (from

within Africa or the African Diaspora) in time-limited placements within relevant government

ministries, National Public Health Institutes, and other significant national health institutions to

provide targeted support. In addition, by attracting African diaspora professionals to participate in

this program, it provides an opportunity to tap into additional skill sets while encouraging

engagement from the diaspora, which has been officially recognized as the sixth region of the

African Union since 2012.

The Africa CDC, therefore, seeks to recruit Financial Specialists from citizens of any Member

State of the African Union or the African Diaspora to join the roster of the African Volunteers

Health Corps as part of the Kofi Annan Scholars program. This is not recruitment for employment

but volunteer services delivered within the Africa CDC/AU framework that recognizes and rewards

the experts for their time and skills under the existing rules, regulations and enumeration

guidelines. The overarching principle is to deliver high-quality specific deliverables and build

capacity while giving back to Africa.

Main Functions

The Financial Specialist will provide technical expertise to develop and implement financial

policies and procedures to the NPHI’s financial operations and governance framework. The

Scholar will ensure that financial processes align with international best practices and Country’s

financial regulations

Specific Responsibilities

• Conduct…