Senior Instructor, Department of Community Health Sciences

Aga Khan University (AKU) invites applications for the position of Senior Instructor within the Department of Community Health Sciences, based in Karachi, Sindh. AKU is dedicated to advancing health through excellence in education, research, and healthcare delivery. The Department focuses on research, education, and implementation efforts addressing critical public health priorities in Pakistan. This role is part of the 12-month AFGHS Activity, a global health security initiative aimed at strengthening public health systems, government ownership, and preparedness and response capacities. The Senior Instructor will play a vital role in designing, coordinating, and delivering training and capacity-building activities to enhance the skills of health workers, government counterparts, and project teams in various public health domains. This is a grant-funded contractual position.

Key Responsibilities
The Senior Instructor will collaborate closely with technical leads, project teams, government stakeholders, and subject matter experts to develop and implement high-quality, practical, and context-specific learning interventions. Responsibilities include:
- Developing and delivering training sessions, workshops, orientations, and capacity-building activities under the AFGHS Activity.
- Supporting the development and adaptation of training curricula, modules, presentations, manuals, job aids, and other learning materials.
- Utilizing adult-learning and participatory approaches to deliver effective training.
- Supporting capacity-building efforts related to EPI, polio, tuberculosis, One Health, disease surveillance, outbreak preparedness and response, and other project components as needed.
- Coordinating with technical leads and experts to ensure training content is accurate and aligned with project goals and government priorities.
- Conducting training needs assessments and identifying capacity gaps among participants.
- Providing field-based coaching, mentoring, and follow-up to facilitate application of learning.
- Maintaining training records, participant databases, attendance logs, evaluation forms, and other documentation.
- Supporting pre- and post-training assessments and contributing to the analysis of training outcomes and effectiveness.
- Preparing training reports, summaries, presentations, and other technical documentation.
- Coordinating logistics and implementation of training activities in collaboration with project and administrative teams.
- Engaging with government departments, health facilities, academic institutions, development partners, and other stakeholders as required.
- Supporting the development of sustainable training and institutional capacity-building approaches to promote government ownership.
- Contributing to project reports, technical deliverables, and other documentation.
- Undertaking field visits and travel to project-supported districts as necessary.

Required Qualifications
- A Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Education, or a related discipline from an HEC-recognized or reputable foreign university/institution.
- At least five years of relevant professional experience in public health, health systems, training, capacity building, or related fields. Experience in public health programs, donor-funded projects, or government health initiatives is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering training for health professionals, government personnel, community workers, or other stakeholders.
- Strong training facilitation and presentation skills, with a good understanding of adult learning and capacity-building methodologies.
- Ability to develop clear, practical, and technically sound training materials.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Good report writing and documentation skills.
- Ability to coordinate multiple training activities and manage timelines effectively.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in MS Office and other relevant digital tools.
- Willingness to undertake field travel as required.

Preferred Qualifications and Additional Information
- Additional qualifications or training in instructional design, health education, epidemiology, or related technical areas will be advantageous.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas is desirable: EPI/immunization, polio, tuberculosis, disease surveillance, One Health, outbreak preparedness and response, or global health security.
- Experience working with government bodies and development partners is preferred.
- The position requires comprehensive employment reference checks.

This role offers an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to public health capacity building and global health security initiatives within Pakistan’s health sector.