PRE-ACT Anticipatory Action Lead Support

Position

Join MSF’s PRE-ACT initiative as an Anticipatory Action Lead Support, supporting the development of innovative approaches to respond earlier to predictable health risks, including malaria. This senior technical role will lead the development of anticipatory action methodologies, frameworks and operational guidance within the PRE-ACT project. Working with multidisciplinary teams and technical partners, you will help translate early warning data and predictive modelling into practical operational approaches. You will play a key role in ensuring the project's anticipatory action approaches are technically robust, ethically grounded and operationally relevant.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon - Fri

Duration: Fixed Term Contract - Until September 2029

Location: London - hybrid, 2 days per week in London office (Including Wednesdays)

Salary: £ 61,531.29 - £ 75,204.91 per annum

Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 25 November 2026, 12.00pm (GMT)

Salary is offered in line with our pay framework and typically starts at the entry point of the band. Salary increases are considered annually and are subject to our appraisal and performance review process.

Job Purpose:

The Anticipatory Action (AA) Lead Support is the senior technical authority for MSF’s PRE-ACT initiative, owning the technical direction and quality of its anticipatory action approaches. The role sets the standards by which anticipatory action is operationally relevant, ethically grounded, and technically robust, and ensures that learning from implementation is translated into practical guidance, frameworks, and tools usable across MSF operations.

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Knowledge Skills and Experience:

• Strong understanding of anticipatory action, early warning systems, and forecast‑based decision‑making.
• Knowledge of climate‑sensitive diseases and public health preparedness.
• Familiarity with public health surveillance systems and epidemiological data.
• Awareness of ethical considerations related to predictive analytics.
• Understanding of humanitarian operational and supply‑chain environments.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, operational guidance.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, including literature and scoping reviews.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Facilitation and coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to critically assess modelling outputs from an operational perspective.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience in the practical use of personal IT equipment and Microsoft Office 365 suite. The ability to effectively collaborate and communicate within a hybrid working environment utilising Teams, SharePoint, One Drive and Yammer.
• Experience in anticipatory action, preparedness, early warning, or outbreak response.
• Experience in humanitarian or global health contexts, preferably with operational exposure.
• Experience developing technical frameworks, SOPs, or guidance.
• Experience working in multicultural and multi‑stakeholder environments.
• Government or Ministry of Health engagement experience is an asset.