Director Public Health and Community Engagement (DEL )

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Director Public Health and Community Engagement to establish and lead the public health function across Qiddiya City. This full-time role, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, involves developing Qiddiya's five-year public health strategy and establishing the necessary policies, standards, and systems to protect the health of residents, employees, contractors, and visitors. The position is accountable for disease surveillance, outbreak management, occupational health standards, disease prevention, and community health engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Qiddiya's five-year public health plan and establish the public health policy framework, standards, and intervention triggers.
• Translate national health priorities and Ministry of Health requirements into practical policies for Qiddiya City.
• Design and oversee disease surveillance systems, ensuring compliance with notifiable disease reporting and leading outbreak investigations.
• Establish occupational health standards for Qiddiya employees, contractors, and service providers, defining health surveillance requirements.
• Provide strategic oversight of the Qiddiya Life Saver Program and other lay-responder initiatives, including the Public Access Defibrillator network plan.
• Define the community health engagement approach for residents, employees, and visitors, establishing measurement frameworks for program effectiveness.
• Lead, manage, and develop the public health team, representing Medical Operations on public health matters internally and externally.
• Manage budgets, resources, contracts, and departmental priorities, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Identify, assess, manage, and escalate public health risks, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Public Health Strategy and Policy Development

This role involves developing population health profiles, conducting risk assessments, and creating public health data models. The Director will advise the Executive Director on long-term strategy, resource allocation, partnerships, and public health priorities, ensuring alignment with national health objectives.

Disease Management and Occupational Health

The Director will oversee contact tracing, disease prevention, and vaccination requirements, providing recommendations for venue closures during public health incidents. This position also clarifies responsibilities across occupational health, public health, and clinical service delivery, integrating occupational health requirements into contracted healthcare services and monitoring provider performance.

Community Engagement and Leadership

The role requires establishing program direction, targets, performance measures, and governance requirements for community health initiatives. It involves maintaining strong relationships with government authorities, healthcare providers, and internal stakeholders, and preparing reports, business cases, and recommendations for senior management.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in public health.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement public health strategies and policies.
• Experience in disease surveillance, outbreak management, and occupational health standards.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to maintain effective relationships with government authorities and healthcare providers.