Job summary
The Director of Public Health and Community Engagement at Qiddiya Investment Company in Riyadh will establish and lead the city's public health function. The role develops a five-year public health strategy and oversees surveillance, outbreak response, occupational health, and community programs.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a five-year public health strategy for Qiddiya City.
- Establish public health policies, standards, thresholds, and intervention triggers.
- Design and oversee disease surveillance and notifiable disease reporting systems.
- Lead outbreak investigations and chair the outbreak control team.
- Define occupational health standards and health surveillance requirements.
- Oversee community health programs including lay-responder and PAD networks.
- Manage the public health team, budgets, contracts, and reporting to senior management.
- Maintain relationships with government authorities, healthcare providers, and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Master of Public Health or equivalent postgraduate public health qualification (mandatory).
- Occupational health qualification preferred.
- Field epidemiology or equivalent applied epidemiology training preferred.
- Minimum 10 years post-qualification experience in public health practice.
- Experience in disease surveillance and outbreak investigation.
- Proven experience developing public health plans, policies, or programs.
- Working proficiency in Arabic and English.
Skills
Public health strategyDisease surveillanceOutbreak investigationOccupational healthStakeholder managementPolicy developmentData modellingRisk assessmentProgram governanceArabic
Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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