Director - Public Health and Community Engagement

Qiddiya; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks a Director of Public Health and Community Engagement to lead the public health function across Qiddiya City, developing a five-year public health strategy and establishing policies to protect residents, employees, contractors, and visitors.

The role oversees disease surveillance, outbreak management, occupational health standards, and community health engagement, and collaborates with government authorities, healthcare providers, and internal stakeholders to

Qualifications

• 10+ years of post-qualification public health experience.
• Experience building a public health plan, policy framework, or program from the ground up.
• Practical experience in disease surveillance and outbreak investigations.
• Experience leading or contributing to outbreak responses across organizations.
• Experience in mass-gathering events, entertainment destinations, or visitor-focused public health is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the five-year public health plan and strategy.
• Establish policy standards, thresholds, and intervention triggers.
• Translate national health priorities into practical policies for Qiddiya City.
• Oversee disease surveillance, outbreak management, and vaccination requirements.
• Provide leadership in community health engagement and life-saver programs.
• Lead governance, budgets, and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Policy writing

Executive communications

Stakeholder management

Surveillance & data reporting

Leadership

Arabic & English

Education

Master of Public Health

Job description

Director of Public Health and Community Engagement

Description: The Director of Public Health and Community Engagement is responsible for establishing and leading the public health function across Qiddiya City. The role will develop Qiddiya s five-year public health strategy and establish the policies, standards, and systems required to protect the health of residents, employees, contractors, and visitors. The position holds accountability for disease surveillance, outbreak management, occupational health standards, disease prevention, and community health engagement. The role also represents Medical Operations on public health matters and works closely with government authorities, healthcare providers, and internal stakeholders.

Job responsibilities

Public Health Strategy and Policy

• Develop and maintain Qiddiya s five-year public health plan
• Establish the public health policy framework, standards, thresholds, and intervention triggers
• Translate national health priorities and Ministry of Health requirements into practical policies for Qiddiya City
• Develop population health profiles, risk assessments, and public health data models
• Advise the Executive Director on long-term strategy, resources, partnerships, and public health priorities

Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Management

• Design and oversee disease surveillance systems across Qiddiya assets and contracted healthcare provider locations
• Ensure compliance with notifiable disease reporting requirements
• Lead outbreak investigations and chair the outbreak control team
• Oversee contact tracing, disease prevention, and vaccination requirements
• Provide recommendations regarding the closure of venues or assets during public health incidents
• Maintain effective reporting and escalation relationships with relevant health authorities
• Define the environmental health information required from internal and external partners

Occupational Health

• Establish occupational health standards for Qiddiya employees, contractors, and service providers
• Define health surveillance requirements for roles with specific exposure or physical demands
• Clarify responsibilities across occupational health, public health, and clinical service delivery
• Include occupational health requirements within contracted healthcare services
• Monitor and verify that contracted providers deliver services according to agreed standards

Community Health Engagement

• Provide strategic oversight of the Qiddiya Life Saver Program and wider lay-responder initiatives
• Establish program direction, targets, performance measures, and governance requirements
• Develop the Public Access Defibrillator network plan, including coverage, placement, governance, and expansion
• Define the community health engagement approach for residents, employees, and visitors
• Establish measurement frameworks to assess the effectiveness and value of community health programs

Leadership and Governance

• Lead, manage, and develop the public health team
• Represent Medical Operations on public health matters internally and externally
• Prepare and present reports, business cases, and recommendations to senior management
• Manage budgets, resources, contracts, and departmental priorities
• Maintain strong relationships with government authorities, healthcare providers, and internal stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and delegated authorities
• Identify, assess, manage, and escalation public health risks
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence

Requirements

Education

• Master of Public Health or an equivalent postgraduate qualification in public health is mandatory

Professional Certifications

• Occupational health qualification or recognized equivalent is preferred
• Field epidemiology training or an equivalent applied epidemiology certification is preferred

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of post-qualification experience in public health practice
• Proven experience developing a public health plan, policy framework, or program from the beginning
• Practical experience in disease surveillance and outbreak investigation
• Experience leading or making a significant contribution to an outbreak response
• Experience working across multiple organizations or functions where responsibilities and authority are shared
• Experience establishing a new public health function is preferred
• Experience in mass-gathering events, entertainment destinations, or visitor-focused public health is preferred
• Experience in occupational health is preferred
• Familiarity with Saudi Ministry of Health regulations and notifiable disease requirements is preferred
• General healthcare, hospital, or clinical management experience alone does not replace the required public health experience

Skills and Competencies

• Strong strategic and population-level analytical thinking
• Ability to make informed decisions when information is incomplete
• Strong policy, planning, and professional writing skills
• Ability to prepare documents suitable for executive and regulatory review
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills
• Good knowledge of surveillance systems, data models, and public health reporting
• Leadership and team-development capability
• Working proficiency in both Arabic and English