Epidemiology Officer
Core
Coordinate implementation of Event Based Surveillance (EBS) activities and strengthen national surveillance systems in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.
Role type
Senior IC epidemiology officer (public health surveillance)
Builds
National IDSR and EBS guidelines, SOPs, training materials, and project activity reports
Domain
Public health / Epidemiology / Disease surveillance
Required skills
Epidemiological data analysis, Event Based Surveillance, outbreak management, training and mentoring, project planning, resource mobilization
Preferred skills
Field Epidemiology degree, scientific paper development, epidemiological surveys
Technologies
MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access
Responsibilities
Coordinate EBS implementation with MoH and partners; Develop surveillance guidelines and SOPs; Analyze and interpret epidemiological data; Strengthen capacity of regional/district officers; Prepare project reports; Maintain project databases; Develop funding proposals
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
