Senior Animal Health Officer
Core
Provide technical leadership to strengthen animal health and zoonotic disease surveillance systems in Cameroon using a One Health approach.
Role type
Senior Animal Health Officer (IC)
Builds
Enhanced early warning surveillance systems for priority pathogens and antimicrobial resistance
Domain
Global Health Security / Infectious Disease Epidemiology / Animal Health
Required skills
Event-based surveillance design, Indicator-based surveillance design, Community-based surveillance implementation, Active surveillance system development, Epidemiologic investigation data analysis, Technical training material development, Standard operating procedure creation, Policy and procedure development, Data interpretation, Report writing
Preferred skills
Project Management Certification, Global Health Security expertise, One Health framework expertise
Technologies
Microsoft Office Suite
Responsibilities
Establish or strengthen event-based, indicator-based, and community-based surveillance for priority pathogens; Develop and implement plans to expand passive surveillance into active surveillance; Provide technical assistance to ministries for national surveillance strategies; Prepare training materials, SOPs, and job aids for field personnel; Develop technical briefs and reports on best practices and policies; Collaborate with the Epidemiology & Surveillance Advisor on intervention design and monitoring; Gather data and statistics for donor reports and decision-making.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities