Consultant Event - Based Surveillance Analyst At Jhpiego

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Job Title: Consultant Event - Based Surveillance Analyst At Jhpiego
Organisation: Jhpiego
Location: Abuja
Min Work Experience: 5 year(s)
Qualification: M.Sc
Industry: Medical/ Health Care/ Pharmaceutical
Course: Health Communications, public health, or related field
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Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Consultant Event - Based Surveillance Analyst

Location: Abuja

Overview

  • The Jhpiego Nigeria Country Office seeks a candidate for a full-time analyst position focused on carrying out a full range of complex epidemiologic and surveillance activities associated with event-based surveillance (EBS) systems and associated alert and response operations (ARO) at the Nigeria CDC. This position works 40 hours a week.
  • The analyst will be hired by Jhpiego and assigned to the Connect Centre and/or Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at NCDC headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. This is an outstanding opportunity to work with the nation’s lead agency charged with protecting Nigeria’s public health.

Responsibilities

  • Support development and review of scripts and checklist for call agents
  • Conduct routine surveillance using digital surveillance platforms, such as EIOS and TATAFO, to detect signals of unusual or unexpected events
  • Support the Connect Centre/EOC in the verification of events
  • Support the Connect Centre/EOC in outbreak investigation and response activities
  • Register and log signals/events and their associated follow up actions into NCDC’s event management system (SITAware)
  • Support the development and implementation of epidemic intelligence products, such as daily EBS reports, situation reports, maps, dashboards, and other data visualizations
  • Monitor and evaluate uptake and performance of new and existing EBS technologies and products
  • Liaise with NCDC surveillance staff supporting indicator-based surveillance (IBS) systems such as SORMAS
  • Development of concepts and strategy/SOPs for subnational EBS deployment and implementation
  • Development/improvement and standardization of training materials/SOPs/manual
  • Carry out other tasks that may be assigned by the Director of Surveillance or the DG of NCDC

Period of Performance:

  • The position will be for an initial period of 12 months renewable subject to performance and availability of funds. Proposed start date is January 2021.

Reporting:

  • The EBS Analyst will report to the Head of EBS unit and Director of Surveillance

Required Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in Health Communications, public health, or related field, with at least five years of professional experience
  • Strong skills in script writing, social media and prior experience working communications organizations or call centers
  • Experience in designing and implementing health communications program
  • Knowledge of digital disease surveillance platforms
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office products and Information Technology
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong teamwork and interpersonal relationship skills
  • Ability to interact and communicate well with a multi-disciplinary team
  • Detail-oriented work ethics
  • Ability to communicate well with internal and external partners, including international partners

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: ng-recruitment@jhpiego.org using "Consultant Event - Based Surveillance Analyst" as the subject of the email.

Note

  • CV and Cover Letter as ONE SINGLE WORD document
  • The title/subject of your email and application should be the position you are applying for.
  • Candidates that do not comply with the application instruction will be disqualified.
  • Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply
  • We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview
  • Any successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
  • There will be travel requirements and opportunities both within Nigeria.
  • JHU is an Equal Opportunity Employer
  • For further information about Jhpiego, please visit our website at www.jhpiego.org
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