Job openings for Surveillance Support Officer at NCDC In Nigeria

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Job Title: Job openings for Surveillance Support Officer at NCDC In Nigeria
Organisation: Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
Location: Yobe State
Min Work Experience: 6 year(s)
Qualification: BSC MSC
Industry: Government Agencies/ Public Sector
Course: RELATED DISCIPLINE

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is the government agency with the mandate to coordinate the surveillance, detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks. Over the last three years, NCDC has deployed a new tool for disease surveillance. The Surveillance, Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System (SORMAS) is a system jointly developed between the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) to improve disease surveillance as well as detection and management of outbreaks and thus strengthen the public health service in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Surveillance Support Officer

Locations: Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, Kebbi, Borno, Osun, Enugu, Niger, Kwara, Benue, Gombe, Yobe, Adamawa, Jigawa, Ekiti, Kogi, Ogun, Cross River, Imo and Abia
Start Date: April 20, 2020
End Date: October 19, 2020
Employment type: Full time
Slot: 19 Openings

Responsibilities

  • Support the implementation of SORMAS in the state
  • Support the state epidemiologist in developing and implementing outbreak preparedness and response activities
  • Support the state epidemiologist in strengthening coordination between surveillance and laboratory teams
  • Provide technical leadership to the State surveillance team on the use of surveillance data for data driven decision making
  • Provide mentoring, support and supervision to LGA DSNOs and asst. DSNOs on data collection and data entry using the SORMAS tool
  • Work with state epidemiologist, state DSNO and others as indicated to analyse collected surveillance data and provide feedback
  • Support the appropriate use of the SORMAS tools and troubleshoot problems
  • Coordinate disease surveillance project evaluation activities at the state
  • Support the activities of the state public health EOC
  • Liaise with the NCDC Surveillance Department to provide regular feedback
  • Undertake any other tasks assigned by the NCDC Director of Surveillance

Job Requirements
Minimum experience:

  • At least 6 years’ experience with the Nigeria’s surveillance system or Monitoring and Evaluation or Field research

Minimum qualification:

  • First degree in Human Medicine, Veterinary medicine, Public Health or any Health or Biological Science related discipline.
  • Master's degree (preferable in public health)
  • FELTP training will be an added advantage.

Other requirements:

  • Experience working with SORMAS tool or any other surveillance tool.
  • Must be domiciled in the state of assignment.
  • Experience in managing surveillance data at LGA or state level.
  • Proficiency in use of Microsoft office suite and Epi info or SPSS.
  • Strong data collection, analysis, and report writing skills required.
  • Ability to work independently, think analytically and take initiative in solving problems.
  • Ability to communicate technical issues effectively.
  • Good verbal communication skills in the local language of the state of assignment and working knowledge of English.
  • A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with groups of diverse backgrounds.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume and a Cover Letter addressing the job requirements as per the advertisement by email to: info@ncdc.gov.ng using the Job Title and the preferred state as the subject of the mail e.g. e.g. ‘’Surveillance Support Officer- Anambra State’’.

Note: Only successful candidates will be contacted and may be assigned to any state of the federation.



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