WHO County Surveillance Officers Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. WHO Kenya looking for “County Surveillance Officers”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 28 November 2022.
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WHO County Surveillance Officers Jobs 2022
The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on 17 November 2022 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of County Surveillance Officers to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Position | County Surveillance Officers |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | At least 3 years |
| Application Deadline | 28 November 2022 |
WHO Job Vacancy 2022
Purpose of position: Under the immediate supervision of the District Health Officer in the specific cluster, the incumbent shall implement activities towards strengthening Polio surveillance, other VPD surveillance and routine immunization in High Risk and poor performing Counties
Scope of work: The county surveillance officer will work under the overall supervision of the WHO IVD focal point and day to day guidance of the WHO District Health Officer for respective County and will perform the duties as below;
Support County and Sub-County Health Management teams to strengthen and maintain a sensitive active surveillance system within the framework of IDSR with a special focus on polio eradication, and vaccine preventable diseases as follows:
- Support the SCDSCs and CDSC to review, rationalize and prioritize active surveillance sites for AFP using the standard template
- Conduct, in collaboration with CDSC, SCDSC, AFP focal persons, integrated active surveillance to 90% of priority sites including health facilities and community as per National guidelines and the global polio surveillance action plan 2022-2024
- Strengthen the capacities of the county and sub county surveillance team and AFP surveillance network through conducting AFP surveillance orientation, sensitization or training of at least 90% personnel in the surveillance network including community health volunteers and informants in line with the global polio surveillance action plan 2022-2024
- Ensure that AFP and VPD IEC materials are distributed and displayed in all health facilities and surveillance sites
- Conduct retroactive case search for missed AFP cases in priority health facilities
- Support all AFP case investigation, stool sample collection from case and contacts, validation, 60 day follow up, geocoding, and Zero-dose investigation, in line with WHO guidelines
- Support the environmental surveillance activities including sample collection, supervision and review of performance in Garissa, Mombasa and Nairobi counties
- To regularly monitor & review performance of all sub-counties to determine whether AFP surveillance indicators are met in line with global polio surveillance action plan 2022-2024 and other VPDs target performance are achieved and discuss way forward
- Collaborate with the local health entities and other national and international health partners including UN agencies and NGOs in strengthening polio eradication effort including in the Refugee camps for Turkana and Garissa counties
- Undertake regular field supervision visits to assess and evaluate the implementation of surveillance activities, identify gaps and recommend corrective actions based on key performance indicators.
- Coordinate and ensure all the expected data, reports and other information are transmitted to National level as per guidelines
Qualification:
Essential: First university degree in Medicine, Nursing, Environmental Health or other health related fields.
Desirable: Relevant training in disease prevention, disease surveillance
Experience:
Essential: At least 3 years of relevant experience work experience in polio eradication activities including planning and implementation of AFP surveillance, Environmental surveillance, implementation of supplemental immunization activities, conducting monitoring of polio eradication activities at sub national or national level.
Desirable: Experience working at national and sub national levels of the ministry of Health. Work experience with WHO or other UN agencies is an added advantage
Other Details
- Grade: No grade
- Contractual Arrangement: Special Services Agreement (SSA)
- Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 6 months
- Job Posting: Nov 16, 2022, 3:25:10 PM
- Closing Date: Nov 28, 2022, 4:29:00 AM
- Organization: AF_KEN Kenya
- Schedule: Full-time
How to Apply WHO County Surveillance Officers Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 28 November 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.who.int |
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