WHO IDSR/Epi Analytics Officer Jobs 2023 – South Africa NGO Jobs. WHO South Africa looking for “IDSR/Epi Analytics Officer“. Applicants with a Master’s degree may apply on or before 07th July 2023.
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WHO IDSR/Epi Analytics Officer Jobs 2023
The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on 15th June 2023 for qualified South Africa’s to fill in the vacant post of IDSR/Epi Analytics Officer to be based in Pretoria, South Africa.
| Recruiter | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Position | IDSR/Epi Analytics Officer |
| Location | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Master’s degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum 07 years |
| Application Deadline | 07th July 2023 |
WHO Job Vacancy 2023
Purpose of the Position: The primary objective of this position is to routinely monitor the implementation of IDSR and epidemiological surveillance by Member states, by analyzing weekly reports, extracting meaningful data points, and providing appropriate interpretations of epidemiological data for timely detection of public health events.
Eligibility Criteria
Education
Essential:
- Master’s degree in Epidemiology or Public Health
Desirable:
- Medical degree with post graduate degree in Epidemiology or Public Health or PhD in Epidemiology or public health informatics.
- Specialized training in infectious disease epidemiology and outbreak response
Experience
Essential:
- At least a minimum of 7 years’ experience in disease surveillance, prevention and control, with at least 3 years practical experience in disease prevention and control programs at subnational and national level. Proven experience and knowledge of implementing IDSR at country level. Practical working use of advanced statistical software packages (e.g., R, STATA, SAS) for epidemiological analysis during emergencies will be an asset.
Desirable:
- Working experience on emergencies in Africa. Experience in conducting disease surveillance, prevention and control in humanitarian settings. Experience of working with WHO or other UN agencies would be an asset.
- Experience in WHO and/or the UN System in the areas of outbreak preparedness and response; field experience in public health programmes or emergency response programmes in developing countries.
- Experience in routine analysis and reporting of time-sensitive public health data. Good understanding of the IDSR strategy and its implementation is an asset.
- Field experience in epidemiology, surveillance and/or control of acute public health events experience in resource limited countries; experience of working with event-based surveillance; good understanding in inter-agency collaboration or in WHO, UN, UN Agencies or other international organizations.
- In-service training in field epidemiology such as Field Epidemiology (and Laboratory) Training Programmes (FELTP), the European Program for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service programme, or equivalent experience.
Skills
- Sound strategic and tactical thinking with ability to formulate clear comprehensive policies, strategies and plans. Superior organizational skills with ability to multi-task and produce results under pressure. Excellent interpersonal with proven ability to communicate in a clear and effective way, with tact, diplomacy and courtesy. Authoritative and comprehensive knowledge of the theory, principles, methods and techniques in international emergency risk management and humanitarian response, with a broad-based understanding of its growing complexity including knowledge of the workings of relevant international policy-setting bodies.
Other Details
- Grade: P4
- Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
- Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 24 months
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: Negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply WHO IDSR/Epi Analytics Officer Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.who.int/careersection………
The Closing Date: 07th July 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.who.int |
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