Jhpiego Technical Advisor - Surveillance and Epidemiology Jobs 2022

Jhpiego Technical Advisor – Surveillance and Epidemiology Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. Jhpiego Nigeria looking for “Technical Advisor – Surveillance and Epidemiology”. Applicants with a First Degree in Medical Science may apply on or before 30 October 2022.

Jhpiego is a nonprofit organization for international health affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. The group was founded in 1973 and initially called the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, but is now referred to simply as Jhpiego.

Jhpiego Technical Advisor – Surveillance and Epidemiology Jobs 2022

The Jhpiego has published a job vacancy announcement on 18 October 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Technical Advisor – Surveillance and Epidemiology to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Recruiter	Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics (Jhpiego)
Position	Technical Advisor – Surveillance and Epidemiology
Location	Abuja, Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	First Degree in Medical Science
Experience Required	Minimum of 7-8 years
Application Deadline	30 October 2022

Jhpiego Job Vacancy 2022

Overview: The Technical Advisor- Surveillance & Epidemiology will work with NCDC team to support surge testing and active case finding at subnational level. Provide TA on National testing strategy, integration of COVID-19 testing across disease programs, expansion of testing among key populations and COVID-19 case identification and monitoring. This position will strengthen integrated disease surveillance, accelerate improvement and implementation of syndrome and/or event-based surveillance systems through the IDSR framework and strengthen surveillance systems to transmit standardized electronic surveillance data from LGA State and community levels to a central national hub. He/She will support community-based surveillance (CBS) implementations and coordination activities, foster coordination and collaborations, expand IDSR training across subnational region etc.

Responsibilities:

Support surge testing, leading to improved sub-national contact tracing and active case search in 12 priority states (subnational)
Provide TA in the Implementation and scale up of National testing strategy
Support and provide TA in the integration to COVID19 testing across disease programs, integration of data management systems for testing numbers and improved data interoperability
Provide TA in expansion of testing amongst health care workers, HIV/TB/other immunocompromised persons, leverage established disease programs such as HIV TB and Malaria to scale up testing and other target population such as drivers- road transport workers, traders, IDP camps, prisons, NYSC camps and tertiary institutions across the country
Provide TA in COVID19 cases identification and monitor to ensure early detection of new cases and clusters of COVID-19 and reduce transmission dynamics across the 12 priority States and LGAs.
Strengthen integrated disease surveillance, with real time availability of actionable, high quality surveillance data that can be used to guide decision making.
Collaborate with partner countries, FAO, OIE, WHO and other relevant partner organizations to adopt and implement agreed upon standards for surveillance data.
Accelerate improvement and implementation of syndrome- and/or event-based surveillance systems through the IDSR framework.
Sustain surveillance activities through training workshops, development of guidelines, provision of expert trainers, materials, and curricula, or other contributions in kind.
Strengthen surveillance systems that reach across all levels of government (national and subnational to transmit standardized electronic surveillance data from LGA, State and community levels to a central national hub
Support to implement IHR surveillance requirements using IDSR as a driving tool, support to improve JEE surveillance scores by implementing surveillance activities
Support community-based surveillance (CBS) implementations and coordination activities; CBS training roll out to different regions, improvement on CBS reporting strategy and SOP’s and development of National Community Based Surveillance Strategic Plan
Support to foster coordination’s and collaborations with ministries of agriculture and animal health to improve one health disease surveillance strategy

Qualification & Experience:

First Degree in Medical Science (MBBS)
Master’s degree in Epidemiology, strategic information, international development or other related fields.
Minimum of 7-8 years of experience working in epidemiology and a minimum of 5 years of work experience in developing countries,
Experience in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data and in the calculation of demographic and epidemiological indicators,
Experience in the design of protocols for epidemiological surveys, their implementation and dissemination of results,
Experience in collecting data analysis and interpretation and calculating indicators for specific disease prevention and control programs,
Experience in identifying and analyzing trends and risk factors by area and population group,
Experience in collecting data analysis and interpretation and calculating indicators of availability of resources, effectiveness, utilization and hospital income,
Experience in transferring knowledge and skills through seminars, brainstorms and workshops,
Experience in word processing, use of spreadsheets (including graphing), database use, e-mail communication and Internet research,
Possess a range of computer skills (including Word Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access), which may need to be acquired through very quick learning.
Experience working on USG funded projects and familiarity with international donor policies.
Experience in training and mentoring government staff at the NRL and subnational.
Fluency in verbal, written and interpersonal communication in English.
Fluency in any local language in the project State will be an advantage
Proficiency in writing and editing letters, reports, and documents.

Other Details

Contract Type: Full Time
Selection Process: Interview
Salary: NGN 875,000 – NGN960,000
Application Process: Online

How to Apply Jhpiego Technical Advisor – Surveillance and Epidemiology Jobs 2022

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The Closing Date: 30 October 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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