WHO Surveillance Officer Jobs 2021 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. WHO Nigeria looking for “Surveillance Officer“. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before December 17, 2021.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
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WHO Surveillance Officer Jobs 2021
The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on December 03, 2021 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Surveillance Officer to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
| Recruiter | World Health Organization |
| Position | Surveillance Officer |
| Location | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two years |
| Application Deadline | December 17, 2021 |
WHO Job Vacancy 2021
Description Of Duties: Co-develop the guidelines, tools, and indicators for effective disease surveillance at the national, subnational, and community levels. Coordinate and manage surveillance technical activities and programs, within the context of the outbreak and health emergencies program at the country level. Facilitate the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) including participation in the process of verification and risk assessment on reported public health events. Strengthen the capacities of surveillance teams for the effective and sustained surveillance of epidemic-prone diseases through training courses on field investigation, detection, data management, and rapid response to epidemics and health outbreaks. Conduct, in collaboration with other team members, real-time analysis of outbreak intelligence data, from a broad range of sources including non-health sectors, for epidemic forecasting and detection. Promote the effective coordination for rapid assessment, surveillance, and response activities for epidemic-prone diseases in consultation with Country Office, Regional Office, and HQ as well as local, regional, and national health entities and other international health partners including UN agencies and NGOs.Provide technical guidance for the management of a unified information system to ensure availability of core data country files and other information on related technical areas such as case incidence; case management surveillance data; laboratory surveillance data; contact tracing, etc.; Analyse, systematize, and disseminate scientific and evidence-based technical information and knowledge; support the development of the WHO Situation Reports, other related regular and ad-hoc surveillance reports. 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. Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.
Position in Organization:
- Grade: NO-B
- Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
- Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 years
- Job Posting: Dec 2, 2021, 1:20:32 PM
- Closing Date: Dec 17, 2021, 4:29:00 AM
- Primary Location: Nigeria
- Organization: AF_NGA Nigeria
- Schedule: Full-time
Qualification:
- First level university degree in epidemiology, statistics, database management or public health from an accredited/recognized institute.
- Advanced university degree in quantitative epidemiology or health related field. specialized training in communicable diseases.
- At least two years’ related experience in quantitative epidemiology and the implementation of public health surveillance, outbreak investigation and response in humanitarian settings.
- Prior humanitarian working experience at field level with WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations or with an international nongovernmental organization with expertise in disaster andoutbreak response.
How to Apply WHO Surveillance Officer Jobs 2021
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/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2106337
The Closing Date: December 17, 2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.who.int |
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