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WHO Epidemiologist Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

WHO Epidemiologist Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

WHO Uganda looking for “Epidemiologist”.

Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before July 25, 2023.

The World Health Organization 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”.

WHO Epidemiologist Jobs 2023

The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on July 07, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Epidemiologist to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Recruiter World Health Organization (WHO)
Position Epidemiologist
Location Kampala, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification University Degree
Experience Required Minimum Two years
Application Deadline July 25, 2023

WHO Job Vacancy 2023

Description of duties

  • The incumbent will perform the following duties: Work with the response teams to perform outbreak investigation of suspected/confirmedcases and rumours of outbreak prone diseases Provide technical support in developing systems for prompt detection, verification and response to infectious diseases outbreak incidents, ensuring efficiency of data collection, correlation, analysis, interpretation and timely reporting. Collate and verify data on reported infectious diseases or rumors received from multiple sources, conduct retrospective analysis of reported incidents: determinetrends, distribution patterns, and efficiency of the verification mechanism.4. Contribute to building the core surveillance, alert and response national capacities in accordance with the requirement for IHR 2005; provide trainings for subnational incident management team and health facility level staff suited for the area of responsibility and any particular local, cultural language or other aspects that may pertain to it, support the team in the supervision and on-the-job training at health facility level.5. Support the development of early warning systems (including event/community based and indicator-based surveillance) for epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases for early detection and response to public health incidents.

Position in Organization:

  • Grade: NO-B
  • Contractual Arrangement: Temporary appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
  • Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 12 months
  • Job Posting: Jul 7, 2023, 3:30:00 AM
  • Closing Date: Jul 25, 2023, 3:29:00 AM
  • Primary Location: Uganda-Kampala
  • Organization: AF_UGA Uganda
  • Schedule: Full-time

Qualification:

  • Essential: University degree in health-related field, management, emergency, humanitarian, disaster management or related field from an accredited/recognized institute.
  • Desirable: Advanced university degree in health-related field, management, emergency, humanitarian, disaster management or related field from an accredited/recognized institute. Specialized training in emergency management; Public Health, Epidemiology, and specific training in humanitarian response.

Experience

  • Essential: At least 2 years of related experience in emergency management and operations, with proven experience in emergency response. Substantial experience in supporting outbreak response is essential. Experience in promoting collaborative partnerships and working in the district health system.
  • Desirable: Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies; experience working in relevant non-governmental or humanitarian organizations. Experience in developing countries.

Skills

  • Sound knowledge and skills in database management and statistical analysis, secondary data review, survey designing and implementation, monitoring and evaluation systems design or use, and public health information management. • Provenability to multitask across various planning and implementation processes within a highly demanding environment • Demonstrated knowledge, competency and professional skills on the public health aspects of infectious disease control, epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response with particular attention to application of an all hazard approach in the context of the International Health Regulations and the use of event based and indicator based surveillance, as well as descriptive epidemiology and principles of public health incommunicable disease surveillance and response.

How to Apply WHO Epidemiologist 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/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2306145

The Closing Date: July 25, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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