WHO Surveillance Officer Jobs 2022 – Zimbabwe NGO Jobs. WHO Zimbabwe looking for “Surveillance Officer“. Applicants with a degree in First level university degree may apply on or before Feb 25, 2022.
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 Surveillance Officer Jobs 2022
The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on February 08, 2022 for qualified Zimbabwe’s to fill in the vacant post of Surveillance Officer to be based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
| Recruiter | World Health Organization |
| Position | Surveillance Officer |
| Location | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | First level university degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | Feb 25, 2022 |
WHO Job Vacancy 2022
Purpose of the Position:
In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Incident Management System, at the Zimbabwe country level, the incumbent will support technical activities directed towards surveillance of outbreaks and health emergencies, scale up the implementation of evidence-based interventions, facilitate policy and decision-making processes through improved health information coverage, analysis and quality throughout the full cycle of the incident. Incumbent is expected to work very closely with provinces in supporting them in preparedness and response activities to public health emergencies.
Position in Organization:
- Grade: No grade
- Contractual Arrangement: Special Services Agreement (SSA)
- Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 6 Months
- Job Posting: Feb 4, 2022, 4:24:42 PM
- Closing Date: Feb 25, 2022, 4:29:00 AM
- Primary Location: Zimbabwe-Harare
- Organization: AF_ZWE Zimbabwe
- Schedule: Full-time
Qualification:
- Essential: First level university degree in medicine, epidemiology, statistics, database management or public health from an accredited/recognized institute.
- Desirable: Advanced university degree in public health, quantitative epidemiology or health related field. Specialized training in communicable diseases.
- At least five years’ related experience, at the national and/or international levels, 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 and outbreak response.
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Another UN language would be an added advantage
- Demonstrated knowledge of surveillance and monitoring systems as related to emergency response relief operations, complemented by skills in the field of epidemiological or statistical data collection, assessment, analysis and the evaluation and monitoring in a public health context.
- Proven ability 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 in communicable disease surveillance and response.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Working knowledge of online data collection applications, statistical analysis packages (Stata, SPSS, etc).
- Working knowledge of GIS mapping software (or similar) would be an asset.
How to Apply WHO Surveillance Officer Jobs 2022
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=2200640&tz=GMT%2B05%3A30&tzname=Asia%2FCalcutta
The Closing Date: Feb 25, 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.who.int |
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