Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Recruitment for Surveillance Support Officer – 19 Openings
JOB TITLE: Surveillance Support Officer
LOCATIONS: Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, Kebbi, Borno, Osun, Enugu, Niger, Kwara, Benue, Gombe, Yobe, Adamawa, Jigawa, Ekiti, Kogi, Ogun, Cross River, Imo and Abia
Start Date: April 20, 2020
End Date: October 19, 2020
Employment type: Full time
Slot: 19 Openings
Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of SORMAS in the state
- Support the state epidemiologist in developing and implementing outbreak preparedness and response activities
- Support the state epidemiologist in strengthening coordination between surveillance and laboratory teams
- Provide technical leadership to the State surveillance team on the use of surveillance data for data driven decision making
- Provide mentoring, support and supervision to LGA DSNOs and asst. DSNOs on data collection and data entry using the SORMAS tool
- Work with state epidemiologist, state DSNO and others as indicated to analyse collected surveillance data and provide feedback
- Support the appropriate use of the SORMAS tools and troubleshoot problems
- Coordinate disease surveillance project evaluation activities at the state
- Support the activities of the state public health EOC
- Liaise with the NCDC Surveillance Department to provide regular feedback
- Undertake any other tasks assigned by the NCDC Director of Surveillance
Job Requirements
Minimum experience:
- At least 6 years’ experience with the Nigeria’s surveillance system or Monitoring and Evaluation or Field research
Minimum qualification:
- First degree in Human Medicine, Veterinary medicine, Public Health or any Health or Biological Science related discipline.
- Master’s degree (preferable in public health)
- FELTP training will be an added advantage.
Other requirements:
- Experience working with SORMAS tool or any other surveillance tool.
- Must be domiciled in the state of assignment.
- Experience in managing surveillance data at LGA or state level.
- Proficiency in use of Microsoft office suite and Epi info or SPSS.
- Strong data collection, analysis, and report writing skills required.
- Ability to work independently, think analytically and take initiative in solving problems.
- Ability to communicate technical issues effectively.
- Good verbal communication skills in the local language of the state of assignment and working knowledge of English.
- A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with groups of diverse backgrounds.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume and a Cover Letter addressing the job requirements as per the advertisement by email to: [email protected] using the Job Title and the preferred state as the subject of the mail e.g. e.g. ‘’Surveillance Support Officer- Anambra State’’.
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Note: Only successful candidates will be contacted and may be assigned to any state of the federation.
Job Features
Job Category | Administration/ Office/ Operations, NGO / Community Services |
Deadline | COB 17th April, 2020. |