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Maiduguri |
Posted 4 years ago |
Infection Prevention and Control Officer (Consultant) is needed at Plan International
JOB TITLE: Infection Prevention and Control Officer (Consultant)
LOCATION: Maiduguri, Borno, NG
Role Purpose
- The IPC officer (Consultant) to provide technical support on IPC to Plan International Nigeria implementation site as the country braces up against COVID-19. This scope includes work with the state emergency operation center (EOC) and assessment of and capacity building for health facilities and community volunteers/ health workers and providing technical support with setup of facilities in response to suspected cases of COVID-19.
- This work will require a medical professional with expertise in infection prevention and control within healthcare settings or in the context of outbreaks, and who are skilled in capacity building of hospital/healthcare practitioners, risk identification and IPC prevention services.
Qualification/Requirements
- Knowledge and understanding of the dynamics about COVID-19 emergency required, IPC, WASH interventions.
- Medical Doctor with advanced degree in Public health with focus on epidemiology, or International health, disease control, global health or any related field.
- Expertise in outbreak management/infection transmission (e.g. Cholera, Ebola) a plus
- At least 3 years’ experience in healthcare settings, field epidemiology or emergency outbreak management
- Proven track record in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
- Willingness to work with different stakeholders during epidemics to save lives
- Language – English and Hausa is essential.
- Excellent report writing skill and use of Microsoft office applications.
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Job Features
Job Category | Consulting / Business Strategy/ Planning |
Deadline | 30th April, 2020. |