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Abuja |
Posted 1 year ago |
Job Title: Virology Lab and Containment Officer – NOC
Location: Abuja
Schedule: Full-time
Grade: No grade
Contractual Arrangement: Special Services Agreement (SSA)
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 6 Months
Job Description
Under the general supervision of the PEP Cluster Lead, and the direct supervision of the Surveillance Officer, the incumbent performs the following functions:
- Prepare and support the implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive surveillance workplan.
- Support the National and State authorities to achieve and sustain certification standard Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance.
- Facilitate the conduct of other AFP complimentary surveillance activities, such as the Environmental Surveillance
- In collaboration with other partners, facilitate outbreak risk assessments and timely outbreak investigations within the scope of the health emergencies.
- Strengthen the capacities of the National and state surveillance teams for the effective and sustained surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases and other epidemic prone diseases through training.
- 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.
- Support the functioning of the national polio committees through facilitation of meetings, provision of data and adequate documentation.
- Support the national polio laboratories through field visits, facilitation of accreditation exercises, logistics and poliovirus containment.
- Support the surveillance of Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) and Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI) through training, provision of logistics and supporting the National Expert Committee on AEFI
- Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.
Required Qualifications
Education:
- Essential: First level University Degree in Medicine and/or Public Health Planning and Administration, complemented by training in Public Health / Epidemiology / Health Science.
- Desirable: Master’s degree in public health or equivalent. Training n epidemiology and/or outbreak investigation will be asset.
Experience:
- Essential: At least 7 years of experience required in public health surveillance with emphasis on emergency response relief and/or the management of epidemic-prone diseases.
- Desirable: Experience in the areas of outbreak investigation and response for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, particularly in developing countries.
Skills
- 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 (2005) 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;
- Managerial skills for the development, implementation, monitoring and analysis of public health programmes for infectious diseases within a highly demanding work environment.
- 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.
- Strong professional oral and writing skills including the development of reports, oral presentations and technical guidance and advocacy documents.
WHO Competencies:
- Teamwork
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Communication
- Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
- Knowing and managing yourself
- Creating an empowering and motivating environment
Use of Language Skills:
- Essential: Expert knowledge of English and local language
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Deadline: May 27, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Medical/ Healthcare / Pharmaceutical |