Epidemiologist - Malaria at Malaria Consortium

Responsibility
The Epidemiologist will be based in the country office. S/he will work with the Country Technical Coordinator (CTC) to oversee, plan and coordinate all programme epidemiological field activities and also provide technical inputs in data analysis, interpretation, and management including writing of relevant programme reports.

Additional key responsibilities will include;

• Work with M&E officers across projects in the development of routine and supplementary disease surveillance systems and a data management system;
• Coordinate the development of action plans for in - country project evaluation;
• Provide technical support for capacity building on areas of disease epidemiology;
• Contribute to MC knowledge management and management and operational research activities on National, regional and global levels.

Qualification:

• Candidates must have a post-graduate qualification in Epidemiology or other related discipline with minimum of 4 years' experience.
• Field and research experience in malaria epidemiology and control, communicable diseases, data collectionl analysis and mathematical modeling of infectious disease are required for this position.
• Hands-on use of relevant computer applications tools, statistical and data management softwares such as Stata & Epidata are essential for this position.