Surveillance Support Officer at The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

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.