L’OMS recrute un Consultant en surveillance environnementale, Angola

L’OMS recrute un Consultant en surveillance environnementale, Angola

 

 

Under the general supervision of the EPI/PEP Cluster Lead, under the daily supervision of the WHO Surveillance Officer, the incumbent performs the following functions:

Summary of assigned duties:

1. Participate in the preparation of and support the implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive surveillance workplan that includes Environmental Surveillance.
2. Support the National and State authorities to achieve and sustain certification standard Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance, with a focus on environmental surveillance.
3. Build capacity of personnel on Environmental Surveillance in the overall context of Vaccine Preventable Disease surveillance including sharing of up-to-date tools and field guidance for ES implementation.
4. Conduct investigation of poor performing ES sites and take appropriate action in conjunction with the state and country teams.
5. Collaborate with the country surveillance team and the region to optimize ES, especially in high-risk areas
6. Collaborate with the country and state/province/region surveillance teams to ensure digitization of all ES sites and application of other relevant ES electronic data tools including during supervision
7. Collaborate with the country surveillance team to regularly share ES feedback to all stakeholders in the country.
8. In collaboration with other partners, facilitate outbreak risk assessments and timely outbreak investigations within the scope of the health emergencies.
9. Undertake regular field supervision visits to assess and evaluate the implementation of polio surveillance activities, with a focus on environmental surveillance, identify gaps and recommend corrective actions based on key performance indicators.
10. Conduct quarterly desk review of environmental site performance to identify issues and timely follow up for corrective actions and rationalization of ES sites in the country.
11. Ensure availability of environmental surveillance sample collection kits and track timely transportation of samples to the designated polio laboratory.
12. Participate in Surveillance Working Group meetings if any in the country and present data relevant to functioning of environmental surveillance for poliovirus to identify actions for improvement.
13. 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 on epidemiology and/or outbreak investigation will be asset.

Experience

Essential: At least 5 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.

Prior knowledge and skills on Environmental Surveillance is an added advantage

WHO Competencies

(a) Teamwork

(b) Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences

(c) Communication

(d) Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond

(e) Knowing and managing yourself

(f) Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of Portuguese  and  local language

 

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