Job ID
33459
Job Title
Surveillance Officer
To work for
WHO | World Health Organization
Country
Syria
City
Hassakeh
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the WHO hubs and WHO Syria technical officers, and overall guidance of the WHO Representative, the Surveillance Officer will be a part of a multidisciplinary team managing epidemic-prone infectious disease threats among IDP camps, collective shelters and host communities in the assigned areas.
1. Establish and maintain EWARS sentinel sites in assigned area as required.
2. Collect weekly EWARS data from sentinel sites, conduct quality control, computerize and assess data patterns.
3. Communicate rapidly with the focal point of DoH and technical officers WHO Syria, including the hub, on any sudden occurrences or unsual trends of priority/ epidemic prone diseases for investigation.
4. Coordinate with DoH rapid response team and facilitate outbreak investigations, specimen collection and shipment; collect descriptive data, apply statistical measures and epidemiological terms to develop a hypothesis; apply analytical methods to test the hypothesis.
5. Detect, verify, confirm and coordinate and document responses to disease outbreaks or emergencies throughout the district or assigned areas.
6. Set up an active surveillance system for communicable diseases, especially measles, pertussis, acute watery diarrhea, influenza like illness, AFP and other Vaccine preventable diseases as well as any disease that crosses the alert threshold
7. In collaboration with DoH conduct monitoring supervison visits of reporting sites
8. Train the sentinel EWARS reporting sites to:
• Perform active and passive surveillance for case findding in health facilities;
• Timely complete the weekly reporting forms;
• Timely verify disease rumors in the area;
• Report weekly data to the WHO hub;
• Report immediately any disease cases that have crossed the alert threshold.
9. In collaboration with other health partners, assist in the implementation of risk communication and community engagement plans for infectious diseases prevention in assigned areas.
10. Ensure to attend health sector coordination meetings and update the partners on health situation.
11. Manage administrative, logistic and financial requirements of EWARS staff and activities in assigned areas, preparing all necessary documents and following up on the processing of payments.
12. Conduct M&E activities related to EWARS and rapid responses (site visits, assessments …etc).
13. Any other task assigned by the supervisor
Deliverables
1. Monthly progress report reflecting the activities pertaining to the ToRs and priorities set by the head of WHO’s Qamishli hub and technical team and outcome by the 5th of every month. Report should reflect relevant data by district and governorates allocated to the Surveillance Officer.
2. Monthly draft work plan for the next month by the 25th of every month to be shared with the head of WHO’s Qamishli hub and Team Leader.
3. Weekly epidemiological report and summary of activities, including alert and investigation activities, training, and field visits.
4. Outbreak response reports and Training reports
1. Establish and maintain EWARS sentinel sites in assigned area as required.
2. Collect weekly EWARS data from sentinel sites, conduct quality control, computerize and assess data patterns.
3. Communicate rapidly with the focal point of DoH and technical officers WHO Syria, including the hub, on any sudden occurrences or unsual trends of priority/ epidemic prone diseases for investigation.
4. Coordinate with DoH rapid response team and facilitate outbreak investigations, specimen collection and shipment; collect descriptive data, apply statistical measures and epidemiological terms to develop a hypothesis; apply analytical methods to test the hypothesis.
5. Detect, verify, confirm and coordinate and document responses to disease outbreaks or emergencies throughout the district or assigned areas.
6. Set up an active surveillance system for communicable diseases, especially measles, pertussis, acute watery diarrhea, influenza like illness, AFP and other Vaccine preventable diseases as well as any disease that crosses the alert threshold
7. In collaboration with DoH conduct monitoring supervison visits of reporting sites
8. Train the sentinel EWARS reporting sites to:
• Perform active and passive surveillance for case findding in health facilities;
• Timely complete the weekly reporting forms;
• Timely verify disease rumors in the area;
• Report weekly data to the WHO hub;
• Report immediately any disease cases that have crossed the alert threshold.
9. In collaboration with other health partners, assist in the implementation of risk communication and community engagement plans for infectious diseases prevention in assigned areas.
10. Ensure to attend health sector coordination meetings and update the partners on health situation.
11. Manage administrative, logistic and financial requirements of EWARS staff and activities in assigned areas, preparing all necessary documents and following up on the processing of payments.
12. Conduct M&E activities related to EWARS and rapid responses (site visits, assessments …etc).
13. Any other task assigned by the supervisor
Deliverables
1. Monthly progress report reflecting the activities pertaining to the ToRs and priorities set by the head of WHO’s Qamishli hub and technical team and outcome by the 5th of every month. Report should reflect relevant data by district and governorates allocated to the Surveillance Officer.
2. Monthly draft work plan for the next month by the 25th of every month to be shared with the head of WHO’s Qamishli hub and Team Leader.
3. Weekly epidemiological report and summary of activities, including alert and investigation activities, training, and field visits.
4. Outbreak response reports and Training reports
Qualifications
Essential: First university degree in public health, medicine, or health science with experience in communicable diseases and disease surveillance.
Desirable: Training and experience in epidemiology and public health
Desirable: Training and experience in epidemiology and public health
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Three EWARS focal points positions in three governorates (Hassaka, Raqqa, and Deir Ez-Zor) are required.
The required is to indicate from which governorate in the application
Type of contract APW
duration: six months
education: health sciences degree.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic
The advertisement will last 15 days and it will be closed 13 Feb 2023
The required is to indicate from which governorate in the application
Type of contract APW
duration: six months
education: health sciences degree.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic
The advertisement will last 15 days and it will be closed 13 Feb 2023
Salary and Benefits
Equal to NOA (As per UN salary scale)
About us
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
Required employees number
3
Posted On
Jan 30, 2023
Expiry Date
Mar 01, 2023
CV Language
English