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Senior Central Covid-19 Surveillance Coordinators

Ohio State Global One Health Initiative

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Public Health

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6 years

2 Positions

2021-03-27

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2021-04-08

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Roles and Responsibilities

  • Coordinate Covid-19 surveillance coordinators and officers in the selected sites
  • Build the capacity of Covid-19 surveillance coordinators and officers
  • Supervise, monitor and evaluate day-to day Covid-19 surveillance activities
  • Collect Covid-19 surveillance activity report from Covid-19 surveillance coordinators and officers and submit compiles reports to the project director
  • Liaison communication between the project director with Covid-19 surveillance coordinators and officers
  • Identify challenges in the implementation of the project and provide solutions
  • Working with key partners, Senior Covid-19 surveillance coordinators and Covid-19 surveillance officers, lead all Covid-19 surveillance activities
  • Collect and compile Covid-19 surveillance data and submit to the project director through various platforms
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by his/her supervisor

Employment type – Full time one-year contract with a possibility of renewal

Line of responsibility – The senior surveillance officers will be responsible to the Project Director

Number required: two

Job Requirements

Qualification and Work Experience

Required Qualification and work experience

  • A minimum of MPH/MSc degree in General Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Informatics or other related field or Doctor of Medicine (MD) from an accredited and recognized academic institution
  • A minimum of six years of experience in surveillance related work
  • Prior work experience in Covid-19 Surveillance is highly recommend
  • Proven experience of conducting trainings, supervision, and mentorship is a must

Desired Qualification and work experience

  • Excellent English verbal and written communication skills, independence, meticulous attention to details, great team working skills, excellent analytical skills, excellent time management
  • Excellent facilitation skills
  • Extensive in country travel experience to regions is highly recommended 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants who meet the minimum requirements should submit the following;

  • A CV with 3 references
  • Copy of Diplomas
  • Copy of official transcript
  • Work experience
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Other relevant documents

All these documents should be compiled as one pdf file to Abinet Kebede (kebede.24@osu.edu) with in 10 working days of the first day announcement. Applications coming after the deadline will not be considered. Application letters should be addressed to: The Ohio State University GOH LLC, Eastern Africa Regional Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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