Regional Public Health Surveillance Coordinator-Tigray Regional Office 88 views

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Job Summary:

Under the supervision of the of the ICAP’s Regional Program Manager, the Public Health Surveillance Coordinator will support the facility-based surveillance for notifiable diseases, as well as the implementation, and maintenance of information systems, and perform complex data analysis. S/he will prepare reports and presentations that aim to produce better understanding and insights and develop data visualization dashboards for diseases under surveillance which will be used for cluster/outbreak investigation. S/He is expected to work closely with the ICAP in Ethiopia and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance and program team members and other partners.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Support facility-based surveillance for notifiable diseases in the Tigray region
  • Enhance Community-based surveillance system focusing high-risk individuals/groups
  • Strengthen woreda-level investigation and response capabilities to potential outbreaks
  • Actively participate in the selection, development, testing, and implementation of the regional and national electronic surveillance data capturing, visualization, and reporting platforms
  • Design and develop a data analytics platform for diseases under surveillance
  • Review the quality of surveillance data such as timeliness, accuracy, and completeness, identify data quality issues and work with the relevant team to address the issue
  • Prepare surveillance reports to support decision-making for response activities
  • Assist in the preparation of findings from routine, administrative and surveillance reports to be incorporated as required in weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports
  • Develop graphical presentations of surveillance data that can be used clearly to illustrate the findings
  • Participate and assist, as needed in oversight of cluster and outbreak investigations.
  • Undertake periodic supportive supervision and mentorship to the zone, woreda and health facility staff
  • Provide training and support the zone, woreda and health facility staff in data analysis and interpretation
  • Provide data-related technical support, as required, to the Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) at the regional level
  • Attend meetings related to his/her responsibilities in surveillance data management
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in health, and MD or master’s degree in public health (MPH) or Health Informatics
  • At least Five (5) years of progressive professional experience in Health programs preferably on HIV/AIDS and public health surveillance program data Management
  • Familiarity with DHIS2, Power BI, Tableau, Google Data platforms (Google form, Google sheet, Google data studio), RedCap, GIS, EMR-ART, CDR, PTQIT, etc.
  • Proficiency in statistical analysis tools /software including Microsoft Excel, Access, EPI info, Stata, R, and SPSS, and data visualization tools (i.e., Google Data Studio, Excel, Tableau and Power BI)
  • Proficient in preparing data collection tools, data entry, cleaning, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiological data.
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to prioritize and work, including when under pressure.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English language and official working language of the region

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