Deadline: 08 September, 2022
Location: Cairo, Egypt
World Health Organisation (WHO) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Technical Officer (Epidemiologist).
The primary role of the WHO is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations system.
Responsibilities
- Support the response of WHO-EMRO to the Covid-19 pandemic through active participation in the surveillance pillar of the Covid-19 IMST and assist when needed
- Contribute to the development of integrated disease surveillance technical guidance and implementation package
- Provide technical advice to EMR countries to implement the regional strategy of integrated disease surveillance strategy in collaboration with other EMRO departments/units
- Provide technical support for the development of regional guidance on contact tracing
- Contribute to the development of a generic surveillance evaluation tool kit in collaboration with WHO headquarters and WHO AFRO
- Conduct evaluations of the national-level early warning and surveillance system
- Support the strengthening of the early warning function of the surveillance system
- Contribute to the establishment of the FETP training site at EMRO and coordinate the hosting of FETP fellows in their field activities
- Conduct a comparative analysis of lessons learnt from country experiences and share good practices on issues of region-wide concern
- Support implementation of the information management functions as per the WHO Emergency Response Framework requirements at the regional level
Requirements
- First university degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, International Health or a related field, supplemented with a degree or diploma in Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Science, Midwifery, Nursing, Medical Biology, or a related discipline
- Advanced degree in epidemiology
- In-service training in field epidemiology such as Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programmes (FELTP), the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service programme, or equivalent experience
- Five years, minimum, of experience with international exposure in applied epidemiology or public health with a track record in engaging with stakeholders, building networks, and facilitating cross-organisational collaboration and dialogue
- Two years of experience with event-based surveillance systems and a good understanding of the main principles of public health intelligence are significant assets
- 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
- Proven ability to multitask across various planning and implementation processes within a highly demanding environment
- Demonstrated knowledge, competency and professional skills in the public health aspects of infectious disease control, epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response with particular attention to the application of an all-hazard approach in the context of the international health regulations and the use of event-based and indicator-based surveillance, as well as descriptive epidemiology and principles of public health incommunicable disease surveillance and response
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with emphasis on writing skills
- Sound analytical and organisational skills
- Excellent knowledge of English
- Knowledge of French
- Knowledge of Arabic
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