Position: Field Epidemiologist:AARO -Readvertized
Number of position: 1
Duty station: Addis Ababa
Job Summary:
The purpose of this position is to strengthen the regional health bureaus capacity on HIV epidemic investigation and response, support the establishment of Emergency Operation Center (EOC), lead HIV case-based surveillance and propose practices that will promote evidence-based decision making at all levels. The work requires considerable independent judgment and advanced knowledge of field epidemiology. The field epidemiologist will work under the general supervision of regional public health institute director/regional health bureau and ICAP central office.
Duties and responsibilities:
· Support the establishment of regional Emergency Operation Center
· Real-time monitoring of functional RHB command posts and field investigation of incident cases
· Prioritize and track incident cases with high viral load for timely intervention and monitoring of response
· Generate, analyze, and visualization of program performance report across the regional clinical cascade and dissemination to towns, woreda health office and facilities
· Support the development of information systems to improve effectiveness of surveillance, investigation, and other epidemiologic practices
· Apply principles of informatics, including data collection, processing, and analysis, in support of epidemiologic practice
· Formulate new interventions on the basis of evidence when available, and control measures in response to epidemiologic findings
· Implement matching algorithm for record deduplication
· Reinforce incidence surveillance and response, data management and use
· Reinforce data management, information use and information system training through routine review and feedback.
· Use skills that foster collaborations, strong partnerships, and team-building to reach epidemiology program objectives
· Prepare for emergency response
· Promote the epidemiologic perspective in the regional strategic planning process
· Conduct epidemiologic activities within the financial and operational plan
· Implement operational and financial plans for assigned objectives
· Identify regional health bureau development and training need and facilitate/conduct training and regular mentoring.
Qualification and experience
· Master’s Degree in Field Epidemiology with health background
· Must have more than 5 years in public health epidemic response
· Experience in HIV/AIDS epidemics investigation and response is an added advantage
· Incumbent needs to have basic computer skills in Epi info, SPSS, STATA and preferable if the incumbent should have basic and having experience in database and data visualization software’s like Tableau, Microsoft power bi is an advantage
· Strong oral and written skills in English and working languages in the respective regions
· Previous experience working with the RHB, Zonal Health Departments, and/or Woreda Health Offices is advantageous
· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with local heath office and associate.