Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 11, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Background Influenza surveillance among cases of influenzalike illness and severe acute respiratory illness (ILI/SARI), identified at selected sentinel health facilities in Zambia has been ongoing since 2008. The surveillance program is managed by the National Influenza Center (NIC) at the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH) on behalf of the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) and the Ministry of Health (MOH). The system currently comprises ten sentinel sites located in four provinces and captures data from both children and adults, resident in densely populated urban settings as well as border towns with high tourism and cross-border trading activities. Information generated is fed into global surveillance systems
The program conducts sentinel surveillance for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 among out-patients with ILI and in-patients with SARI to detect pandemic influenza strains, surveil for circulating seasonal strains and detect/monitor SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. With the support of CDC, the current system is undergoing expansion to improve specimen collection, data quality/analytics, geographic coverage and diagnostic spectrum with the goal of establishing a pan-respiratory disease system for surveillance, early detection and response to respiratory disease with pandemic potential. Additional human resource will be required to support this multifaceted expansion
The Ministry of Health (MOH) with the support from the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced persons to be appointed to the underlisted positions:

Reports to: ILI/SARI Sentinel Surveillance Program Coordinator
Duty Station : Virology Laboratory, UTH- Lusaka

Specific Responsibilities
• Oversees day to day operations at the ILI/SARI sentinel surveillance sites Ensures sufficient trained staff at the sentinel sites.
• Reviews work schedules and claims for transport allowances Liaises with Provincial Surveillance Officers and Site in-Charges to ensure timely sample delivery and distribution of supplies Supports the Program Coordinator in organizing and reporting on site supervisory visits, monitors performance indicators and gives feedback to the sites Any other duty assigned by the PI

Qualifications & Experience
• Full Grade 12 School Certificate with minimum five O level credits including English and Mathematics
• Bachelor of Science in Public Health Epidemiology or related filed Master of Science in Public Health
• Epidemiology or related filed is desirable Minimum five (5) years of experience working with knowledge of Zambian public health systems Up-to-date research skills with experience in developing successful service delivery programs Understanding of performance improvement and training techniques
• Experience working with and on Donor funded projects is an added advantage

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All interested candidates meeting the above qualifications and experience should send their signed applications to the undersigned with certified copies of their NRC, academic and professional qualifications, and detailed Curriculum Vitae including contact details (mobile phone and email) of three traceable references. Note: kindly clearly indicate the positions you are applying for on the envelope.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, 26 August, 2022. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications should be addressed to:
RSO 31000 11.12.08
The Permanent Secretary-(A)
Ministry of Health
Ndeke House
P. O. Box 30205
Lusaka


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