Epidemiological Surveillance Officer

TOR – Epidemiological Surveillance Officer

Post title:                                            Epidemiological Surveillance Officer

Post objective:                                 To collect/ report epidemiological COVID-19 data from all over the countries (hospitals and RRTs)                        

Location:                                             COVID-19 directorate, MoPH

Announcing Date:                           2020/12/29

Closing Date:                                     2021/01 /6

Duties:                

• Make good communication with RRTs and train them on how to collect and report epidemiological data daily, weekly and monthly about home-based care program
• Receive weekly report from NGOs throughout Afghanistan
• Coordinate with database officer in COVID-19 hospitals, orient them about the home- based program and receive tested/admitted/recovered/died COVID-19 cases report daily and weekly in coordination with NGOs
• Alarm the COVID-19 unit in hospitals about the suspected severe referred cases by RRTs in order to manage the lab test capacity, ICU beds and required supplies
• Provide feedback about the quality of data gathered by RRTs, find the gaps and reorient them
• Coordinate with RRTs to enter the gathered data into DHIS2 data base, collect and unify them
• Report the COVID-19 epidemiological status in terms of table and graph to Senior Technical Advisor and director daily and weekly
• Participate in surveillance coordination meetings
• Any other duties assigned by project manager

Profile

Background/training:     Bachelor degree in public health

Experience:                        Having 4 years’ experience in the related field.

Management skills:        ability to direct, guide and supervise a diverse group of people and to

                                                Coordinate activities of different health players

Submission Guidelines:

Electronic applications will be sent to: sub e-mail which corresponds if any of following 2 items is missing, your application will be considered as ineligible/incomplete.

1. In your emails please specify the title of the position as well as vacancy number for electronic submissions and please do the same in the hardcopy submissions.

2. Updated Curriculum vitae (CV)/Resume (Please attached your recent photo and mention in your CV exact date/periods of your work experience, graduation Day, Month, and Year).

If you are shortlisted and invited for written test/interview you will be required to present the original, the following:

A. Education Documents: Your recent education degree/diploma

ÿ Copy of verified Baccalaureate (12 passed) degree by Ministry of Education

ÿ Copy of verified 14 or 15 passed degree by related Ministries

ÿ Copy of verified Bachelor Degree by Ministry of Higher Education

ÿ Copy of verified Medical Doctor Degree by Ministry of Higher Education

ÿ Copy of verified Master degree by Ministry of Higher Education

B. Copy of National Identity Card (Tazkira: Only the pages that show picture and Tazkira number, pages, place of issue and date of issue)

(II)

Electronic applications will be sent to: sub e-mail

Hard copies will be sent to: HR Container, Second floor, at the Ministry of Public Health, Great Masoud Square Kabul Afghanistan.

The Contact Person at Human Resources is: Officer, MoPH-GD HR. Phone number: 0093- (0)-202312422

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to written test/interview and subsequent process. Please contact the person in charge (HR Officer ) for confirmation.

No CVs will be accepted after the closing date.

Any persuade will be threat as disqualification.

Fraudulent documents and or fraudulent claims in CVs and or documents will result in disqualification at any stage of the recruitment process.

Instruction for test and interview:

Submission Emails: moph.gdhr99@gmail.com