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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) advertises its jobs on its official website, ncdc.gov.ng. This page explains where NCDC posts vacancies and what a past NCDC role required, so you know what to expect when the next one is announced.
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Past vacancy: Surveillance Support Officer (closed 17 April 2022)
The section below describes NCDC’s 2022 advert. It is closed and is kept for reference only.
In 2022, NCDC recruited short-term consultants as Surveillance Support Officers in 19 states, as part of its work to strengthen health security at state level, including its capacity to prevent, detect and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
The role: Surveillance Support Officer
Employment Type: Full time
The Responsibilities of the NCDC Surveillance Support Officer Include:
• Support the implementation of SORMAS in the state
• Support the state epidemiologist in developing and implementing outbreak preparedness and response activities
• Support the state epidemiologist in strengthening coordination between surveillance and laboratory teams
• Provide technical leadership to the State surveillance team on the use of surveillance data for data-driven decision making
• Provide mentoring, support, and supervision to LGA DSNOs and asst. DSNOs on data collection and data entry using the SORMAS tool
• Work with state epidemiologist, state DSNO and others as indicated to analyze collected surveillance data and provide feedback
• Support the appropriate use of the SORMAS tools and troubleshoot problems
• Coordinate disease surveillance project evaluation activities at the state
• Support the activities of the state public health EOC
• Liaise with the NCDC Surveillance Department to provide regular feedback
• Undertake any other tasks assigned by the NCDC Director of Surveillance
What the 2022 advert required
The 2022 advert asked for the following:
Minimum experience:
At least 6 years of experience with Nigeria’s surveillance system or Monitoring and Evaluation or Field research
Minimum qualification:
First degree in Human Medicine, Veterinary medicine, Public Health, or any health or biological science-related discipline.
Master’s degree (preferably in public health)
FELTP training will be an added advantage.
Other requirements:
Experience working with the SORMAS tool or any other surveillance tool.
Must be domiciled in the state of assignment.
Experience in managing surveillance data at LGA or state level.
Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite and Epi info or SPSS.
Strong data collection, analysis, and report writing skills are required.
Ability to work independently, think analytically and take initiative in solving problems.
Ability to communicate technical issues effectively.
Good verbal communication skills in the local language of the state of assignment and working knowledge of English.
A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with groups of diverse backgrounds.
How applications worked in 2022 (closed)
In 2022, candidates applied by sending their resume and a cover letter addressing the job requirements as per the advertisement by email to info@ncdc.gov.ng before COB on April 17, 2022, with the job title and preferred state as the subject of the mail e.g. ‘’Surveillance Support Officer- Anambra State’’
The advert said only successful candidates would be contacted, and that they could be assigned to any state of the federation.
How to apply when NCDC next recruits
Watch ncdc.gov.ng/jobs. Apply only through the method that NCDC’s own notice gives, and only before the closing date it states.