This was made known by the Special Adviser to the President on Digital and New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi

RECRUITMENT: The Nigeria Center for Disease Control @NCDCgov is recruiting for short term consultancy - Surveillance Support Officers in 19 states

Start Date: April 20, 2020
End Date: October 19, 2020

Applications to be sent before COB April 17, 2020

https://twitter.com/toluogunlesi/status/1250453841352560643?s=19

VACANCY - Surveillance Support Officers
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) is recruiting for short term consultancy - Surveillance Support Officers in 19 states
Background
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is the government agency with the mandate to coordinate the surveillance, detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks.
Over the last three years, NCDC has deployed a new tool for disease surveillance. The Surveillance, Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System (SORMAS) is a system jointly developed between the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) to improve disease surveillance as well as detection and management of outbreaks and thus strengthen the public health service in Nigeria.
In addition, NCDC has also supported states in establishing Public Health Emergency Operations Centres for improved coordination of outbreak preparedness and response.
NCDC is investing resources in strengthening health security at the sub-national level including improving capacity to effectively prevent, detect and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
Location: Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, Kebbi, Borno, Osun, Enugu, Niger, Kwara, Benue, Gombe, Yobe, Adamawa, Jigawa, Ekiti, Kogi, Ogun, Cross River, Imo and Abia States
Start Date: April 20, 2020
End Date: October 19, 2020
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 analyse 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
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Minimum experience:
At least 6 years’ experience with the 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 (preferable in public health)
FELTP training will be an added advantage.
Other requirements:
Experience working with 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 use of Microsoft office suite and Epi info or SPSS.
Strong data collection, analysis, and report writing skills 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 TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should apply 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 April 17, 2020 using the Job title and the preferred state as the subject of the mail e.g. ‘’Surveillance Support Officer- Anambra State’’
*Note-only successful candidates will be contacted and may be assigned to any state of the federation.

They must explain the nature of the job.

Hahahahah dem dey look for whom to kill with covid19.make dem recruit them family abeg we no want.if na for oil company nobody for hear d recruitment. I pity who no pity buhari

Then after the Covid 19 we all go back to default setting of neglect for the Health System. Its true that something fundamental is wrong with this nation.

It doesn't worth d risk...

Some people will apply and be employed but ended up not performing their job

Scam society!!!

Dead meat griller, where have you hidden yourself? This job fits you but na just say you nor go school. Na illiterate you be!

Make sense

The funds donated by em big men and women Dem don go overboard but anyways, since they will employ people... Nigerians gats take it the way we are seeing it

But before you apply, Think about it very well

Becareful ......,........hmmmmm

Let their children apply

These are the kinds of vacancies they announce. If it were something better, they'll give it to their children and relatives.
Bloody fvckers.

Something tells me that the VACCINE for these virus will be developed by a mechanical engineer

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Short-term duty and after that, we go back for job hunting again. This government is not ready to meet the yearnings of its citizens.

What abt HNd?

Did poly graduates offend God ni? Chai

lol no be this kind of job person dey find jare, I'll pass

na wa o

6 years and a master's degree huh

Just passing

Them go still share the job to their people las Las. A country that it's citizens doesn't trust is dead

6yrs experience...


That's good now

Should I apply?

Follow Nigeria its time to Launch search for Abba Kyari. since his Isolation PMB has been helpless as our Audio President. indeed Kyari holds the short with the Cabal.