14 Job Positions at RBC CDC-COAG/HIV PROJECT: (Deadline 14 June 2022)

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

  1 Year of relevant experience

• Master’s degree in Epidemiology

  1 Year of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in General medicine

  1 Year of relevant experience

• Master’s Degree in Field Epidemiology & Laboratory Training Program (FELTP)

  1 Year of relevant experience

Competency and Key Technical Skills

• Integrity

• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

• Inclusiveness

• Accountability

• Communication

• Teamwork

• Client/citizen focus

• Professionalism

• Commitment to continuous learning

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PHEM Operations Officer – South at RBC CDC-COAG/HIV PROJECT: (Deadline 14 June 2022)

The PHEM Operations Officer will be responsible for:
• Coordinating the daily utilization of resources to support requests and inquiries related to preparedness and response of public health emergencies
• Managing and coordinating activities related to surveillance, case management & lab
• Providing technical expertise needed in preparedness and response of public health emergencies.
• Coordinating daily preparedness and response activities related to public health emergencies.
• Tracking and coordinating internal and external requests for information or for action
• Coordinating the development of preparedness and contingency plans for public health emergencies
• Coordinating the development of technical documents and tools regarding surveillance, case management, lab of public health emergencies
• Ensuring capacity building of Rapid response teams in responding to public health emergencies.

NB: A0 in General Medecine with Epidemiology or FLTP is also a requirement.

PHEM Operations Officer – North at RBC CDC-COAG/HIV PROJECT: (Deadline 14 June 2022)

The PHEM Operations Officer will be responsible for:
• Coordinating the daily utilization of resources to support requests and inquiries related to preparedness and response of public health emergencies
• Managing and coordinating activities related to surveillance, case management & lab
• Providing technical expertise needed in preparedness and response of public health emergencies.
• Coordinating daily preparedness and response activities related to public health emergencies.
• Tracking and coordinating internal and external requests for information or for action
• Coordinating the development of preparedness and contingency plans for public health emergencies
• Coordinating the development of technical documents and tools regarding surveillance, case management, lab of public health emergencies
• Ensuring capacity building of Rapid response teams in responding to public health emergencies.

NB: A0 in General Medecine with Epidemiology or FLTP is also a requirement.

Viral Hemoragic fever Specialist at RBC CDC-COAG/HIV PROJECT: (Deadline 14 June 2022)

The Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Specialist will be responsible for:

• Conducting functions of alert and response to viral hemorrhagic fever diseases of epidemic and pandemic potentials.
• Ensure functionality of appropriate sentinel surveillance systems for early detection, containment & response to viral hemorrhagic fevers
• Develop informed manuals, guidelines, tools, training modules and standard operating procedures for prevention and control of viral hemorrhagic fever diseases
• Provide technical trainings to healthcare providers, sentinel surveillance officers and other public health professionals on surveillance, response & patient management of viral hemorrhagic fever diseases.
• Conduct data analysis, epidemic intelligence & epidemic forecasting of viral hemorrhagic fevers and inform decision makers on disease transmissions and public health impact.
• Identify gaps in knowledge on Viral hemorrhagic fever surveillance & prevention and develop plans and study protocols to address gaps.
• Monitor the risk of VHFs to Rwanda, ensure quality data is received from the field and inform timely senior management so that the Organization can get prepared for any change in the situation.
• Develop and implement national preparedness and response plans, including annual work plans to improve/enhance surveillance capacities for event detection, verification and response to viral hemorrhagic fevers
• Supervise sentinel sites to ensure appropriate implementation of VHF surveillance activities and adherence to the protocols, including provision of surveillance feedback
• Conduct scientific studies and dissemination of results to improve understanding of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers to guide evidence-based decisions on VHF burden, prevention and control.
• Prepare and manage budgets, reporting, monthly spending & progress reports of VHF surveillance projects.
• Formulate policies, guidelines and trainings for implementing prevention and control of VHF disease surveillance.
• Ensure availability of specimen collection kits, PPEs & laboratory commodities for Viral Hemorrhagic Fever surveillance.

Viral Hemoragic fever data analyst at RBC CDC-COAG/HIV PROJECT: (Deadline 14 June 2022)

Job description

The Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Data analyst will be responsible for:
• Developing and implementing procedures for effective management of VHF data
• Overseeing and managing sentinel surveillance officers in the daily use of VHF data systems.
• Ensure all data entry, data cleaning and data analysis of VHF programmatic data, and data from studies and surveys for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
• Prepare weekly surveillance reports and publications on VHF surveillance
• Regularly monitor and evaluate VHF information and data systems that could affect analytical results.
• Participate in strategic planning of VHF research projects
in collaboration with developing and implementation partners
• Respond timely to data
• Assessing system performance and making recommendations for software, hardware, and data storage improvements for VHF surveillance data
• Formulating techniques for quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data
• Implementing efficient and secure procedures for data handling and analysis of VHF data with attention to all technical aspects
• Ensuring digital databases and archives are protected from security breaches and data losses.