Epidemiologist Needed at Medecines Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Location(s): • Borno

Specialization: • Medical/ Health • NGO / Community Services

Industry: • Healthcare / Nutrition • NGO / International Agencies

Job Type:  Fulltime

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. It was founded in France in response to the Biafran War.

The French Section of Médecins Sans Frontières is recruiting for its project in Borno:

Job Title: Epidemiologist

Job Description

• Carry out key epidemiological activities in community based surveillance (mortality, malnutrition) and in outbreak investigation (description including time, place, people with emphasis on mapping when it is needed) and advise on the operational response
  • Maintain and develop if required community based surveillance to monitor demography, mortality, malnutrition
  • Monitor epidemiological trends of relevant outbreak-prone diseases
  • Guide activities of medical staff and community staff for surveillance and/or active case finding, including ensuring understanding of the need for consistent case definitions and data recording (briefing of all new staff)
  • Manage data systems and ensure accurate, high quality databases
  • Prepare regular written reports on progress and findings for medical coordinator/HQ and when appropriate to external collaborators/networks (MoH, other NGOs)
• Implement initial Assessment (for emergency situation), rapid health assessment and (baseline or follow-up) surveys:
• Where standard protocols are not available or appropriate, develop a protocol seeking extensive feedback and pilot testing of tools to ensure the objectives will be met robustly with support of HQ epidemiologist
• Prepare / adapt routine documentation (survey forms, training materials, letters of request/notification, locally appropriate consent forms etc) with support of HQ epidemiologist
• Prepare an appropriate sampling frame and sample selection guidelines with support of HQ epidemiologist
• Hire, train and supervise survey staff, including ensuring staff exhibit required skills after training and pilot test
• Manage data systems and ensure accurate, high quality databases
• Analyze results and report on findings
• Implement/maintain relevant epidemiological surveillance systems/monitoring
• Provide training sessions to medical teams on relevant aspects of epidemiology to enhance team response capacity

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MIN REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

Not Specified

MIN QUALIFICATION:

Bachelor’s Degree/HND

DESIRED COURSES:

• Medicine• Epidemiology

Method of Application

Submit your CV, qualifications and a cover letter with contact details to the MSF Admin’ Office in Borno (“Application Box” at the Watchmen Desk).