EWARN Surveillance Officer At Assistance Coordination Unit

Job Purpose

To assist implementing disease surveillance activities, data analysis, and capacity building of health personnel to identify potential health risks and enhance early warning surveillance systems in N. Syria.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting in implementing disease surveillance activities to ensure its uniformity and standardization in compliance with global standards.
• Assisting in providing insight into surveillance data in N. Syria.
• Analyzing and interpreting disease surveillance data from various sources to identify trends, patterns, and potential health risks at the national level.
• Providing technical support and training to field EWARN teams and other health personnel to enhance their disease surveillance skills and knowledge.
• Lead weekly, monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual EWARN meetings. Develop agendas, review surveillance data, facilitate discussions, and document meeting proceedings.
• Monitor and supervise field EWARN teams on surveillance activities, with a strong focus on active surveillance methods. Assess surveillance performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Coordinate with field staff through regular communication channels to provide technical guidance, follow-up on surveillance activities, and troubleshoot any issues in a timely manner.
• Review and quality assure investigation forms, line lists, and other surveillance data reports from the field teams prior to approval and finalization.
• Identify and document surveillance challenges and discrepancies. Develop solutions and recommendations to address them.
• Monthly report to surveillance coordinator and provide a brief analysis of the particular surveyed syndromes noted during the month.

Note: the above-mentioned key responsibilities/accountabilities are illustrative ones. Another future responsibilities/accountability may be assigned to the job depending on the department organizational chart.

Qualification (Education/Work Experience)

1. Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine or any related field.
• English language intermediate Level (writing, speaking, reading)
• Arabic language Advance level (writing, speaking, reading)
• A minimum of 2 years work experience in related field.

2. Desirable:

• Public Health/ Epidemiology Degree.
• 3 years’ work experience in related field.
• 1 years INGO/NGO experience.
• Experience in writing reporting.

Core & Technical Competencies

1. Core Competencies:

• Communication
• Planning and organizing
• Creativity
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Technological Awareness.

2. Supervisor/Managerial Competencies:

• Leadership
• Vision
• Empowering Others
• Building Trust
• Managing Performance
• Judgment/Decision-making.

3. Technical Competencies:

• Good knowledge in each of general health, epidemiology and biostatistics or any related field, Knowledge of statistical software is desirable.
• Experience in epidemic surveillance and response in urgent and emergency situations desired.
• Training skills.
• Reporting Skills.
• Keep attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to multi-task and meet high-pressure demands and tight deadlines.

Child Protection Policy

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to ACU, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. ACU is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

Equal Opportunities

ACU is committed to creating a truly inclusive, effective and representative organizational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, etc. Therefore, all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Discrimination, Abuse and Harassment Policy

ACU prohibits any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise). ACU employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside ACU.

How to apply

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• This position is open only for locals Syrian and/or Turkish citizens.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Please include the job code in the subject (SO-01); the applications that do not include the code will not be considered.
• Please Note the applicants should have a valid residence permit in Turkey.