Surveillance Officer - Assam
Position Title | Surveillance
Officer - Assam |
Organisation | YR
Gaitonde Medical Educational & Research Foundation (YRGMERF) |
Project | JSI
CBS |
Experience Required | 5
years |
Compensation | Remuneration
will reflect the candidate’s experience and skills, subject to the approved
budget |
About YRG MERF
Established
in 1993, YRGMERF is a pioneering non-governmental organisation in India,
committed to transforming lives through integrated healthcare, inclusive
partnerships, and forward-looking research. Grounded in the values of integrity
and sustainability, we address both immediate and evolving societal challenges
empowering communities to attain equitable and lasting health outcomes. We
provide comprehensive services across prevention, care, support, and treatment,
particularly for those affected by HIV and other infectious diseases.
YRGMERF
is anticipating a project to strengthen the Urban Ecosystem Against Future
Disease Threats by implementing a framework for urban-peri-urban coordination.
This project if commissioned will require a team of below positions to support
the coordination, implementation and monitoring of several components.
Key Responsibilities
The Surveillance Officer will be
responsible for supporting the project activities in the designated municipal
corporation and peri-urban areas, coordination with stakeholders. Will report
to State Manager based at Guwahati. Will work closely with other team members.
Project Implementation Support
- Will be responsible to ensure that the
proposed activities are considering current disease patterns as well as
requirements of the State and Disease health department.
- Ensures that the staff are well trained
on use of data for program implementation and documentation.
- Supports in designing various tools for
secondary information collection, analysis and use in the project.
Urban and Peri-urban Coordination
Support
- Analyses the disease surveillance systems
in place both the urban and peri-urban areas of the designated project
geographies. What are the contributing factors and their association with
disease frequency, severity and spill over. Prepare reports on these patterns
including the factors associated with previous outbreaks.
- Supports in preparing report on the
preparedness of health facilities, staff capacity to address any spill-over or
outbreaks in future. What are the key resources that can be established within
the project resources to provide on the job skilling.
- Supports in preparation of other
stakeholders who could contribute in early reporting using existing IDSP tools
including those in private sector. Helps in preparation of a landscaping report
on current practices and how those can be aligned with One Health activities.
- Supports in documentation of various
project activities related to One Health, outbreak preparedness by discussing
with the stakeholders and participants.
- Helps in understanding the peri-urban
vulnerability pattern to disease outbreak in the designated area and
facilitates preparation of a city action plan that guides several activities
under the project as well as through other resources.
- Helps in understanding current practices
in Info-demic management, how those practices have been successful in managing
better surveillance and management of outbreaks in both urban and peri-urban
zones.
Innovations
- Ensure that government approved tools
and techniques are scaled up and widely practiced.
- Provides support in implementing
innovations in the project
Additional Duties
- Undertake any other responsibilities
assigned by the supervisor in support of project objectives.
Requirements
Desirable Attributes
- Team player and problem-solving attitude
- Multi-tasking yet focusing on details of
the project looking at wider impact beyond project
- Strong ability to establish consensus on
matters that impacts project timelines
- Understanding of Assam Health Systems
specific to Urban Health, Disease Surveillance is must
Qualifications and Experience
- Master’s in Public Health or
Epidemiology or Bio-statistics with minimum 5 years' experience in NUHM, Urban Health Project,
Disease Surveillance, One Health Activities, National Vector Borne Control
Program. Preference will be given to local candidates who understands and have
worked in Karnataka Health Systems.
Benefits
Benefits & Work Environment
- 24 days of annual leave, in addition to
public holidays.
- Health insurance coverage
- Opportunity to work in a collaborative
and inclusive environment.
- Scope for learning and professional
development.
YRG is an equal-opportunity
organisation. At YRG, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity as
part of our values. We celebrate employee’s differences in abilities, sexual
orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Our team are people with different
strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving
people's lives.