Ethiopian Public Health Institute Public Health Surveillance Technical Assistance Jobs in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Public Health Institute Public Health Surveillance Technical Assistance Jobs in Ethiopia


  • Ethiopian Public Health institute needs to employ in the following positions on contract bases.

  • Joining the COVID-19 response, World Bank and MOH have been supporting emergency response for the Regional and National Emergency operational Centre (EOC) to enhance the impact, reach and efficiency of responses through the integration and coordination of risk communication, Surveillance, case management, mental health, special need, Point of entry, logistics & EOC activities and approaches in strong collaboration with the health team, IM, and under the guidance of EOC each pillar chief.

  • COVID-19 infection and maintaining the continuum of essential services of EOC through strengthening coordination and technical support at the national and regional level by deployment of technical assistance (TA).

  • EPHI will deploy TAs who will be supporting the Federal Ministry of health/Ethiopian Public Health Institute at national level and regional level at region EOC.

  • The TAs also will link with the Regional Health Bureau Country office and regional office staffs, and their respective Regional health bureaus and to regularly update on the regional level response and gaps in the areas of COVID-19, as per assigned and provide information and technical support when necessary.

    Job description

  • Establish a database for COVID-19 contact tracing, quarantine centers and treatment centers and apply it, update it daily and share it with EPHI-EOC;

  • Give technicalassistance for epidemiological surveillance data management team at national and regional level;

  • Communicating with health facilities on data quality and timely reporting;

  • Prepare, update and upgrade data collection format;

  • Establish a database or upgrade and apply an existing one for COVID-19 activities;

  • Give training to regional data coordinators; Health workers and data collectors on COVID-19 data collection, organization, data completeness and data quality and analysis;

  • Give technical assistance on field visits;

  • Create a favorable system for easy, simple and on
    time data and reporting exchange

  • Daily communicate with regional data coordinators and follow the status;

  • Communicate and work closely with stakeholders;

  • Prepare daily, weekly and monthly activity plan and report;

  • Give solutions when problems and gaps are created in relation data management and reporting at national and regional level.

  • Daily reporting of completed linelisting data on time to EPHI-EOC;

  • Communicating with health facilities on data quality and timely reporting;

  • Coordinating regional health bureau with EPHI- EOC;

  • Supervise data collectors on Field visit;

    Job Requirements

    Education Level

  • MPH,MSC/BSC Field epidemiology, Statistics, Biostatics, Health informatics, Public health

    Work experience

  • Four years of relevant work experience for MPH/MSC respectively

    Required Skill & Experience

  • Four years of relevant work experience for MPH/MSC respectively.

  • Experience in technical support provision and training in M&E

  • Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills

  • Good computer skills

  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

  • Organized, able to prioritize and work independently

    How to Apply

  • Applicants should send their CV and credintials not more than 5 pages through ethio jobs.

  • Applicants need to apply for the region including Addis Ababa,DireDawa&Sidama which they want to work, hence the compettion will also among the regions applicats.

  • For all applicants one applicant can not apply more than one position.

  • The selected candidates should present their release paper or leave with out pay letter from their respective organization with in five days to employ for this emergence response assignment.If not the next applicant will communicated.

  • The selected candidates need to have and work with their personal lap tops

  • Covid-19 risk allowance payment will not apply for all aplicants

  • Interested applicants can register in Online through ethiojobs.net or send their CVs and relevant documents at the address given below within 5 working days from the first appearance of the announcement during office hours (8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM).

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