Epidemiologist

Programme & Policy

Overview

Lead and coordinate epidemiological activities within the medical team to enhance treatment and preventive practices.

You have:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in clinical epidemiology or public health research, preferably within humanitarian or healthcare settings.
• Master's Degree in Epidemiology, or a Master's in Public Health with extensive epidemiology training.
• Proven track record of managing epidemiological research projects, including designing protocols, overseeing data collection, and reporting findings.
• Ability to design and implement surveillance and other data collection systems for disease and outbreak monitoring, including mortality and nutritional surveys, and to train others in appropriate data collection and analysis.
• Proven practical skills with software for epidemiological database and statistical analysis (Microsoft Excel and at least one statistical program).
• Proven practical skills in the design/implementation/evaluation of quantitative and qualitative epidemiological research methods.

The Organization We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday · All children learn from a quality basic education and that, · Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information: Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.

The Opportunity The Epidemiologist is responsible for leading and coordinating epidemiological activities within the medical team, working closely with other healthcare professionals. This includes developing, organizing, and scheduling the epidemiological activity plan to ensure early identification of risk factors and enhance treatment and preventive practices. The role involves overseeing the implementation of protocols and epidemiological methods, supervising research projects, providing expert advice on epidemiological issues, and ensuring effective data collection and analysis.

Additionally, the Clinical Epidemiologist may support multiple projects, addressing a range of issues such as mortality surveys and tracking disease spread. Responsibilities also include conducting community surveys, preparing project donor reports and analytical new business development, and helping plan responses to disease outbreaks. Furthermore, He/she is responsible for building the capacity of HIS team to analyse and interpret results to support evidence-based clinical decision-making.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in clinical epidemiology or public health research, preferably within humanitarian or healthcare settings.
• Master’s Degree in Epidemiology, or a Master’s in Public Health with extensive epidemiology training
• Proven track record of managing epidemiological research projects, including designing protocols,
• overseeing data collection, and reporting findings.
• Ability to design and implement surveillance and other data collection systems for disease and outbreak monitoring, including mortality and nutritional surveys, and to train others in appropriate data collection and analysis
• Proven practical skills with software for epidemiological database and statistical analysis (Microsoft Excel and at least one statistical program)
• Proven practical skills in the design/ implementation/ evaluation of quantitative and qualitative epidemiological research methods

The Organization We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the rights of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday • All children learn from a quality basic education and that, • Violence against children is no longer tolerated.

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information Please apply using a cover letter and an up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview

‘Save the Children promotes diversity in its workforce.’

We need to keep children safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

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