Technical Advisor, Epidemiologist, Malaria & NTDs Analytics & Surveillance - Anglophone & Lusophone Africa
Lead team to improve malaria and NTD surveillance systems through data-driven decisions.
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Overview
Lead team to improve malaria and NTD surveillance systems through data-driven decisions.
You have:
- Masters in public health, epidemiology or related field
- 5+ years of work experience with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership, including management experience
- Experience contributing to strategic planning through rigorous data use processes
- Experience mentoring and managing junior technical staff
- Experience with designing, conducting, and analysing epidemiological surveys
- Experience in conducting surveillance system assessments, planning surveillance strengthening activities, and conducting data quality assessments
- Experience in working and communicating with government officials and other external partners
- Exceptional skills in the epidemiological analysis of health data and the application of analyses for decision-making
- Statistical and geospatial analysis programming experience (including expertise with R, STATA, ArcGIS, QGIS and/or other relevant software)
- High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications
- Proficiency in report writing and other concise written communications
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
- Fluency in English
- Working proficiency in Portuguese
Potential interview questions
| How have you used epidemiological data to inform strategic planning in your previous roles? | The interviewer wants to assess your experience in leveraging data for informed decision-making. | Provide specific examples of projects where your data analysis significantly influenced strategic outcomes. |
| Describe a situation where you had to mentor a junior staff member. What was your approach? | This question evaluates your mentorship skills and capacity to develop team members. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you discuss a time when you had to analyze complex data to solve a health-related issue? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies have you employed to strengthen surveillance systems in previous projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure effective collaboration with governmental and external partners? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe how you would approach designing an epidemiological survey. What key factors do you consider? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What role do you think digital health tools play in modern surveillance systems? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain a time you had to present complex information to a non-technical audience. How did you do it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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