Surveillance Medical Officer
Job Description
Title: Surveillance Medical Officer
Company Name: Crown Agents ltd (ASCEND)
Vacancy: 02
Job Location: Khulna, Rangpur
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Medical graduate, with a post graduation in public health.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Under the overall guidance of the Country Lead- ASCEND, the Surveillance Medical Officer (SMO) will be responsible for the implementation of the project activities of Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination program in a designated geographical area.
∎ She/he will ensure will be responsible for roll out of project activities, monitoring the progress of project activities and resolve field level concerns.
∎ The incumbent will be required to have up-to-date situation report for his designated geographical area (region) for the LF elimination programs.
∎ The incumbent will work in close collaboration with the Program Managers for LF Elimination at programs (Regional, District and Sub-district level), ASCEND Project Staff and partners.
∎ The Surveillance Medical Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:
∎ The SMO will ensure the planning and implementation of MMDP services and provisioning of hydrocele surgeries in her/his designated geographical area.
∎ The SMO will ensure weekly MMDP care at the Community Clinics and referral to different levels through the IPs and the health care service
∎ Strengthen existing surveillance tools and processes for LF elimination programs in consultation with Government counterparts and ASCEND team members.
∎ Capacity building of the frontline workers.
∎ Support government and implementing partners in mapping chronic LF patients .
∎ Develop and disseminate epidemiological situation update for LF elimination programs at regular intervals.
∎ Undertake field visit to the high priority areas and share the monitoring feedback with the program managers.
∎ Contribute to the development of the APP's for LF programs.
∎ Contribute to the development of guidance documents being developed by the National Program for LF in the country.
∎ Participate in the reviews and planning meetings / workshops at the regional, district and sub-district level.
∎ Assist the CL- ASCEND in the preparation of reports.
∎ Any other task assigned by the line supervisor/s.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 30 to 50 years
∎ At least 5 years of work experience in implemntation role in a large scale public health programme.
∎ Proven experience of providing support to the government disease surveillance programs.
∎ Experience of working with WHO/UNICEF or other INGO's desirable.
∎ Problem solving abilities and a go getter.
∎ Skilled in supporting staff with a varied level of knowledge and capacities.
∎ Ability to balance competing priorities, work independently to efficiently meet deadlines
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written communication).
∎ Ability to network with people.
Salary:
∎ Negotiable as per the organization`s policy.
Application Deadline: January 21, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Crown Agents ltd (ASCEND)
∎ Address : 9B H # 25 Block H, R # 11, Block H, Banani, Dhaka.
∎ Business : Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of NTD (ASCEND) is a £200 million investment from the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID), to advance the impact and sustainability of national programmes tackling neglected tropical diseases (NTD). To be implemented between November 2019 to March 2022, ASCEND comprises of two lots - one focusing on South Asia, East and Southern Africa (lot 1) and the other on West and Central Africa (lot 2). ASCEND lot 1 is implemented by a consortium of technical partners led by Crown Agents, including Abt Associates, Oriole Global Health and the Royal Tropical Institute. Central to ASCEND 1’s approach is a close collaboration with national governments and implementing partners, to enhance national approaches to NTD control and elimination. ASCEND’s goal is to contribute to the global goal of reducing the burden of targeted NTD so that they are no longer a public health problem.
Category: Medical/Pharma
