The Ugandan Jobline

• Provide
  normative guidance and generic tools to member states;
• Support
  member states in accessing and managing additional resources;
• Provide
  technical support to member states for accelerating and scaling up
  cost-effective interventions;
• Provide
  technical support to member states for strengthening procurement and
  supply management systems and laboratory services and networks;
• Support
  member states to strengthen surveillance, monitoring and evaluation
  systems for malaria prevention and control;
• Strengthen
  capacity for the conduct of operational research for evidence-based
  decisions.

• Strengthen
  national malaria surveillance systems including other systems for
  generation of strategic information for evidence-based targeting of
  malaria interventions for enhanced malaria burden reduction, through
  adoption, adaptation and application of relevant WHO norms and standards,
  guidelines, manuals and tools and appropriate technologies and
  e-platforms;
• Build
  capacity on use of surveillance and other health data for malaria risk
  mapping at national and sub-national levels;
• Guide
  evidence-based targeting of high risk areas with appropriate antimalarial
  interventions; and
• Actively
  monitor the impact of such interventions at subnational levels with the
  aim of adapting strategies for enhanced impact;
• Actively
  facilitate evidence-based policy and strategic dialogue involving national
  policy makers and partners at national level as a process for monitoring
  the implementation of malaria strategies, discussing capacity gaps and
  planning for effective implementation of malaria control and elimination;
• Significantly
  contribute to documentation and publication of best practices on use of
  available evidence for targeting interventions at national and subnational
  levels;
• Carry
  out any other functions assigned.

• The
  ideal candidate for the United Nations World Health Organization Technical
  Officer vacancy should hold a University degree with postgraduate degree
  in medical epidemiology or Public Health or health related field.
  Possession of Master’s degree in malariology or communicable disease
  epidemiology is desired.
• A
  minimum of seven or more years of experience in the development and
  evaluation of national disease surveillance systems with at least five
  years at international level.
• At
  least five years working experience in malaria control programme or
  malaria research at national or international level including experience
  working in WHO would be assets.
• Broad
  working knowledge of the principles and practices of communicable disease
  epidemiology with specific experience in malaria surveillance and
  operational research;
• Demonstrated
  experience in the development and evaluation of systems, policies,
  strategies, guidelines and tools for malaria control and/or elimination;
• Proven
  skills and knowledge in the development and evaluation of disease
  surveillance systems in a public health setting; and
• Proven
  ability and skills in capacity building especially training of health
  workers;
• Excellent
  presentation skills and communication

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