Duration of Contract end date: (8 months).
Position title: Surveillance officer
Required No. for position: (01)
Duty Station: Gambella Region base in Wantowa and Makuey Woreda.

Overall purpose of the role is: 

To ensure timely and accurate collection, analysis, reporting, and feedback of priority disease surveillance data across CUAMM-supported sites. The Surveillance Officer will strengthen the early warning system and coordinate with RHB, ZHD, Woreda Health Offices, UNHCR, WHO, and other partners.

Key Responsibility’s : 

Surveillance & Early Warning 

• Collect, compile, and verify weekly PHEM surveillance data from CUAMM-supported facilities and MHNTs. 

• Ensure active surveillance through regular field visits and review of registers, triage logs, and tracking of priority diseases. 

• Conduct immediate notification and reporting of epidemic-prone diseases (AWD/cholera, Marburg virus, measles, malaria outbreaks, etc.). 

• Monitor mortality trends and verify community alerts and rumours through rapid investigation. 

• Strengthen detection of unusual public health events in line with WHO IHR standards. 

Data Management & Analysis 

• Enter and clean surveillance data; ensure accuracy before submission to RHB, UNHCR, and WHO. 

• Analyze trends and generate weekly epidemiological bulletins. 

• Use simple analytical tools to detect alerts, thresholds, and outbreaks. 

• Maintain updated line lists for outbreak-prone diseases. 

Outbreak Preparedness & Response 

• Participate in outbreak investigations with RHB/WHO. 

• Support timely sample collection, packaging, and transportation to authorized labs. 

• Ensure implementation of outbreak control measures at health facility and community level. 

• Follow up on case management, contact tracing, and reporting. 

Coordination & Representation 

• Participate in weekly/biweekly coordination meetings (Public Health Coordination Meeting, Health Cluster, and Interagency). 

• Liaise with UNHCR, WHO, RHB, RRS, and other health partners.

· Support CUAMM representation in the multi-sectoral outbreak response teams.

Capacity Building 

• Train health workers, MHNT staff, and CHWs on surveillance, case definitions, reporting tools, and alert management. 

• Provide continuous supportive supervision on PHEM/EWARS tools. 

• Strengthen documentation, reporting, and use of surveillance data.

Reporting & Documentation 

• Prepare weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc surveillance reports. 

• Ensure timely submission of daily and weekly alerts to RHB, WHO and UNHCR. 

Document outbreak responses, lessons learned, and best practices 

Job Requirements

Required Qualification:

• BSc in Public Health, Epidemiology, Nursing, Environmental Health or related field.

• NGO Experience : Minimum 2–3 years of experience in psychosocial support, BSc in Public Health, Epidemiology, Nursing, Environmental Health or related field

• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in psychosocial support,

• Have a training in PHEM/Epidemiology is an added advantage.

•  Minimum 2 to 3 years’ and above experience in surveillance, outbreak investigation, or health emergency response.

• Experience working with CHW, COAs, HEWS, PHEM, highly preferred.

• Previous work with INGOs, UN agencies, or health cluster partners is an asset.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

•  Ability to work under pressure in challenging field conditions.

• Fluency in English required; knowledge of Local Language.

• Renewed work License required

Competencies Required:

•  Empathetic, patient, and culturally sensitive.

•  Strong knowledge of standard case definitions and outbreak-prone diseases.

• Data management and analytical skills (Excel, KOBO DHIS2, EWARS, etc.).

• Ability to perform risk assessment and outbreak investigation.

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