Surveillance Officer Temp (Abuja, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Gombe, Kano)
The Surveillance Officer plays a central role in advancing Global Health Security (GHS) priorities at the state level by supporting the implementation and coordination of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR), Event-Based Surveillance (EBS), and Community-Based Surveillance (CBS) in line with International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) core capacities.
- This field-based position ensures effective surveillance performance, timely data reporting, outbreak verification, and coordination between government, partners, and communities to strengthen preparedness, detection, and response systems.
Responsibilities
Surveillance Systems Strengthening (IBS, EBS, and CBS)
- Support implementation and coordination of IDSR, ensuring integration of IBS, EBS, and CBS approaches in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health, NCDC, and LGA surveillance officers.
Facilitate Indicator-Based Surveillance (IBS) through improved data completeness, timeliness, and quality from routine health-facility reporting using DHIS2, SORMAS, and related tools.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in public health, Epidemiology, Pharmacy, Microbiology, or Community Health; a master’s degree is an advantage.
3–5 years of experience in disease surveillance, AMR, or public-health program implementation at state or LGA level.
- Proven experience with IDSR, IBS, EBS, or CBS frameworks and collaboration with government health agencies.
- Experience working directly with pharmacists, community pharmacies, PPMVs, CHWs, and professional associations.
- Familiarity with digital reporting tools such as DHIS2, SORMAS, KoboToolbox, or ODK.
- Strong data-management, community-mobilization, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
- Fluency in English and local language(s) of the state; willingness to travel extensively.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Excellent facilitation, interpersonal, and communication abilities.
Strong analytical and report-writing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to mobilize and coordinate diverse health stakeholders.
- Commitment to integrity, accountability, and public-health service.
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
- Excellent presentation skills and verbal and written communications skills.
- Previous experience working in INGO.
Diplomatic; demonstrate experience in undertaking high-level policy dialogue with different stakeholders – Well-developed written and oral communication skills
- Proficiency in word processing, Microsoft Office and data software.
- Ability to travel 25% of time.
- Nigerian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply
How to Apply
Interested applicant can apply via this link
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