Overview
To provide technical support to National Health Authorities in improving data management on integrated disease surveillance, particularly AFP/Polio and Measles surveillance in Angola. The role aims to strengthen data quality for timely decision-making in response to vaccine-preventable diseases.
Key Responsibilities
- Improve data management practices and the use of data in Polio/AFP and vaccine preventable diseases surveillance.
- Assist national and sub-national vaccination programme staff in strengthening data flow processes.
- Execute regular data compilation, quality control and analysis for surveillance and evaluation.
- Ensure regular data harmonization sessions/meetings at national and provincial levels.
- Conduct data management needs assessment and identify solutions.
- Elaborate programme and material requirements for training on data management.
- Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures for data management, backup and archiving.
- Conduct supervisory visits for data quality verification, analysis, interpretation and feedback.
- Support the production of regular feedback bulletins.
- Perform other duties as requested by supervisors.
Required Experience
At least 5 years in data management, epidemiology surveillance, vaccination and/or accelerated disease control and surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases. Concrete experience in data management, epidemiology and/or statistics is desirable.
Qualifications
University degree in data management, computer applications and management support, basic epidemiology, statistics or demography. Public health degree is desirable.
