EPIDEMIOLOGIST

EPIDEMIOLOGIST 

Duty Station:  IEDCR

Contract Duration: 10 Months

Number of Vacancies: 01

Contract Type: Contract with IEDCR.

Contract Start Date:  Immediate

Reporting to: Director, IEDCR

A. Scope of Services:

Under the guidance (administrative and technical) of Director, IEDCR, H/she will coordinate the whole project activities assigned upon him/her. His/her activities are following:

• Coordinate project activity and response at project area or throughout the country on behalf of IEDCR.
•  Coordination role between government agencies, development partner, NGOs and private sector.
• Assist in monitoring, supervision and administrative activities of project
• Arrangement of consultative meetings and workshops as required.
• Record and maintenance of meeting minutes and financial expenditure of the project activities 
• Prepare or revise the Strategy, Guideline, SOP and work plan according to the recommendations
• Develop and implementation of EWARS dashboard
• Define climate sensitive disease thresholds that could trigger early warnings for potential outbreaks within the EWARS framework
• Arrangements for workforce training related to field  work
• Coordination of training for field surveillance staffs
• Coordination with IEDCR & sentinel sites laboratory staffs for laboratory test results
•  80% of the time will be spent at field for regular field visits for coordination and other required purposes
• Develop educational materials for communities on climate sensitive disease prevention
• Monthly report writing
• Brief core working group of the project about the progress of work
• Take part in scientific writing
•  Assist in submitting report to Global Fund regarding progress of the project
• Collaborate with other project staff (as appropriate) to prepare reports, develop materials and official communication to respond to information requests and otherwise fulfill project information sharing responsibilities.
• Report preparation on activities, lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations for future action
• To perform other duties or tasks assigned by Director IEDCR.

B. Payment:

The Epidemioligst will get BDT 1,61,000 per month (BD-Taka One Lakh Sixty One Thousand)

C. Qualification requirement:

MBBS with MPH (Epidemiology) with good academic background

D. Experience:

At least 5 years’ experience in research or public health sector

Age limit: <40 years (in case of experience it might be relaxed)

This position is open for Bangladeshi Nationals only. All candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds can apply for the vacancies. 

The UN Agency prides itself as fostering a multicultural and harmonious work environment, guaranteed by a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, and on any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected consultants will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Last Date of Application:  February 13, 2025 

No phone calls please. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality.