IT OFFICER

IT OFFICER 

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

 IT officer’s job will be contractual. Responsible to setup an upgraded and coordinated networking system among IEDCR, meteorology department and other sentinel sites, setup EWARS dashboard and DHIS2 software interface for regular reporting to provide climate sensitive disease-specific information, coordination of training for concerned personnel including doctors, nurses and lab technicians, analyze project data & reporting. His Terms of References are following:

1. Responsible to setup an upgraded and coordinated networking system among IEDCR, metrology offices and specified sentinel sites
2. Prepare an EWARS dashboard, required apps to be linked with DHIS2 software and other reporting system
3. Establish a network of data sharing among IEDCR, metrology offices and other sentinel site laboratories.
4. Setup EWARS dashboard and DHIS2 interface for regular reporting to provide specified climate sensitive disease surveillances   information that is requested as part of the reporting requirements of the network.
5. Develop or incorporate software or apps as per requirement to support early warning system
6.  Coordinate and arrange for training for concerned personnel including doctors, nurses and lab technicians
7. Analyze reports from all sentinel sites
8. Support to define climate sensitive disease thresholds that could trigger early warnings for potential outbreaks within the EWARS framework
9. Technical support to implement and maintenance of risk prediction tools from WHO
10. Give technical support for trouble shooting for IEDCR surveillance related activities
11. As needed s/he will visit to surveillance sites for any trouble shooting.
12. Regular epidemiology and laboratory data compilation
13. Regular climate sensitive disease (dengue, rota-virus & cholera/diarrhea etc) surveillance data compilation, analysis and reporting
14. Synchronization of both epidemiological and laboratory data at EWARS dashboard and DHIS2 or at any specified software/apps
15. Uploading to the IEDCR website
16. Support for preparing and uploading any epidemiological bulletin
17. Support to IEDCR IT department
18. Report preparation on activities, lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations for future action
19. To perform other duties or tasks assigned by Director IEDCR

B. Payment

The IT Officer will get BD Tk. 1, 38, 000 BDT /= (BD-Taka One Lakh Thirty-Eight Thousand)

C. Qualifications

B. Sc. in Computer Science or Computer Science and Engineering with good academic background preferably M. Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering.

D. Experience

At least 3 years’ experience preferably 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.