YRGT1108

Zoho; Hyderabad; Presencial; INR 600 000 - 900 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

24 days annual leave

Health insurance coverage

Collaborative work environment

Professional development opportunities

Resumo da oferta

YRGMERF invites applications for a Surveillance Officer to support urban health surveillance initiatives in Hyderabad. You will coordinate with stakeholders, assist in data collection tools, and report to the Project Lead in Bengaluru.

The role emphasizes One Health, outbreak preparedness, and health systems collaboration across municipal areas. Required: a Master’s in Public Health or Epidemiology/Biostatistics with at least 5 years of relevant surveillance experience and a strong ability to

Qualificações

• Masters in Public Health or Epidemiology or Biostatistics with minimum 5 years' experience in managing surveillance activities.
• Preference will be given to local candidates who understand Hyderabad Health Systems.

Responsabilidades

• Support project activities in designated municipal corporations and peri-urban areas; coordinate with stakeholders.
• Report to Project Lead based at Bengaluru and work with other team members.
• Assist in designing tools for data collection, analysis, and documentation.
• Analyze urban and peri-urban disease surveillance patterns and prepare reports.
• Prepare reports on health facility preparedness and staff capacity for outbreaks.

Conhecimentos

Team player

Multi-tasking

Consensus building

Public health systems knowledge

Formação académica

Masters in Public Health or Epidemiology or Biostatistics

Descrição da oferta de emprego

YRGaitonde Medical Educational & Research Foundation (YRGMERF)

Project

JSI

Experience Required

5years

Compensation

Remunerationwill reflect the candidate’s experience and skills, subject to the approvedbudget

About YRG MERF

Establishedin 1993, YRGMERF is a pioneering non-governmental organisation in India,committed to transforming lives through integrated healthcare, inclusivepartnerships, and forward-looking research. Grounded in the values of integrityand sustainability, we address both immediate and evolving societal challengesempowering communities to attain equitable and lasting health outcomes. Weprovide comprehensive services across prevention, care, support, and treatment,particularly for those affected by HIV and other infectious diseases. YRGMERFis anticipating a project to strengthen the Urban Ecosystem Against FutureDisease Threats by implementing a framework for urban-peri-urban coordination.This project if commissioned will require a team of below positions to supportthe coordination, implementation and monitoring of several components.

Key Responsibilities

The Surveillance Officer will beresponsible for supporting the project activities in the designated municipalcorporation and peri-urban areas, coordination with stakeholders. Will reportto Project Lead based at Bengaluru. Will work closely with other team members.

Project Implementation Support

• Will be responsible to ensure that theproposed activities are considering current disease patterns as well asrequirements of the State and Disease health department.
  
• Ensures that the staff are well trainedon use of data for program implementation and documentation.
  
• Supports in designing various tools forsecondary information collection, analysis and use in the project.
  

Urban and Peri-urban CoordinationSupport

• Analyses the disease surveillancesystems in place both the urban and peri-urban areas of the designated projectgeographies. What are the contributing factors and their association withdisease frequency, severity and spill over. Prepare reports on these patternsincluding the factors associated with previous outbreaks.
  
• Supports in preparing report on thepreparedness of health facilities, staff capacity to address any spill-over oroutbreaks in future. What are the key resources that can be established withinthe project resources to provide on the job skilling.
  
• Supports in preparation of otherstakeholders who could contribute in early reporting using existing IDSP toolsincluding those in private sector. Helps in preparation of a landscaping reporton current practices and how those can be aligned with One Health activities.
  
• Supports in documentation of variousproject activities related to One Health, outbreak preparedness by discussingwith the stakeholders and participants.
  
• Helps in understanding the peri-urbanvulnerability pattern to disease outbreak in the designated area andfacilitates preparation of a city action plan that guides several activitiesunder the project as well as through other resources.
  
• Helps in understanding current practicesin Info-demic management, how those practices have been successful in managingbetter surveillance and management of outbreaks in both urban and peri-urbanzones.
  

Innovations

• Ensure that government approved toolsand techniques are scaled up and widely practiced.
  
• Provides support in implementinginnovations in the project
  

Additional Duties

• Undertake any other responsibilitiesassigned by the supervisor in support of project objectives.
  

Requirements

• Team player and problem-solving attitude
  
• Multi-tasking yet focusing on detailsofthe project looking at wider impact beyond project
  
• Strong ability to establish consensus onmatters that impacts project timelines
  
• Understanding of Karnataka HealthSystems specific to Urban Health, Disease Surveillance is mus
  

Qualifications and Experience

Masters in Public Health or Epidemiologyor Bio-statistics with minimum 5 years' experience in managing surveillance activities in Hyderabad under NUHM,Urban Health Project, Disease Surveillance, One Health Activities, NationalVector Borne Control Program. Preference will be given to local candidates whounderstands and have worked in Hyderabad Health Systems.

Benefits & Work Environment

• 24 days of annual leave, in addition topublic holidays.
  
• Health insurance coverage
  
• Opportunity to work in a collaborativeand inclusive environment.
  
• Scope for learning and professionaldevelopment.
  

YRGis an equal-opportunityorganisation. At YRG, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity aspart of our values. We celebrate employee’s differences in abilities, sexualorientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Our team are people with differentstrengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improvingpeople's lives.