YRGT1127

YRGCARE; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Health insurance coverage

Collaborative work environment

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

YRGMERF invites applications for a field-coordination role to strengthen the Urban Ecosystem Against Future Disease Threats project in Bengaluru. You will coordinate with Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, Wildlife, Urban Development, and Rural Development sectors to drive inter-sector collaboration and surveillance data alignment.

You will link NADRS/NADRES data with IDSP on a unified platform, organize stakeholder meetings, monitor data collection and analysis, and mentor district officers.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Veterinary Public Health or related fields.
• Registration with Veterinary Council of India or State Veterinary Council.
• Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Science.
• Desirable postgraduate specialization in veterinary fields.
• Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills.
• Willing to travel extensively within the state.

Responsibilities

• Establish intersectoral coordination with departments of Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, Wildlife, Urban Development, Rural Development and other sectors.
• Coordinate data from NADRS and NADRES and integrate with IDSP data on a single platform.
• Organize regular meetings of key stakeholders and assist inter-sectoral coordination for IDSP implementation.
• Organize and monitor timely collection, compilation and analysis of surveillance data from districts.
• Supervise, monitor and train state and district officers and liaise with them.
• Initiate and guide outbreak investigations promptly following SOPs.
• Support effective operational investigation of disease control efforts based on surveillance data.
• Carry out other IHIP-IDS PRElated activities in the state.

Skills

Disease surveillance knowledge

One Health experience

Data analysis in field epidemiology

Analytical skills

Willing to travel

Education

Postgraduate veterinary degree in Veterinary Public Health / Veterinary Epidemiology / Veterinary Medicine / Veterinary Microbiology / Veterinary Pathology

Registration in the Veterinary Council of India / State Veterinary Council

Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry

Registration in the Veterinary Council of India or State Veterinary Council

Postgraduate degree in Veterinary

Job description

YR Gaitonde Medical Educational &Research Foundation (YRGMERF)

Project

JSI

ExperienceRequired

Compensation

Remuneration will reflect thecandidate’s experience and skills, subject to the approved budget

About YRG MERF

Establishedin 1993, YRGMERF is a pioneering non-governmental organisation in India, committedto transforming lives through integrated healthcare, inclusive partnerships,and forward-looking research. Grounded in the values of integrity andsustainability, 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

1. Establishmentof Intersect oral coordination with department of Animal Husbandry /Agriculture/ Wild life/ Urban Development, Rural Development and other sectors.

2. Tolook at the data from NADRS and NADRES and match the data with IDSP data tobring them onone platform.

3. Coordinateregular meetings of key strategic stake holders and assist inter sectoralCoordinationfor effective IDSPimplementation.

4. Organizeandmonitortimelycollection,compilationandanalysisofsurveillancedatafrom districts.

6. Supervising,monitoringandtrainingstateanddistrictofficersandliaisonwith them.

7. Initiate&guideoutbreakinvestigationspromptlyfollowingstandardoperating procedures.

8. Supporteffectiveoperationalinvestigationofdiseasecontroleffortsbasedonsurveillance data.

10. Performingotherdutiesas required.

11. TocarryoutallIHIP-IDSPrelatedactivitiesinthe State.

12. AnyotherworkassignedbySSOasand when.

Additional Duties

Undertakeanyotherresponsibilitiesassignedbythesupervisorinsupportofproject objectives.

Requirements

• Goodunderstandingoftheworkrelatedtodiseasesurveillance,OneHealth activities
• Abilitytolearnfastandworkwithseniorandexperiencedsubject experts
• Knowledgeoflatesttoolsfordesigningcasestudies,testimonialvideos,otherAV products
• Abilitytoworkinamulti-disciplinaryteamandmanagetimeformultiple tasks
• Broad Knowledge and understanding ofanimal disease surveillance system, epidemiology including diseases of Public Healthimportance.
• Excellentskills in data analysis in field epidemiology. Themain objective of the assignmentwillto collect andconsolidate data on zoonotic diseases, analysis & interpretation of thisdata and feedback to SSUs and DSU’s. S/he may also require to investigate &confirm the outbreaks and take necessary action.

Requirements

Qualifications andExperience

• ApostGraduateVeterinaryDegreeinVeterinaryPublicHealth/Veterinary Epidemiology /VeterinaryMedicine/VeterinaryMicrobiology/Veterinary Pathology.
• Registration in the Veterinary Councilof India / State Veterinary Council under Indian Veterinary Council Act. 1984.
• A bachelor’s Degree in veterinaryScience and Animal husbandry as listed in the First & Second Schedule ofthe Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984.
• Registration in the Veterinary Councilof India or State Veterinary Council under Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984.
• Apostgraduatedegreein Veterinary
• Excellentanalytical,oralandwrittencommunication skills.
• Willingtotravelextensivelywithin state.

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Benefits & Work Environment

• 24 days of annualleave, in addition to public holidays.
• Health insurancecoverage
• Opportunity towork in a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Scope for learningand professional development.

YRGisan equal-opportunity organisation. At YRG, we are committed to supportinginclusion and diversity as part of our values. We celebrate employee’sdifferences in abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Ourteam are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, whoshare a passion for improving people's lives.