Public Health Data & Surveillance Lead (12-Month SSA)

World Health Organization; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

The World Health Organization in Pretoria is seeking a data and surveillance specialist to support HIV, TB, STIs, and other priority programmes with strategic information, data analysis, and data management.

You will develop monitoring tools, dashboards, and reporting outputs, ensuring high-quality data and contributing to the surveillance hub and pneumonia-related initiatives. The role emphasizes epidemiology and governance within public health programs.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in epidemiology/biostatistics or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and writing skills.
• Experience with data management in health programmes.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic information, data analysis and data management for HIV, TB, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and other programmes.
• Develop and review M&E tools and data collection instruments.
• Create electronic tools and dashboards for reporting and decision-making.
• Ensure data quality and contribute to surveillance activities and reports.

Skills

Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Data management

Data visualization

Surveillance

Education

Master’s in Epidemiology

Tools

SQL

R

Python

Job description

The World Health Organization in Pretoria is seeking a data and surveillance specialist to support HIV, TB, STIs, and other priority programmes with strategic information, data analysis, and data management.

You will develop monitoring tools, dashboards, and reporting outputs, ensuring high-quality data and contributing to the surveillance hub and pneumonia-related initiatives. The role emphasizes epidemiology and governance within public health programs.