The Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC) is seeking a Surveillance Lead for an upcoming program in Nigeria.

This is a full-time position supporting an anticipated five-year project. The position is contingent upon award.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the project team in identifying project activities, processes and outcomes for documentation and sharing lessons learned and best practices.
• Develop strategies to strengthen the implementation of CBS.
• Update and refine technical reference guides for CBS and SOPS for data security, confidentiality, data analysis, use and visualization.
• Develop data dictionary of the surveillance system.
• Support efforts to create interoperability between current data collection tools and CBS.
• Develop and/or update surveillance systems.
• Capacity building for local counter-parts.
• Routinely review surveillance data to suggest programmatic changes needed to increase impact.

Qualifications

• MSc in Epidemiology, Statistics or other related discipline.
• 5 years’ experience in international health programs, with at least 3 in PEPFAR-funded programs.

• Prior experience in capacity building, such as developing content, facilitating trainings and providing technical assistance.
• Proficient in use of data management and analysis tools and advanced skills in MS Excel and other Data analysis software.

About Us

The Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC) is an international non-profit affiliate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore that supports CIHEB to strengthen health systems and reduce the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS. Currently, MGIC has offices in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Our Core Values are at the heart of our mission to improve the human condition through teaching, research and service.

How to apply

Apply here