• We are recruiting an individual through our affiliated international NGO Global Programs for Research & Training to serve as the Epidemiologist under the direction of the Deputy Director, Strategic Information.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, providing the following services to Global Programs and/ or its affiliates: -

• Provide leadership and oversight on assigned HIV surveillance projects.


• Maintain collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH), CDC-Kenya and other agencies and institutions, and key partners.


• Develop survey protocols, tools and training materials.


• Develop and review analysis plans, provide interpretation for analysis and write up results.


• Develop and support implementation plans for assigned projects


• Provide feedback and guidance to the statistical team on analysis and statistical outputs.


• Facilitate and lead dissemination of surveillance data through preparation of presentations, reports and scientific manuscripts.


• Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.


• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

• A Master’s or PhD degree in epidemiology or related field is required.


• Minimum of eight years working in epidemiology, public health, surveillance or related field is required.


• Demonstrated knowledge of concepts of disease surveillance and epidemiology.


• Experience and technical expertise with surveillance systems and surveys using varying sampling methodologies.


• Experience preparing survey and surveillance protocols, technical reports and scientific manuscripts.


• Experience capacity building on surveillance and epidemiological methods.


• Strong interpersonal skills in working teams with varying areas of expertise to accomplish project objectives.


• Demonstrated strong communication skills; ability to effectively communicate both orally and written complicated epidemiological information to non-technical persons.


• Proficiency in either SAS, STATA or R statistical software packages.


• Fluency in English required.