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    Epidemiologist - Toronto, Canada - Medecins Sans Frontieres

    Medecins Sans Frontieres
    Medecins Sans Frontieres Toronto, Canada

    Found in: Talent CA C2 - 6 days ago

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    Description

    Responsibilities

    As an epidemiologist working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you will coordinate the collection of epidemiological data, including active case findings, during disease outbreaks as well as set up and evaluate surveys and surveillance systems. You will supervise and train staff and support policy development.

    As an epidemiologist, you will help plan the response during a disease outbreak, including participating in active case finding and planning vaccination campaigns as well as water and sanitation interventions. You will also conduct mortality surveys, evaluate and set up surveillance systems and offer other epidemiological support to strengthen evidence-based decision making

    Requirements

  • Degree in epidemiology, or master's degree in public health with extensive epidemiology training
  • Minimum two years relevant post-qualification work experience
  • Practical skills in design, implementation and evaluation of quantitative and qualitative epidemiological research
  • Experience in outbreak control
  • Ability to design and implement surveillance and other data collection systems for disease and outbreak monitoring, including mortality and nutritional surveys
  • Ability to train others in data collection and analysis
  • Practical skills working with epidemiological databases and statistical analysis software (Microsoft Excel and at least one statistics program)
  • Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)
  • Excellent command of English, as well as French (level B2) or another language (Arabic, Spanish). Refer to this evaluation grid
  • Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to where MSF works (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies or situations of healthcare exclusion)
  • Available to work from six to 12 months

    • Assets

  • Relevant diploma, preferably a university degree
  • International humanitarian or healthcare, medical management

    • MSF Core Competencies

  • Behaviour flexibility: Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation
  • Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and others
  • Result and quality orientation: Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standards
  • Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF's principles
  • People management: Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limits
  • Cross-cultural awareness: Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitude
  • Stress management: Level 2 Manages own stress
  • Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context

    • Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context

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