Pathogens Surveillance and Preparedness AnalystNew
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Job Description
WHO seeks a UN Volunteer analyst in Dushanbe to strengthen Tajikistan’s surveillance and preparedness. The role validates epidemiological, laboratory and immunization data; identifies risks and immunity gaps; produces dashboards and recommendations; supports outbreak investigation; improves surveillance standards; and links immunization, laboratory, primary health care and emergency response.
Key Details
Department
Health Security, Communicable Diseases and Immunization Teams
Position Details
Experience level
Mid
Minimum experience
3 years
Employment type
Volunteer
Arrangement
Onsite
Minimum education
Postgraduate degree or equivalent
Recruitment scope
International recruitment
Language Requirements
Required
English
Preferred
Russian, Tajik
Summary of Responsibilities
- Collect, clean, validate, analyse and visualize epidemiological, laboratory, event-based and immunization data
- Assess surveillance completeness, timeliness and consistency and support corrective actions
- Analyse disease trends, geographic distribution, affected populations, immunity gaps and unusual signals
- Prepare dashboards, maps, indicator trackers, analytical reports, briefings and presentations
- Support rapid risk assessments, preparedness plans, outbreak investigations and response monitoring
- Analyse immunization coverage and vaccine-preventable disease data to identify outbreak risks
- Draft surveillance SOPs, tools, reporting templates and technical job aids
- Develop training materials and document lessons learned and technical products
Role Requirements
- Master’s degree or equivalent in public health, epidemiology, medicine, infectious diseases, microbiology, biostatistics, health informatics, global health or a relevant field
- At least three years of progressively responsible experience in infectious-disease surveillance, epidemiology, public-health intelligence, preparedness and response or immunization
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and one analytical, visualization or information-management tool such as R, Stata, SPSS, Python, Power BI, GIS or DHIS2
- English
Desired Criteria
- Outbreak investigation, rapid risk assessment, preparedness planning or simulation-exercise experience
- Ministry of Health, WHO, UN or international-organization experience
Skills
Tools and Technologies
Additional Information
- Role is an analytical, documentation and capacity-development support function under WHO technical guidance
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from WHO Careers, on 19 Aug 2026.