Tobacco Surveillance Officer

WHO's UN Volunteer in Kampala will support tobacco, alcohol and sweetened-beverage surveillance across African Member States. The officer designs surveys, validates and analyses data, monitors tobacco-control indicators, prepares reports and advocacy products, supports dissemination and strengthens evidence-informed policy.

Department: Health Promotion and Tobacco Control

• Support Member States to design and implement youth and adult tobacco surveys
• Strengthen surveillance of tobacco and emerging nicotine products
• Collect and validate alcohol, sugar-sweetened beverage and tobacco-epidemic data
• Analyse survey results and develop dissemination mechanisms
• Prepare reports, factsheets, presentations, policy tools and advocacy materials
• Contribute to manuscripts, technical meetings and regional monitoring

• Professional background in medicine, public health, epidemiology or a related field
• At least three years of national or international experience in public health, epidemiology, public policy or socioeconomic development
• Knowledge of surveillance methods and public-health data analysis
• Fluency in English and French

• International UN Volunteer Specialist assignment