National Professional Officer (Malaria)

The National Professional Officer (Malaria) collaborates with the Government of Indonesia and stakeholders to support malaria and neglected tropical diseases control programmes. The role involves technical support, coordination, capacity development, and integration of disease control efforts within primary health care.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the implementation of malaria and neglected tropical diseases control programmes, including procurement of medicines and technologies.
• Provide technical support for documenting and disseminating best practices and partners' experiences.
• Analyze and evaluate data related to malaria, neglected tropical diseases, and outbreaks.
• Identify disease sources and provide recommendations and reports on appropriate responses and preventative measures.
• Monitor the national burden of malaria and NTDs through health information systems and research.
• Coordinate development or enhancement of information systems on malaria and NTDs and monitor progress towards Universal Health Coverage.
• Support management and coordination of expertise to provide technical advice on sustainable, multi-sectoral, integrated national strategies, policies, interventions, and plans for communicable disease control.
• Support development of action plans for disease prevention and control interventions across the life course and continuum of care.
• Coordinate adoption of norms, standards, guidelines, and tools for malaria and NTD control implementation.
• Support management of operational research, surveillance, epidemiology, and health surveys.
• Serve as technical communication focal point with the public on communicable diseases and propose community outreach activities.
• Support advocacy and strengthen partnerships and networks for multi-sectoral collaboration and resource mobilization.
• Support integration of HIV, TB, malaria, and NTD services at primary health care level, including coordination of case detection, diagnosis, referral, treatment, and prevention.

Requirements

• A university degree (bachelor's) in public health, epidemiology, statistics or another medical field.
• Training or specialization in malaria and neglected tropical diseases (desirable).
• A minimum of two years of relevant work experience in communicable disease control programmes at the national level, including experience in supporting Malaria and NTDs related programmes.
• Professional experience providing technical or programme services to national counterparts, Ministries of Health, and other partners on communicable disease related issues (desirable).
• Relevant work experience with WHO and/or UN agencies, health cluster partners, non-governmental or humanitarian organizations (desirable).
• Knowledge of transmissions, methods of diagnosis, development, and treatment of communicable diseases.
• Knowledge of prevention and control of malaria and neglected tropical diseases.
• Knowledge of district hospital care, universal health coverage, in-service and pre-service training, essential communicable disease drugs, primary health care delivery systems.
• Knowledge of best practices of international organizations in related disease control areas.
• Ability to support the planning, coordination, and implementation of health programme interventions.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Analytical and organizational skills.
• Skills for engaging in collaborative multi-sectoral partnerships and with stakeholders and partners.
• Expert knowledge of English.
• Expert knowledge of Indonesian language.

Skills

• Malaria Control
• Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Communicable Disease Control
• Public Health
• Epidemiology
• Programme Implementation
• Technical Support
• Health Programme Development
• Capacity Development
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Health Systems Knowledge
• Primary Health Care
• Disease Diagnosis Methods
• Disease Treatment Methods
• Health and Safety Regulations
• Multi-Sectoral Partnership Coordination
• Health Program Coordination
• English
• Indonesian

Languages

English, Indonesian