ASSISTANT VECTOR CONTROL OFFICER – Ministry of Health and Child Care 57 views

Key Responsibilities

• Assists the VCO with planning, implementing, supervision and evaluation of vector control interventions in partnership with provinces and implementing partners.
• Assists the VCO in establishing and strengthening vector control contact points in all provinces affected by malaria.
• Assists in establishing vector control programme monitoring and evaluation systems in all malaria affected provinces.
• Assists VCO in strengthening malaria vector surveillance through operationalization of field insectaries in provinces conducting malaria vector control.
• Assists in establishing and nurturing a culture of environmental compliance (EC) on the handling and use of insecticides and disposal of waste from field operations.
• Participates in the quantification of vector control commodities and annual preparatory trainings for Indoor residual spraying and LLINs distributions.
• Participates in the quantification of vector control commodities and enablers.
• Assists the VCO/MoHCC in insecticide and vector control commodities’ tender processes for timely procurement and delivery of insecticides and other logistics.
• Assists in distribution and prepositioning of vector control commodities and enablers to provinces where vector control is undertaken.
• Participates in the coordination and guidance of malaria vector control activities through development and adoption of standard guidelines and protocols.
• Assists in organizing and conducting training of vector control partners and practitioners in programme implementation and monitoring.
• Participates in periodic data quality checks for the purpose of ensuring that implementation of projects complies with requirements of the programme and financing agents.
• Assists in coordinating vector control data collection, consolidation, timely reporting and dissemination in response to malaria programme information systems and in close liaison with other NNMCP Officers.
• Ensures availability at MOHCC-NMCP of data and reports submitted to the programme from provinces, districts and partners.
• Contributes in organizing malaria control seminars, conferences, national Vector Control forums and other such meetings.
• Assists and participates in the development of funding proposals for Vector Control activities.
• Provides assistance to all programmes as and when necessary, in their bid to achieve set objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the VCO and NMCP Director.

Requirements

• Diploma in Environmental Health or social sciences.
• A degree in related field will be an added advantage
• At least 2 years working in malaria vector control and prevention at provincial or district level.

How to Apply