International Technician for Entomology and Vector Control

Position           :    International Technician for Entomology and Vector Control

Counterpart     :    Entomology and Vector Control Officers

Report to         :    National Malaria Control Programme Manager, Head of Communicable Disease Control Department and National Manager of Division of Global Fund

 

 

Location

 

Dili, Timor-Leste, with possibility of travelling to districts

 

 

Organization

 

Ministry of Health of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

 

 

Duration

 

1 May 2015 - 30 June 2017, contract will be renewed as per below phases depending on performance

 

 

Closing Date

 

April 12^th, 2015

 

 

Job Description

 

General roles and responsibilities:

The International Technician (Entomology and Vector Control) will play a key role providing technical input Entomology and Vector Control activities of National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) ensuring the technical skills for quality of services and upgrade the entomology laboratory services and entomological surveillance, vector control and research/surveillance studies. S/he will work under Programme Manager of NMCP with technical guidance from and coordination with a Malaria Technical Adviser.

 

This includes, but not limited to:

 

1.     Assist and work in ensuring the technical skills for quality of services and upgrade the Entomology laboratories and entomological surveillance;

2.     Assist in planning, implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation of mass and regular distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying;

3.     Facilitate and coordinate training programmes;

4.     Facilitate and coordinate for revision of forecasting, planning, distribution and utilization of logistics provided;

5.     Assist to carry out research/surveillance studies; and

6.     Assist Senior Entomology and Vector Control Officers in planning for day-to-day operational management of the plan.

 

 

a.    From 1May 2015 to 31March 2016

 

Specific roles and responsibilities:

 

1. Guide Senior Entomology and Vector Control Officers in planning and Monitoring and Evaluation of the activities to be carried out as per work plan of Global Fund NFM grant and national plan;
2. Assist national entomology teams for identification of mosquito vectors and conduct surveillance confidently and entomology surveillance effectively;
3. Assist for strengthening the capacity and skills of officers attached to the four regional entomology teams in identification of mosquito vectors and conduct surveillance confidently and entomology surveillance effectively;
4. Assist for establishment and sustainability of the newly built four Regional Entomology laboratories by improving knowledge and skills;
5. Assist national entomology team to carry out insecticide resistance monitoring, reporting, recording and maintenance of database;
6. Assist four regional entomology teams to carry out insecticide resistance monitoring, reporting, recording and maintenance of data base;
7. Coordinate and facilitate the national entomology team to carry out ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) for incrimination of malaria vectors under the technical guidance of a Malaria Technical Adviser;
8. Assist NMCP for supply chain management of entomology reagents and equipment;
9. Assist relevant officers for maintenance of equipments for sustainability and accuracy;
10. Assist for strengthening the understanding and technical capacity of vector control officers on mass and continuous distribution of LLINs by training on implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the LLINs distribution;
11. Assist for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Indoor Residual Spraying;
12. Assist for training on GIS (Geographical Information System) for vector control and entomology surveillance (including disease surveillance);
13. Facilitate and develop knowledge and skills on all steps of forecasting and buffering of LLINs, insecticides, protective clothes and spray machines;
14. Facilitate and develop knowledge and skills on all steps of forecasting and buffering of entomological equipments and reagents (including specifications);
15. Facilitate for entomology surveillance for research studies with coordination of a Malaria Technical Adviser whenever necessary; and
16. Assist Senior Entomology and Vector Control Officer for planning day to day operational management of the plan whenever necessary.

 

Specific deliverables:

 

1.     Monthly Entomology and Vector Control meeting reports;

2.     National Annual Entomology Reports verified by a Malaria Technical Adviser;

3.     National Entomology Quarterly Reports;

4.     Regional Entomology Quarterly Reports;

5.     Supervision Report of the TA;

6.     Quarterly Insecticide Susceptibility Test Report;

7.     Duly Filled National Insecticide Susceptibility test and Entomology Surveillance database;

8.     Duly filled four Regional Insecticide Susceptibility test and Entomology Surveillance database;

9.     Yearly Estimation of Entomology equipment and reagents;

10. Yearly Entomological Equipment Maintenance register;

11. Verified monthly LLINS Mass distribution Reports;

12. Verified monthly Indoor Residual Spraying Reports;

13. Verified GIS maps of Entomological surveillance, insecticide susceptibility test monitoring sites, IRS and LLINs sites and vector breeding places;

14. Estimates of LLINS, IRS equipment and protective clothes report verified by a Malaria Technical Adviser; and

15. Brief report to the National Malaria Control Programme and Division of Global Fund on the relevant counterparts staff‘s progress against the plan on a quarterly basis.

 

 

b.    From 1^st of April 2016 to 30^th March 2017

 

Specific roles and responsibilities:

 

1.     Guide Senior Entomology and Vector Control Officers in planning and Monitoring and Evaluation of the activities to be carried out as per work plan of NFM and national plan;

2.     Assist for National entomology teams for identification of mosquito vectors and conduct surveillance confidently and entomology surveillance effectively;

3.     Assist for the strengthening the capacity and skills of officers attach to the four regional entomology teams for identification of mosquito vectors and conduct surveillance confidently and entomology surveillance effectively;

4.     Assist for establishment and sustainability of the newly built four Regional Entomology laboratories by improving knowledge and skills;

5.     Assist national entomology team to carry out insecticide resistance monitoring, reporting, recording and maintenance of data base;

6.     To assist four regional entomology team to carry out insecticide resistance monitoring, reporting, recording and maintenance of data base;

7.     coordinate and facilitate the National Entomology teams to carry out ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) for incrimination of Malaria Vectors under the technical guidance of a Malaria Technical Adviser;

8.     Assist NMCP for supply chain management of entomology reagents and equipment;

9.     Assist relevant officers for maintenance of the equipments for sustainability and accuracy;

10. Assist for the strengthening the understanding and technical capacity of vector control officers on mass and continuous distribution of LLINs by training on implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the LLINs distribution;

11. Assist for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Indoor Residual Spraying;

12. Assist for training on GIS (Geographical Information System for vector control and entomology surveillance (including disease surveillance);

13. Facilitate and develop knowledge and skills on all steps of forecasting and buffering of LLINS, Insecticides, protective clothes and spray machines;

14. Facilitate and develop knowledge and skills on all steps of forecasting and buffering of entomological equipments and reagents (including specifications);

15. Facilitate for entomology surveillance for research studies with coordination of a Malaria Technical Adviser whenever necessary; and

16. Assist Senior Entomology and Vector Control Officer for planning day to day operational management of the plan whenever necessary.

 

Specific deliverables:

 

1.     Monthly Entomology and Vector Control meeting Report;

2.     National Annual Entomology Reports verified by a Malaria Technical Adviser;

3.     National Entomology Quarterly Reports;

4.     Regional Entomology Quarterly Reports;

5.     Supervision Report of the TA;

6.     Quarterly Insecticide Susceptibility Test Report;

7.     Duly Filled National Insecticide Susceptibility test and Entomology Surveillance database;

8.     Duly filled four Regional Insecticide Susceptibility test and Entomology Surveillance database;

9.     Training Report of ELISA and ELISA Report for vector incrimination and blood meal identification;

10. Yearly Estimation of Entomology equipment, reagents and susceptibility test papers;

11. Yearly Entomological Equipment Maintenance register;

12. Verified monthly LLINS continuous distribution for pregnant mothers Reports;

13. Verified monthly Indoor Residual Spraying Reports;

14. Verified GIS maps of Entomological surveillance, insecticide susceptibility test monitoring sites, IRS and LLINs sites and vector breeding places;

15. Estimates of LLINS, IRS equipment and protective clothes report verified by a Malaria Technical Adviser;

16. Database for Research activities related to entomology and vector control research; and

17. Brief report to the National Malaria Control Programme and Division of Global Fund on the relevant counterparts staff‘s progress against the plan on a quarterly basis.

 

 

c.     From 1^st of April 2017 to 30^th June 2017

 

Specific roles and responsibilities:

 

1.     Guide Senior Entomology and Vector Control Officers in planning and Monitoring and Evaluation of the activities to be carried out as per work plan of NFM and national plan;

2.     Assist for National entomology teams for identification of mosquito vectors and conduct surveillance confidently and entomology surveillance effectively;

3.     Assist for the strengthening the capacity and skills of officers attach to the four regional entomology teams for identification of mosquito vectors and conduct surveillance confidently and entomology surveillance effectively;

4.     Assist for establishment and sustainability of the newly built four Regional Entomology laboratories by improving knowledge and skills;

5.     Assist national entomology team to carry out insecticide resistance monitoring, reporting, recording and maintenance of data base;

6.     To assist four regional entomology team to carry out insecticide resistance monitoring, reporting, recording and maintenance of data base;

7.     coordinate and facilitate the National Entomology teams to carry out ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) for incrimination of Malaria Vectors under the technical guidance of a Malaria Technical Adviser;

8.     Assist NMCP for supply chain management of entomology reagents and equipment;

9.     Assist relevant officers for maintenance of the equipments for sustainability and accuracy;

10. Assist for the strengthening the understanding and technical capacity of vector control officers on mass and continuous distribution of LLINs by training on implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the LLINs distribution;

11. Assist for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Indoor Residual Spraying;

12. Assist for training on GIS (Geographical Information System for vector control and entomology surveillance (including disease surveillance);

13. Facilitate and develop knowledge and skills on all steps of forecasting and buffering of LLINS, Insecticides, protective clothes and spray machines;

14. Facilitate and develop knowledge and skills on all steps of forecasting and buffering of entomological equipments and reagents (including specifications);

15. Facilitate for entomology surveillance for research studies with coordination of a Malaria Technical Adviser whenever necessary; and

16. Assist Senior Entomology and Vector Control Officer for planning day to day operational management of the plan whenever necessary.

 

Specific deliverables:

 

1.     Monthly Entomology and Vector Control meeting Report;

2.     National Annual Entomology Reports verified by a Malaria Technical Adviser;

3.     National Entomology Quarterly Reports;

4.     Regional Entomology Quarterly Reports;

5.     Supervision Report of the TA;

6.     Quarterly Insecticide Susceptibility Test Report;

7.     Duly Filled National Insecticide Susceptibility test and Entomology Surveillance database;

8.     Duly filled four Regional Insecticide Susceptibility test and Entomology Surveillance database;

9.     Training Report of ELISA and ELISA Report for vector incrimination and blood meal identification;

10. Yearly Estimation of Entomology equipment, reagents and insecticide susceptibility reports;

11. Yearly Entomological Equipment Maintenance register;

12. Verified monthly LLINS continuous and mass distribution Reports;

13. Verified monthly Indoor Residual Spraying Reports;

14. Verified GIS maps of Entomological surveillance, insecticide susceptibility test monitoring sites, IRS and LLINs sites and vector breeding places;

15. Estimates of LLINS, IRS equipment and protective clothes report verified by a Malaria Technical Adviser;

16. Database for Research activities related to entomology and vector control research; and

17. Brief report to the National Malaria Control Programme and Division of Global Fund on the relevant counterparts staff‘s progress against the plan on a quarterly basis.

 

 

Qualification

 

·         First university degree in Medical Entomology or other field of vector control from a recognized university

·         Advanced degree (masters level or above) in Entomology and Vector Control is preferred

 

 

Experience

 

·         At least 10 years of experience in:

o    planning, implementing, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of malaria vector control programmes;

o    Entomology surveillance, entomology laboratory techniques including Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for P. falciparum and P. vivax  sporozoites detection; and

o    Geographical Information System

·         Practical and field experience on monitoring and managing insecticide resistance

·         Experience in epidemiology of malaria transmission dynamics and impact of vector control interventions

·         Experience in working in malaria endemic countries

·         Experience in working in Southeast Asia countries is an asset

 

 

Core competencies

 

·         Demonstrating ability to work as a member of a team and to maintain working relationships in a multicultural environment

·         Demonstrating accountability and commitment

·         Communicating effectively

·         Having high flexibility and patience in difficult situation

·         Strong interpersonal skills, particularly in developing capacities of national staff

 

 

Language

 

·         Excellent knowledge of English is required

·         Good working knowledge of one of the following languages is an asset:

o    Tetum;

o    Bahasa Indonesia; or

o    Portuguese

 

 

How to apply

 

Email addresses to receive application:

To         : hr_dgf@mohcdc.gov.tl

Copy     : ninatelma@mohcdc.gov.tl

 

The application must contain the following:

1.     Cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements for the post and relevant experiences

2.     Most recent resume/CV

3.     Expected Gross Salary in US Dollar

 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within one week of the closing date.