The Interns will be supervised by the project technical lead. The entire project staff will provide guidance, mentorship, and feedback on specific project areas throughout the Internship period. The Interns will receive training related to One Health modules, Community-Based Surveillance (CBS), Risk communication and community engagement, and 7-1-7 framework. The One Health Interns will gain practical experience in the integration of human, animal, and environmental health. Additionally, the Interns will also gain practical experience in community-based surveillance, data collection, analysis, and coordination within the One Health framework focusing on inter-sectoral collaboration for disease prevention, detection and response.
Scope of work
The One Health Interns will support ongoing CGPP initiatives related to Community-Based Surveillance (CBS) for priority zoonotic diseases and vaccine-preventable diseasesand the implementation of One Health initiatives Nairobi, Turkana, Wajir, Garissa, Marsabit and Lamu
The One Health Intern will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Prepare monthly workplans aligned with IP annual workplan, keep track of planned activities, prepare and submit monthly updates/report to the IPs
- Assist project officer/manager in the implementation of community-based surveillance systems for priority zoonotic diseases and vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Participating in field activities i,e joint support supervision, polio SIA campaigns, data quality audits, training for CMS, health workers/animal health assistants, joint risk assessment for PZDs etc
- Conduct weekly CMs data analysis and submit to the ONA system with support from the project officer
- Assist project officer in preparing project field reports on surveillance findings, and recommendations for improving CBS systems including success
- Assist the project manager/officer to develop the GHS semiannual report, polio project quarterly and annual reports with support from project manager
- Support the project officer to document project success stories and share with secretariat for documentation.
- Participate in the quarterly One Health coordination meetings, Integrated One Health outreaches, Joint One Health supportive supervision, Community dialogues, and training workshops for stakeholders across human health, animal health, and environmental sectors.
- Support community mobilisers in conducting community-based surveillance and verification of alerts for both zoonotic diseases and vaccine-preventable disease.
- Support dissemination of information educational communication (IEC) materials related to disease prevention, vaccination campaigns, and the importance of CBS in disease monitoring.
- Collaborate with local health departments, veterinary services, and environmental agencies to strengthen One Health coordination and surveillance systems at the county level
- Support training of the project community mobilizers on CBS, RCCE, routine immunization, and other One health modules
- Participate in monthly IPs meeting and provide project updates.
Expected Outcome
- By the end of the Internship period, the inters will gain:
- Gain Practical experience on the Community-Based disease Surveillance (CBS) model for zoonotic diseases and vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Improved skills and knowledge of the Interns on One Health approach as implemented by CGPP
- Improved coordination and support to MOH, Veterinary, COHU, CMs and community support One Health activities.
- Exposure to data collection, analysis, and reporting related to infectious disease surveillance and control.
- Hands-on experience in County One Health coordination, working across human, animal, and environmental health sectors to address health threats.
- Enhanced understanding of the interactions between human, animal, and environmental health in the context of disease surveillance and prevention.
Deliverables
- Detailed monthly report capturing implemented activities, achievements, highlighting local solutions to programmatic challenges in the field.
- Strengthened technical support to CMs, ministerial staff including COHU teams.
Travels
The position will entail frequent travels to the project areasin Turkana, Marsabit, Garissa, Lamu, and Wajir.
Qualifications
The Intern should be:
- A recent graduate of a degree program in Public Health, Veterinary Science, Environmental Health, or related fields.
- Interest or knowledge in zoonotic diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases, and One Health principles.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills. Fluency in English and Swahili are required. Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage.
- Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Application Deadline 26th January 2025.
