Lead Poisoning Surveillance Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Stakeholder Engagement -

• Serve as a liaison between the Government of Ghana/ MoH and Vital Strategies, facilitating communication and collaboration;
• Work with appropriate authorities and stakeholders across sectors to build and maintain awareness of broader lead-related initiatives;
• Coordinate with all key stakeholders to ensure regular and timely communication and progress of the project.
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Technical Support -

• Provide technical support to the health team and other key stakeholders to develop a countrywide blood lead surveillance framework;
• Seek and incorporate technical input from key stakeholders on the surveillance framework and support the standardization of surveillance procedures;
• Assist in developing national-level strategies and action plans for reducing lead poisoning;
• Coordinate and conduct training sessions for health staff, laboratory staff, and field teams on blood lead surveillance procedures.
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Program Management and Implementation -

• Monitor and oversee field surveillance teams, track data collection progress, and identify challenges for efficient implementation;
• Conduct field visits for on-ground supervision and to ensure data quality;
• Conduct data analysis and prepare presentations, technical and non-technical reports for routine review and decision-making;
• Coordinate meetings and events (e.g., workshops, webinars);
• Support dissemination of surveillance findings to key stakeholders.
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Administrative and Operational -

• Manage program-related operations by assisting with project start-up, logistics, contracting, expense and activity monitoring and reporting, and procurement activities with support from the administrative assistant;
• Assist with other duties assigned by the supervisor.
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Qualifications:

Education -

• Master’s degree in public health, environmental health science, epidemiology, and health policy.
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Skills & Abilities -

• Demonstrated familiarity with public health systems, health programs, and disease surveillance programs;
• Strong interpersonal and team-building skills to foster trust, facilitate collaboration among stakeholders and communicate effectively with interdisciplinary teams;
• Flexibility to collaborate with colleagues across time zones.
• Proven ability to plan, execute, and monitor public health programs at the national level;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage diverse audiences. Professional oral and written proficiency in the native language and English;
• Ability to interpret public health data, generate insights, and effectively communicate findings with stakeholders;
• Strong skills in managing multiple tasks and program logistics. Ability to anticipate challenges and develop solutions. Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently while coordinating with multiple teams;
• Passion for addressing environmental health challenges and improving community well-being;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook);
• Demonstrated commitment to contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
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Experience:

Required -

• Six to seven years of relevant experience;
• Two or more years of experience in data management and analysis related to public health or environmental health;
• Experience working with government health departments;
• Experience in conducting training sessions for health and laboratory staff.
• Experience in organizing meetings, workshops, and discussions.
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Preferred -

• Experience in conducting and managing surveillance programs at the National level or experience in managing health-related surveys;
• Experience in large health data or data visualization tools is a plus;
• Experience working with statistical software such as R, SAS, SPSS, Stata;
• Experience in using project management platforms such as Monday or Airtable is a plus.
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Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• This is a full time seconded (embedded) position that will be based out of the Ministry of Health (MoH) or relevant health agencies located in Accra, Ghana;
• This vacancy advertisement is open to Ghanaian Nationals and candidates holding a valid work resident permit for Ghana;
• Willingness to work onsite at the MoH in close coordination with the government, and may involve work-from-home;
• The successful candidate will be hired on Vital’s Employer of Record;
• Willing to travel for in-person meetings and field visits in Ghana as needed, and occasionally travel internationally to attend meetings.
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