JOB VACANCY AT MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES (MSF WACA)
JOB VACANCY AT MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES (MSF WACA)
Position: Epidemiologist
Location: Kano State, Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract
Application Deadline: 27 October 2026
ABOUT MSF WACA
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian medical organisation providing medical assistance to populations affected by crises, regardless of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.
JOB SUMMARY
MSF WACA is seeking a qualified Epidemiologist to support outbreak investigation, disease surveillance, data analysis and public health response activities, particularly for the project’s diphtheria surveillance programme.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Conduct outbreak investigations and provide epidemiological evidence to guide operational responses.
Maintain the diphtheria surveillance system, ensuring timely data entry, validation, deduplication and regular data quality checks.
Track patients from initial detection to final outcomes, including referrals, follow-up visits, recovery and deaths.
Prepare daily epidemiological updates, weekly situation reports and dashboards to support decision-making.
Map cases by ward and identify transmission hotspots to guide care-site placement, active case finding and vaccination activities.
Coordinate reviews of patient deaths and follow up on corrective actions.
Support community surveillance, contact tracing, case referrals and monitoring of contact follow-up, prophylaxis and vaccination.
Monitor laboratory sample collection, confirmation results and turnaround times.
Analyse vaccination coverage and campaign data in collaboration with relevant health authorities and partners.
Coordinate data exchange with the Kano State Ministry of Health, KNCDC, the State Epidemiologist and SORMAS.
Train and supervise data and surveillance staff, and develop standard operating procedures, data dictionaries and analysis templates.
Support surveys and operational research while ensuring compliance with MSF data protection and patient confidentiality standards.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Medical doctor (preferred), nurse or biomedical scientist with a postgraduate degree in Epidemiology, such as an MSc or MPH with an Epidemiology major, or completion of an advanced Field Epidemiology Training Programme (NFELTP or equivalent).
Minimum of two years of field epidemiology experience, including outbreak investigation and response.
Experience with diphtheria or other vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks is an advantage.
Working knowledge of Nigeria’s surveillance systems, including IDSR, SORMAS and DHIS2.
Experience supervising and training data or surveillance staff.
Previous experience with MSF or another humanitarian organisation is an advantage.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Advanced Microsoft Excel and proficiency in at least one statistical package, preferably R. Knowledge of Stata, Epi Info or SPSS is also relevant.
Experience with mobile data collection tools such as KoboToolbox or ODK.
Knowledge of GIS mapping, particularly QGIS, is an advantage.
Understanding of health data protection and confidentiality principles.
Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
English proficiency is required. Hausa language skills are strongly desirable.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Result and quality orientation.
Teamwork and cooperation.
Behavioural flexibility and service orientation.
Stress management.
Commitment to MSF’s humanitarian principles.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should complete the online application form using the link below:
Application Deadline: 27 October 2026.
Applicants are encouraged to apply before the deadline.
