Surveillance Officer-Karnataka
Contract | YRGCARE | India
Posted On 10/06/2026
Job Information
Job Opening ID: YRGCARET1096
Work Experience: 4-5 years
Industry: NGO/Social Services
City: Bangalore
State/Province: Karnataka
Zip/Postal Code: 560001
Job Description
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Position Title
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Surveillance Officer - Karnataka
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Organisation
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YR Gaitonde Medical Educational & Research Foundation (YRGMERF)
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Project
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JSI CBS
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Experience Required
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5 years
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Compensation
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Remuneration will reflect the candidate’s experience and skills, subject to the approved budget
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About YRG MERF
Established in 1993, YRGMERF is a pioneering non-governmental organisation in India, committed to transforming lives through integrated healthcare, inclusive partnerships, and forward-looking research. Grounded in the values of integrity and sustainability, we address both immediate and evolving societal challenges empowering communities to attain equitable and lasting health outcomes. We provide comprehensive services across prevention, care, support, and treatment, particularly for those affected by HIV and other infectious diseases.
YRGMERF is anticipating a project to strengthen the Urban Ecosystem Against Future Disease Threats by implementing a framework for urban-peri-urban coordination. This project if commissioned will require a team of below positions to support the coordination, implementation and monitoring of several components.
Key Responsibilities
The Surveillance Officer will be responsible for supporting the project activities in the designated municipal corporation and peri-urban areas, coordination with stakeholders. Will report to Project Lead based at Bengaluru. Will work closely with other team members.
Project Implementation Support
- Will be responsible to ensure that the proposed activities are considering current disease patterns as well as requirements of the State and Disease health department.
- Ensures that the staff are well trained on use of data for program implementation and documentation.
- Supports in designing various tools for secondary information collection, analysis and use in the project.
Urban and Peri-urban Coordination Support
- Analyses the disease surveillance systems in place both the urban and peri-urban areas of the designated project geographies. What are the contributing factors and their association with disease frequency, severity and spill over. Prepare reports on these patterns including the factors associated with previous outbreaks.
- Supports in preparing report on the preparedness of health facilities, staff capacity to address any spill-over or outbreaks in future. What are the key resources that can be established within the project resources to provide on the job skilling.
- Supports in preparation of other stakeholders who could contribute in early reporting using existing IDSP tools including those in private sector. Helps in preparation of a landscaping report on current practices and how those can be aligned with One Health activities.
- Supports in documentation of various project activities related to One Health, outbreak preparedness by discussing with the stakeholders and participants.
- Helps in understanding the peri-urban vulnerability pattern to disease outbreak in the designated area and facilitates preparation of a city action plan that guides several activities under the project as well as through other resources.
- Helps in understanding current practices in Info-demic management, how those practices have been successful in managing better surveillance and management of outbreaks in both urban and peri-urban zones.
Innovations
- Ensure that government approved tools and techniques are scaled up and widely practiced.
- Provides support in implementing innovations in the project
Additional Duties
Undertake any other responsibilities assigned by the supervisor in support of project objectives.
Requirements
Desirable Attributes
- Team player and problem-solving attitude
Multi-tasking yet focusing on details of the project looking at wider impact beyond project
- Strong ability to establish consensus on matters that impacts project timelines
- Understanding of Karnataka Health Systems specific to Urban Health, Disease Surveillance is must
Qualifications and Experience
Masters in Public Health or Epidemiology or Bio-statistics with minimum 5 years' experience in managing surveillance activities in Karnataka under NUHM, Urban Health Project, Disease Surveillance, One Health Activities, National Vector Borne Control Program. Preference will be given to local candidates who understands and have worked in Karnataka Health Systems.
Benefits
Benefits & Work Environment
- 24 days of annual leave, in addition to public holidays.
- Health insurance coverage
- Opportunity to work in a collaborative and inclusive environment.
- Scope for learning and professional development.
YRG is an equal-opportunity organisation. At YRG, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity as part of our values. We celebrate employee’s differences in abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Our team are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives.
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