Provincial Surveillance Officer — FHI 360 (Nampula)

The essential: You will strengthen disease surveillance at the provincial level in the EpiC Global Health Security (GHS) project by FHI 360, based in Nampula. The position is full-time and on-site, open to all genders (m/f), and applications can be submitted until October 5, 2026, through the organization's Workday career portal.

The job posting discloses a base annual salary of USD 34,000 to 43,000.

About FHI 360

FHI 360 operates in over 60 countries as a non-profit human development organization. The trade name belongs to Family Health International, an entity established in 1971 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina (United States).

Over 4,000 people make up the global team, with expertise in education, nutrition, health, environment, economic development, and areas such as civil society, youth, research, and technology. The mission is to provide people with the opportunities they need for a full and healthy life, mobilizing research, resources, and partnerships.

The EpiC GHS project in Mozambique

The position is part of the EpiC Global Health Security project, a health security initiative funded by the U.S. government and implemented in Mozambique by FHI 360. The acronym EpiC stands for «Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control». Your role is located in the surveillance line, with a provincial focus.

In Mozambique, the project prioritizes strengthening disease surveillance systems and outbreak response readiness capacity, within the framework of global health and the One Health approach, which articulates human, animal, and environmental health.

What you will do

You will support the implementation of EpiC GHS surveillance activities at the provincial level, based in Nampula, maintaining alignment with provincial priorities. You will report directly to the Quality Improvement Director. The core tasks are:

• Coordinate interventions that help DPS and SPS staff implement surveillance integration: map data flows, analyze reporting gaps, and implement improvements aligned with national systems.
• Articulate, at the provincial and district levels, the multisectoral One Health action among human, animal, and environmental health stakeholders.
• Support the establishment and operation of provincial technical surveillance working groups (TWG).
• Support outbreak preparedness and response, particularly through simulations, rapid response training, and support for investigations.
• Advise and guide provincial and district surveillance staff to implement data management and outbreak reporting tools; help health facilities and districts identify gaps and define simple improvement actions; encourage peer learning.
• Maintain close contact with EpiC GHS national technical teams, implementation partners, and HQ consultants, ensuring technical consistency and adherence to global health security frameworks (GHSA).
• Record implementation progress, lessons learned, and constraints, so that provincial experience feeds into national planning and policy debate; submit periodic technical updates to the Senior Surveillance Specialist and Director.
• Coordinate the work of district technical officers, short-term consultants, surge teams, and field coordinators during surveillance and outbreak response activities.
• Participate in provincial coordination platforms — health emergency management committee, surveillance TWG, infection control committee, and One Health task forces — and cultivate close working relationships with community organizations, implementation partners, local authorities, and DPS/SPS.

Working conditions

You will be based in Nampula, with frequent travel to districts supported by the province for outbreak response, field investigations, and district support. Occasionally, you will travel to Maputo and other provinces for coordination meetings, training, and national-level response activities. Travel accounts for 25 to 50% of your working time.

The environment is an office setting: prolonged screen time, repetitive keyboard work, and long intervals sitting or standing. You may need to handle loads weighing up to approximately 2.3 kg.

You will address problems ranging from moderate to complex scope: select methods and techniques with sound judgment, and escalate emerging issues to senior technical teams. There is no direct report of subordinates: you act based on project guidelines and procedures and, when necessary, guide lower-level technicians.

You will use a laptop, mobile phone, and the standard suite of office applications (Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Zoom/Teams).

Salary

The disclosed base annual remuneration ranges between USD 34,000 and USD 43,000. The final amount is determined by FHI 360, weighing background and experience, internal equity, market benchmarks, and budget; for internal candidates, the organization's current progression policy applies.

How to apply

Application submission is done through the organization's career portal (Workday), on the job page «Provincial Technical Officer – Surveillance» (Requisition 2026201356): FHI 360 career portal — Provincial Technical Officer – Surveillance. The closing date for applications is October 5, 2026.

All job offers are subject to reference checks, criminal record checks, and counter-terrorism financing screening. FHI 360 participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and may request information from previous employers regarding substantiated findings of abuse, exploitation, or harassment.

You will be required to sign the organization's code of conduct. FHI 360 will never ask for your career portal password and will never request money, goods, or services during the process.

Questions about the process: CareerCenterSupport@fhi360.org.

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