GRADE: 6

LOCATION: Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), Kathmandu

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Global Fund : Malaria Program 

POST TYPE: National/International
Contract/short-term

Child Safeguarding Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

ROLE PURPOSE: 
Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfill their potential. We work together, with our partners from civil societies and government, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We reached approximately two million populations and invested over 29 million US dollars in 2012 to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in Health, Nutrition, Education, Protection and Child Rights and Governance, Livelihood, HIV and AIDS, and Humanitarian crises.

The Entomologist will provide technical assistance to the GFATM Malaria Component, especially in study design of the entomological component, designing, conducting and supervising entomological activities in all project sites, conducting special entomological experiments, laboratory processing of mosquitoes, and management and analysis of entomological data and developing scientific reports.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Contributes to the overall planning and development of the project protocols in relation to entomological studies, and participates in developing appropriate epidemiological design.
• Develops standard operating procedures, data collection tools and databases for the entomological component of the project.
• Develops list of equipment and supplies required for the entomological component of the study and prepares documents for purchase requisition.
• Trains field entomology staff in mosquito collection, identification, and preservation and storage techniques.
• Undertakes entomological activities during regular surveys to ensure high quality standards.
• Carries out special entomological experiments in some or all of GFATM project sites as and when required.
• Processes mosquitoes in the laboratory using molecular, biochemical and other modern techniques for species identification, infection rate determination, blood meal identification and others as required.
• Prepares regular progress reports on entomological activities.
• Carries out analyses of entomological data in relation to other epidemiological data and develops scientific reports and publications.
• Lead on Developing and implementing National Integrated Vector Management (IVM) policy/strategy as well as LLINs distribution/ IRS policy and guidelines. 
• Leads on stratifying the malaria foci of the whole nation as per the national strategy.
• Strengthens and regularizes IRS monitoring & evaluation system.
• Monitors the IRS activities at the national, district and below level to ensure the quality of IRS.
• Monitors the LLINs effectiveness and coverage of the population.
• Monitors the vector density and conduct vector surveys as well as susceptibility and bioassay tests.
• Ensures quality storage, transport and handling of insecticide. 
• Takes lead on strengthening, expansion and institutionalization of integrated vector surveillance system.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Qualifications and experience 

• M.Sc. in Medical Entomology or Tropical Medicine with major in Entomology/Parasitology or Zoology with Post graduate Diploma in applied Entomology and Parasitology
• At least 3 years of professional experience as Entomologist

Desirable

• Adequate understanding of malaria epidemiology.

Essential

• Advanced skills in laboratory processing of mosquitoes, including species identification using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques, infection rate determination and blood meal analysis.
• Insectary maintenance skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Skills in the use of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.