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Public Health Officer

Keep populations healthy, not just individuals

€35k–€75k Demand: High

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Read WHO and national health agency reports on population health.

Epidemiology
Health policy
Data analysis

What the work is really like

Public health officers design and manage programmes that protect and improve the health of entire communities — vaccination campaigns, disease surveillance and health policy.

1Analysing disease surveillance data for early warning signals
2Planning a community vaccination rollout
3Presenting health data to local government
4Coordinating with schools on a health education programme

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Strengths you already bring

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Skills to develop

Epidemiology
Health policy
Data analysis
Programme management
Communication
Stakeholder engagement

Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.

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