Location: Dollo, Ethiopia
Job Description
Internal/External vacancy for Health Officer-CGPP
LOCATION: Dollo & Barey
GRADE: 4A
Vacant Position: 2
POST TYPE: National
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.
Activity Overview
Immunization is one of the key life-saving interventions the government of Ethiopia has scaled up to address under five mortality. The magnitude and trends of vaccination inequalities in Ethiopia persists by equity markers despite steady improvement in overall coverage. The major variation in coverage is geographic where there is high variation in coverage among different regions in the country. According to the Ethiopian mini-DHS 2019, there are over 1.2 million zero dose and under immunized children in Ethiopia.For over two decades, Save the Children has been supporting immunization program in Ethiopia to contribute for the reduction of child mortality from vaccine preventable diseases. Currently Save the Children is implementing Core-Group Polio Project (CGPP) funded Program in Ethiopia that supports equitable and sustainable access to life-saving immunization and essential healthcare by focusing on zero-dose and under immunized children for a new phase of the partnership with CGPP. The CGPP funded immunization program is multi country and will be implemented in Ethiopia and expected to ensure equitable and sustainable access to life-saving immunization and essential healthcare, working together with local communities and partners and leveraging on Save the Children’s and CGPP’s joint expertise to reach zero-dose and under-immunized children. This post is for the Program in Ethiopia responsible to facilitate, coordinate and lead implementation of the project along with the project plans and deliverables.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Immunization Project Officer is responsible for implementing the interventions and activities under CGPP Immunization Project. S/he will support interventions on strengthening cold chain system, delivery of routine immunization service using different strategies, support quality of EPI documentation, support VPD surveillance system at community and facility level, and support the planning and implementation of immunization campaigns. The Project Officer will also be responsible for the timely preparation, facilitation, implementation, and evaluation of all training/capacity-building activities as specified on the project work plan. The Immunization Project officer will work closely with the woreda health office head and EPI focal persons in the respective CGPP Project Implementation woredas. S/he will ensure efficiency and timely implementation of the immunization project interventions in the project implementation areas. S/he is responsible for the preparation and submission of regular project reports and case stories and meet deadlines for reporting and regular program updates. S/he will coordinate and facilitate advocacy activities, events, dialogues to improve resource allocation for immunization program, for improved commitment and prioritization and to ensure delivery of equitable service throughout the project areas and the region.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Health & Nutrition Coordinator-Dollo FO
Staff reporting to this post: N/A
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Project Management
- In collaboration with Health, Nutrition coordinator, develop project detail work plan, budget forecast and procurement plan for the project implementation woredas.
- Ensure procurements specified in the project documents are planned, requested, purchased, delivered, and distributed and reported on a timely manner.
- Closely work with the Health, Nutrition and WASH Program Manager, Health and nutrition advisors at CO, and SBC Coordinator to come up with culturally appropriate EPI messages to raise awareness of community members and influence their behaviour positively on EPI.
- Provide monthly update on project progress and flag any concerns in a timely manner for Health, Nutrition Coordinator and FO Management
- Manage all activities, resources, and assets for the projects under supervision.
- Identify critical issues in the implementation of projects and take the necessary actions to address problems and constraints.
- Prepare periodic reports on the implementation of project activities as per the requirements of SCI, regional MOUs, and specific project donor.
- Ensure that strategies for phasing out are taken care of during implementation; and project close outs are properly planned and executed.
- Closely work with RHB/Zonal and Woreda Health Offices for the smooth implementation of the project and for ensuring project sustainability
- Support Health, Nutrition coordinator for any project activity and budget revisions, support prepare justification for request of amendments in keeping with donor regulations and procedures, closely working with the relevant award and management team to ensure timely action.
- Ensure effective and efficient utilization of project budget and other resources for intended purpose; follow up on budget utilization and project expenditure.
- Prepare/Review and submit for Health, Nutrition Coordinator timely donor reports, including development/review and verification of both narrative and financial reports and confirmation of accuracy and consistency between narrative and financial reports.
Technical Leadership
- Provide technical assistance and facilitate logistics support for Woreda health office and health facilities in the development of woreda level bottom-up immunization micro plans ensuring every eligible child is mapped, identified, and targeted for reach with different strategies.
- Coordinate with government, and project partners working on EPI at different level in the project area through organizing woreda level EPI taskforce meetings, enduring documentation, and implementation of action points to improve leadership and governance of immunization program in the area.
- Support regular delivery of static, outreach, and mobile vaccination sessions in the implementation areas.
- Organize, support/facilitate trainings for EPI Managers, HWs, HEWs, CVs, and other community members, on immunization, and community mobilization.
- Conduct mentorship and post training follow up visits and regularly assess the improvement on the capacity of HWs and HEWs
- Support community and facility-based surveillance and early response for Vaccine Preventable Diseases
- Support regular transportation of vaccines to all HFs and support proper handling of cold chain equipment. Facilitate maintenance of un functional vaccine refrigerators
- Provide technical and coordination support during national and sub national immunization campaigns.
- Support proper documentation of EPI activities through technical assistance and provision of recording and reporting formats (EPI and outreach monitoring charts, tally sheets, and refrigerator temperature monitoring sheets) and
- Ensure data quality through regular data validation and data triangulation and support use of data for decision making.
- In collaboration with Health, Nutrition Coordinator and CGPP Project Senior Technical Specialists, build capacity of community structures at grass root level to support EPI activities in the implementation woredas.
- Facilitate, conduct regular consecutive dialogue and consultative meetings to influence woreda and zonal government partners’ engagement on immunization program and allocation of budget for immunization service delivery improvement, maintenance of CCE, capacity building of HWs/HEWs, and for sustaining project interventions and gains.
- Establish, support, and empower community influential members to hold government and vaccination service providers accountable to provide equitable and quality vaccination service.
- Organize review meetings with the woreda health office to review the activities of HWs/HEWs and CVs as well as for experience sharing and reflective learning.
- Organize/conduct regular supportive supervisions to review and support the EPI activities of the assigned woredas.
- Closely work with CGPP Sr Technical Specialists to assure quality implementation.
- Develop project briefs, which document the project learnings and results.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Quality Assurance
- Prepare, review, and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual donor, government and internal SC reports and updates of the project on a timely manner with acceptable quality to the Health, Nutrition Coordinator including development/review and verification of both narrative and financial reports and confirmation of accuracy and consistency between narrative and financial reports.
- Document, organize, and share the proceedings and reports of all trainings/ capacity building workshops and project related meetings with the project manager.
- In collaboration with the Immunization Strengthening Project Manager assist the development of articles, case studies or other written materials regarding best practices, lessons learned etc.
- Document experiences and challenges encountered in the process of project implementation: capacity building, provision of technical support and demand creation.
- Conduct regular supportive and joint supportive supervisions to project sites with respective government partners.
- Plan and facilitate regularly scheduled reviews of projects with woreda health office heads/experts and HWs/HEWs, and community volunteers, community influential leaders in the implementation areas.
- Facilitates visits for donors, members and others as necessary.
- Conduct any related task assigned by supervisor.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary capacity to improve performance and applying appropriate measures when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself/herself (and their team).
- Takes responsibility for his/her own personal actions and encourages others to do the same.
- Widely shares his/her personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
- Future-orientated, thinks strategically.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, his/her team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters.
- Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
- Willing to take disciplined risk.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
To be considered for the position, applicants should have:
- BSc degree in public health, nursing, or related fields
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in an NGO environment of which a minimum of 3 years technical and managerial leadership focusing on child health and specifically immunization
- Trainings on Immunization in Practice (IIP), Immunization Cold chain users, and Immunization MLM trainings is required.
- Solid understanding of the Ethiopian health policy and strategies, as well as the health sector transformation plan and the health extension platform
- Experience working with the Regional, Zonal and Woreda Health Bureaus
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets.
- Experience of managing and shaping programmes to deliver greater efficiency and effectiveness, and of strengthening implementation of financial control processes.
- Solid budgeting skills and knowledge of key donor regulations
- knowledge of local language is required.
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY
- Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices, flexibility in working long hours and ability to work with incoming surge teams.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
- Teams, in the event of emergencies
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday.
- All children learn from quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated.
We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
How to Apply:
Application Information:
- Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
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- All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.