Regional EPI (Expanded Program on Immunization) Project Manager
Location: Finfine, Ethiopia
Deadline: January 3, 2025
Job Description
- Coordinate program planning and review workshop among stakeholders, Donor and sub grantee on performance and learning session;
- Lead identifying needs, and implement capacity building activities of technical staff at all levels;
- Conduct joint supportive supervision, mentorship and monitoring of activities being implemented in coordination with stakeholders and community representatives;
- Conduct assessments on immunization needs and adjust programmatic priorities
- Support vaccine forecast, distribution, and adherence to cold chain management and supply chain;
- Advise on strategies and approaches to ensure vaccination coverage targets in project woredas and zones are achieved in time;
- Harmonize collection, analysis including documentation, reporting, and utilization of EPI data
- Support to establish early warning surveillance system to identify, report, investigate and respond to outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual project activity reports in line with reporting standards;
- Collaborate with field staff; and respective woreda, zonal and regional health office team
- Other project related duties and activities as assigned by the supervisor
- Commits to support all the efforts of the ODA to prevent and respond to SEA allegations: adhere to the ODAs code of conduct,
About You
Qualification:
- (BSc or MD) in medicine, public health, nursing or other health sciences with graduate degree (Masters) in public health, epidemiology; or related fields.
- Additional training in immunization programs, health systems is an advantage
Experience:
- For first degree holders at least eight years; and for graduate /second degree holders six-years of relevant experience with government organizations; national or international organizations in the program coordination, management and leadership roles in public health, expanded immunization, child health or related fields.
- Previous expertise in designing, implementation, assessment and monitoring of immunization programs is an advantage.
Skills:
- Excellent knowledge of Afaan Oromo, Amaharic and English, in spoken and written
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills and ability to convene stakeholders and facilitate a policy process among NGOs, national health authorities and donors ;
- Credibility to advise project teams on their projects in relation to the program,
- Team building and supporting;
- Have charismatic leadership, responsive and communication protocol;
Required Skills
- Project management
How to Apply
How to apply, place and dates:
Please come with your updated application letter, your full curriculum vitae, educational, work experience, and other relevant documents with original & copy to ODA HEAD office of HRD department:, Finfinne, Around Bole Medaniyalem Oromia Tower, , Telephone:- 0116392196 within 10 (ten) consecutive working days starting from December 23/2024GC or 14/4/2017 EC in person
Note:
- Clearance from recent employer & a guarantor are mandatory to be employed for the position.
- Only Short listed applicants will be contacted for exam.
