Senior EPI Coordinator

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

The Organization for Social Services, Health and Development (OSSHD), previously known as the Organization for Social Services for AIDS (OSSA), was established in 1990 to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. The organization was established by various organizations, including the Ministry of Health, well-known religious organizations, and some humanitarian organizations operating in Ethiopia at that time.

Since 2016, the organization changed its name and expanded its scope of work to cover a broader range of social, health, humanitarian, emergency and development programs. OSSHD began to focus on diverse programmatic areas such as SRH, Gender, WaSH, Harm reduction, TB, Malaria, MNCH, Immunization, treatment of NTDs, social services for vulnerable groups, emergency and humanitarian programs.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Developing plans to address zero dose and under immunized children, using evidence from detailed scoping assessments and headcounts.
• Facilitating the regional level planning and coordination of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and integration to RI focusing on reaching zero dose.
• Building capabilities for immunization program management at, regional, Zonal and woreda and skill of immunization service providers,
• Providing hand-on training and other capacity-building activities through supportive supervision on RI and immunization supply chain.
• Supporting and coordinate new vaccine introduction and switch of HPV MAC, Hep-B, Malaria vaccine and yellow fever on micro-planning, logistics management, communication and monitoring.
• Providing technical support to regional and zonal immunization Technical Working Groups by regularly participating in meetings and facilitating the implementation of decisions and action points.
• Represent OSSHD at different levels of meetings, workshops, for as and when necessary.
• Performs other related activities as assigned and required.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE ፡

• BA/MA/MPH/MSc/PHD in health science (Public health, epidemiology, medicine and Nursing) with a minimum experience of 12/10/8 years of relevant work experience.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Strong leadership skill
• Good knowledge, experience and understanding of the current Extended program of immunization (EPI) of the country
• Have a relevant experience MNCH, the particularly on the areas of EPI
• High levels of skills in project planning and management, demonstrated skills in prioritizing task and meeting deadlines
• Strong communication, analytical and report writing skills with fluency in spoken and written English
• Knowledge and skills in basic computing, demonstrated inter-personal skills in working with a multi-disciplinary team
• Willingness and enthusiasm for working with rural and vulnerable communities living in remote areas of the country.
  

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• Number of Position : One (1)
• Duty Station : HO (Addis Ababa)
• Reports to: Program Director
• Salary : Negotiable
• Contract Period : Six (6) months possibility of extension as per the
• Availability of the fund

Females’ applicants are highly encouraged to apply