Overview
Coordinate VPD surveillance activities to contribute to Universal Health Coverage, Health Security, and address health outcomes. The role focuses on providing coordination for surveillance, leadership, research, standard setting, policy dialogue, and monitoring trends relating to vaccine-preventable disease interventions.
Tasks Summary
- Support the updating and adapting relevant guidelines, materials and tools, and in performing training needs assessments for the surveillance of VPDs and develop health works surveillance guidelines.
- Provide technical and operational support to strengthen Rotavirus Sentinel Surveillance system.
- Provide technical assistance for CRS surveillance and monitoring its trends for developing rubella vaccination policy.
- Ensure capacities for VPD surveillance by supporting capacity building and technical support.
- Oversight on VPD surveillance indicators to support evidence-based decision-making for routine immunization.
- Support Vaccine Safety Surveillance through capacity building, technical support, supportive supervision and reporting.
- Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate integrated surveillance of AFP, Measles/ Rubella, Neonatal Tetanus, and Hepatitis.
- Work with other partners to ensure the early detection and reporting of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.
- Lead the technical end of the AEFI surveillance system and serve as the secretariat for the National and Sub national AEFI committee.
- Investigation and final reports of all severe AEFI cases.
- Provide technical support for planning, implementation and evaluation of AFP, measles, neonatal tetanus and yellow fever surveillance.
- Monitor VPD/life course programs including supporting the Immunization Program Coordinator, in implementing projects on vaccinations.
- Provide assistance in other areas of immunization programme support as needed.
- Support resource mobilization, including project planning, proposal development and reporting.
- Transfer knowledge gained to Ministry of Health to the technicians and partners where appropriate.
- Perform other related responsibilities as assigned.
Experience Requirements
At least five (05) years of progressively responsible professional experience in the field of immunization and vaccine development programs. Demonstrated professional experience at the international level providing support to Member States and evaluating vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization programmes. Work experience within international organizations or UN systems is an asset. First-hand working experience in a developing nation.
Qualification Requirements
First University Degree level in a Health-related science (medicine or public health) or human biology with specialization on immunization- or vaccine relevant areas. Post-graduate training in public health is desirable.
