Overview
Engage national professionals to support the implementation of emergency polio outbreak response activities in South Sudan.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with health workers and officials on surveillance and immunization activities.
- Re-prioritize health facilities and develop operational plans for active records review and case search.
- Ensure appropriate data flow for immunization and disease surveillance and recommend actions for improvement.
- Coordinate with IDSR reporting focal points to ensure AFP cases are investigated and validated.
- Support EPI program managers in reviewing SIAs, developing coverage improvement interventions, and disseminating technical support.
- Oversee and validate SIAs preparedness dashboards data.
- Initiate SIAs readiness preparedness monitoring at county levels.
- Provide on-the-job mentoring and facilitation of skills acquisition for SIAs workers.
- Supervise SIAs and report on quality issues.
- Document best practices and lessons learned in improving SIAs quality and coverage.
Required Experience
- At least three years' of relevant experience in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of polio or other VPD surveillance and SIAs.
- Considerable experience in dealing with the state Ministry of Health including developing and promoting collaborative actions with other national authorities and health implementing partners.
- Prior experience at field level with WHO, other health services delivery organisations or recognized humanitarian organizations with expertise in disaster and outbreak response is desirable.
- Demonstrated experience working with subnational health authorities (State, County, and/or Payam) in the Republic of South Sudan is desirable.
Qualifications
- Essential: Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health/Community Health or a relevant health field obtained from a recognized institution.
- Desirable: Master’s in public health or related programme.
