Overview
The incumbent will liaise with Polio eradication and VPD partners, provide technical support to the National Emergency Operation Centre, and strengthen engagement with community influencers for polio eradication activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Liaise with Polio eradication and VPD partners and enlist continued commitment of national/local authorities.
- Provide technical support to National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) for implementation of National Emergency Action Plan for Polio Eradication (NEAP).
- Strengthen the engagement of religious leaders, community elders, and key influencers in polio eradication activities.
- Provide guidance to the supplementary immunization activities for VPDs.
- Collaborate with the preparation, implementation and monitoring of supplementary immunization activities for VPDs.
- Timely analysis of data and its use for corrective action.
- Provide technical support to the surveillance activities (for AFP and VPD).
- Reinforcing the training activities and supervision of surveillance/support staff.
- Participation in the organization of advocacy/orientation meetings for health care providers.
- Ensuring proper case investigations, follow-up and classification.
- Regular analysis of surveillance data and monitoring indicators.
- Contribute to the development of transition and legacy plan for use of PEI resources contributing to VPD strengthening.
- Oversee activities of national support staff recruited by WHO working in the polio eradication activities.
- Submit monthly reports to reflect progress achieved constraints and proposed actions.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years relevant experience in the development and implementation of immunization programmes at the national/sub-national level.
- Experience of work in UN and/or other international organizations.
Qualifications
- University Degree in Medicine.
- Postgraduate degree or training in Public Health/Epidemiology/Public Health Administration/Organization of health services or control of Communicable Diseases.
