International Rescue Committee (IRC) is looking for qualified applicants for the following open position.

Job Title:  

Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)

Job Overview:                             

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: Company’s Scale

Place of Work: Gambella, Ethiopia.

Job Position:                                

Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)

Duties:

• Establish community-based surveillance activities for case detection and reporting, community awareness raising and participation
• Train CVs/HDAs and health workers on vaccine preventable diseases and priority zoonotic diseases.
• Support review meeting at health post, woreda and zonal levels.
• Conduct regular health facility assessment to improve immunization coverage and active case search.
• Conduct Joint supportive supervision with Government staff.
• Establish linkage between CVSFPs and HEWs
• Support Polio supplemental Immunization Activities (SIAs)
• Strengthen effective partnerships between Government, PVOs, NGOs, bilateral and multilateral agencies for information sharing
• Community sensitization on routine immunization.
• Prepare and distribute IEC materials for community mobilization.
• Train HEWs & Health workers on Immunization
• Identify and facilitate maintenance of non-function refrigerators and motor bikes.
• Support health facilities in outreach and defaulter tracing activities to improve EPI program.
• Improve documentation, reporting and utilization of immunization data especially at health post levels.
• Represent IRC to local communities, government departments and local partners.
• Support the senior health officer in report writing and submit both donor and Government on monthly, quarterly, Bi-annually and annually.
• Support senior health officer in budget monitoring and preparing activity, spending and procurement plans.
•  Support the target woredas during micro planning, performance monitoring and evaluation of EPI and disease surveillance.
• Provide programmatic update on regular base at least twice in a month for the Senior health officer.
• Support the senior health officer in design and project implementation strategy for the effective integration of the project with the existing and other IRC project.
• Conduct any other relevant activities or duties as supposed by the supervisor.

Job Requirement:                       

Qualification:

Education: 

• Public Health/health Officer/Nursing qualification from a recognized college/University.

Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience for diploma holders, 2 years of relevant experience with the first degree and 1 years of relevant experience for postgraduate.
• Work experience in immunization, and PHEM is an asset.

  Skills:

• Good project management skills. Ability to plan, organizes, and supervises implementation of community-based Surveillance project on AFP, Measles and NNT.
• Understanding of Expand program of immunization (EPI) and diseases surveillance /PHEM/ program implementation and policy in Ethiopia.
• Knowing local language and are is advantageous.
• Ability to work under pressure, long work hours and high workload.
• Excellent communication skills- verbal and written skills.
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as to work autonomously when required.
• Ability to constructively address gaps and weaknesses.

                                    How to apply

Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, can submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to: https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/37572

Deadline:  15, February, 2023.

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