Job Summary

The overall responsibility of the incumbent is to proposed community-based surveillance to identify and map areas of high zero-dose and under-immunized children to improve immunization coverage.

Basic Duties and Responsibilities:

• Involve and assist in formulating project proposals for resource mobilization as appropriate to the objective and funding nature of CCRDA/CORE Group Polio Project,
• Provide technical support, guidance and backstopping service to augment the capacity of partners including  woreda health offices on  immunization, surveillance  and other related fields,
• Provide project appraisal, implementation and monitoring project of partner organizations at field offices, woreda health offices, health facilities and communities level,
• Assist partners to improve documentation system at all levels
• Communicate regularly and attend review meetings organized at woreda and community level and provide the necessary support in documentation, reporting, refresher training, etc
• Participate in the development and distribution of reference & training manuals, IEC/BCC materials  and other documents  and conduct follow up on the status of utilization
• Data collection using ODK for mapping of communities with high number of zero dose children.
• Conduct level analyzing temporospatial analysis of gathered data for mapping the distribution of zero dose and under immunized children in the project area.
• Participate and provide the required assistance during NIDs/SNIDs
• Represent CCRDA/CORE Group Polio Project in different forums when required,
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities requested by the CCRDA/CORE Group Polio Project Director.

Job Requirement

Preferred Qualifications/Experiences:

• Postgraduate degree in public health or other related field, preferably, MPH or MSC
• Minimum five years’ experience in immunization and disease surveillance
• NGOs experience is an advantage
• Fluent in reading, writing and speaking in English language
• Strong knowledge and skills in computer applications
• Good interpersonal skill

Duty Station: Addis Ababa with frequent travel to the project areas