JOB TITLE:  Central Coordinator – Impact of COVID-19 on Immunization Survey

LOCATION: Country Office, Addis Ababa

REQUIRED NUMBER: 1

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: Contract for 6 Months

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Project Lead, and in close collaboration with the Project Technical Working Group (TWG) and other teams, the  Project Central Coordinator will support all aspects of project planning, coordination and implementation. S/he will assist in recruiting, training, and the supervision of field teams. S/he will ensure that the survey team understand and adhere to the protocol, standard operation procedures (SOPs), and other appropriate regulations, procedures and policies. S/he will assist in ensuring that the staff adhere to principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ethics of human subjects research. S/he will conduct frequent field visits to ensure collection of high quality data; and liaise with, support, and coordinate  project activities with relevant partners to ensure timely completion of the project.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Assist with recruiting, training and supervision of field staff and assist with training and capacity building
• Coordinate the development and validation of standard operation procedures (SOPs), guidelines and relevant tools to standardize survey approaches.
•  Conduct frequent field visits to ensure timely recruitment of participants and collection of high quality data
• Provide overall day to day field coordination and management to ensure field activities are well coordinated and implemented as planned
• Provide technical support to field teams and ensure the rollout and maintenance of high quality data collection, and reporting
• Ensure that the staff understand and adhere to protocol, SOPs, regulations, procedures & policies; assist in drafting SOPs & training manuals
• Work with the COVID-19 focal person to coordinate to COVID-19 mitigation strategies
• Prepare progress and other reports and study documents
• Engage in quantitative and qualitative project data and compilation of reports
• Perform other duties, as assigned by immediate supervisor

•  MD and MPH or PhD in health related fields of study

 MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATION

•  At least 10 years of work experience,
• At least five years of experience coordinating health-related programs/projects
• Experience supervising project teams
• Familiarity with the national health program and strategies
• Excellent computer skills (using different applications)
• Experienced in data management and analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

 TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

·         Travel to project sites in the regions of the country to support project implementati