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PATH in Ethiopia is currently implementing various high impact projects with the aim of saving and improving the lives of the most vulnerable and underserved women and children in the country. Currently, PATH is looking for Zonal level TA for Oromia region to provide technical assistance for the GAVI /TCA vaccine project activities. The Zonal TAs will be embedded at selected Zones in Oromia region. The Zonal TAs will report to the regional GAVI/TCA project coordinator based in Oromia regional health bureau.
The Zonal TAs will work as part of the Zonal technical support team and will provide technical assistance to improve service quality and user experience of immunization services, including bringing a strong gender lens.
Location: 9 zones in Oromia region (Guji, Borena, Horo Godoro Wollega, Kelem Wollega, East Wollega, North Shewa, West Showa, West Wollega, East Hararige zones)
Candidates are to specify their preferred Zone in their application. Applications without preferred Zone will not be considered.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Provide support and technical assistant (TA) for Zonal health department and Woreda health offices on identifying zero dose, reaching and monitoring children in prioritize woredas in high zero dose woredas.
- Support during micro-planning to identify and map zero-dose children and missed communities in selected high priority zero woredas.
- Provide TA support during multi-age catch up vaccination campaign
- Conduct regular follow up and support in identification of how many zero-dose children are reached, in each specific priority woredas and provide regular feedback by analyzing local level data
- Provide technical support in any demand creation activities specially advocacy by designing tailored materials to the context using local data, and awareness creation to address barriers for RI, including gender-related barriers
- Provide support in any new vaccine introduction, preparation for Yellow fever introduction and scale up of HepB BD.
- Provide technical support in micro-plan, implementation, conducting rapid convince survey during Measles SIAs follow-up campaigns.
- Support planning, implementation and monitoring of COVID-19 and HPV vaccinations in the conflict affected areas and other places
- Support monitor vaccine stock availability at woreda and health facility level.
- Participate in technical working group meeting regularly and contribute technically and support the region and zones and woredas per the gaps on the ground.
- Conduct regular field monitoring and evaluation missions as per Zonal guidance to oversee quality implementation of Zonal and Woreda vaccination, communication and community engagement plan.
- Contribute to documenting experiences, success stories, activity reports, presentations, and briefs.
- Serve as a focal person for PATH’s vaccine-related work in the zones.
- Execute addition responsibility given by regional TA and supervisor.
Required qualification and experience
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in public health, nursing and/or another relevant field.
- Minimum five (5) years’ for bachelor’s and 3 (three) years for master’s experience in public health programming, implementation, with at least two-three (2-3) years’ experience in the area of immunization and maternal/child health programs including engagement in the vaccine delivery planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring.
- Experience in providing TA for government staff.
- Practical experience in providing on-the-job training, coaching and mentoring.
- Proven ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with government and partners organizations and local communities.
- Proven experience in data analysis
- Skilled in successfully working with geographically dispersed teams and working in a multi-cultural environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, including cross-cultural teams.
- Experience in using Microsoft offices (power point, outlook, excel and word) and statistical packages like Epi info, SPSS, STATA and other apps like ODK.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and knowing local language is mandatory.
- Excellent analytical, written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to travel to Woredas and health facilities, estimated to be about 40%.
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