Routine Immunization Lead

Roles and Responsibilities

Identify missed opportunities for vaccination in routine vaccination in identified counties to inform the design of strategies to address these
Coordinate the situational assessment of routine vaccination status in identified counties, including the conduct of focus group discussions and in-depth interviews to determine facilitators and barriers to access to routine vaccination
Participate in implementing five key strategies for optimizing catch-up vaccination as outlined in the technical narrative.
Support in designing and implementing the M&E plan for catch-up vaccination for routine immunization.
Liaise with NVIP to update policies, guidelines and documents regarding catch-up and routine vaccination based on successful strategies
Participate in the target setting for catch-up vaccination in the counties assigned and oversee achieving set targets.
Ensure optimal coordination of routine immunization at the county, sub-county, and facility level for increased vaccination coverage amongst the target population.
Provide facility mentorship to increase routine and catch-up immunization coverage by embracing a health systems approach to enhancing vaccine uptake.
In liaison with the county vaccines coordinator, ensure optimal vaccine commodity management by ensuring all antigen vaccines are collected at the regional stores and distributed to the sub-counties and health facilities on time.

Qualifications

Education:Bachelor’s Degree in health-related field
Master’s Degree in Public Health or related field
Experience:Minimum seven (7) years of direct experience providing technical assistance on routine immunization at Kenya’s national or sub-national level.
Experience in qualitative research
Travel: Ability and willingness to travel.

Competencies

Experience collaborating with the national and county governments, international agencies and/or NGO public health programs.
Proven ability to assess routine immunization needs and to develop and implement successful program interventions
Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills with demonstrated ability to build and manage professional relationships effectively with technical experts, other partners and donor agencies.
Experience working with USG rules and regulations is highly desirable.
Demonstrated ability to analyze, assess, and organize information and effectively communicate to a diverse audience..
Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks concurrently, and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
Excellent written and oral communication and computer skills (including with various electronic platforms); technical writing experience (guidelines, publications)

Kindly send your application which includes a cover letter and an updated CV including the names of three professional referees, to CIHEBKENYA_Recruitment@cihebkenya.org on or before September 21, 2023. Applicants are advised to include the title “Routine Immunization Lead” in the subject line.

Apply via :

CIHEBKENYA_Recruitment@cihebkenya.org