Deliverables

Deliverable 1: Provide technical expertise to selected high-risk countries to adopt the Yellow Fever immunization gap tool.

(a) Develop a user’s manual for implementing immunity gap analysis and a plan to disseminate the immunity gap analysis tool to 11 high-risk countries, taking cognizance of the language peculiarities of the countries.

(b) Implement the manual in 3 select countries and remotely coordinate the implementation of immunity gap analyses in the other 8 high-risk countries and compile outputs.

Output 1: An activity plan with timelines and budgets.

Output 2: Travel and activity report from Angola, Gambia, and Senegal immunity gap analysis exercises.

Output 3: Compiled summary reports of Immunity gap analyses from all 11 high-risk countries.

Deliverable 2: Provide technical expertise to high-risk countries’ stakeholders to adapt the targeted YF vaccination guideline to the national scenario and develop a national targeted YF vaccination plan based on the WHO (World Health Organization) guideline.

Output 1: Meeting agenda and notes from meeting(s) with key stakeholders in high-risk countries.

Deliverable 3: Support the VDWG in attaining its annual workplan objectives by providing technical input, coordinating a desk review of documents and data, and reviewing reports.

Output 1: Participation in all VDWG working sessions and related tasks requested by VDWG and produce meeting reports.

Deliverable 4: Conduct desk review and in-depth interview and curate evidence on countries’ YF RI practices. i.e., age of immunization according to national schedule and knowledge of key stakeholders reading offering vaccination outside the window of the scheduled RI program, documenting opportunities that could be leveraged.

Output 1: Report of YF RI practices clearly identifying gaps in knowledge and practices that could be leveraged to improve YF coverage, strengthen RI and close the gap between YFV1 and MCV1.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

Advanced university degree in public health, epidemiology, vaccinology, or other relevant disciplines.

Desirable:

A PhD in epidemiology, public health, or other relevant disciplines.

Experience:

Essential:

At least 5 years of relevant experience combined at the national and international levels, in planning, programming, and implementation of health/Immunization programmes.

Field experience in Africa, Latin America, or the Caribbean.

Desirable:

Experience in research (operational or implementation research) or data analysis.

Experience with WHO, UN (United Nations) agencies, US CDC (Centers for Disease Control), MSF or a health cluster member organization.

Skills: 

Essential:

• Proven ability in managing and analyzing public health data sets related to immunization activities.
• Ability to work with governments to implement immunization initiatives.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work as a team with a variety of stakeholders and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft office suite of applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint) and remote working technologies.

Desirable:

• Expertise in vaccination coverage surveys.
• Background/familiarity with emergency settings.
• Sound knowledge of vaccine preventable diseases.

Languages required:

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.
• Expert Knowledge of French.

Desirable:

• Basic knowledge of Portuguese.