Key Areas of Accountability:

• In collaboration with Health, Nutrition coordinator, develop project detail work plan, budget forecast and procurement plan for the project implementation woredas.
• Ensure procurements specified in the project documents are planned, requested, purchased, delivered, and distributed and reported on a timely manner.
• Closely work with the Health, Nutrition and WASH Program Manager, Health and nutrition advisors at CO, and SBC Coordinator to come up with culturally appropriate EPI messages to raise awareness of community members and influence their behaviour positively on EPI.
• Provide monthly update on project progress and flag any concerns in a timely manner for Health, Nutrition Coordinator and FO Management
• Manage all activities, resources, and assets for the projects under supervision.
• Identify critical issues in the implementation of projects and take the necessary actions to address problems and constraints.
• Prepare periodic reports on the implementation of project activities as per the requirements of SCI, regional MOUs, and specific project donor.
• Ensure that strategies for phasing out are taken care of during implementation; and project close outs are properly planned and executed.
• Closely work with RHB/Zonal and Woreda Health Offices for the smooth implementation of the project and for ensuring project sustainability
• Support Health, Nutrition coordinator for any project activity and budget revisions, support prepare justification for request of amendments in keeping with donor regulations and procedures, closely working with the relevant award and management team to ensure timely action.
• Ensure effective and efficient utilization of project budget and other resources for intended purpose; follow up on budget utilization and project expenditure.
• Support regular delivery of static, outreach, and mobile vaccination sessions in the implementation areas.
• Organize, support/facilitate trainings for EPI Managers, HWs, HEWs, CVs, and other community members, on immunization, and community mobilization.
• Conduct mentorship and post training follow up visits and regularly assess the improvement on the capacity of HWs and HEWs
• Support community and facility-based surveillance and early response for Vaccine Preventable Diseases
• Support regular transportation of vaccines to all HFs and support proper handling of cold chain equipment. Facilitate maintenance of un functional vaccine refrigerators
• Provide technical and coordination support during national and sub national immunization campaigns.
• Support proper documentation of EPI activities through technical assistance and provision of recording and reporting formats (EPI and outreach monitoring charts, tally sheets, and refrigerator temperature monitoring sheets) and
• Ensure data quality through regular data validation and data triangulation and support use of data for decision making.
• In collaboration with Health, Nutrition Coordinator and CGPP Project Senior Technical Specialists, build capacity of community structures at grass root level to support EPI activities in the implementation woredas.

• Minimum Requirement:

  Education:

  • BSc degree in public health, nursing, or related fields.

  Experience:

  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in an NGO environment of which a minimum of 3 years technical and managerial leadership focusing on child health and specifically immunization.

  Language:

  • Fluency in written and spoken English.