What You’ll Do

Project Management

• Oversee the implementation and evaluation of key milestones and deliverables designed to improve or extend the uptake of Malaria Vaccine at the community level.
• Provide technical support to the MoH National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI), and the Directorate of Primary Health Care (DPHC) to strengthen the delivery and increase the uptake of the Malaria Vaccine.
• Coordinate a situation analysis and learning exercise on the malaria vaccine rollout in Sierra Leone, including identifying key priorities and activities to inform a detailed project plan.
• Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to track project progress, measure impact and conduct regular project reviews, using data to inform decision-making and adaptive programming.
• Develop clear and compelling project reports that highlight the outcomes, impact, and progress of the project for national and district stakeholders.
• Develop briefs and presentations for project meetings and present at donor engagements,  timely reporting.
• Work in collaboration with the Kambia District Coordinator to ensure seamless district operations and malaria vaccine data integration into district and national health systems.

Governance Systems and Government Engagement

• Organize consultative meetings/workshops at national and district levels with stakeholders on malaria vaccine integration with the National CHW Program
• Jointly with the CHW (Community Health Workers) HUB, NMCP, EPI, and DPHC team, provide technical support in the development/review of malaria vaccine training content for CHWs.
• Leverage LMH Kambia District implementation experience to inform national protocols on malaria vaccines.
• Work closely with MoH and other national health stakeholders to inform malaria vaccine policies.

Demand Generation

• Jointly with LMH Kambia Office and DHMT (Malaria, EPI, and CHW focal persons), conduct focus groups with community members to understand their attitudes towards the malaria vaccine, barriers and facilitators to vaccine uptake
• Collaborate with MOH NMCP, EPI, DPHC/CHW Hub, and Health Education units to develop, update, and roll out Information Education and Communication and Behavior Change Communication (IEC/BCC) materials for the malaria vaccine across districts, with a focus on health facilities and community outreach.
• Coordinate the training of CHWs to enable them to lead community engagements on malaria vaccine uptake, conduct risk communication activities, disseminate IEC/BCC materials in hard-to-reach areas, and implement community-level initiatives to enhance vaccine adoption
• Facilitate and technical support CHWs to conduct routine demand generation activities for malaria vaccine
• Leverage existing CHW structures, such as the National and District Technical Working Groups (TWG) and other partner forums to share and discuss materials and approaches related to Malaria Vaccine with partners working in other districts.

Strengthening Data Systems

• Collaborate with the NMCP, EPI, and relevant DHMT staff (M&E officers, CHW/Malaria focals, etc.) to determine malaria vaccine distribution, strengths, and limitations of data collection approaches used for malaria vaccine data collection.
• Work with DPPI, DHMT, Health Facilities, CHWs/Peer Supervisors and the CHW HUB to ensure integration of vaccine delivery data collection into CHIS and DHS2.
• Facilitate the development, procurement, distribution and training of vaccine reporting tools, particularly for Kambia health facilities.
• Collaborate with DHMTs, especially in Kambia to organize data review sessions with stakeholders; and facilitate malaria vaccine related actions.

Other District Coordination, Management, and Operational Support:

• Provide technical support to the DHMT to strengthen integration among CHW and disease programs/ focals in the district (foster collaboration with the CHW Hub, NMCP, and EPI)
• Work directly with the Operations and Finance Managers to manage and maintain sound financial and operational management systems that align with Last Mile Health and donor regulations through the grant period.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in a relevant field (e.g., public health, social science, community development).
• Progressive experience in coordination and project management within the Sierra Leone health sector.
• Experience collaborating with government bodies, international organizations, NGOs, and donors at various levels.
• Strong understanding of the National CHW Program.
• Experience in capacity building for frontline health workers and community-level program coordination.
• Proven experience in primary health care interventions, particularly working in districts and with DHMTs.
• Progressive experience navigating within MOH directorates and programs to ensure staff representation and participation in program implementation
• Excellent computer literacy and knowledge management skills, including proficiency in MS Office and Google Suite.

You’ll Impress Us If

• You have excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and operate in a multicultural environment
• You have knowledge of malaria vaccine rollout in Sierra Leone
• You have experience facilitating capacity building initiatives for DHMT and frontline health workers
• You have proven knowledge of the National CHW Program
• You have a comprehensive understanding of Sierra Leone health system
• You are fluent in Krio and any other local languages in Sierra Leone
• You can ride a motorbike