TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme
LOCATION: Woldiya
GRADE: 3B
POST TYPE:
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 – the responsibility of the post requires the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.
Activity Overview
Immunization is one of the key life-saving interventions the government of Ethiopia has scaled up to address under five mortality. There are noteworthy successes through EPI. Ethiopia is certified for polio free since 2017 and maternal and neonatal tetanus are eliminated. Coverage from successive Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey revealed a positive rise in the coverage of vaccine antigens. The magnitude and trends of vaccination inequalities in Ethiopia persists by equity markers despite steady improvement in overall coverage. The major variation in coverage is geographic where there is high variation in coverage among different regions in the country. According to the Ethiopian mini DHS 2019, there are over 1.2 million zero dose and under immunized children in Ethiopia.
For over two decades, Save the Children has been supporting immunization program in Ethiopia to contribute for the reduction of child mortality from vaccine preventable diseases. Through the different projects that has been implemented over the years, Save the Children supported expansion of access for immunization services, supported demand raising for immunization in the community and has supported an enabling environment for equitable service delivery and improved financing for immunization. Currently, Save the Children is implementing GSK funded Immunization Program in Ethiopia that supports equitable and sustainable access to life-saving immunization and essential healthcare by focusing on zero-dose and under immunized children for a new phase of the partnership with GSK. Save the Children partnered with GSK to create an innovative partnership to help reduce preventable deaths and illness in children under the age of five, from vaccine preventable diseases by combining Save the Children’s vast experience in supporting children and mothers’ health in communities around the world with GSK’s research and expertise in partnership with Ministries of Health, local and academic partners. The program is expected to ensure equitable and sustainable access to life-saving immunization and essential healthcare, working together with local communities and partners and leveraging on Save the Children’s and GSK’s joint expertise to reach zero-dose and under-immunized children. The GSK funded immunization program is multi country and will be implemented in Ethiopia and Nigeria. This post is for the Program in Ethiopia responsible to facilitate, coordinate and lead implementation of the project along with the project plans and deliverables.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Immunization Project Coordinator is responsible for implementing the interventions and activities under GSK Immunization Project. S/he will support interventions on: strengthening cold chain system, delivery of routine immunization service using different strategies, support quality of EPI documentation, and support the planning and implementation of immunization campaigns. The Immunization Project Coordinator will also be responsible for the timely coordination, preparation, facilitation, implementation, and evaluation of all training/capacity-building activities as specified on the project work plan. The Immunization Project Coordinator will work closely with the woreda health office head and EPI focal persons in the respective GSK Immunization Project Implementation woredas. S/he will ensure efficiency and timely implementation of the immunization project interventions in the project implementation areas. S/he is responsible for the preparation and submission of regular project reports and case stories and meet deadlines for reporting and regular program updates. S/he will coordinate and facilitate advocacy activities, events, dialogues to improve resource allocation for immunization program, for improved commitment and prioritization and to ensure delivery of equitable service throughout the project areas and the region.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to:
Health and Nutrition Program Manager, Woldiya FO
Staff directly reporting to this post:
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Project Management
Technical Leadership
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Quality Assurance
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