Opportunity Information
S18683
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International NGO
Mid Career
Islamabad
The Role
The Senior Programme Officer, Health provides technical leadership and programme management support to IFRC and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) to strengthen equitable access to immunization services in hard-to-reach, underserved and emergency-affected communities across Pakistan. This is a national position based in Islamabad.
•Assist the Health Coordinator in designing and implementing capacity strengthening activities for PRCS health staff •Assist in preparing, reviewing and revising proposals and budgets with a health systems strengthening approach •Conduct joint periodic technical monitoring and reviews of health components with PRCS •Assist IFRC and PRCS teams in planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of epidemics and disease outbreak initiatives •Assess technical needs of health programmes with PRCS field staff and organize field monitoring, supervision and evaluation missions •Support coordination and reporting of health programme activities with the health department of PRCS-NHQ •Support a phased strategy for expanding routine immunisation programming into new priority districts and provinces •Map zero-dose and under-immunized communities through data analysis, community assessments and coordination with EPI and local authorities •Lead technical development of a scalable multi-year routine immunisation and community health programme under the Health Coordinator's guidance •Monitor PRCS outreach and mobile vaccination activities and strengthen branch capacities for routine immunization, SIAs and outbreak response campaigns •Develop community engagement, social mobilization and Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) approaches to generate demand for immunization •Monitor programme performance and analyse coverage, dropout and zero-dose indicators; support dashboards, situation updates and technical reports •Support remote monitoring mechanisms for hard-to-reach, insecure or disaster-affected locations •Represent IFRC in national and provincial immunization coordination platforms and technical working groups as delegated •Maintain collaboration with EPI, Ministry of Health, UNICEF, WHO, Gavi partners, civil society organizations and Movement partners •Monitor budget utilization and donor compliance, contribute to emergency appeals, DREF operations and funding proposals, and ensure timely narrative and financial reports
Applicants General Eligibility & Requirements
5- 7 years
Education, Experience and Skills Requirements
- Professional Bachelor: MBBS
- Masters: Public Health, Health Systems Management, Community Health
•Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in public health programmes •Minimum 3 years direct experience in immunization, EPI, vaccine-preventable diseases or community health programmes, liaising and networking with Government, donors and partners •Experience working with government immunization programmes, UNICEF, WHO, Gavi or civil society partners Preferred: •Experience in community-based and participatory approaches, programme planning and management, managing budgets, and writing and evaluating proposals and concept notes •Red Cross/ Red Crescent experience
Programme Management, Budget Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Report Writing, MS Office, Training and Facilitation
- English (Speaking: Native/ Fluent, Reading: Native/ Fluent, Writing: Native/ Fluent)
- Urdu (Speaking: Native/ Fluent, Reading: Native/ Fluent, Writing: Native/ Fluent)
•Ability to travel all over the country, especially to areas with minimum basic facilities •Ability to work independently
Application
About the Employer
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)