Opportunity Information
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United Nations System
Islamabad
The Role
WHO seeks a Technical Officer, embedded within the Federal Directorate of Immunization, to provide strategic, technical and coordination support to strengthen Pakistan's Expanded Programme on Immunization. Local Individual Contractor Agreement (LICA) issued by UNOPS for up to three months, extendable.
•Provide strategic technical support to FDI and provincial EPI programmes in development, implementation and monitoring of national immunization policies, strategies, frameworks and operational plans •Contribute to development, review and updating immunization policies, guidelines, standards and strategic documents •Provide technical inputs for Gavi-related processes, donor engagement, investment cases and resource mobilization efforts •Coordinate and facilitate technical assistance provided by WHO across all thematic areas and ensure timely, coherent and harmonized technical input to FDI •Facilitate evidence-based improvements in immunization service delivery models to enhance coverage, equity, sustainability and quality •Facilitate implementation and monitoring of strategies to reach missed children and improve equitable vaccine access by reducing Missed Opportunities for Vaccination (MOVs) and catch-up vaccination •Facilitate coordination among government institutions, WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, development partners, professional associations, NGOs and private sector stakeholders •Contribute to technical working groups, programme reviews, strategic planning, and resource mobilization efforts •Prepare technical reports, guidance documents, presentations, and implementation updates •Undertake any additional related duties assigned by the supervisor
Applicants General Eligibility & Requirements
5+ years
Education, Experience and Skills Requirements
- Professional Bachelor: Medicine
- Masters: Public Health
Minimum five (05) years of progressively responsible experience in immunization, public health, health systems strengthening, or primary healthcare programmes Preferred: Demonstrated experience in routine immunization planning, monitoring, microplanning, and programme implementation; experience working with government counterparts and development partners
Immunization Policy, Stakeholder Coordination, Negotiation, Partnership Management, Strategic Thinking
- English (Speaking: Native/ Fluent, Reading: Native/ Fluent, Writing: Native/ Fluent)
- Urdu (Speaking: Native/ Fluent, Reading: Native/ Fluent, Writing: Native/ Fluent)
