Background

Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Technical Officer to join our team in Moroto, Uganda. The role of the Technical Officer (TO) is to ensure the effective on-site delivery of Malaria Vaccine and other vaccine activities across the 9 districts of Karamoja, aiming to achieve the highest coverage of all recommended doses. The TO will ensure timely planning, implementation of activities, bearing in mind program targets. The postholder will interacts with the relevant stakeholders, ensures implementation is aligned with approved project proposal and keeps them updated on the program progress. The postholder would plans joint efforts with relevant stakeholders, including immunization officers and other key stakeholders, and ensures their implementation.

The Technical Officer – Vaccines will support the development and implementation of key vaccine-related programs developed to support the EPI and malaria programs in Uganda. The role will support in the coordination of the malaria vaccine roll out activities. Other potential areas of engagement could include: zero-dose children identification, future vaccine introductions, community engagement for EPI services, etc.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Medical/Nursing Degree or a degree in public health with master's in public health.
• Minimum 5 years' experience implementing malaria and or immunization programs
• Experience in training and mentorship of health care workers on vaccine management and malaria control.
• Previous work with development agencies, NGOs.
• Experience in the planning and implementation of communicable disease control/malaria control interventions, behavior change communication initiatives/health education, health worker trainings and supportive supervision of health workers
• Experience in capacity building/ transferring of skills in health services.
• Experience in working closely with and engaging with local governments
• Experience in developing work plans and activity budgets and in following work plans with minimal supervision
• Thorough understanding of EPI activities.
• Familiarity with the strategies, structures and guidelines of the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization (UNEPI) and National Malaria Elimination Division
• Experience in training of health supervisors
• Previous community mobilization experience.
• Strong writing and organizational skills for writing case studies, documenting lessons learnt and reporting on program results.
• Experience in using participatory adult learning techniques

Additional Information

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Due to the nature of this role, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.

To apply for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Uganda.

• Ensure the effective on-site delivery of Malaria Vaccine and other vaccine activities across the 9 districts of Karamoja
• Achieve the highest coverage of all recommended doses
• Ensure timely planning and implementation of activities, bearing in mind program targets
• Interact with relevant stakeholders
• Ensure implementation is aligned with approved project proposal
• Keep stakeholders updated on program progress
• Plan joint efforts with relevant stakeholders, including immunization officers and other key stakeholders
• Ensure implementation of joint efforts
• Support the development and implementation of key vaccine-related programs
• Support in the coordination of the malaria vaccine roll out activities
• Engage in zero-dose children identification
• Participate in future vaccine introductions
• Engage in community engagement for EPI services

• Strong writing and organizational skills for writing case studies, documenting lessons learnt and reporting on program results
• Experience in using participatory adult learning techniques
• Training and mentorship skills
• Capacity building/transferring of skills in health services
• Community mobilization
• Work plan development and activity budgeting
• Stakeholder engagement and coordination

• Medical/Nursing Degree or a degree in public health with master's in public health
• Minimum 5 years' experience implementing malaria and or immunization programs
• Experience in training and mentorship of health care workers on vaccine management and malaria control
• Previous work with development agencies, NGOs
• Experience in the planning and implementation of communicable disease control/malaria control interventions
• Experience in behavior change communication initiatives/health education
• Experience in health worker trainings and supportive supervision of health workers
• Experience in capacity building/ transferring of skills in health services
• Experience in working closely with and engaging with local governments
• Experience in developing work plans and activity budgets and in following work plans with minimal supervision
• Thorough understanding of EPI activities
• Familiarity with the strategies, structures and guidelines of the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization (UNEPI) and National Malaria Elimination Division
• Experience in training of health supervisors
• Previous community mobilization experience
• Strong writing and organizational skills for writing case studies, documenting lessons learnt and reporting on program results
• Experience in using participatory adult learning techniques