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Position Title: COVID-19 Coordinator (1 position)
Contract Type: Specific Task
Reports to: Technical Advisor - Surveillance and Public Health Preparedness
Job Location: Dar es Salaam
Travel: Up to 40% in intervention districts outside of job location
Overall Job Function:
The COVID-19 Coordinator (Specific Task) will be responsible for supporting and overseeing all COVID-19 vaccination services to targeted populations in Mwanza region. Under the technical supervision of Technical Advisor, s/he will coordinate delivery of COVID-19 vaccination services in both HFs and community settings. S/he will oversee the region’s COVID-19 facility and community-based vaccination activities and COVID-19 risk mitigation activities.
Specific Responsibilities and Duties:
Work with Regional Health Management Members (RHMT), Council’s Health Management Members (CHMT), community leaders and religion leaders to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination efforts
Coordinate and ensure functionality of temporary fixed vaccination sites at the community and regional level
Manage acceleration of COVID-19 vaccination in the community in collaboration with the CHMT and community leaders
Monitoring of daily and weekly COVID-19 vaccination data in the Chanjo Covid Electronic System and produce summary reports and visualization for timely submission to ICAP’s technical leadership
Oversee the execution of regional level COVID-19 vaccination plans
Produce COVID-19 vaccination data review reports and develop strategies for improvements
Track the progress and trajectory of COVID-19 vaccination, identify and troubleshoot gaps as per the performance trends
Manage timely implementation of all major program activities relevant to the technical areas according to the objectives and deliverables, conducting relevant site visits, supporting district team
Management of civil society organization (CSO) responsible for demand creation activities and ensure timely submission of reports on deliverables
Organize internal meetings to review COVID-19 vaccination data and utilize data to address gaps in implementation
Participate in all relevant program meetings, internal and external meetings, and leads such meetings as necessary.
Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Required Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills:
Required Education: Degree holder in medicine, nursing, laboratory, public health, social and behavioral sciences or other relevant health related fields from a recognized institution
A master’s degree in public health or epidemiology is added advantage
Required Technical Experience: Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience in donor-funded projects in public health or large-scale immunization and vaccine programs
Experience in implementation of COVID-19 vaccination activities is an added advantage Excellent written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English required.
Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint at minimum; preferred proficiency with statistical Software such as SAS, Epi info or SPSS).
Ability to provide high quality technical assistance to regional offices.
Ability to lead and work with a diverse team.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and strong problem-solving skills. Flexibility to work after normal working hours and on weekends with significant travel outside of duty station.
Familiarity with Tanzanian context; fluency in Kiswahili required.
Contract Type: Specific Task
Reports to: Technical Advisor - Surveillance and Public Health Preparedness
Job Location: Dar es Salaam
Travel: Up to 40% in intervention districts outside of job location
Overall Job Function:
The COVID-19 Coordinator (Specific Task) will be responsible for supporting and overseeing all COVID-19 vaccination services to targeted populations in Mwanza region. Under the technical supervision of Technical Advisor, s/he will coordinate delivery of COVID-19 vaccination services in both HFs and community settings. S/he will oversee the region’s COVID-19 facility and community-based vaccination activities and COVID-19 risk mitigation activities.
Specific Responsibilities and Duties:
Work with Regional Health Management Members (RHMT), Council’s Health Management Members (CHMT), community leaders and religion leaders to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination efforts
Coordinate and ensure functionality of temporary fixed vaccination sites at the community and regional level
Manage acceleration of COVID-19 vaccination in the community in collaboration with the CHMT and community leaders
Monitoring of daily and weekly COVID-19 vaccination data in the Chanjo Covid Electronic System and produce summary reports and visualization for timely submission to ICAP’s technical leadership
Oversee the execution of regional level COVID-19 vaccination plans
Produce COVID-19 vaccination data review reports and develop strategies for improvements
Track the progress and trajectory of COVID-19 vaccination, identify and troubleshoot gaps as per the performance trends
Manage timely implementation of all major program activities relevant to the technical areas according to the objectives and deliverables, conducting relevant site visits, supporting district team
Management of civil society organization (CSO) responsible for demand creation activities and ensure timely submission of reports on deliverables
Organize internal meetings to review COVID-19 vaccination data and utilize data to address gaps in implementation
Participate in all relevant program meetings, internal and external meetings, and leads such meetings as necessary.
Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Required Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills:
Required Education: Degree holder in medicine, nursing, laboratory, public health, social and behavioral sciences or other relevant health related fields from a recognized institution
A master’s degree in public health or epidemiology is added advantage
Required Technical Experience: Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience in donor-funded projects in public health or large-scale immunization and vaccine programs
Experience in implementation of COVID-19 vaccination activities is an added advantage Excellent written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English required.
Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint at minimum; preferred proficiency with statistical Software such as SAS, Epi info or SPSS).
Ability to provide high quality technical assistance to regional offices.
Ability to lead and work with a diverse team.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and strong problem-solving skills. Flexibility to work after normal working hours and on weekends with significant travel outside of duty station.
Familiarity with Tanzanian context; fluency in Kiswahili required.