JOB TITLE: State Technical Advisor (COVID Vaccine Roll Out)
JOB LOCATION: Abuja (FCT), Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto and Ebonyi
JOB DETAILS:
- Participate in meetings of State Emergency Task Force for COVID Vaccine Roll Out Coordination and take lead in follow up actions for IHP as requested.
- Identify emerging priority policy and strategic issues from the COVID Vaccine Roll out Management meetings, and initiate follow up actions in consultation with the ES of the SPHCDA, ES of the SMOH and the Commissioner of Health, and other senior staff of SERICC, and provide feedback to the NPHCDA as requested.
- Provide expert support to strengthen coordination and synergy of the State Emergency Task Force for the COVID Vaccine Roll out activities with activities supported by donors, multilateral organizations, NGOs, and other key stakeholders at the state, LGA and ward levels.
- Participate in multi-stakeholder technical and policy working groups with a particular focus on planning and deployment of COVID-19 vaccine in the State.
- Strengthen system for exchange of technical information, providing expert technical guidance and identify opportunities for technical and programmatic partnerships and collaboration for effective implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination with focus on communication, information system, financial and budgetary management of vaccine deployment plan.
- Actively participate in the development of plans and approaches for the deployment of COVID-19 vaccine at the State, LGA and ward levels and keep the Commissioner of Health abreast of the progress made on priority topics especially those related with communication, information system and implementation areas.
- Review priority strategy documents for COVID-19 vaccine rollout and ensure that the Commissioner’s office is updated on the changes, revisions, and improvements in these documents. Support review of policy briefs and other priority technical documents.
- Review the vaccine deployment data and prepare short reports and executive summaries.
Required Qualifications
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- Health professional at doctoral level such as Doctor of Medicine, PhD or equivalent, with a Master of Public Health, Public Health Policies or equivalent from recognized universities.
- At least 10 years of working at senior level with national or international organizations.
- At least 3 years of working with vaccination programs or emergency response programs with similar scale and intensity.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Nigerian health system and at least 3 years’ experience of working for or with the health system. Knowledge and expertise in epidemics, vaccines, planning, health management, health financing, health policy and working with the public sector highly desired.
- Prior experience with the policies and strategies of the NPHCDA, SPHCDA or State ministries of health.
- Demonstrated experience in senior level engagement with proven expertise, that can provide the Commissioner of Health, ES SPHCDA, and ES State Ministry of Health with advice on all the areas related to the vaccine plan, elaboration of technical documents to support the policy, planning and decision making around the national plan, and provide daily and weekly reports on the status of the plan advancement.
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
- Bilingual English and Hausa (for Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto).
Key Result Areas:
- Improved coordination among departments and key stakeholders responsible for deployment of COVID-19 vaccine with emphasis on communication, risk management, information system, and implementation.
- Increased alignment of Senior Management priorities with priorities reflected in policies, strategies and plans developed by the relevant departments.
- Share other state and global best practices in the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines.
- Keep USAID Nigeria well informed of the progress with the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines in the state.
- Essential coordination structures between key stakeholders in place and improved.
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