Job ID

2024-6309

Location

PK-Islamabad

Category

International Positions

Employment Status

Full-Time

Jhpiego is an international non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University, USA. For more than 50 years and in over 150 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego is dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries.

Jhpiego seeks a dynamic and experienced individual for the position of Project Lead for HPV Vaccine Introduction in Pakistan. The Project Lead will play a pivotal role in providing overall oversight and leadership for the preparation and introduction of HPV vaccine. Under the supervision of the Country Director and in close collaboration with global technical & program teams, the Project Lead will lead a team to ensure the technical and methodological soundness of activities, implementing evidence-based strategies to enhance the acceptance and utilization of the HPV vaccine in Pakistan.

Strategic Planning and Coordination:

• Provide overall technical, program and strategic leadership and coordination for the preparation of HPV introduction, in Pakistan, including applications for Vaccine Introduction Grants
• Oversee baseline, midpoint, and end line assessments of community, family, and health worker knowledge related to HPV vaccine introduction.
• In collaboration with the country director and relevant project team members, develop workplans and timelines for the course of the project
• Implement effective and ongoing mechanisms to consistently track workplans, identify and resolve bottlenecks, and course correct activities

Community Engagement and Survey Management:

• Lead development of survey tools to evaluate community perception towards vaccination, especially HPV, at various points during the project, oversee implementation of surveys, work with M&E teams to compile results, and disseminate findings to stakeholders
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with provincial level leadership during preparatory phase

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration:

• Effectively engage with all relevant stakeholders at national level for introduction including professional health societies, religious and community leaders, youth leaders, CSOs and NGOs Work closely with SBCC (social and behavioral change communication) provincial teams to develop and implement community engagement and demand generation strategies.
• Lead the development and implementation of the community engagement and demand generation strategies, with the support of provincial SBCC teams
• Represent the project in national-level technical working groups and leadership teams

Technical Oversight and Reporting:

• Work closely with M&E focal point and teams to track progress of communication and technical activities between key stakeholders, especially at the community/household level
• Ensure SBBC teams provide effective relationship building and linkages between communities and healthcare system to build trust in the vaccine and the process
• Oversee technical content in social mobilization materials targeting healthcare workers and communities to ensure accuracy and acceptability of messaging
• Be an integral and trusted member of national level technical working groups, tasks teams, and leadership teams in preparation and submission of the HPV vaccine application
• Effectively and transparently communicate evidence-based updates to the country director, and Baltimore based teams on progress, bottlenecks, and solutions
• Any other relevant tasks requested by the country director or the global team

Risk Mitigation and Problem Resolution:

• Develop risk mitigation plans with teams for smooth program implementation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve potential problems to ensure program success.

• Advanced degree in public health
• 9-10 years of professional experience in public health programs, at the operational level
• Extensive knowledge of best practices in immunization; experience in vaccine introduction, especially in vaccine hesitant communities and geographic pockets, demand generation and community engagement, and gender equity approaches a plus.
• Proven record of effective communication and engagement with high visibility stakeholders at the national level
• Experience in team building including fostering collaborative partnerships and linkages with stakeholder groups, particularly with FDI (Federal Directorate of Immunization), the provincial and district level EPI teams, and community level stakeholders
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, Fluent in written and spoken English and Urdu
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally about 30- 50% of the time.
• This position is exclusively available to Pakistani nationals.
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and note that the successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. The position will be closed for further applications once it is successfully filled. We will be conducting interviews on a rolling basis, so we encourage interested candidates to apply at their earliest convenience. Thank you for your interest in joining our team.

Jhpiego is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Failure to follow the instructions of applying, your application would be denied.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

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