EPI Supervisor

Job description

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Overview of position

Due to conflict, socio and cultural norm
and poor access of communities to health services Kandahar, Helmand and Zabul
has become the deprived provinces of the country where people living in
hard-to-reach areas have limited access to health service especially
immunization. According to AHS survey proportion of fully immunized children
was 5%. Massive outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases including measles,
pertussis reported from the provinces. 
To meet up with the needs with support of our Client the micro plan at
provincial level has been revised and the white and unreached areas are identified.
Currently the BPHS NGOs in these provinces don’t have the capacity under the
HER project to recruit outreach vaccinators and cover the white areas. the need
to have adequate and capable manpower to provide routine immunization outreach
services at village and community level becomes imperative. With support from our Client, PEMTs and BPHS NGOs will ramp-up its human resource capacity as of
Polio support to EPI to strengthen provision of EPI services in Kandahar,
Helmand and Zabul provinces. Recruitment of additional outreach vaccinators will
contribute to addressing of the reported/observed demand and supply side issues
faced by the provinces.

Role objectives

Specific tasks and responsibilities

A.Health
facility monitoring and 
supervision.

1.Visit at
least 20 HFs (EPI fix, outreach, mobile) once in every month to monitor,
supervise and support vaccination team in HFs and MHTs visited and ensure that EPI
activities are implemented according to plan and best practices.

2.To provide
on the job training for vaccinators during visit based on observed and
documented evidence in areas that require improvement.

3.To flag
and report urgently any challenge/issue that require urgent attention of the R/PEMTs,
DoPH, R/PEOC

B.Polio
Eradication

1.Participate
in NID (National Immunization days) monitoring and support vaccination teams to
ensure they have adequate supplies, and implement campaign based on plan and
assist in resolving any refusals that may be encountered by the teams.

2.Participate
in evening review meeting and ensure all reported/observed weakness are address
as part of plan for subsequent day campaign activities.

C.Reporting
and coordination

1.Prepare
monthly report of the HF visit that include vaccine and non-vaccine supplies
situation, good practices observed, areas requiring improvement, actions taken
at field level and key recommendations for follow-up

2.Share
monthly report based on the agreed template, either online or hard copy or both
as may be requested by the R/PEMT.

3.Participate
in EPI and PEI microplanning processes.

4.Participate
in EPI sub-committee meetings and R/PVLC and provide suggestions and
recommendations on EPI improvement actions

5.Participate
in NGO monthly HF in charge meetings and provide constructive feedback on how
to improve EPI performances based on the findings from the HF visits

In addition to
above, the EPI Monitor Coordinator (EMC), one person to be selected from the
monitors will

1.Develop
monitoring and supervision plan for all monitors and is to ensure all monitors
implement those plans within the month

2.Collate,
analysis and provided harmonized EPI monitoring/supervision report each month
to the R/PEMT, R/PEOC

3.Carry out
any other task assigned by the line manager

Project reporting

N/A

Key competencies

N/A

Team management

N/A

Further information

QUALIFICATION
and COMPETENCIES

  • ·Education: Graduate Medical doctor and/or experience nurse

  • ·Work Experience: At least 4 years of professional work experience in immunization space.

  • ·Skills: Supervision/monitoring and data collection, good communication skills

Disclaimer:

· At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.

· CTG has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) which is outlined in its Code of Conduct. Protection from SEA is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to CTG’s Code of Conduct at all times.

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