Provincial EPI Officer (SSA)

Under direct technical guidance and supervision of EPI WHO medical officer and the overall supervision of WR/Pakistan, the incumbent will perform the following tasks:

1. Provide Technical support for strengthening routine immunization activities, including:

· Implementation of the RED approach at the district level

· Monitoring and evaluation of routine immunization system

· Strengthening supervision and monitoring of EPI activities at the provincial and district level

· Strengthening collection, analysis and use of EPI data

2. Implementation of measles elimination activities including

· Planning and implementing measles follow-up SIAs

· Training of provincial-level staff on SIAs activities

· Establishing a system to monitor indicators for measles elimination after the campaign

3. Providing technical support to ensure successful introduction of new vaccines, including:

· Contributing to developing the new vaccines introduction plan

· Ensuring appropriate cold chain capacity for introduction of the new vaccine

· Developing training materials on new vaccines introduction

· Conducting provincial and district training on new vaccines introduction

· Revising the registration and reporting system to reflect the new vaccine

4. Provide technical support to implementation, monitoring and evaluation of surveillance systems of vaccine preventable diseases, including

· Case-based surveillance for measles with laboratory confirmation and achieving the surveillance quality indicators

· Community based surveillance of MNT

· Sentinel laboratory surveillance of diseases preventable by new vaccines, including bacterial meningitis surveillance, bacterial pneumonia surveillance and rotavirus gastroenteritis surveillance

5. Assist in improving EPI management system including

· Help coordination of ICC meetings and strengthening ICC function

· Support timely and appropriate use of GAVI funds to support strengthening immunization programme

· Support provincial contribution to reporting to GAVI

Education required:

· Essential: University degree in medicine or medical science with postgraduate training in epidemiology and Public health

· Desirable: Training in biostatistics and data analysis

Experience:

At least 5 year’s experience in:

· EPI programme planning and implementation of EPI routine immunization activities

· Monitoring, evaluation and assessment of national immunization programs

· Measles and other vaccine preventable diseases surveillance