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National Professional Officer, EPI
WHO
The World Health Organization, Sudan Office is looking for a qualified candidate to fill the following post:

 Vacancy No: EMRO/16/TA168
 Section/Unit: EPI
 Grade Level: NO-B
 Duty Station: Khartoum
 Duration: 12 Months
 Closing Date: 07 Sept 2016

 
 Background:

To provide equitable access for children and adults to existing and new vaccines, and other interventions that lead to reduction of mortality of people in Sudan.fff



 
 Duties and responsibilities:

1.Monitoring & following of the MOH planning and micro planning activities :
-Building the national capacities on district micro planning
-Developing and updating the district micro plans
-Updating , implementing and evaluating implementation of the Country Multi Years Plan (cMYP)
2.Strengthening routine immunization:
-Assess the vaccination coverage by locality/Community and identify the bottlenecks and barriers for improving routine
immunization
-Provide technical advice to the MOH to develop national plan for addressing the barriers for strengthening routine immunization,
improving coverage and ensure equity
-Build the national capacities needed in MOH for strengthening routine immunization
3.Surveillance, monitoring and evaluation:
-Provide technical advice for improving immunization data quality and accuracy of the reporting system of EPI at all levels
-Collaborate with the MOH to build the national capacity for surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases, including data
management of the sentinel sites surveillance networks
4.Introduction of new vaccines:
-Contribute to the improvement of evidence-based decision on introduction of new vaccines
-Participate in preparing for new vaccines introduction, including, development of guidelines and training materials as well as
implementation of training and orientation sessions for health providers at all levels.         


 
 Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

Education:


Essential: University degree in medicine
Desirable: Master's degree in public health.


Skills:


Competencies:
WHO global Competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1
1) Communicating in a credible and effective way
2) Fostering integration and teamwork
3) Producing results
4) Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences.


Functional Skills and Knowledge:
1.Broad knowledge of EPI strategies and policies and interventions.
2.Ability to work well under pressure.
3.Proven ability to take initiatives and make recommendations.
4.Demonstrated ability to assess and analyse date and to develop plans to address barriers.


Other Skills (e.g. IT):
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.


Experience:
Essential: At least 2 years' experience in EPI program.
Desirable: Experience in UN or NGOs setting is an asset.


Languages:
Essential: Excellent Knowledge of English and Arabic.


Additional Information:
-Post is open for local recruitment only, applicants must be nationals of the country of assignment
-Applicants are kindly requested to pay attention to the screening questions as they will be used to screen out unqualified
candidates.
- Only qualified applicants with the relevant experience will be considered.
- A written test/presentation may be used as a form of screening. The written test might be used as eliminatory tool.
- Other similar positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice (this could be the base for rosters).
-Candidates will be interviewed using a competency based approach.
-Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WHO:
http://www.who.int Click on: About WHO to learn more about WHO's operations
http://icsc.un.org Click on: Quick Links > Salary Scales > by date
-This vacancy is issued in English only
Annual salary: (Net of tax)
USD 41378.00 at single rate
This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level.
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stated in the vacancy announcement.
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