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ROLE PURPOSE:

COVID vaccine (Covax) Senior Project coordinator will be key component of the Emergency Response Unit of SCI Sudan, this role is mobile and will be required to support with the possibility of deployment to any other parts of Sudan SCI Operational zones to support COVAX project and emergency responses. He/She will have overall responsibility for delivery of quality clinical care to patients in emergency and none emergency situations of the response and will head the clinical team and COVAX team. COVID vaccine (Covax) Project coordinator will support with COVAX rollout, guide the team in registration process, cold chain supervision, arrangement of logistic with supply chain and report regularly against indicators,

SCOPE OF ROLE:

•  COVID vaccine (Covax)Senior Project coordinator will work closely with MOH team , COVAX team , participate in regular meeting planning process and guide implementation of SCI supported activities. . COVAX coordinator may support field team remotely or physically to make sure indicators are delivered in timely manner

Reports to:   Country Office Health Manager 

SCOPE OF ROLE:

•  COVID vaccine (Covax)Senior Project coordinator will work closely with MOH team , COVAX team , participate in regular meeting planning process and guide implementation of SCI supported activities. . COVAX coordinator may support field team remotely or physically to make sure indicators are delivered in timely manner

Reports to:   Country Office Health Manager 

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice)

Accountability:

·         Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

Ambition:

·         Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes responsibility for their own personal development.

·         Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

Collaboration:

·         Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

·         Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

·         Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

·         Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

Integrity:

Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

Essential

• MBBS from recognised medical collage
• At least 2 years’ medical experience.
• Pervious experience in vaccination campaign or COVID response

Team work and relation building skills.

Females are strongly encouraged to apply for this post.

Application, full CV, copy of qualifications and experience certificates should be delivered directly to HAC Labour Department, Khartoum – End of Gamojoria Street. Send or through CV to https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2100055W&lang=en Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written test and interviews.  Closing date will be on day: 29/July/2021. Any application after this date will not be considered. 

Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents. SCI will be undertaking child safeguarding checks for all candidates. Selected candidate will asked to provide police checking prior to signing contract.