The Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is seeking a seasoned and Dynamic Immunization Officer under GAVI-SNIP Project for District Thatta in Sindh Region.

Major Responsibilities:

• Plan, implement and monitor monthly fixed, outreach and mobile vaccination campaigns in coordination with district EPI team.
• Monitor vaccine stock levels, distribution, and storage in collaboration with district EPI team to ensure the seamless availability of immunization supplies
• Provide technical support and supervision in developing realistic micro plans for outreach vaccination delivery and ensuring effective cold chain management to maintain quality of immunization services
•  Identify training needs, plan and conduct regular refresher trainings to vaccination staff in collaboration with district EPI and project teams.
• Analyze monthly coverage data to identify areas for improvement by calculating monthly immunization coverage, dropout rates and missed children.
• Participate in monthly review meetings to suggest measures for addressing immunization gaps and issues.
•  Conduct regular visits to EPI centers and outreach facilities/points to assess immunization service delivery quality and provide on the job couching to vaccinators on identified gaps and issues.
•  Engage with community leaders, influencers, and stakeholders especially religious Ulma in coordination with AKRSP team to increase demand for routine immunization through community mobilization.
• Participate in community awareness campaigns and meetings with community stakeholders on immunization in coordination AKRSP and Government health department.
• Build and sustain strong liaison with other agencies on ground, such as Government Health Department, WHO and UNICEF for immunization activities.
• Ensure proper vaccine storage, handling, and distribution in line with cold chain management principles.
• Collect, validate, and report immunization data to program management team.

Education, Skills & Competencies:

• Bachelor/Diploma in Nursing/ Medical technician or bachelor’s in public health or health related field.
• At least 1-2 years of experience in public health especially routine immunization/polio eradication program with national or international organization.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, project management and teamwork skills
• Ability to work in a team and build partnership with different stakeholders.
• Familiarity with national immunization policies and guidelines.
• Ability and willingness to work in resources constrained and remote communities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Fluency in local languages and English

Due to urgency, this vacancy may be filled before the due date. Therefore, don’t wait for the deadline as the applications will be scrutinized/reviewed on rolling basis.”

AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Immunization Officer accompanied with his/her Line Manager(s) is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.