JSI Research & Training Institute Inc recrute un responsable de la santé de l’enfant et de la vaccination, Dosso, Niger

 

Post Title : Child Health and Immunization Officer, MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience (MIHR) Project

Number of Vacancies : 01 (one)

Based in : Dosso, Niger

Reports to : Regional Manager

 

Organizational Background :

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) a nonprofit founded in 1979, exists to improve the health of un­derserved people and communities throughout the world, and to provide an environment where people of passion and commitment can pursue this cause. JSI works across a full range of public and community health areas, strengthening health systems to improve services—and ultimately, people’s health. We partner with our clients to develop flexible, innovative approaches that solve complex public health problems. Strong management systems make our programs more effective, sustainable, and cost-effective.

 

Position Description :

This position is for the MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience (MIHR) in Niger, implemented by IMA World Health, with JSI, GOAL, and Pathfinder International. MIHR’s work in Niger will strengthen quality maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) and nutrition services, and provide support for improved resilience, building on USAID’s extensive malaria activities among communities in Dosso, Tahoua, and Niamey. MIHR will focus on sub-national technical assistance to increase equitable access to and use of essential facility- and community-based health services, by advancing adaptive, locally owned implementation approaches tailored to the realities and needs of these fragile contexts.

The Child Health and Immunization Officer will be based in Dosso, Niger and will report to the Regional Manager with whom (s)he will collaborate closely to support implementation of program-level child health and immunization activities with guidance from the global technical leads for Child Health and Immunization. This position is contingent upon funder approval of key personnel and availability of funds.

 

Key Responsibilities :

  • Support the design, implementation and monitoring of all regional, district and community child health and immunization activities of the MIHR Niger project ;
  • Act as a technical resource for the region’s child health and immunization activities, including facility and community-based child health and immunization service provision, and support programming and scale-up of community care sites ;
  • Provide input to the development of technical activities for annual work plans, studies, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and other reports and papers ;
  • Actively participate in technical working groups (TWG) pertaining to child health and immunization, supporting the MOH in establishing priorities, leveraging resources, strengthening partner coordination and improving child health and immunization outcomes ;
  • Provide technical guidance to the Regional Manager as needed ;
  • Other related tasks as needed.

 

Qualifications

Education : Degree in public health or a related field

Experience :

  • Four years of experience designing, implementing, and evaluating child health and immunization programs with national or local governments, NGOs, or donors ;
  • Experience working on FP/ RH/ MNCH programs, preferably USAID-funded projects ;
  • Experience working on project implementation in Niger, preferably in the Dossa or Tahoua regions ;
  • Experience in community engagement and in planning fixed, outreach and mobile integrated health strategies preferred.

Knowledge/skills :

  • Knowledge of USG health initiatives and related reporting requirements and funding parameters ;
  • Knowledge of child health and immunization strategies, including the RED/REC strategy, the IMNCI strategy, and existing USAID and GAVI guidance to reduce the number zero-dose children and missed communities  ;
  • Proven ability to work as an effective team member ;
  • Professional oral and written communication skills in French ;
  • Oral and written communication skills in other local languages, such as Haussa, Djerma, or Tamashek, or English ;
  • Ability to work and travel within Niger.

 

Contact :

Interested candidates who meet the above conditions should submit an online application on our website at Apply here and reference the job title Child Health & Immunization Officer (Dosso) – MIHR.

Interested applicants should submit an application no later than December 3, 2021.

Note : Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Due to the urgency of this vacancy, JSI reserves the right to fill this position prior to the closing date.

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