IRC COVID 19 Manager – HeRON Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs

IRC COVID 19 Manager – HeRON Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. IRC Nigeria looking for “COVID 19 Manager – HeRON”. Applicants with a Master’s degree may apply on or before 26 October 2022.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.

IRC COVID 19 Manager – HeRON Jobs 2022

The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 14 October 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of COVID 19 Manager – HeRON to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Recruiter	International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Position	COVID 19 Manager – HeRON
Location	Abuja, Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	Master’s degree
Experience Required	Minimum 2-3 years
Application Deadline	26 October 2022

IRC Job Vacancy 2022

Scope of Work: The HeRoN covid19 manager will report to the HeRoN senior covid19 Manager. He/She will be responsible for working with the ministry of health, departments and agencies, and local government health authorities in the state of assignment, to promote COVID-19 vaccination services in line with the NPHCDA covid 19 scales 3.0 strategy. The position will maintain collaborative working relationships established among key government officials and will support the states establish additional mass vaccination sites, training and deploying additional covid 19 vaccination teams, coordinating mass vaccination activities/campaigns, strengthening the integration of covid 19 into routine PHCC services and coordinates with SFH to ensure covid19 vaccine demand and social marketing is improved. He/she will coordinate with the M&E manager to ensure data quality checks at the mass vaccination points and Fixed post, and coordinate with the SPHCDA to ensure vaccine and cold chain carriers’ availability and vaccine delivery to mass vaccination sites and PHCCs.   The position requires experience working with the government health care system, Experience working in partnership with or directly with the Ministry of Health, the Ability to plan and collaborate with States &LGAs, and an Ability to manage a wide range of stakeholders for collaboration, coordination, and consultation. He/She will work collaboratively with the SFH program leads to achieve harmonized concepts, and approaches

Major Responsibilities:

• He/She will liaise with the State Primary Health Care Development Agency and State Ministry of Health, and other stakeholders to implement guidelines on COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the state of assignment.
• He/She will work with the SHCDA/SPHCMB to strengthen the planning and integration of the COVID-19 vaccine into routine PHC immunization services and support for the digitization of the reporting system.
• He/she will support the roll-out of mass vaccination sites and will provide technical leadership to implementing partners to roll out community-based strategy to improve social marketing to increase the coverage and efficiency of vaccine delivery
• Liaise with the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA/SPHCMB) and State Ministry of Health (SMOH), and other stakeholders to adapt the operational plan for the project in line with the SCALES 3.0 model.
• Coordinate the implementation of all planned advocacy, communication, and social mobilization activities to support community linkage to PHC at State, LGA, and ward levels
• Coordinate engagement of traditional, religious, and other community structures with health institutions to drive targeted community engagement for demand creation

Qualification:

• Graduate Health professional (Doctor, Nurse, Clinical or Medical Officer), or any other relevant health-related field with public health/system strengthening and Governance background.
• Post-graduate training in public health, added advantage
• Master’s degree in public health added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum 2-3 years of professional experience, of which 1 year in health system strengthening, or in humanitarian/development settings
• Previous/current experience in Immunization programming, especially managing covid 19 program activities added advantage
• Previous experience in similar roles and responsibilities preferred
• Experience in local governance, social accountability, public administration, institutional development, public-sector capacity building, or related technical areas is highly desirable.
• Knowledge and understanding of governance in service delivery, particularly in health, are highly recommended
• Previous work experience with INGO, especially with project planning and reports writing, is an added advantage
• Previous experience working with USAID-funded projects preferred
• Have experience in general management (including financial and budget management, logistics management, etc.)
• Familiarity/ knowledge of operational contexts of the state of assignment (Yobe/ Borno or Adamawa State)

Other Details

• Requisition ID: req33203
• Job Title: COVID-19 Manager – HeRON
• Sector: Health
• Employment Category: Fixed Term
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Open to Expatriates: No
• Location: Nigeria
• Languages: English. Knowledge of local languages is an added advantage.

How to Apply IRC COVID 19 Manager – HeRON Jobs 2022

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The Closing Date: 26 October 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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