a. Health programme component implementation, planning, management and coordination
Assist in Health Manager in designing and supporting the implementation of capacity strengthening activities for PRCS health staff to ensure health components are carried out following agreed framework, tools and guidelines, and are in line with the PRCS long-term health goals.
Conduct joint, periodic technical monitoring and reviews with PRCS of health components to identify and capture good practices, as well as identify and address operational challenges, capacity needs and gaps.
Assist the Federation office and the PRCS in the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Covid-19 related programmes and activities.
b. Immunisation and Social Mobilisation
As part of the health team ensure the NS has capacity to conduct social mobilisation and demand creation for routine immunisation and supplemental immunisation campaigns in complex settings**
Support CSO platforms to address the equity gap in immunisation in Pakistan.
Support PRCS capacity to provide immunisation services in settings where the national programme is unable.
c. Contribute to Delivering quality in operations
As part of the health team and as per guidance of the Health Manager, ensure that tools, guidelines and projects in the team are based on evidence, applicable international standards and follow a resilience-based health approach.
Ensure that operational questions and challenges are addressed by operational research in partnership with different research institutions and other internal and external partners.
Ensure that behavioural change components and training are following good standards and are aligned to department wide approaches.
d. Communications **
Help in the development and implementation of communications strategy for front line health care workers related to immunisation interventions.
Engage with the PRCS provincial staff to highlight and advocate project objectives through regular communication, focus group discussions, case studies, special reports, and news items.
Along with the field staff, involve representatives from different stakeholder groups including beneficiaries, civil society, police, government, and traditional and formal justice system.
Inform, educate and persuade journalists, media community and opinion makers through workshops, formal and informal meetings to help advocate project objectives to relevant stakeholders.
Capture the project activities and present them at various communication platforms to raise awareness along with showcasing the project impact.
Ensure documentation and consolidation of success stories, which can be communicated externally.
e. Reporting and documentation
Assist and contribute to the submission of periodic narrative and financial reports on IFRC supported health programme activities of PRCS and to the analysis of the routine health programme reports.
Support the PRCS health director in developing immunisation specific project proposals.
Support the Health Manager to develop and manage the Federation Global Immunisation programmes budgets.
In collaboration with partner agencies, Federation regional and country level colleagues, operationalise the Federation involvement in the polio endgame strategy and routine immunisation.
Work with PMER and communications colleagues to share information, lessons learned and best practices.
Support in the mapping of global programming, progress, best practices and priority especially in Complex Settings and ensure professional dialogue with and relevant support to technical staff and maintain a functioning network of delegates, NS staff and professionals in the Health in Complex Settings sector.
How to apply:
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Please mention the position applying for in Subject Line of the email, otherwise your application may not be considered. Deadline for submission of applications is 02 September 2020.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.