State Facilitator

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Overview of position:

• The Nigeria government through the Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) using its Primary Health Care (PHC) resources has consistently implemented EPI as a strategy to prevent child mortality, improve immunization coverage. In addition, our client in Nigeria is assisting the efforts through developing strategies focused on Zero Doses (ZD's) & under immunized in 200 LGAs across 30 states & FCT to ensure 65% of the children are reached & vaccinated during the Big Catch Up (BCU) activities. To restore & strengthen delivery of priority services in ensuring well functional immunization program including identifying ZD communities, scaling up childhood immunization & strengthening primary health care for the delivery of integrated immunization & essential health services. Moreover, to improve the population immunity against vaccines preventable diseases in the country, our client is supporting the government of Nigeria through the Identify Enumerate & Vaccinate (IEV) strategy operationalization in conducting the (BCU)..
• In order to assist the NPHCDA through support from subnational levels & the state health authorities for operationalizing the (BCU) for ZD communities & under immunization our client through CTG will recruit six consultants. The consultant will work under the supervision of the Health Specialist & the Health Manager for Immunization, SBC Specialist in our clients Nigeria country office, with extending supports to our clients Field Office (FO) (Health & SBC) & state health authorities.

Main responsibilities & tasks include but are not limited to:

• BCU strategies and implementation: The consultants will provide technical support to the state BCU strategies, interventions & monitoring reports & develop an implementation plan to address challenges & bottlenecks identified to ensure eligible children are identified & reached with required vaccines. The aim of the documents reviews & analysis is to ensure there is clear guidance on how to provide missed doses of vaccinations.
• Development of knowledge management products: The consultants are to support in the documentation, case studies on strategies for BCU & efforts for continuously implementing catch up vaccination as part of a whole system approach along the life course.
• Specifically, the consultants will support subnational levels:
• Micro planning & analysis of the developed plan for the states in implementing the BCU in all priority LGAs.
• Finalization of the BCU micro-plan in association with the SPHCDA & partners.
• Analyzing approaches, challenges & bottlenecks for planning, identification & reporting on ZD / under immunized children conducted.
• In close collaboration with LGA Health Education Officer, support development, implementation & monitoring of LGA specific evidence based SBC plans.
• Ensure capacity building, community engagement, social mobilization & specific contextualized behaviour change interventions are conducted, with special focus on underserved & hard to reach communities.
• Support training at the subnational level that cover best practices for implementation of BCU, recording & reporting catch up doses, adapted to different healthcare settings & context.
• Support the VSLs in the development of quality vaccines & devices distribution plan including data tools & waste management plan to the LGA & ward level.
• Support the SPHCB & SBC Consultant to ensure ACSM activities are conducted as plan at the state, LGAs & ward levels in the prioritized LGAs.
• Strengthen partnership with relevant stakeholders at the subnational level on immunization & PHC activities.
• Ensure accurate daily data tools are being used & reporting procedure are followed by wards, LGA & state throughout the catch up implementation.
• Follow up with the states in ensuring children vaccinated during implementation are recorded, reported & harmonize into the DHIS2.
• Support the states to mapped out the strategy for implementation & monitored the implementation process in ensuring all ZD / under immunized children of the targeted year groups & missed communities are reached & vaccinated.
• Provide technical support to states to strengthen health care workforces, improve health service delivery, build trust & demand for vaccines within communities & address gaps & obstacles to restoring immunization.
• Support states to develop restore & strengthen strategy plan in ensuring adequate access of the community to quality health care & other PHC services including immunization services.
• Analysis of BCU vaccine demand, track vaccine stocks at subnational levels, liaise with NPHCDA & NSCS to make adequate availability of BCU vaccines at subnational levels (applicable for vaccine management consultant).

Deliverables:

• Technical guidance to the State & LGA Health Managers in developing micro planning for implementing the BCU & operationalize IEV in all priority LGAs across 30 states & FCT.
• Analyses of ZD's & under immunize children in all the prioritized LGAs & share with the FO & Country Office (NCO).
• Mapping & planning for the community engagement strategy for the states to reach the eligible ZD children.
• Guide & facilitate the State / LGA / Ward Health Educators / Focal Person for implementing the contextualized LGA / ward specific community engagement activities.
• Documenting lessons learnt in monitoring the big catch implementation using ODK & GTS tracker.
• Assist our clients FO & NCO to collect & collate BCU beneficiary data (to be paid through our client).
• Support coordination of training of health care workers at the state, LGA & ward level on BCU micro planning & operationalization in association with the SPHCDA & partners.
• Finalization of the ZD / under immunized children vaccinated are recorded & reported into the appropriate tools & transmitted to the FOs & NCO.
• Monthly & field mission reports with findings of data collection, good practice & sustainability.
• Vaccine accountability & waste management report are generated & share with the FOs & NCO.
• Institutionalize / share best practices & knowledge learned / products with global / local partners & stakeholders to build capacity of practitioners / users & disseminate products to key audiences including partners & donors
• Analysis of state BCU vaccine demand & timely availability of BCU vaccine at subnational levels.
• Final comprehensive report on the assignment developed & presented after each round of the BCU.

Project reporting:

• Health Specialist and the Health Manager for Immunization, SBC Specialist

Key competencies:

• University degree in nursing, pharmacy, medicine, health economics, public health, health policy & management, social or behavioral science or any other related fields is required.
• Fluency in English is required & knowledge of any of the three major Nigerian languages is an added advantage.
• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in immunization program planning, public health, epidemiology & disease control, MCH & community engagement, SBC / RCCE, vaccine & logistic management, accountability to affected populations or another related area is required.
• Emergency response experience is required.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Ability to work strategically to realize organizational goals, develop strategies & set clear visions.
• Ability to persuade & influence, negotiate to obtain agreement & promote ideas.
• Ability to network & establish good relations with staff, partners & government.
• Proven experience in capacity development & skills in effectively packaging & related data & results.

Team management:

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information:

• CTG is looking for 13 staff to fill this position based out of different locations in Nigeria, for exact duty stations for this advert, please refer to this advertisement on CTG careers portal.