State Immunization Lead (Location: Enugu, Kano, Kaduna, and Rivers) at John Snow Inc - JSI

About the Organization

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) is a public health management consulting and research organization dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world. JSI is currently implementing the Routine Immunization Project.

Project Overview

The project's overarching goal is to strengthen routine immunization programs to:

• Sustainably overcome the entrenched obstacles contributing to stagnating and declining immunization rates in the supported states
• Address the barriers to reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children with life-saving vaccines and other health services

The Project will provide technical assistance to support routine immunization strengthening in 4 states, applying a co-creation approach to improve equitable coverage with a focus on identifying, understanding, and reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children.

Role Summary

The State Immunization Lead will directly support the State Primary Health Care Agency or Board (SPHCDA/B) team in the assigned state in Nigeria and provide strategic leadership to ensure effective planning and implementation of national priority activities at the state and Local Government Area (LGA) levels. The State Immunization Lead will work in collaboration with the JSI team to support all aspects of vaccination technical assistance and routine immunization strengthening.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to the State PHCD and other local partners
• Serve as a strategic, high-level technical advisor to SPHCDA/B and be an active member of appropriate technical sub-committees and working groups responsible for routine immunization
• Work in collaboration with the NPHCDA and technical partners to complete evaluations of immunization activities in the assigned state

Duty Locations

Enugu, Kano, Kaduna, and Rivers