Job Description:
To meet up with the needs of the increasing number health facilities providing EPI service in the region, the need to have adequate and capable manpower to monitor and supervise those services at the level of PEMT/REMT becomes imperative. With support from UNICEF, SR REMT/PEMTs for Helmand, Uruzgan and Kandahar will ramp-up its human resource capacity as of Polio support to EPI to strength the monitoring and supervision of EPI and PEI in the selected provinces. Quality and regular monitoring and supervision will contribute to addressing some of the reported/observed demand and supply side issues faced by the provinces.
The main goal is to contribute to improved EPI and PEI performance through expanded, independent supervision and monitoring of health facilities and SIA activities in the provinces.
Job Requirements:
Specific tasks and responsibilities
A. Health facility monitoring and supervision.
1. Visit at least 20 HFs (EPI fix, outreach, mobile) once in every month to monitor, supervise and support vaccination team in HFs and MHTs visited and ensure that EPI activities are implemented according to plan and best practices.
2. To provide on the job training for vaccinators during visit based on observed and documented evidence in areas that require improvement.
3. To flag and report urgently any challenge/issue that require urgent attention of the R/PEMTs, DoPH, R/PEOC
B. Polio Eradication
1. Participate in NID (National Immunization days) monitoring and support vaccination teams to ensure they have adequate supplies, and implement campaign based on plan and assist in resolving any refusals that may be encountered by the teams.
2. Participate in evening review meeting and ensure all reported/observed weakness are address as part of plan for subsequent day campaign activities.
C. Reporting and coordination
1. Prepare monthly report of the HF visit that include vaccine and non-vaccine supplies situation, good practices observed, areas requiring improvement, actions taken at field level and key recommendations for follow-up
2. Share monthly report based on the agreed template, either online or hard copy or both as may be requested by the R/PEMT.
3. Participate in EPI and PEI microplanning processes.
4. Participate in EPI sub-committee meetings and R/PVLC and provide suggestions and recommendations on EPI improvement actions
5. Participate in NGO monthly HF in charge meetings and provide constructive feedback on how to improve EPI performances based on the findings from the HF visits
In addition to above, the EPI Monitor Coordinator (EMC), one person to be selected from the monitors will
1. Develop monitoring and supervision plan for all monitors and is to ensure all monitors implement those plans within the month
2. Collate, analysis and provided harmonized EPI monitoring/supervision report each month to the R/PEMT, R/PEOC
3. Carry out any other task assigned by the line manager
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VAC-28677 EPI Coordinator -Tayo
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