Subscribe to Job Alert
Join our happy subscribers
Never pay for any CBT, test or assessment as part of any recruitment process. When in doubt, contact us
John Snow, Inc., and its nonprofit affiliate JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., are public health research and consulting firms dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world. JSI builds local capacity to address critical health problems, collaborating with local partners to assist countries, governments, c...
Read more about this company
The Center influences the global technical agenda for RI system strengthening through advocacy with partners and participation in international forums to share JSI’s technical expertise and development perspective, pursuing the inclusion of RI strengthening in all immunization-related efforts. In addition to this global technical leadership role, the Center serves as the hub for all immunization technical activity within JSI, and manages a portfolio of immunization-related projects and new business opportunities, in collaboration with other JSI Centers and the organization’s bilateral and centrally-funded projects.
Pending grant award, JSI will be providing technical assistance to the Kenyan Ministry of Health and the National Vaccines and Immunization Programme (NVIP) during the introduction of the HPV vaccine in 2019. JSI will be providing support in the following areas:
The Project Assistant will be based in Nairobi and work with MOH/NVIP and other partners in providing technical assistance at both national and district levels in preparation for HPV rollout campaign and introduction into routine immunization nationwide. The PA will work under the direction of and be supervised by the Immunization Technical Officer (ITO) and will also work closely with the Immunization Logistics Technical Officer. The JSI team will provide expertise toward the design, coordination, implementation, evaluation, and documentation of HPV rollout. This may include providing technical input to improve the planning, management, coordination, training, monitoring, and/or evaluation of the HPV introduction.
The PA will also manage administration and logistics including assistance with implementation, monitoring and documenting the processes and programmatic activities at field level. The PA will need to maintain close collaborative relationship with MOH partners and JSI colleagues in Kenya and at HQ.
Our ideal candidate is passionate about public health services (ideally immunization), capacity building, self-driven, creative, flexible, open to finding innovative solutions to problems and is outcome oriented. The candidate is curious, team oriented, receptive to learning and growing professionally and personally, and enjoys using and playing with data.
RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS
Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.
Join our happy subscribers