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Purpose Of The Post

• The Malaria Vaccines Introduction and Rollout is an integral part of and contributes to the efforts of the Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases (UHC/UCN) cluster in the WHO African region. The cluster's strategic agenda aims to reduce the burden of diseases in the WHO African Region by guiding disease control initiatives, leveraging analytics for strategic investments, and tailoring interventions for disease control. The guiding principles include comprehensive whole-of-society, people-centred, and integrated approaches to disease control.

Role of the Demand Generation Expert for Malaria Vaccines Introduction

• The Roster of data science experts in Malaria Vaccines Introduction is primarily intended to serve as a deployable capacity for WHO to augment existing support to countries. Therefore, officers provide technical support capacity for activities concerning Introduction of Malaria Vaccines from Application Development, budget Development, Planning, Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating post Introduction. Candidate who are successful with this call of interest will receive a pre-deployment briefing to prepare them for any potential operational deployment in the 19 countries of the Region.

Time Management and duty station

• In the event of a field deployment, data science experts will fall under usual reporting structures for VPD/field missions to RO, and CO respectively. The UCN Cluster shall determine and coordinate overarching strategy and policy, such as principles guiding the organization, development, and deployment of the data science experts for Malaria Vaccines Introduction.

Summary Of Duties
Within the framework of the Accelerated Malaria Vaccine Introduction and Roll-out Initiative in Africa, the Data Science Expert will work with the AFRO Regional Office, ISTs and individual countries to support and perform the following tasks:

• Finalize the MVI preparedness dashboard and build EPI capacities to maintain and update the dashboard.
• Conduct a rapid analysis of strengths and weaknesses of the system in place for data and information management.
• Formulate recommendations for ensuring effectiveness of the information system and support the implementation of the said recommendations.
• Develop an automated daily/weekly data pack related to the MVI
• Coordinate the development of a dynamic dashboard that will help to monitor the performance of teams and vaccination sites at all levels.
• Develop tools to harmonize data collection and processes across WCO and field offices to facilitate consolidation of information. Respond to specific information requests from the technical teams and partners, ensure dissemination of information and knowledge sharing with all partners.
• Provide country-specific and aggregate intercountry information to the relevant WCO websites, manage email boxes and share points, as required.
• Provide technical expertise during interagency initiatives, related to information and data management, seeking to improve information sharing between institutions, to strengthen access to information from other organizations and clusters, and to contribute to intersectoral dashboards and reports.
• Verify data quality (completeness, timeliness), identify gaps in health information management, recommend corrective actions and prepare relevant documents to include in project proposals, internal and external situation reports.
• Participate in any other activity that may be required in connection with the incident data management and
• Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the supervisor.

Deliverables

• Preparedness dashboard finalized and deployed.
• Report and rapid analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the existing data system.
• Daily/Weekly Data pack
• Dynamic dashboard for monitoring the performance of vaccine rollout as well as those of teams at all levels developed and deployed.
• Daily data reports submitted to WR and AFRO
• Assess country capacities in Data management (Malaria).
• End of mission report.

Skills And Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of at least one WHO official language (other languages at national levels desirable where applicable).
• Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent diplomatic skills when engaging with internal and external interlocutors
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work within and lead a team with respect of cultural diversity
• A demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels both internally and externally
• Strong representation, communication, and negotiation skills
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple activities
• Innovative, creative, and proactive with an analytical and solution-focused approach for achieving mission objectives
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and make independent decisions as appropriate
• Ability to meet deadlines and work collaboratively under pressure.

Required Profile

• Interest in Malaria Vaccines Introduction
• Willingness to be deployed in any of the 19 countries in needs of immediate technical support.

Education (Qualifications)

• Essential: First university degree in information or data management, computer sciences, statistics, applied math or public health, complemented by training in databases development and/or management from an accredited/recognized institute
• Desirable: Post graduate degree in public health, qualitative surveillance or statistics. Training or university degree on Mastering R for Epidemiologic Research.
• At least 2 publications in peer-review journals with use of R for data analysis

Experience
Essential

• 5 years of experience in information management, including experience in emergency operations or humanitarian context.

Desirable

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Working knowledge of online data collection applications, statistical analysis packages (Stata, SPSS, etc).
• Good knowledge of database and GIS programmes (e.g. ArcView)

Languages requirements

• Essential: Excellent knowledge of English, or French or Portuguese.
• Desirable: Working knowledge of another WHO official language.

Desirable

• Prior experience at field level, with WHO/UN agencies, health cluster partners or with an international nongovernmental organization.
• Proven experience in epidemiological data analysis and programming using R including the development of dashboards using R Shiny.

Other Skills

• Proven ability to use standard office software packages, Conversant with common IT software including eHealth tools.

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Role of the Demand Generation Expert for Malaria Vaccines Introduction

• The Roster of Demand Generation Experts in Malaria Vaccines Introduction is primarily intended to serve as a deployable capacity for WHO to augment existing support to countries. Therefore, officers provide technical support capacity for activities concerning Introduction of Malaria Vaccines from Application Development, budget Development, Planning, Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating post Introduction. Candidate who are successful with this call of interest will receive a pre-deployment briefing to prepare them for any potential operational deployment in the 19 countries of the Region.

Time Management and duty station

• In the event of a field deployment, demand generation officers will fall under usual reporting structures for VPD/field missions to RO, and CO, respectively. The UCN Cluster shall determine and coordinate overarching strategy and policy, such as principles guiding the organization, development, and deployment of the demand generation Malaria Vaccines Introduction officers.

Summary Of Duties
Within the framework of the Accelerated Malaria Vaccine Introduction and Roll-out Initiative in Africa, the malaria vaccines demand generation expert will work with the AFRO Regional Office, ISTs, and individual countries to support and perform the following tasks:

• Create or update evidence-based national demand and communication strategies or plans, informed by local data. To include preparedness plans for vaccine-related events and crisis communications.
• Work with relevant stakeholders and partners to support coordination, gathering, integrated analysis, and use of a wide range of data sources to develop behavioral insights and inform and monitor interventions at speed. Data sources include programmatic data, social listening, quantitative surveys or qualitative research, rapid community assessments, etc.
• Ensure evidence-based interventions are implemented, including service quality enhancement, health worker capacity-building, communications and infodemic management, and community engagement, etc.
• Develop and test locally sensitive communications content and dissemination strategies to reach diverse communities, to inform, engage, and build resilience against infodemics and misinformation.
• Grow strong multisectoral partnerships to support high vaccine demand and uptake, including mapping and collaborating with government, private sector organizations, professional associations, civil society, and faith-based organizations.
• Engage trusted messengers and networks to promote accurate vaccine conversations, including between health workers and clients, and within health systems and communities both online and offline.
• Build local capacity within the Ministry of Health and among relevant partners to design, implement and evaluate the range of strategies to increase vaccine uptake, and to contribute to strengthening health systems for routine immunization.
• Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the supervisor.

Deliverables

• Weekly reports share with the Incident Management Team at AFRO on key activities completed on demand, risk communication and community engagement
• Establish/ contribute to behavioral and social driver data collection mechanism (stand alone or integrated with other activities) to inform national demand strategy
• Monthly report on demand including behavioral and social drivers’ data, main challenges, key actions taken and recommendations
• Documented reports on lessons learnt and best practices
• Monthly reports on Malaria vaccination rollout in the country of assignment, including an update on uptake, risk communication and community engagement as well as key activities carried out, challenges, and priorities for the next 6 months prepared and shared with AFRO.
• End of mission report

Skills And Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of at least one WHO official language (other languages at national levels desirable where applicable).
• Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent diplomatic skills when engaging with internal and external interlocutors
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work within and lead a team with respect of cultural diversity
• A demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels both internally and externally
• Strong representation, communication, and negotiation skills
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple activities
• Innovative, creative, and proactive with an analytical and solution-focused approach for achieving mission objectives
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and make independent decisions as appropriate
• Ability to meet deadlines and work collaboratively under pressure.

Required Profile

• Interest in Malaria Vaccines Introduction
• Willingness to be deployed in any of the 19 countries in need of immediate technical support.

Education (Qualifications)

• Essential: A first-level university degree in public health, communication, behavioural or social sciences, health promotion, journalism, or a related field.
• Desirable: A master’s degree or above in public health, communication, behavioural or social sciences, health promotion or journalism, or a related field.

Experience
Essential:

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in immunization programs, including vaccine introduction, immunization campaigns, or outbreak/emergency response
• Demonstrated experience in communications, community engagement, behavioral or social science, infodemic management, health promotion, health education, or related fields to promote behavior change and uptake of health services or vaccination
• Experience analyzing behavioral and social sciences data (qualitative and quantitative) to support health programming and development of evidence-based demand strategies
• Experience collaborating with Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, CDC, and other implementing agencies or organizations on improving health service delivery
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in fast-paced environment with multiple partners and juggling competing priorities
• Strong track record of work experience in international or diverse settings, including with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams.

Desirable

• International experience with WHO in Africa and developing countries would be an asset
• Previous New Vaccines Introduction operational experience
• Track record of publications

Other Skills

• Proven ability to use standard office software packages, Conversant with common IT software including eHealth tools.

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Purpose Of The Post

• The Malaria Vaccines Introduction and Rollout is an integral part of and contributes to the efforts of the Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases (UHC/UCN) cluster in the WHO African region. The cluster's strategic agenda aims to reduce the burden of diseases in the WHO African Region by guiding disease control initiatives, leveraging analytics for strategic investments, and tailoring interventions for disease control. The guiding principles include comprehensive whole-of-society, people-centred, and integrated approaches to disease control.

Role of the Malaria Vaccines Introduction officers

• The Roster of Malaria Vaccines Introduction is primarily intended to serve as a deployable capacity for WHO to augment existing support to countries. Therefore, officers provide technical support capacity for activities concerning Introduction of Malaria Vaccines from Application Development, budget Development, Planning, Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating post Introduction. Candidates who are successful with this call of interest will receive a pre-deployment briefing to prepare them for any potential operational deployment in the 19 countries of the Region.

Time Management and duty station

• In the event of a field deployment, MVI officers will fall under usual reporting structures for VPD/field missions to RO, and CO, respectively. The UCN Cluster shall determine and coordinate overarching strategy and policy, such as principles guiding the organization, development, and deployment of the Malaria Vaccines Introduction officers.

Summary Of Duties
Within the framework of the Accelerated Malaria Vaccine Introduction and Roll-out Initiative in Africa, the Immunization expert will work with the AFRO Regional Office, ISTs and individual countries to support and perform the following tasks:

• Coordinate WHO's support to the Ministry of Health in conducting a Malaria vaccination situation and rollout analysis and defining vaccine delivery strategies for the next 6 months.
• Set up/strengthen a partners' coordination mechanism for Malaria vaccination and ensure its optimal functioning.
• Set up a system for updating the 4Ws and ensure that gaps are discussed during partners' meetings.
• Support the development of microplans in provinces/regions with low coverage, involving all local stakeholders including community and political leaders.
• Support the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) to synthesize and update prevalence stratification based on the Global Malaria Programme (GMP) guidance to recommend the districts/areas for initial malaria vaccine introduction.
• Support the preparation and implementation of mass vaccination plans and intensification of routine immunization interventions with the view of putting the country on track toward achieving children fully vaccinated receiving their 4 doses.
• Ensure that an effective system for AEFI surveillance and management is in place.
• Coordinate support to planning and implementation of post-introduction evaluation.
• Coordinate advocacy efforts aiming at maintaining and strengthening Malaria vaccines.
• Review malaria vaccine coverage data monthly or as relevant and devise methods to ensure optimal uptake of the vaccine.
• Perform any other task related to Malaria vaccination rollout upon request of the supervisor.

Deliverables

• Analysis of Malaria vaccination situation and rollout including vaccine delivery strategies for the next 3 months conducted and report made available.
• Malaria stratified data for the countries are made available for disease burden categorization for informing Gavi application for funding.
• Monthly reports on Malaria vaccination rollout in the country of assignment, including an update on vaccine delivery, uptake, and vaccination coverage as well as key activities carried out, challenges, and priorities for the next 6 months prepared and shared with AFRO.
• Microplans for provinces/regions with low vaccination coverage developed using an inclusive approach developed and implemented.
• 4Ws updated on a monthly basis.
• Partners' coordination meetings held on a bi-weekly basis and evidenced by minutes.
• End of mission report

Skills And Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of at least one WHO official language (other languages at national levels desirable where applicable).
• Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent diplomatic skills when engaging with internal and external interlocutors
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work within and lead a team with respect of cultural diversity
• A demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels both internally and externally
• Strong representation, communication, and negotiation skills
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple activities
• Innovative, creative, and proactive with an analytical and solution-focused approach for achieving mission objectives
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and make independent decisions as appropriate
• Ability to meet deadlines and work collaboratively under pressure

Required Profile

• Interest in Malaria Vaccines Introduction
• Willingness to be deployed in any of the 19 countries in need of immediate technical support.

Education (Qualifications)

• Essential: Advanced university degree in medicine or related field from an internationally recognized university.
• Desirable: Advanced degree in public health, vaccinology, or epidemiology.

Experience

• Essential: At least 7 years of relevant work experience in public health services delivery with demonstrated experience in introducing new and underutilized vaccines, including application development and budgeting.
• Proven experience to work with a diverse range of stakeholders to meet deadlines and within budgets.

Desirable

• International experience with WHO in Africa and developing countries would be an asset
• Previous training in new Vaccine’s introduction, experience with GAVI’s Funding requirement
• Previous New Vaccines Introduction operational experience
• Track record of publications

Other Skills

• Proven ability to use standard office software packages, Conversant with common IT software including eHealth tools.