Job Description

Job Overview 

The District Urban Immunization Consultant will play a pivotal role in enhancing immunization services in urban areas, specifically in Lahore & Faisalabad districts of Punjab, Pakistan. With a focus on coordination, capacity building, and community engagement, the consultant will support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of evidence-based integrated urban immunization strategies. Responsibilities include conducting outreach activities, mapping slums for vaccination initiatives, coordinating with various stakeholders, and ensuring the availability of key services and vaccines. The consultant will also contribute to intersectoral coordination efforts and support special immunization campaigns and awareness programs. Monthly reports and deliverables will be closely monitored to ensure effective progress towards program goals.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

1. Functional coordination mechanism established to provide technical support to provincial
   EPI in the planning, coordination, implementation monitoring and reporting of evidence-based
   integrated urban immunization/health strategy and action plan at respective district (Lahore &
   Faisalabad) for enhanced immunization services.
2. Provide technical support and optimal coordination for the capacity building of all district
   vaccination staff and frontline workers on reviewing and regularly updating Integrated
   micro plans for reaching zero dose and defaulters children and communities in low performing
   UCs and wards are available.
3. Support the strengthening EPI activities including outreach strengthening in mega cities &
   work closely with government, partners, communities & CSOs for implementation of
   integrated EPI/heath activities in mega cities and districts with high zero dose and defaulters
   children / weak UCs.
4. Support in conducting mapping of slums with DHA & EPI staff for ensuring mobile
   vaccination/camps in the area as per plan afterwards regularly.
5. District and Provincial coordination and review meetings held at the respective district
   (Lahore & Faisalabad) and province for integrated urban immunization/health planned for
   immunization activities including planning and participation in special events like World
   Immunization Week (WIW), World Health Day (WHD), HPV vaccine advocacy seminars and
   SIAs.
6. To carry field monitoring visits of the routine immunization activities at fixed, outreach &
   mobile van and activities planned during special events like World Immunization Week (WIW),
   World Health Day (WHD) and SIAs. He will also visit urban dispensaries.
7. To conduct community search of missed children, digital integrated referral at community
   level through FLWs daily activities, and bi-annual detection campaigns, and following up on
   the compliance of referral and coverage during RI.
8. To identify zero dose and defaulter children through referral by community health
   workers digital detection and referral of missed children (ZD and defaulters) through
   frontline workers during daily activities and detection campaigns.
9. To coordinate with DHAs and provincial EPI to ensure key services, vaccines,
   commodities, and medicines are available equally in all outreach sessions.
10. To mobilize all required sectors (at district level), strengthening intersectoral
    coordination with Nutrition, Child protection, MNCH, IMCI, Wash, Child Protection.
11. To work with SBC teams to strengthen community capacity to detect and refer missed
    children using integrated referral slip or digital referral slip and strengthen their interactions
    with health facility in urban slums and peri urban areas.
12. To organize review meetings at district and sub-district level involving all sectors
    concerned in integrated outreaches.
13. To ensure that all outreaches are integrated with a comprehensive package of
    immunization, MUAC and referral, ANC, PNC, IEC material and food fortification at least.
14. To coordinate with other districts urban immunization and provincial consultants in the
    implementation of agreed activities.
15. Work closely and coordinate with EVM Coordinator regarding the district cold chain
    equipment inventory, implementation status of EVM IP and implementation of activities in
    upcoming FPP Plan for both RI and SIAs in the district.
16. To support and coordinate Provincial directorate of EPI on EPI-PEI Synergy and
    integrated services under the UHC agenda with DoH and Polio Emergency Operations
    Center (PEOC).
17. Support the district to implement and monitor the SBC activities in district during any
    special campaigns / seminars/ campaigns in district with academia on immunization.

Required Education: 

1. An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in any area in Management, Public Health,
   Social Sciences, or other relevant Areas of specialization. A first University degree in a
   relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience in EPI may be
   accepted in lieu of an Advanced University degree. 

Required Experience: 

1. A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant professional experience in
2. Working with Public Health Programs planning and management in developing country
   context.
3. Working in EPI related projects in Pakistan, provincial and district health, government,
   and context with good understanding of the existing health systems and EPI Programs.

Required Skills: 

1. In-depth knowledge of EPI Programs and experience of public health related projects and
   working with Immunization Programs at provincial and district level will be preferred.
2. Experience of community based social mobilization for EPI and familiarity with demand side
   issues.
3. Good written and verbal communication skills with effective coordination capacity.
4. Good computer skills with expertise in Microsoft office especially Word, Excel, and Power
   point.
5. Good command on data analysis and report writing skills.
6. Fluency in English is required and fluency in local language (Punjabi) is necessary.
7. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or
   a local language is an asset.