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ABH Partners P.L.C

ABH Partners P.L.C

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Position: Vaccine management officer
Job Time: Full-Time
Job Type: Contract
Place of Work: Addis Ababa With frequent travel to fields - Ethiopia
Posted date: 4 years ago
Deadline: Submition date is over

To provide technical support to Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Agency (EPSA), Regional Health Bureaus, zonal and district health offices on planning and response to vaccine-derived Poliovirus outbreaks with a focus on vaccine management which is consistent with the latest SOPs for outbreak responses. Specific Tasks - The consultant will work closely with national and regional emergency operation center (EOC), the Cold Chain and Vaccine Management -technical working group, EPSA hub manager and regional health bureaus and authorities of the national immunization Programme to accomplish the following: Develop/review the outbreak response SIAs supply and logistics plan. - Establish cold chain functionality and failure report tracking method and coordinate the maintenance activities. - Develop/review the distribution plan, route, transport and organize the distribution of the mOPV2 outbreak response supply and logistics. - Provide training to SIA facilitators at regional and sub-regional levels on mOPV2 vaccine management - Support Woreda health offices in the management of mOPV2 during the SIA including reverse logistics with accountability for each and every mOPV2 vial received. - Supervise the use of mOPV2 by vaccination teams during outbreak response SIA and participate in region/ district command post daily coordination meetings and report daily performance to central outbreak response team/command post/ - Organize reverse logistics for used and unused mOPV2 vials - Support the organization of the destruction and disposal of used mOPV2 at the end of each round of SIA and the destruction of used and unused mOPV2 at the end of the last round of SIA. - Work with Cold Chain and Vaccine Management team at the hub level and document and report on all vaccine and logistics management and retrieval and destruction of used and unused mOPV2 delivered for the SIAs Reporting - The consultant will be directly recruited by ABH Partners Plc and will report to the ECO EPI officer at ECO Contract term - 6 months (with a possibility of extension upon satisfactory performance) The consultant must meet the following criteria - University degree in one or more of the disciplines relevant to the area of the expertise – Supply Chain and logistics, Biomedical Engineering, Public Health. Training in Cold Chain & vaccine Management will be an asset. A Diploma in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the university degree. - At least 2 to 3 years of professional work experience at national and decentralized levels in outbreaks response, routine immunization, public health, and other relevant programs. - Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to governments on the implementation of outbreak responses (polio) and for routine immunization activities. - Demonstrated experience in managing vaccine and reverse logistics for mOPV2 released for outbreak responses - Emergency experience is an asset. - Familiarity with the UN system and Polio Eradication efforts is desired - Willingness to immediately take up the assignment. - Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment - Fluency of English language both speaking and written is a requirement. Fluency and Working knowledge of local language will be an asset. How to Apply Qualified and interested applicants who fulfill the above requirements can submit their CV along with application letter through the email to jobs@abhpartners.com by stating the position you are applying on the subject email. Those who prefer to apply in person may submit a CV along with supporting documents to our head office located on Bole road, Behind DH Geda Tower. For more information, please call at +251 11618 65 20 or visit https://abhpartners.com/vacancy-announcement-list