- Duty Station: Islamabad
- Employment: Contractual
- To provide Technical Assistance to the District Health Officer, in developing an ACSM, community engagement and advocacy workplan as well as its implementation, for RI (including synergy EPI/PEI) and SIAs,
- Assist SBC Specialist – EPI, in facilitating health education training for government officials, crisis communication for district and UC cadres and health workers and Inter-personal Communication (IPC) trainings of frontline health workers working in coordination with EPI Program.
- Support district reporting on ACSM, community engagement, advocacy and capacity building activities
- Strengthen coordination with UNICEF country office and FDI
- Capture and write Human Interest Stories on 24/7 Birth Dose Initiative and share on appropriate forums.
- Support the development of partnership and collaboration with relevant institutions.
- Strengthen partnership and convergence, through cross sectoral coordination forums, organize monthly RI communication committees including all agencies, CSOs, community leads, education department, women networks, youth associations contributing to ACSM activities in Islamabad.
- Support the development, testing and validation of communication and training materials.
- Work in coordination with District Health Consultant for Islamabad (CDA/ICT)/or in place; to coordinate all UNICEF supported activities in ICT/CDA. Build working relationship with Federal Directorate of Immunization and other technical partners like WHO and CSOs, to improve Immunization services (Urban Immunization, 24/7 and integrated service delivery) through strong planning, close monitoring and follow up of action points from independent program monitoring.
- Providing support in synergizing EPI-PEI activities in the urban slum of Islamabad.
- Provide support in planning and implementation of campaigns (MR/HPV) in the territorial limits of Islamabad.
- Provide supportive supervision services or any other task assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications and experience:
- An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Mass communication/journalism/Media studies/Social Sciences (*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree).
- At least 2 years’ experience of working in Media/communication assignments (public and private)
- In-depth knowledge of community based social mobilization process and familiarity with Demand side issues of EPI.
- Working experience of public health related projects. Past experience of working with Immunization Program will be preferred
- Experience of Social & Behavior change interventions will be an added advantage
- Good written, oral and verbal Communication Skills with effective coordination capacity.
- Good command over English and fluency in local languages is a plus.
- Good computer skills with expertise in Microsoft office especially Word, Excel & Power point
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of a local language is an asset.