Consultant Supporting the Rougeole / Rubella Vaccination Campaign Jan-Mar 2019 Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Haiti

Summary : Consultant Supporting the Rougeole / Rubella Vaccination Campaign Jan-Mar 2019

Deadline : 11 Jan 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 29598413

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Pan American Health Organization

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION
295 John Brown Ave, Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Email :haitivacancy@paho.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Consultant Supporting the Rougeole / Rubella Vaccination Campaign Jan-Mar 2019.

Position Title: International Consultant in Support of the Implementation of the 2019 Measles / Rubella Immunization Campaign in Haiti

Position: PAHO / WHO Representation in Haiti

Duration: 03 months (January-April 2019)

Availability: Full time

Antecedents:

In the context of the elimination of measles / rubella in the Americas and in order to maintain the status of free country of measles / rubella and given the growing accumulation of susceptible, Haiti and decided to achieve a follow-up campaign in April 2019 targeting children from 9 to 59 months of the ten departments of the country. This follow-up campaign will be coupled with vaccination with the oral polio vaccine and vitamin A distribution.

As part of the implementation of the activities and in the context of the TCA GAVI 2018-2019, it was agreed to recruit 04 consultants to provide technical support to the EPI management and the departments. These consultants will be in charge of technical support for the implementation of the preparatory activities and implementation of the vaccination campaign throughout the country.

Preparatory activities include the revision / finalization of the measles / rubella / polio / vitamin A campaign plan in alignment with the objectives of the National Coordination Unit of the Immunization Program (UCNPV) Operational Plan 2019, the revision of data collection and the development of a communication plan for strong social mobilization for the vaccination campaign and routine immunization. Implementation activities include immunization operations, supervision of vaccination teams, and post-vaccination monitoring and evaluation.

For the coordination of all the technical support of PAHO to the MSPP it is planned the recruitment of an international consultant for the period from January to April 2019 according to the orientations specified below.

Job Profile:

The candidate must be:

· a public health doctor, epidemiologist, expert in vaccination,

· have at least ten (10) years of relevant immunization experience at the national and international levels,

· have professional experience in Haiti,

· speak perfectly French and English.

· have experience in conducting vaccination campaigns

· having experience in conducting measles / rubella vaccination campaigns in Haiti would be an asset

· to speak Haitian Creole would be an asset

· Be immediately available

Specific stains

Under the supervision of the PAHO / WHO EPI Focal Point the consultant will:

· participate in the review of the RR / polio / vitamin A campaign plan;

· develop training modules and monitoring tools;

· coordinating technical support to the MSPP in the context of the measles / rubella vaccination campaign combined with polio and vitamin A;

· participate in all activities related to the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of supplementary immunization activities against measles / rubella and polio

· perform any other tasks related to PAHO / WHO technical assistance at different levels of the immunization subsystem.

Expected products

· the consolidated plan of the measles / rubella / polio / vitamin A campaign is available in February 2019;

· the training and supervision modules for the actors are available before March 2019;

· tools for independent monitoring of RR-Polio campaign immunization activities are available in February 2019;

· end of contract report

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested persons should submit their CV, copy of their diploma to the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) office, 295 John Brown Ave, Port-au-Prince, Haiti or e-mail address: haitivacancy@paho.org .

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