District Polio Officer
Laghman
- Organization: CTG - Committed To Good
- Location: Laghman
- Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
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Occupational Groups:
- Civil Society and Local governance
- Malaria, Tuberculosis and other infectious diseases
- Closing Date: 2025-03-15
Job description
CTG overviewCTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions.
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Overview of position-To implement Polio SIAs campaign in the respective area
-To help in AFP Surveillance in the respective area
-To Support Routine Immunization in the respective area.
Role objectivesOrganizational context:
The incumbent will have an active role among district team members to keep the Polio eradication activities on the right track with technical support and undertaking tasks assigned to him/her.
Summary of Assigned duties:
The incumbent will perform the following duties:
1. To support the selection process of FLWs
2. To develop micro-plan of the area
3. To conduct the trainings for all FLWs levels (DCs, CSs, volunteers, ICMs and PCMs)
4. To monitor the SIAs and active surveillance activities
5. To monitor the RI activities
6. To play active role in improving the coordination among partners
7. To report his/her activities regularly to the supervisor
8. To provide feedback to the FLWs on their activities
9. To attend the meetings of the partners at his/her level
10. To keep record and documents properly.
Qualifications Required:
-Bachelor’s degree/Medical doctor would be preferred
Competencies:
1.Producing results
2.Fostering Integration and Teamwork
3.Communicating in a credible and effective way
4.Moving forward in a changing environment.
5.Effective use of resources.
Functional Skills and Knowledge:
-Training skills
-Monitoring skills
-Reporting skills
-Management skills
-Communication skills
Educations:
Essential: Bachelor’s degree in any field preferably medicine or related
Desirable: Bachelor of medicine.
Experience:
Essential: 1-3 years of related experience in public health.
Desirable: Relevant experience in the UN and NGO system
Languages: Very good knowledge of English and the local languages (Dari and Pashtu).
IT Skills:
- Good knowledge of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel and Power point).
- Internet skills
Project reporting
Working under direct supervision of the WHO Provincial Polio officer/Regional Polio officer
Under the direct supervision of the WHO Provincial Polio Officer/Medical Officer, Regional TL, Polio TL/AFG, and the overall supervision of the WHO Representative
Team managementN/A
Further informationInterested candidates are required to apply through Tayo. Also, please take note that CTG/WHO does not accept applications in hard copies.
Before applying the candidate must carefully read the advertisement.
Applicants are advised to fill in all mandatory fields otherwise they will not be able to apply and should fill their correct and active e-mail address in the online application as any correspondence will be made by WHO/CTG through e-mail only.
Note: Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address and phone number that you will indicate are accurate.
Disclaimer:· At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.
· CTG has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) which is outlined in its Code of Conduct. Protection from SEA is everyone’s responsibilit
· CTG encourages all candidates applying for this advertisement to ensure that their candidate profile is up to date with up to date experience / education / contact details, as this will help you being considered further in your application for this role.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.