Job Summary
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P) runs one of the largest not-for-profit private healthcare systems in the country, with a focus on the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh. Its core focus includes initiatives for hard-to-reach populations through services like outreach clinics, training of community midwives to provide low-cost health services in remote areas, screening for non-communicable diseases, and digital health solutions.
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is looking for competent Immunization Officer for Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan – Gilgit/Astore/Diamer Region.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, implement and monitor monthly fixed, outreach and mobile vaccination campaigns in coordination with district EPI team.
- Monitor vaccine stock levels, distribution, and storage in collaboration with district EPI team to ensure the seamless availability of immunization supplies
- Provide technical support and supervision in developing realistic micro plans for outreach vaccination delivery and ensuring effective cold chain management to maintain quality of immunization services
- Identify training needs, plan and conduct regular refresher trainings to vaccination staff in collaboration with district EPI and project teams.
- Analyze monthly coverage data to identify areas for improvement by calculating monthly immunization coverage, dropout rates and missed children
- Participate in monthly review meetings to suggest measures for addressing immunization gaps and issues.
- Conduct regular visits to EPI centers and outreach facilities/points to assess immunization service delivery quality and provide on the job couching to vaccinators on identified gaps and issues.
- Engage with community leaders, influencers, and stakeholders especially religious Ulma in coordination with AKRSP team to increase demand for routine immunization through community mobilization.
- Participate in community awareness campaigns and meetings with community stakeholders on immunization in coordination AKRSP and Government health department.
- Build and sustain strong liaison with other agencies on ground, such as Government Health Department, WHO and UNICEF for immunization activities.
- Ensure proper vaccine storage, handling, and distribution in line with cold chain management principles.
- Collect, validate, and report immunization data to program management team.
- Any other task assigned by the program team as per need.
Required Skills
Education, Experience & Competencies
- Bachelor/Diploma in Nursing/ Medical technician or bachelor’s in public health or health related field
- At least 1-2 years of experience in public health especially routine immunization/polio eradication program with national or international organization.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, project management and teamwork skills
- Ability to work in a team and build partnership with different stakeholders.
- Familiarity with national immunization policies and guidelines.
- Ability and willingness to work in resources constrained and remote communities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Fluency in local languages and EnglishFluency in local languages and English Fluency in local languages and English
AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Immunization Officer accompanied with his/her Line Manager is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.
Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply latest by November 29, 2024