Location: Jordan-Amman

Grade: P4

Contractual Arrangement: Temporary appointment under Staff Rule 420.4

Closing Date: Aug 21, 2023, 12:59:00 AM

Organization: EM/POL Polio Eradication

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Provide technical guidancefor coordination and planning of Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA) planningin endemic and outbreak-affected countries as well as SIA activities to reduce vulnerability in countries at high risk of outbreaks.

2. Plan and prioritize allocation of vaccine supplies, funding, and human resources based on thorough understanding of risks and poliovirus situation and in close coordination with HQ, countriesand partners.

3. Provide effective response to any importation of wild poliovirus or outbreak of circulating vaccine derived poliovirus in previously polio-free areas through planning, implementation,and coordination with GPEI partners for response to outbreaks in accordance with global guidelines.

4. Conduct and administer three-and six-month assessments of status of outbreaks, effectiveness of response and the likelihood of continuing transmission.

5. Monitor progress and identify risks in countries or sub-regions assigned. Identify constraints to polio eradication in priority countries and areas and support the development of plans of action to overcome those constraints.

6. Promote activities to enhance Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance, including rapid surveillance assessments, development of action plans to improve surveillance,evaluation of the impact of these plans, and training/orientation of nationaland sub-national staff.

7. Develop guidelines and other tools that provide evidence and advice on the best practice strategies for interrupting poliovirus transmission and conducting AFP surveillance.

8. Promote and monitor in-depth analysis of polio priority areas to understand the root causes for continuing poliovirus transmission, the proposed strategies to address the problems, and the progress of the programme in implementing these strategies.

9. Identify training needs,evaluate and document outbreak response activities to ensure that all lessons learned are effectively incorporated into current best practices.

10. Develop and manage approaches in assigned countries that can achieve polio eradication while contributing to strengthening routine immunization systems.

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