Adres| CTG overview | CTG 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. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006. |
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| Overview of position | Afghanistanand Pakistan are the world’s remaining polio-endemic countries. In 2022, as ofNovember 30, Afghanistan reported 02 WPV1 reported in Kunar and Paktikaprovinces and 13 environmental cases in Eastern Region, Kunar and Nangarharprovinces. These results confirm the need for continues community engagementefforts with a particular focus on previously inaccessible areas, high-riskdistricts, and areas where children are still missed for different reasons. To support activities, our client is planning the recruitment of District Communication Officers (DCOs) who will work closely with extenders and their direct supervisor PCOs to ensure timely and effective implementation of polio programme activities. Under the general guidance of our client regions Polio team leaders and direct supervision of the PCO in charge of the province, the incumbents will be responsible for managing, implementing, and monitoring of activities related to immunization, community engagement and social mobilization at the district level. The DCO will contribute to the implementation and monitoring of social mobilization and community engagement and health education plans, knowledge-sharing sessions, implementation of action plans, collecting and addressing rumors on the ground through available networks, and providing technical support to staff members across health facilities. |
| Role objectives | SpecificTasks/Activities District communicationofficer: ▪Manage theplanning, implementation and monitoring of social mobilization, communication,and community engagement at the district. ▪Coordinatewith key partners including WHO, religious/opinion leaders, influencers, NGOs,CBOs, youth forum, women groups on community engagement, social mobilization,and communication activities at district level. ▪Work withthe PCO / extenders, District coordinators and partners to design communityinitiatives engaging (religious leaders, professional and women groups) atdistrict level ▪Overseethe implementation of community engagement and campaign plans at district level ▪Providetechnical oversight to frontline workers including FMVs to ensureevidence-based monthly communication plans are developed and implemented atdistrict and cluster levels ▪Disseminateweekly messages and talking points at weekly community engagement meetings andmonthly trainings, based on district specificities, and aligned with centralguidance ▪Ensureoverall lead and supervision frontline workers including FMVs, review theirperformance during field monitoring (district and cluster plans, monitoring ofcampaign based SMs, support to RI, data maintenance, training sessions for CCS,etc.) ▪Coordinatewith the PCO / Extender for all Front-line workers personnel trainings in thedistrict, as per training needs assessment, ▪Supportpre-testing the communication materials and training of FMV supervisors and FMVS, SMs and Community group ▪Facilitatethe timely payments of performing Front-line workers ▪Preparefinancial reports of funds utilization at the district level ▪Verifyfunds expenditure for campaign based SMs ▪Coordinateand document key communication interventions, initiatives, progress made in thehigh-risk districts, barriers faced, continuing challenges, solutions explored,and action taken to overcome the challenges ▪Assist incollection and addressing rumors ▪Coordinatepre-campaign engagement activities at district levels ▪Collectsocial data for confirmed Polio cases in the province ▪Retrievecopies of all districts RI micro plans from NGO/DEMT in charge and ensure alllow performing areas and access compromised areas are planned for coverage ▪Work incollaboration with District Polio Officer, Government counterparts to ensurethe that the accountability framework for vaccine management is in place andthat cold chain capacities are adequate. oBefore campaign to monitor and report on: -District teams (campaign based social Mobilizers) are trained tosupport reducing number of missed children and refusal, -Communities' engagement activities are conducted to support reducingnumber of missed children and refusal, -Cold chain inventories are conducted and shared it with theprovincial level. -The consumables, management tools and vaccines are delivered ontime to districts and reviewed by the supply committee. -Pre campaign activities including Campaign Based social mobilizersactivities when applicable and FMVs pre campaign awareness activities aresupervised. oDuring campaign: -Monitoring clusters with huge number of missed children orrefusal, take appropriate action and provide feedback to provincial andregional coordination team are conducted. -Feedbacks on vaccine management during evening meetings receivedand corrective actions are followed-up. -The use of vaccine and proper vaccine management is monitored onthe online dashboard -Vaccine availability is monitored at district level daily andstock outs are solved as soon as possible -The Daily Summary Sheet and the Vaccine Vials Tracking Form arefilled daily with figures from district level oAfter campaign to monitor and report on: -Draft reports and highlight room for improvement regarding thecampaign quality. -Admin and PCA data are analyzed to identify room for improvementfor next round and routine activities. -The final Daily Summary Sheets, the Vaccine Vials Tracking Formand the Form A are filled on the paper-based system and ODK (for Form A) within7 days after completion of campaign -Destruction of empty vials is completed within 10 days aftercompletion of campaign and destruction report is filled and transmitted tonational level. -All usable vials are returned at regional level in cold chain. oBetween campaigns -FMVs are supervised for on job training and support to improveHealth Education sessions quality and reduce as much as possible the number ofchildren under five missed. -Communities' engagement activities are conducted to supportreducing number of missed children and refusal ●Under the direct supervision of PCO, develop and implement thedistrict level quarterly communication plans, with a clear focus on missedchildren and refusal. The plan should be evidence based and data driven ●Identify cluster level refusal and engage with the refusalfamilies ahead of the campaign through local influencers including religiousleaders, professionals, and women networks ●Manage implementation of the community initiatives led byinfluential groups (religious leaders, professional groups, youth and womennetworks) and engage local community members to improve vaccines uptake ●Oversee messaging within the district, ensuring thatall messages are locally relevant according to the district findings andissues, and aligned to national guidelines (standard messages and monthlytopics); disseminate monthly messages through district meetings, partners(DEMT/DoPH) and community influencers ●Coordinate and implement all communication activities in thedistrict, including district level immunization campaign inauguration, advocacymeetings, monthly meetings at clusters and healthcare centres, etc. ●Monitor and report on access to vaccination issues within thedistrict to PCO in a timely manner for prompt action. ●Conduct local level interface dialogue with inaccessible localinfluencers together with district team to address inaccessibility ●Ensure timely supervision of communication activities forcampaign-based social mobilizers in the district ●With support from PCO, plan and implement trainings forcampaign-based social mobilizers, local influencers and other social activists,based on needs assessment, and using agreed updated curriculum. ●Retrieve the list of children still missed after the campaign fromDistrict Polio Officer after each SIA and facilitate revisits and recordcoverage ●Retrieve a copy of district routine immunization micro plan fromNGO/DEMT in-charge and ensure all low performing areas and access compromisedareas are planned for ●Retrieve and analyse routine immunization data for BCG, OPV1/Hep 1and OPV3/Hep 3; and follow up on low coverage and OPV/Hep 3 drop out greaterthan 10% ●Conduct at least 4 monitoring visits of routine immunizationsessions in a month and provide feedback to DEMT/PEMT/DoPH using the applicableformat. ●Work in collaboration with the District Coordinator and DistrictPolio Officer, District Management Team and District Health Officer to ensurethat the accountability framework for vaccine management is in place and thatcold chain capacities are adequate. Operation and reporting ●Prepare necessary documentation and facilitate payment offees/incentives to all campaign-based social mobilizers who have performedtheir tasks as per agreed deliverables after each SIA and keep records forreference. ●Collect social data and communication data from campaign-basedsocial mobilizers and share with PCO in a timely manner; coordinate and providefeedback to social mobilizers. ●Ensure appropriate and timely dissemination and display of IECmaterials at least 2-3 days before each Supplementary Immunization Action (SIA) ●Facilitate the recruitment of campaign-based social mobilisers inthe district in coordination with PCO and district selection committee. Pre-campaignactivities ●Train cluster and vaccination teams on basics of vaccinemanagement ●Conduct district level cold chain inventories and share it withthe provincial level team. ●Work with the supply committee to review and deliver consumables,management tools and vaccines to clusters on a timely basis ●Report on above mentioned activities to immediate supervisor andprovincial team. During thecampaign activities ●Collect feedbacks on vaccine management during evening meetingsfollow up on corrective actions ●Conduct daily field visits to ensure compliance with goodpractices and capacities are strengthened ●Monitor the use of vaccines and proper vaccine management on theonline dashboard ●Monitor vaccine availability at cluster and address stock outs assoon as possible ●Fill in the daily Summary Sheet and the Vaccine Vials TrackingForm with figures from cluster level and the ODK questionnaire with vaccinemonitoring data ●Conduct Intra-campaign monitoring using ICM checklist ●Participate in all district level evening meetings during campaign ●Spend 40% time for RI monitoring in fixed sites, mobile andoutreach sessions After thecampaign activities ●Monitor to ensure that all unusable vials are returned outside thecold chain and in plastic ziplock bags to the provincial level and that allusable vials are returned at provincial level in cold chain. ●complete Form A on the paper-based system and ODK within 3 daysafter completion of campaign ●Pay field visits and verify the total absence of type 2 vaccine inclusters |
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