Швейцарський інститут тропічного і громадського здоров’я (Swiss TPH) шукає COVID-19/Immunization Response Lead in Ukraine

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is recruiting a COVID-19/Immunization Response Lead in Ukraine

Aim of the job

- Swiss TPH seeks an experienced COVID-19/Immunization Response Lead for the five-year Pact led and USAID funded Public Health System Recovery and Resilience (PHS R&R) Project in Ukraine, where Swiss TPH is a sub-awardee.

The primary goal of PHS R&R is to strengthen the Government of Ukraine (GoU)’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats, sustain critical public health services during a crisis, and protect the health of all Ukrainians including vulnerable and marginalized groups.

The COVID-19/Immunization Response Lead will lead and coordinate technical assistance and capacity building to strengthen the COVID-19 response and routine immunization at the national, regional and local levels in close partnership with health and non-health actors, representatives of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, public sector and other stakeholders. This position will contribute to improving preparedness, resilience and response of public health and health care organizations against COVID-19 and other vaccine-preventable diseases, and to sustaining essential health care services during the health crisis.

1. Main Tasks
• Plan, develop, implement, and monitor PHS R&R activities to aimed to strengthen the national and sub-national COVID-19 response and routine immunization.
• Liaise and ensure coordination on COVID-19 response and routine vaccination activities with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Center for Public Health of the MOH Ukraine (CPH), Regional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (RCDCPs); other development partners (e.g. WHO, UNICEF); civil society organizations; communities and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitate identification of public health systems strengthening needs to improve COVID-19 prevention, detection, response, and control; ensure continuity of essential health services; and protect health staff from COVID-19.
• Prioritize and coordinate provision of PHS R&R technical assistance and capacity building support to MOH/CPH/RCDCPs to address immediate needs in the area of COVID-19 and routine immunization; improve the quality and uptake of services; and strengthen national and sub-national COVID-19 response and recovery capacities.
• Lead PHS R&R efforts to increase uptake of COVID-19 and routine vaccination among priority risk populations in target regions.
• Support the design, adaptation and delivery of contextually appropriate COVID-19 and routine immunization interventions and innovations per the evolving context in Ukraine.
• Ensure that PHS R&R activities for COVID-19 and routine immunization response support reflect best practices, research, and guidelines from MOH/CPH, WHO, USAID, and CDC.
• Participate actively in national and regional meetings and technical working groups to strengthen strategies and capability for COVID-19 and vaccine-preventable infection surveillance, testing, contact tracing, and vaccination.
• Provide technical inputs into project work planning, tools development, learning reviews, and project reports related to COVID-19 and routine immunization response support.
• Ensure integration of COVID-19 and routine immunization response support activities with other public health system strengthening strategies and interventions implemented in PHS R&R, including disease surveillance, risk communications, and others.
• Support capture and documentation of learnings from ongoing COVID-19 and routine immunization activities to inform preparedness for future health emergencies.

2. Minimum requirements for current position
• Master’s degree or higher from an accredited university in medicine, public health, epidemiology or a related field is required
• At least eight years of experience developing, implementing, and/or monitoring health programs, with experience in public health emergencies, vaccination programs, and/or response to epidemics preferable
• Broad understanding of public health, health systems, and health emergency response in Ukraine
• Experience working with community-based organizations and/or vulnerable and marginalized populations in Ukraine
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in complex environments and work with and between different stakeholders
• Demonstrated skills in problem solving and consensus building.
• The candidate must be demonstrably proficient in (oral, writing and reading) Ukrainian and English.

Office Location: Kyiv, Ukraine.
Full or part-time: Full time

To apply, please send a cover letter and CV to [email protected] indicating the position. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.