Independent Contractor - COVID Vaccine Support

Independent Contractor - COVID Vaccine Support
VillageReach (International Postings), Cote D'ivoire

Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
Master's Degree
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Mar 18, 2021
Last Date
Apr 18, 2021
Location(s)

Job Description

ABOUT VILLAGEREACH

VillageReach is an NGO that develops solutions to critical health system challenges in low-resource environments, with an emphasis on strengthening the last mile of healthcare delivery. VillageReach combines expertise across public health, technology, and business to bring life-saving innovation new systems, programs and technologies to scale and sustainability in the world’s most underserved communities. VillageReach is headquartered in Seattle, WA with offices located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Mozambique.

SCOPE OF WORK

Background:

To prepare the 92 COVAX AMC-eligible countries for the delivery and use of COVID-19 vaccines, technical assistance and cold chain needs in countries need to be met in an urgent and efficient manner. To ensure the efficient and impactful use of the recent Board approved USD 150 million from core resources, Gavi conducted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for service providers to submit bids for providing technical support to AMC countries in their preparation for introducing the Covid-19 vaccine across the following programmatic areas:

1. Planning, Coordination

2. Resources amp; Funding

3. Regulatory Aspects

4. Prioritization, Targeting amp; COVID-19 Surveillance

5. Service Delivery Planning

6. Training amp; Supervision

7. Monitoring amp; Evaluation

8. Vaccine, Cold Chain amp; Logistics

9. Safety Surveillance

10. Demand Generation amp; Communication

Following the recently concluded RFP, a systematic, objective and transparent evaluation conducted by an evaluation committee recommended 14 service providers including VillageReach for delivering COVAX-TA to countries across the different programmatic areas during the anticipated period of December 2020 to June 2021. In Cote d’Ivoire, VillageReach has been mandated to provide a system that enables effective identification, analysis and response to rumors regarding COVID vaccine in order to improve vaccine acceptability and thereby favorably impact vaccination uptake.

Deliverables:

VillageReach will support the development and implementation of a solution aimed at managing information on health care worker observations, including rumors and misinformation, arising from the delivery of COVID-19 Vaccine in Cote d’Ivoire. Deliverables include:

  • Develop solution in collaboration with technical subcontractor to collect health care worker observations on vaccine rumors/misinformation and other roll-out factors. This will include the development of response messages and protocols to support two-way communication with health care workers via What’sApp as well as a dashboard to track information communicated.
  • Develop remote training plan for solution among health care workers.
  • Develop and regularly update project management and operational plans to ensure all project and deployment plans are timely and efficiently executed.
  • Deploy solution for nation-wide implementation among health care workers in collaboration with technical subcontractor.
  • Provide transparent and timely communication between all partners through weekly coordination meetings, quarterly meetings, reports and ad hoc meetings.
  • Design and conduct initial evaluation of solution, including final written report of findings.

Requirements

The individual who completes this work must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

  • Experience in Health System Strengthening Initiatives: Experience working with Cote d’Ivoire ’s health system and working with a variety of stakeholders, including ministries of health and health facility staff, in the areas of program design, implementation or management. Must have strong understanding of the service delivery level and working in rural environments. Prior experience leading projects involving mhealth applications for vaccine demand generation, vaccine logistics and/or administration strongly preferred.
  • Experience in Project/Program management: Familiar with program and project management principles and strategies.
  • Coalition-Building. Experience in working with government, donors, NGO and development agency in Africa to influence change.
  • Communication and interpersonal skills. Strong communication and cross-cultural management. Persuasive written and verbal communication. Open mindedness to accommodate the non-traditional mix of disciplines within the team and interpersonal skills to work effectively in partnership with both the private and public sectors and

Job Specification

Job Rewards and Benefits

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