Intern - Immunization

Internship Overview

Jhpiego Internship program (JIP) aim at providing experiences to young professionals and mentor them into professional roles. This internship will provide an experience to a young professional to get good on the job experiences, the tasks involved are not critical and do not require a full-time staff to complete.

The Intern Immunization will have hands-on experience and the ability to learn and gain work experience, which will support the candidate in the search and increase his/her experience in Immunization tasks. The intern will gain experience in immunization systems strengthening for improved quality, access and utilization with its cross-monitoring mechanisms including vaccine-preventable diseases surveillance.

Reports to:                             Senior Advisor - Immunization

Mentor:                                  Senior Advisor - Immunization

Location:                                 Mwanza and Zanzibar

Required Positions:               2 - Mwanza (1 position) and Zanzibar (1 position)

This position will be closed on December 23. 2024

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Immunization advisor in the development of regional and district performance progress reports.
• In collaboration with Regional TOs will conduct monitoring visits to regions and districts to track progress and provide support to accelerate improvement plans.
• Collaborate with the Regional TOs to prepare and present weekly activity implementation progress.
• Assist the Regional TOs in preparing monthly performance reports to inform the program implementation in their regions.
• Assist in facilitating immunization reviews with project Cluster Leads and Regional Technical Officers and R/CHMTs
• Assist in documenting immunization achievements to inform effective immunizationprogramming and design.
• Assist in activity implementation and tracking performance to help inform pause and reflect sessions with regional TOs and R/CHMTs
• Write activity reports in all assigned tasks.
• Support other program duties as assigned including logistics in field level program management

Qualifications and Requirements

• Recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in environmental health sciences or related field.
• Knowledge in Immunization and vaccine development (IVD) program and sub-national levels
• Completed academic internship with assignments on immunization.

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include cover letter, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

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