LGA Polio Consultant - National Polio Outbreak Response (POBR) Project at Talent Lab Limited

Description and Objectives

• Working with thePolio Team, the LGA Consultant will provide technical assistance to the State Emergency Operating Center (EOC) or/and the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA) in the planning, coordination and management of the polio outbreak response activities in assigned LGA.

Technical Responsibilities

• Support polio teams of selected LGAs and states to plan and coordinate the polio outbreak response
• Support the LGA team to convene settlement harmonization meeting with the LGA Chairman, community leaders, civilian Joint Task Force (cJTF) and the military. Starting with the existing line-listing of settlements (e.g., as provided by WHO), the group will review the existing settlement listing in detail and revise as appropriate – deleting inexistent settlement names and inserting ones missed out.
• Classify currently unreached settlements based on true accessibility status with input from all stakeholders mentioned above.
• Develop costed LGA-level micro plans to reach each settlement with immunization Teams
• Monitor implementation and ensure use of up-to-date data for iterative planning and course-correction. b. Provide data analytics and data management support
• Analyze daily vaccination and supervision data during campaigns. Support documentation of polio outbreak response activities
• The preparation of technical documents, briefing notes, PowerPoint slides, and other documentation and advocacy materials for engagement with external and internal stakeholders.
• Development of weekly and post-campaign reports
• Archiving of all polio response documents and reports for easy access by all state polio stakeholders

Job Requirements

• HND, Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences,and other related fields.
• Experience working with primary healthcare facilities
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suites–Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Vast experience in team leadership
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to carry out effective on-the-job training to teams