Vaccinator

Job Description

Title: Vaccinator

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: --

Age: 18 to 60 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 1 year

Published: 24 Jun 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors, Diploma

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 18 to 60 years
∎ At least 1 year of experience in similar position
∎ Applicant must have experience of working in Rohingya Registered Camp
∎ Honors or equivalent, Diploma in MATS, Diploma / BSC in Nursing with experience in Vaccination
∎ Recognized EPI vaccinator by the MoH
∎ Experience in management of health facilities and staff, including previous experience of supervising and mentoring other health staff
∎ Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local health representatives
∎ Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate medical counselling
∎ Required to be team oriented with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion and diplomacy
∎ Required to be able to and willing to assist with carrying patients on stretchers and carrying equipment
∎ Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willingness to work in potentially stressful and challenging environments
∎ Ability to live in challenging conditions
∎ Community paramedic is preferable Language Preference
∎ Good communication and concise report writing skills in English Specific Educational Qualification
∎ At least 1 year of experience in similar position
∎ Applicant must have experience of working in Rohingya Registered Camp
∎ Honors or equivalent, Diploma in MATS, Diploma / BSC in Nursing with experience in Vaccination
∎ Recognized EPI vaccinator by the MoH
∎ Experience in management of health facilities and staff, including previous experience of supervising and mentoring other health staff
∎ Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local health representatives
∎ Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate medical counselling
∎ Required to be team oriented with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion and diplomacy
∎ Required to be able to and willing to assist with carrying patients on stretchers and carrying equipment
∎ Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willingness to work in potentially stressful and challenging environments
∎ Ability to live in challenging conditions
∎ Community paramedic is preferable Language Preference
∎ Good communication and concise report writing skills in English Specific Educational Qualification

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Management of all phases of the cold chain, including products in transit, in process, in storage, and in display
∎ Provide vaccine to patients and clients as needed and scheduled by the MoH vaccination calendar
∎ Vaccination campaign with MoH/WHO and vaccinators
∎ Keep cold chain as per WHO /MoH standards
∎ Manage EPI equipment - ensure that fridge is protected from dust
∎ Monitor of vaccine in the fridge and outside the fridge
∎ Bi-daily temperature monitoring
∎ Daily/Weekly report to be sent on time
∎ Make requisition for vaccines and vaccine supplement
∎ Program Brief
∎ Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading agencies working in post-conflict and development contexts, supporting communities in over 40 fragile, failed and developing states. In this capacity, we work to restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted, struggling to endure and wishing to advance on a path of development.
∎ The IRC has been present in Bangladesh since 2017 and obtained registration with the NGOAB in March 2018. Since the IRC obtained registration in March 2018, it has moved quickly to expand its integrated emergency health and protection response through both direct and partner-based programming focused on primary healthcare, women’s protection and empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and child protection. Recently IRC has also introduced two new programs: Protection Rule of Law (PROL) and Education. IRC will continue working in both the camps and host community, while meeting the significant needs in both refugee and host populations, as already existing vulnerabilities are compounded with cyclical monsoon and cyclone seasons that impose additional threats to the lives and protection of those refugees as well as vulnerable host populations. IRC will grow over time its geographic coverage within Cox bazar and to other parts of the country, thus expand its’ networks and partnerships around emergency preparedness and response work, reach beyond the Rohingya refugees, also targeting the vulnerable host groups in Cox Bazar and other parts of Bangladesh.
∎ Purpose of the Role
∎ The vaccinator will implement and take charge of immunization activities in the PHCC and outreach, and will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality EPI services to the local catchment populations. The vaccinator together with the PHCC team will contribute to improving the IRC’s existing health programs in the camps.
∎ Line Manager : Clinical Supervisor
∎ Workstation: Kutupalong Registered Camp/ Nayapara Registered Camp
∎ Contract Duration: Till August 2024 (with high possibilities to extend)
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∎ Highlights of Key Responsibilities
∎ Management of all phases of the cold chain, including products in transit, in process, in storage, and in display
∎ Provide vaccine to patients and clients as needed and scheduled by the MoH vaccination calendar
∎ Vaccination campaign with MoH/WHO and vaccinators
∎ Keep cold chain as per WHO /MoH standards
∎ Manage EPI equipment - ensure that fridge is protected from dust
∎ Monitor of vaccine in the fridge and outside the fridge
∎ Bi-daily temperature monitoring
∎ Daily/Weekly report to be sent on time
∎ Make requisition for vaccines and vaccine supplement

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Gratuity, Insurance, Mobile bill
∎ Two retention benefits in a year equivalent to two basic salaries
∎ Two retention benefits in a year equivalent to two basic salaries

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

Standard of Professional Conduct

IRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity

We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified women professionals to apply. We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity in our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic team?

Company Information:
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Address::
∎ 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Application Deadline: 26 Jun 2024

Category: NGO/Development