District Communication Officer (Roster)

1. Planning and Coordination

• Develop and regularly update integrated SBC and operational microplans at district and cluster levels.
• Design and implement quarterly evidence-based communication plans with a focus on missed children and refusals.
• Coordinate pre-, intra-, and post-campaign communication activities at district level.
• Lead planning and coordination of immunization campaign inaugurations at district, cluster and site levels.
• Ensure alignment of all key messages with national guidelines and community-specific needs.

2. Community Engagement and Influencer Mobilization

• Map and engage local influencers (religious leaders, elders, women leaders, etc.) to support social mobilization and refusal reduction.
• Implement community-led initiatives and interface dialogues with various refusal groups.
• Conduct and monitor regular engagement activities to PULL children toward vaccination sites, reduce missed children  and maintain zero refusal status.

3. Support to FMVs and Social Mobilizers

• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and deployment of campaign-based SMs in collaboration with PCO and district selection committees.
• Supervise FMVs and SMs, conduct on-the-job training, and ensure quality implementation of health education sessions.
• Plan and implement training sessions for social mobilizers, FMVs, and community influencers based on identified needs.

4. Monitoring, Supervision, and Data Collection

• Conduct field visits to monitor RI, community engagement, and social mobilization activities.
• Collect and analyze social and immunization data of districts (e.g., BCG, OPV1/3, HepB) to inform targeted interventions.
• Retrieve and review lists of missed children after each campaign and facilitate revisits.
• Participate in and report from evening meetings during campaigns; follow up on corrective actions.

  5. Vaccine and Cold Chain Management

  • Work with supply committees to ensure timely delivery and inventory of vaccines and supplies.
  • Monitor cold chain capacity and vaccine management in pre, intra, and post campaigns at the cluster level.
  • Fill and submit all required forms (Daily Summary Sheets, Vaccine Vials Tracking Forms, Forms on ODK and paper-based systems).

  6. Campaign-Specific Responsibilities

  Pre-Campaign:

  • Train CCS and CB-SM on social mobilization, child registration book, tally sheets, use of area map and reporting.
  • Conduct cold chain inventory and readiness checks.
  • Supervise pre-campaign awareness and engagement activities by SMs and FMVs.
  • Plan and coordinate SBC interventions in low-performance clusters

  Intra Campaign:

  • Monitor high-refusal clusters, ensure swift action, and report to PCO and regional coordination teams.
  • Conduct intra-campaign monitoring using the ICM checklist and ensure daily updates on vaccine use.
  • Monitor vaccine availability and address stock-outs promptly.

  Post Campaign:

  • Analyze PCA and administrative data for quality improvement.
  • Ensure timely return of usable vials and proper destruction of unusable ones.
  • Complete all reporting forms and submit within designated timelines.

7. Operations and Financial Management

• Facilitate payments to performing SMs and FMVs.
• Prepare and verify district-level financial documents.
• Maintain documentation on campaign activities, payment records, and training expenses.

8. Reporting and Documentation

• Prepare and submit weekly and monthly reports covering key SBC/communication activities, challenges, and solutions.
• Share collected social and communication data with the PCO in a timely manner.
• Document lessons learned, success stories, and best practices for district-level activities.
• Prepare and submit to PCO weekly and monthly reports covering key SBC/communication activities, challenges, and solutions.
• Share collected social and communication data with the PCO in a timely manner.
• Document lessons learned, success stories, and best practices for district-level activities.

DELIVERABLE(s)

• Integrated SBC and operational microplans developed and regularly updated for all clusters of the district.

• Monthly evidence-based communication plans implemented with focus on refusal reduction and missed children.

• Community engagement and influencer-led activities conducted and documented.

• FMVs and campaign-based social mobilizers recruited, trained, deployed, and supervised across all high-risk and convergence districts. 

• Monthly training sessions completed for social mobilizers, FMVs, and community groups based on assessed needs.

• Join RI session monitoring visits conducted monthly, with feedback reports submitted to REMT/PEMT/DoPH.

• Cold chain inventories completed and shared. 

• Pre-campaign; vaccine stock monitored and managed during campaign.

• Pre-, intra-, and post-campaign reports completed, including Daily Summary Sheets, Vaccine Vial Tracking Forms, online Form (ODK and paper-based).

• All social and immunization data (e.g., OPV dropout, missed children, refusal clusters) collected, analyzed, and reported.

• District, cluster and team level inauguration conducted. 

• Payments to eligible frontline workers processed and verified; financial utilization reports submitted monthly.

• University degree in social science, political science, Sharia and law, medical science, public health.

• Experience in the polio program is given a priority. 

• At least three years’ experience in relevant fields. 

• Experience in health promotion is a plus.

• Ability to travel to the health facilities in the districts and villages for monitoring and support as required.

• Fluent in local languages of the area.

• Fluency in English language is desirable. 

• Good computer skills including MS. Office. 

• Preference will be given to candidates from the concerned province.

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