Immunization Specialist

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future. Background: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. We aim to make our programs a model for the highest global standards and to cultivate power and lasting change not just for our clients but for all people affected by humanitarian crises. To achieve that vision, the IRC's Technical Excellence (TE) group, located within the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development (CRRD) Department, provides technical assistance to IRC's country program staff and shares what we learn to influence policy and practice. IRC's Technical Excellence team is comprised of five teams or sector "Units" which have deep expertise in their respective fields: Education, Economic Wellbeing, Governance, Health, and Violence Prevention and Response, as well as teams which provide measurement and finance/grant management support. Technical teams are also matrixed with a team that focuses on the quality and content of cross-sectoral programming in emergency responses. IRC's Technical Excellence teams offer five core services to IRC country programs and the wider organization: Program Design : We support country and regional teams to design state of the art programming, incorporating the best available evidence, cost data, and expertise of what has worked elsewhere, with the knowledge that country teams, partner organizations and our clients bring to the table. Quality Assurance : We partner with our measurement teams to design and drive the use of indicators to measure progress towards outcomes; we partner with regional and country teams to review program delivery progress and help address implementation challenges and adapt interventions to changed circumstances. Business Development : We partner within and outside the IRC to design winning bids and identify winning consortia; we deploy technical expertise in public events and private meetings to position IRC as a partner of choice. Research & Learning : We partner with our research lab to design cutting edge research to fill evidence gaps, and with country teams to learn from implementation such that we continuously improve our future design and delivery. External Influence : We showcase the IRC's programs, technical insights and learning in order to influence and improve the humanitarian sector's policy and practice. Health Unit IRC's health programs comprise the largest proportion of its overall program budget and are essential to both IRC emergency response and long-term programming worldwide. The Health Technical Unit is a dynamic team of more than 70 professionals in Primary Health Care, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Nutrition, Mental and Environmental Health. They provide IRC's 40 plus country offices and emergency response team with world class technical expertise, capacity building and a cross-country view of what works to achieve outcomes in terms of both evidence and practical experience. They also lead focused research agenda, influencing donor policy to support interventions and innovations proven cost effective to achieve positive change in people's lives. Job Overview The Specialist is a hands-on implementer and technical resource within the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development (CRRD) department. The Specialist works under the leadership of the Senior Immunization Lead, to support program quality, country program technical assistance, and the implementation of organizational technical standards. They will monitor program progress, support capacity building for country teams, and contribute to knowledge management and learning across IRC's immunization portfolio. The Specialist will dedicate most of their time to program quality assurance, technical capacity support, and direct assistance to country programs implementing IRC's immunization programming. The role requires technical fluency in immunization in fragile and conflict settings and the ability to engage credibly with country teams and internal partners. They will collaborate closely with other specialists, Global Practice Leads, and Health Technical Advisors (TA) to promote technical best practice in CRRD programming

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