Senior Demand Promotion for Immunization Consultant, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9 Months, Office base (Open for Nationals of Ethiopia Only) Req#595168

Organizational Context

UNICEF operates in over 190 countries, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of children's rights as a calling. UNICEF fosters diverse opportunities for professional and personal development, encouraging a sense of purpose while serving children and communities globally.

Job Purpose

The Senior Demand Promotion for Immunization Consultant will provide comprehensive technical support for demand promotion across routine immunization, new vaccine introductions, and vaccine-preventable disease outbreak response campaigns in Ethiopia. This role is crucial for addressing persistent gaps in immunization demand and uptake, particularly among zero-dose and under-immunized populations. The consultant will ensure systematic monitoring, documentation, and reporting of evidence-based demand generation interventions. A key aspect of the role involves serving as a liaison and coordination focal point with the Federal Ministry of Health and other relevant partners to strengthen community engagement, enhance social listening systems, and leverage behavioral insights to sustainably increase demand, acceptance, and equitable uptake of vaccines across Ethiopia.

Responsibilities

The consultant will coordinate the national communication technical working group to accelerate demand generation approaches and strategies, promoting evidence-based social and behavior change interventions. This includes advocacy, community engagement, community empowerment, social listening, and monitoring and evaluation for routine immunization, new vaccine introductions, and outbreak response vaccination campaigns. Specific tasks involve providing technical support to the Immunization Service Desk (ISD) of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Communication Technical Working Group (C-TWG) to design, coordinate, and implement demand promotion strategies aligned with Gavi 6.0, focusing on zero-dose and under-immunized children. The consultant will also coordinate and liaise with ISD/MOH, UNICEF, and partner agencies to organize C-TWG meetings, including agenda preparation, minute documentation, and follow-up on actions. Support will be provided for the development, operationalization, and monitoring of national immunization demand promotion strategies, integrating behavioral insights and human-centered design. The consultant will ensure the C-TWG supports planning and implementation of activities promoting vaccine acceptance and uptake, and provide technical support on the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of demand promotion and risk communication interventions.

Work Experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in public health, immunization programs, social and behavior change communication, or a related field. Experience working with government ministries and international organizations is desirable.

Skills

Immunization Demand Promotion, Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Strategies, Community Engagement, Risk Communication, Behavioral Insights, Human-Centered Design (HCD), Coordination and Liaison, Monitoring and Evaluation, Report Writing, Stakeholder Management, Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake, Public Health Program Management

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