Immunization Specialist

The Immunization Specialist provides technical assistance and supports program quality assurance for immunization programming in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The role involves capacity building, monitoring program progress, and contributing to knowledge management within IRC's immunization portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead a complex portfolio of strategic projects focused on direct delivery of full childhood immunization in fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS)
• Provide remote and in-country technical support and, when needed, lead strategic implementation and/or research projects
• Develop/oversee the development of implementation tools and capacity building materials for strategic projects (e.g., direct delivery, health system support, demand creation), when needed
• Monitor progress on program implementation and key performance indicators and drive necessary course correction as needed for strategic programs
• Work with country facing technical advisors to provide specialized technical advice and capacity support to country programs within the immunization scope
• Provide technical capacity building for staff implementing strategic projects
• Track budgets and expenditures and support donor engagement for strategic projects, when needed
• Lead strategic direction and delivery planning to tailor EPI practices to meet FCAS needs
• Synthesize, adapt, and disseminate IRC’s global technical standards, methodologies, and tools, drawing on evidenced-based best practices and reflecting IRC programming
• Work with the Partnership and Program Development (PPD) and MEAL teams to set and monitor targets for pillar delivery and identify business and learning opportunities
• Provide specialized technical assistance to health TAs and country programs on request, ensuring program design, service delivery, and guidelines and policies are in line with global best practices and current evidence
• Build technical capacity of staff to ensure ongoing program quality and innovation: support creation on capacity building materials and participate in training and coaching efforts
• Support/Collaborate with Global and Regional Practice Leads, Airbel and TAs to lift relevant program and research learning for cross-sharing and incorporation into global best practices
• Provide technical inputs to MEAL tools and methodologies to actively manage and learn from immunization programming
• Support TAs to analyze relevant technical and program data that inform periodic review and course correction as needed
• Proactively disseminate lessons learned across countries and regions for select strategic projects
• Collaborate with technical advisors to ensure key lessons learned from strategic projects inform program design and implementation of country-led projects
• Work with Partnership and Program Development (PPD) team to help identify and support strategic business development opportunities in partnership with Awards Management Unit (AMU), GPL and TAs
• Provide TAs and Country Programs (CPs) with specialized support on proposals in the relevant technical area

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in global health, immunization, or a closely related field, with at least 3 years in program implementation or delivery roles in humanitarian or fragile settings
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across teams and manage workstreams — tracking progress, following through on deliverables, and flagging issues proactively
• Technical fluency in immunization programming; ability to engage credibly with technical teams and country programs is essential
• Experience supporting business development, including contributing to proposal development and providing technical inputs for country and regional proposals
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to produce clear technical guidance, program reports, and capacity building materials for internal audiences
• Strong organizational and project management skills; demonstrated ability to establish effective routines, track progress, and course-correct quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Experience navigating multi-stakeholder humanitarian-development nexus environments
• Ability to travel globally up to 25% of time, occasionally on short notice
• Proficiency in English & French required

Skills

• Immunization Programming
• Program Implementation
• Humanitarian Settings
• Fragile Settings Experience
• Program Coordination
• Workstream Management
• Business Development
• Proposal Development
• Technical Guidance
• Program Reporting
• Capacity Building
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Knowledge Management
• Global Health
• Technical Assistance

Languages

English, French