• Provides technical assistance in developing the national guidelines and standard operating procedures for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) surveillance in the country;
• Monitors and evaluates performance of VPD surveillance at national, state and district levels through data analysis
• Prepares feedback about performance of VPD surveillance for internal use and for sharing with the Government;
• Conducts field visits to review the VPD surveillance processes in the field and provide the findings and recommendations;
• Track timeliness and completeness of the flow of surveillance data between the field and national level;
• Liaises with institutions, organizations and technical bodies at the national level to maintain and increase their involvement in surveillance activities;
• Assists in planning, organizing and conducting meetings of Expert Review Committee for AFP case classification of cases eligible for expert review;
• Assists in planning and conducting VPD surveillance cum UIP reviews of states/UTs with participation from national and international institutions drafting review reports and follows up implementation of recommendations;
• Provides technical assistance in maintaining and expanding environmental surveillance;
• Assists the National Professional Officer (VPD Surveillance) in capacity building of Surveillance Medical Officers to carry out surveillance activities;
• Develop proposals for donor funding for surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases;
• Coordinates with IDSP to strengthen disease surveillance and outbreak response in the country
• Prepare draft reports, strategic documents and programme updates for policy makers and partners, and ensure the quality of programme bulletins, surveillance reports and other scientific publications related to vaccine preventable disease surveillance;
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor/s;
• Submits a report of work done to the Team Leader-National Public Health Support Network (NPSN) at the end of the SSA.

Working experience with National/ International/ UN agencies at the national and state level will be an advantage.

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