Z.M.K. is seeking applications for the Position of  Provincial Coordinator, HPV Vaccine Introduction, Punjab (NOA level) equivalent for UNICEF Lahore.

Job Description:

• Facilitate coordination between the Provincial Department of Health and other departments involved in adolescent girls' social and health services.

• Ensure quality inputs from Health, Education, Gender, and Nutrition departments for the development and implementation of the HPV operational plan, translating strategic directions into context-specific, gender-responsive, and equitable SBC interventions.

• Establish functional coordination mechanisms to provide technical support to Provincial EPI in the design, implementation, and monitoring of evidence-based SBC activities aimed at enhanced demand generation and social mobilization.

• Support the development of Provincial and District microplans and operational plans for HPV introduction in collaboration with relevant departments and communities.

• Coordinate and support the capacity building of Social Mobilizers and frontline workers at the provincial, district, sub-district, and union council levels on demand generation and SBC activities.

• Plan, implement, and monitor ACSM (Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilization) activities, documenting progress, lessons learned, and best practices, ensuring gender-responsive approaches to reach girls aged 9–14 years.

• Design and implement special awareness programs, including seminars, school sessions, and trainings during the HPV vaccine introduction campaign, engaging healthcare providers, academia, religious leaders, professional associations, and schools.

• Support the coordination of provincial trainings, material development, and context-specific communication tools for HPV vaccine introduction.

• Develop and document human-interest success stories and photo essays during the HPV vaccine introduction campaign.

• Leverage partnerships with organizations such as Pakistan Girls Guide Association and other relevant stakeholders to support advocacy, awareness, and demand generation activities.

Monitoring and Reporting:

• Assist in the development of pre-, intra-, and post-campaign implementation and evaluation plans.

• Monitor the development and rollout of detailed implementation plans across the province, down to the sub-district level.

• Assess and report on campaign readiness starting five months before implementation and complete final reporting within two weeks after campaign completion.

• Supervise the development of gender-responsive plans and microplans.

• Provide weekly updates to UNICEF Lahore Field Office, UNICEF Country Office, and Government counterparts, and submit final reports within two weeks of campaign conclusion.

• Provide technical guidance for monitoring, reporting, and documenting campaign progress.

• Monitor vaccine distribution, deployment plans, and reporting on vaccine utilization at the campaign’s end.

Deliverables:

• Pre, intra, and post-campaign implementation plans of UNICEF-approved provincial activities with timelines.

• Monthly work plans and travel plans approved prior to implementation.

• Monthly reports summarizing achievements against each activity plan, used as proof of work for payments.

• Participation and reporting from monthly and weekly HPV Vaccine Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings and internal coordination meetings.

• Need-based reports covering SBC coordination, awareness programs, seminars, school sessions, and advocacy engagements with academia and professional associations.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant professional experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) in health, public health, social sciences, anthropology, or health systems strengthening.

  • Developing public health social behaviour change strategies.

  • Community-based social mobilization and familiarity with demand-side issues of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).

  • Working with immunization programmes at provincial and district levels with coordination across departments (health, education, gender, EPI).

  • Experience within EPI environments at provincial and district levels in Pakistan, with strong knowledge of health systems.

• Strong written, oral, and verbal communication skills with effective coordination capacity.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Good command of data analysis and report writing.

• Technical knowledge of community mobilization and social advocacy processes.

• Fluency in English and in local languages such as Punjabi or Saraiki is required