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Job title: Vaccination Coordinator                                                                                     Department: Medical Department

Supervisor:  Head of clinical department / designated clinical team member          Supervisee:  Monitoring & Evaluation staff

Location: Mae Ramat, Tak Province                                                                               Starting date:  As soon as possible

The Borderland Health Foundation (BHF) is a non-for-profit, non-religious and non-political organization, registered in Thailand. BHF links to field stations of the Mahidol-Oxford University Research Unit (SMRU Clinics) which are located in Mae Sot, Mae Ramat, Phro Phra, Tha Song Yang and Umphang districts in Tak province, Thailand. BHF works with marginalized populations along Thailand-Myanmar border by focusing on health care services and public health issues with its focus on malaria, tuberculosis, and maternal and child health.

Responsibilities:

Maintain and update the accounting records of the organization by keeping the cash and The Vaccine Coordinator is expected to work under supervision of the head of the clinical department (or other designated clinical team member) on assigned tasks, and coordinate activities with heads from other departments (e.g., logistics, finance, administration). Overall tasks are to manage vaccine procurement, storage and cold chain; ensure quality control measure are in place, functioning, and being monitored; support and work together with local staff in the field for vaccines; coordinate with partners such as Office of Thai public health, CBOs, NGOs and other relevant partners for vaccination related issues.  Represent BHF in meetings, discussion and contribute to building partnership and smooth collaboration and coordination. Produce reports relevant on vaccine related activities, design monitoring and evaluation plans. Occasional traveling to coordinate and plan with SMRU/BHF site.

• Organize and manage the stock of vaccines
• Manage vaccine cold chain, this includes monitoring and evaluation of the quality of the cold chain
• Organize and manage the vaccine ordering from clinical sites and vaccine delivery to the clinical sites
• Coordinate with the clinical teams for vaccine training, updates on national vaccination guidelines
• Able to represent BHF in vaccine related meetings with local governmental and non-governmental organizations
• Ensure vaccine activities are in compliance with SMRU’s policies and procedures e.g. health and safety, security and data protection.
• Other activities as assigned by the organization

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level of equivalent in related field
• 1-2 year of experience in managing and delivering long-term projects effectively
• Good command of written and verbal English and Thai
• Burmese and Karen language skills would be an asset
• Good teamwork skills, able to build and maintain productive relationship
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Motivated and able to work under pressure
• Understanding of humanitarian work and sharing the humanitarian values of the organization
• Flexible and adaptable to meet the requirements of day to day work and help colleagues in the organization.
• Understanding of the situation along the Thailand-Burma border and in- side Burma

How to apply

Application letter and most recent CV should be submitted to bhf-hr@bhf-th.org or

The Borderland Health Foundation, 68/30 Bantung Road, Mae Sot, Tak 63110

Deadline for application: 31^st  January 2023

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interview.

BHF has a zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours). All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles