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Technical Officer, Immunization

PAHOBuenos Aires, Argentina
Category | Grade:Professional | NO-ADeadline:11 Aug 2026Job ID:REQ-05941Posted on:4 Aug 2026
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Overview

Strengthens Argentina’s national immunization programme through technical cooperation on vaccination strategies, disease surveillance, data quality, vaccine safety and supply systems. The officer supports health authorities to improve coverage, equity and evidence-based programme decisions.

Department: ARG Argentina

Languages

Required: Spanish, English

Minimum Experience

3 years

Salary

ARS 5,066,218.5 / monthly

Responsibilities

  • Support planning, implementation and evaluation of national and subnational immunization strategies
  • Strengthen vaccine-preventable disease surveillance and outbreak preparedness and response
  • Improve immunization data quality, coverage analysis and information-system use
  • Develop dashboards, reports and country profiles for immunization indicators and RIAP2030 targets
  • Support vaccine safety, cold-chain management, logistics and supply monitoring
  • Guide evidence review, planning, training and monitoring for new vaccine introduction
  • Coordinate communication and community engagement with health authorities and technical partners
  • Promote equitable access to vaccination through evidence-based technical cooperation

Requirements

  • Recognised university degree in medicine, nursing, public health, epidemiology, health sciences or another field related to the post
  • Three years of national professional experience in public-health programmes involving immunization, disease surveillance, epidemiology, primary health care or programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation
  • Fluency in Spanish and working knowledge of English
  • Essential proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint and Word

Skills

Immunization ProgrammingDisease SurveillanceEpidemiologyCoverage AnalysisData Quality ManagementVaccine SafetyCold Chain ManagementVaccine LogisticsRisk CommunicationData VisualizationTechnical CooperationOutbreak Response

Tools

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft OneDriveMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft WordRPython

Additional info

  • Salary: ARS 5,066,218.50 per month
  • Initial assignment is 11 months with possible extension subject to performance and funding
  • Closing time is 11:59 PM Argentina Standard Time