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Brief on the Organization The Public Health Foundation of India PHFI is working towards building a healthier India It is helping to address the limited institutional and systems capacity in India by strengthening education and training advancing research and technology and facilitating policy and practice in the area of Public Health PHFI is headquartered in New Delhi with national presence through its constituent units of regional Indian Institutes of Public Health IIPHs and Centers of Applied Research in core public health themes The Foundation established in 2006 as a public private initiative is governed by an independent board comprising of senior government officials eminent Indian and International academic and leaders civil society representatives and corporate leaders For more information please visit the website org Project Brief Public Health Foundation of India PHFI is collaborating with UNICEF for the project Boosting demand for routine immunization and reducing zero dose children in 7 districts of Uttar Pradesh The project will invest in enhancing capacity of Front Line Workers FLWs through contact sessions in sector meetings or at dedicated training sessions The capacity building sessions will be capsule based and will be administered in small but regular doses The contact training session will employ techniques like case based approach and simulations to improve interpersonal communication and counselling skills to address vaccine avoidance behaviour To track capacity building processes and results a district scorecard will be created to highlight capacity building intervention activities Engagement with local influencers will be an important component of project strategy to reduce ZD children and make social norms favourable for RI The local influencers religious leaders local doctors service providers teachers social workers NSS NYK students etc will be identified and mapped in the social maps Activities for their capacity building and subsequent engagement will be designed and periodically conducted PHFI will also feed the results of social networking exercise to link the VAB families with local influencers to maximize their impact Deliverables The Cluster Coordinators under the guidance of CSO Coordinators will be playing a crucial role in ensuring that all children within a specific geographical area receive the essential Zero Dose vaccinations He she shall coordinate implement and monitor vaccination program activities aimed at reducing the number of zero-dose children in his her assigned clusters ensuring every child receives the necessary immunizations The Cluster Coordinators will be under the guidance of CSO Coordinators in 7 districts Their primary function responsibilities will be to Work with frontline workers such as ASHAs and ANMs to conduct and periodically update social mapping within ASHA areas ensuring the identification and tracking of zero-dose children and reflecting progress on social maps regularly Identify map and mobilize local and community influencers including doctors teachers and community elders to engage them in the vaccination efforts and encourage the immunization of zero-dose children Conduct door-to-door visits alongside ASHAs to directly engage with families especially in areas identified through social mapping as having a high number of zero-dose children Implement targeted social mobilization and behavior change activities in ASHA areas to boost RI coverage and reduce the incidence of zero-dose children Actively participate in block and cluster-level meetings to present performance updates Code PHFI-CNST-2577 Location Jalaun Uttar Pradesh Category Consultant Duration of Position 04 months or co-terminus with the project whichever is earlier Number of Positions 1 Last Date September 6 2025