Cold Chain Logistics Specialist, P3, TA, Bamako, Mali

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 115,781 USD and 151,606 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Health.

Under the direct guidance of the Immunization Specialist, the incumbent will support the Health Section, the government to follow UNICEF processes and procedures in terms of Logistics matters.

The incumbent, as focal point for health section for all procurement and logistics matters, will be responsible to improve the management of Health activities relevant to Supply and Logistics including COVID-19 pandemic response activities and ensure the capacity building of national staff and national counterparts to ensure accountability is in place at each level and transactions.

This post will require advanced professional technical experience in support of operations and programme objectives while being accountable for effective planning, logistics, processes and systems, inventory and assets for UNICEF and government, particularly on issues regarding the cold chain, and vaccines.

How can you make a difference?

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The incumbent will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Prepare and monitor all documentation related to Supply, Logistics, Procurement and distribution, ensuring all UNICEF rules and procedures are respected.
• Prepare distribution plans and follow up for effective delivery with partners.
• Provide monthly reports on actions achieved, challenges and recommendations for the long-term.
• Support and build the government’s capacity in the management of the vaccines supply chain.
• Collaborate with UNICEF supply section to implement the Supply Plan of the Health Section.
• Support government to conduct Self Evaluation of the Vaccine Management (EVM) and the External Evaluation of the Vaccine Management and ensure that all recommendations on the (EVM) are implemented and documented.
• Support government to elaborate the CCEOP (Cold Chain Equipment Optimization Plan) and the follow up of its implementation.
• Assure that all orders of vaccines and other materials & equipment for the cold chain are placed in a timely manner and monitor as periodically.
• Ensure that all new equipment for the cold chain is installed and functional.
• Ensure that the system of storage at the national and subnational level is improved.
• Ensure that the skills of the staff implied in the management of the EPI including the cold chain are improved.
• Ensure that all equipment have a system to monitor the temperature of all vaccine storage and ensure its functionality.
• Ensure a regular and complete inventory of vaccines and all the cold chain equipment at national level and in all the regions and the districts in association with the services of the Ministry of Health.
• Ensure the quality of data management for vaccines.
• Ensure that the estimation of the annual needs in vaccines is done according to the storage capacity of Mali CO.
• Support logistics consultants to elaborate COVID vaccine plan for introduction in routine immunization.
• Support the assessment of the dry storage and cold chain capacity taking into account the characteristics of the pre-COVID vaccine and fill the identified supply and logistics gaps.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Good knowledge of ERP system required.
• Excellent working knowledge of computers particularly in Excel.
• Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas in written and oral form and to produce reports in a timely manner.
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team in an international, multicultural and interdisciplinary environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization.
• Organizational skills including the ability to keep up to date and accurate records in different formats.

EDUCATION

• Advanced University degree (Master) in health logistics or Master in directly related areas of specialization, including credited courses in supply, logistics, purchasing or contracting.
• A first University Degree (Licence/Bachelor) in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience relevant to this post may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Five years of professional work experience in logistic with focus on health activities and management of vaccines Supply Chain.
• International work experience in emergency duty station with a security component would be an asset.

LANGUAGES

• Excellent oral and writing skills in French, good command of English.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

Core Values:

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability
• Sustainability

Core Competencies

1. Builds and maintains partnerships.
2. Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness.
3. Drive to achieve results for impact.
4. Innovates and embraces change.
5. Manages ambiguity and complexity.
6. Thinks and acts strategically.
7. Works collaboratively with others.

Functional Competencies:

1. Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
2. Works Collaboratively with others (1)
3. Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
4. Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
5. Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
6. Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
7. Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

This VA is open to all UNICEF staff and other personnel (including consultants, JPOs, UNVs, TAs etc.)

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized by a government, or in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Please note Bamako is a Category D, non-Family duty station. The Rest and Recuperation Cycle is 8 weeks.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).

Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.