Enhancing Vaccine Supply Logistics and Cold Chain Management through SOP Review and Development (for Internationals only, remote with travel)

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Overview

Support NEPI, MoPH, and partners in developing and operationalizing SOPs for immunization supply chain.

You have:

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Business Administration, health system strengthening, Supply Chain Management, logistics or a related field.
• At least 8 years’ experience in Health System and Supply Chain Strengthening including vaccine management.
• Fluency in English (and other language(s) for the region/country if relevant) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Proven experience in SOP development, guideline writing, or system strengthening.
• Familiarity with WHO/UNICEF EVM standards.
• Capacity building of MOH staff and skill transfer experience.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work collaboratively in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent report writing and facilitation skills.
• Knowledge of local health system context.

Contract

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Contract Duration – 6 months

Working arrangement: remote with travel

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

The purpose of this consultancy is to support NEPI, MoPH, UNICEF, and partners to develop, validate, and operationalize a complete set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Terms of Reference (ToRs), and related guidelines for immunization supply chain (iSC) that are aligned with national policy and global EVM standards, and to strengthen the capacity of MOH and partners to routinely apply and update these SOPs.

Specific Objectives:

• Conduct a desk review of (national policies, guidelines, tools, and assessments relevant to immunization supply chain (iSC) e.g. EVMA reports, cIP recommendations, cold chain inventory, distribution plans).
• Map existing processes and identify gaps, variations in practice across levels and provinces.
• Coordinate with NEPI/MoPH, UNICEF, WHO and other key stakeholders to design practical SOPs,
• Align SOPs with WHO/UNICEF guidance, global EVM guidelines and national regulations, including vaccine safety, temperature monitoring, and data reporting standards.
• Facilitate validation and capacity building sessions; finalize SOPs in English, Dari, and Pashto.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Enhancing Vaccine Supply.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Advanced degree in Public Health, Business Administration, health system strengthening, Supply Chain Management, logistics or a related field.
• Work experience: At least 8 years’ experience in Health System and Supply Chain Strengthening including vaccine management.
• Language requirements: Fluency in English (and other language(s) for the region/country if relevant) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
  • Proven experience in SOP development, guideline writing, or system strengthening
  • Familiarity with WHO/UNICEF EVM standards
  • Capacity building of MOH staff and skill transfer experience
  • Strong leadership skills and ability to work collaboratively in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Excellent report writing and facilitation skills
• Desirables: Knowledge of local health system context

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal Financial proposal Enhancing Vaccine Supply.docx

Remarks:

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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