Immunization Specialist (COVID-19), P4, TA, Kinshasa, DRC, 11 months

Contract

This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 146,826 USD and 189,301 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

By end of January 2022, some 84,759 COVID 19 case have been confirmed and 1278 deaths, throughout four waves of COVID 19 since the first case in March 2020. Meanwhile, despite a NDVP in place and vaccines available since April 2021, DR Congo remains among the countries where vaccination against COVID has not taken off, facing major and complex challenges, reaching less than 1 per cent COVID 19 vaccination coverage nationwide. When 6,2 million doses vaccines have been made available in country, only 300,000 vaccines have yet been used, letting some 5,9 million doses yet available.

UNICEF is the lead procurement agency for COVAX facility and has, in close collaboration with WHO, and in close collaboration with multiple partners (the World Bank, CDC, USAID, ECHO, DFID) provided technical support to the MoPH to elaborate on the NDVP, in which UNICEF committed to contribute to (i) being the procurement agency for the COVAX facility vaccine (ii) technically supporting the procurement of vaccination commodities as well as PPE for the vaccination teams, (ii) supply chain system strengthening, including cold chain and ultra-cold chain support (iii) supporting the risk communication and community engagement through communication strategy (iv) all these in an integrated approach to strengthen the immunization system (EPI) in DR Congo

How can you make a difference?

• Meeting with key stakeholders, attending all coordination and taskforce meetings on COVID 19 vaccination, representing UNICEF and providing needed technical inputs, providing detailed minutes of meeting to the Health section and to internal taskforce.
• Meeting with relevant stakeholders, plan (including budget needed) and prepare training technical material (ToT and/or direct training); preparing needed training logistics at national level and ensuring all entities agreed upon with key stakeholders are trained (MoPH, health staff and others – such as implementing partners).
• Preparing fundraising concept notes/ proposals on COVID 19 vaccination and response as required.
• Be main focal point for public private partnership for the health section, following on private donation, maintaining continuity in dialog with private sector, strengthening the transparency in the monitoring of new projects, and engaging in innovative approaches to contribute to continuity of services for the most vulnerable mother and children
• Compiling monthly summary of key highlights on COVID 19 vaccination conducted in DR Congo by stakeholder, to feed into all relevant donor reports, sitreps and other reporting.
• Documenting UNICEF best practices and lessons learnt, challenges in planning, implementation and monitoring of UNICEF related activities and interventions.

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

• Advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., business planning, supply chain management, economics, international development studies, medicine, procurement, logistics, or other quantitative degree). *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

• At least (8) years of experience in epidemiology, public health, including health planning, immunization and health systems management including at least three (3) years in immunization, with experience in low- and middle-income countries, preferably in the areas of:

  • Immunization programme, previous experience in working with Gavi

  • Primary health care, Global health, Health emergency

  • Effective vaccine management and Supply chain bottleneck and root cause analysis

  • Proven supporting documents of analytical reports and health planning in the field of immunization, epidemiology, public health and health systems strengthening

  • Experience interfacing with partners, national ministries of health an advantage

  • Previous knowledge/ experience working with UNICEF, WHO, WB, is an asset.

• Fluency in written and spoken in French and in English is required. Knowledge of local languages is an added value.

  • Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word

  • Familiarity with ODK, U-Report, RapidPro and field data collection is an asset.

Please find JDs attached : JD Immunization Specialist (Covid 19) TA - P4 Health Section Kinshasa.doc.pdf

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

Our core competencies are:

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven experience in strategic negotiations and planning in multi-stakeholder settings
• Experience in writing complex strategic proposals, developing multi-year operational plans
• Experience in training, planning and delivery of technical assistance
• Effective presenter including ability to adapt the message and visual aids for multiple audiences to deliver concise, impactful presentations
• Knowledge of supply chain management and operations
• Excellent analysis skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Proven track record in interfacing with national ministries of health a distinct advantage.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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:

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

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

Applications from females qualified candidates are highly encouraged.