Individual National Consultant: To Support Effective Vaccine Management Assessment- 6 months, Kathmandu, Nepal (Only for Nepalese Nationals)

Consultant Medical & Health Programme & Policy

Overview

Provide technical support for Effective Vaccine Management Assessment.

You have:

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Supply Chain/Vaccine Management, Management, Social Sciences or other relevant disciplines with specialized training in Vaccine and Supply Chain Management.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in immunisation programme with EPI supply chain performance review; conducting EVM assessment with improvement plan preparation; and cold chain equipment deployment monitoring.
• Good written and spoken Nepali and English languages.
• Interpersonal skills and teamwork, self-motivated able to work with partners and work in remote settings.
• Must have knowledge of health system in Nepal.

Contract

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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

The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical support to the Child Health team of UNICEF NCO and further to the Management Division and Family Welfare Division in the conduction and completion of the effective vaccine management assessment (EVM) followed by the development of an EVM improvement plan. Moreover, the role of the hiring consultant is also to provide technical support in the post installation functionality assessment of the cold chain equipment.

Specific Tasks:

• • Provide technical assistance to Management Division and Family Welfare Division in the Effective Vaccine Management Assessment- preparation, roll out, report analysis and development of EVM improvement plan
  • Provide onsite technical support to the Management Division in the post installation assessment of the cold chain equipment in designated locations and support in monitoring their functionality in at-least 30 out of total 186 deployment sites.
  • Capacity building of UNICEF immunization team- including those at NCO, FO and national cold chain consultants and Government teams on supply cold chain management at the federal and subnational levels
  • Submit a final detailed report at the end of the assignment

Duration of the Assignment:

The total duration of this assignment is for 6 months.

Deliverables for this Assignment:

Description of Deliverables Target Delivery Date****Proposed Fee1. Submission of the final report of the Effective Vaccine Management Assessment31 December 2020 2. Development of EVM Improvement Plan in the prescribed format and in the online tracking tool 31 December 2020 3. Submission of the final report of the post installation functionality assessment of the cold chain equipments under CCEOP 28 February 2021 4. Submission of the final consultancy report 31 March 2021 The consultant will be based in the Management Division of Department of Health Sciences, Teku. The consultant will need to travel frequently to sub-national vaccine stores located in all provinces.

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

• Education: Advanced university degree in Public Health, Supply Chain/Vaccine Management, Management, Social Sciences or other relevant disciplines with specialized training in Vaccine and Supply Chain Management.

  Work experience: Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in immunisation programme with EPI supply chain performance review; conducting EVM assessment with improvement plan preparation; and cold chain equipment deployment monitoring. Working experience of Ministry of Health, UN agencies is desirable.

  Special skills: Good written and spoken Nepali and English languages, interpersonal skills and teamwork, self-motivated able to work with partners and work in remote settings. Must have knowledge of health system in Nepal.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

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:

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

Please submit your financial quotation based on the deliverables for this assignment.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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