National Consultancy Post: Cold Chain Logistics and Vaccine Management Consultant, 6 months, 2 posts (1 Sana'a & 1 Aden) (only Yemeni nationals)

Contract

This is a NO-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-3 contracts.

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, safety

In the 1970s UNICEF established presence in Yemen to respond to the urgent needs of children in the poorest country in the Middle East. In 1991, Yemen ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child and it was enacted immediately. Since then the country has been making steady progress for children until it plunged into a brutal conflict in 2015 but even before that, Yemen needed large amounts of humanitarian assistance.

In collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations and community partners, UNICEF is working in all the governorates in Yemen to respond to the needs of children throughout the country with a continuum of services to help children survive and grow to their full potential through the following programmes: Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Basic Education, and Child protection.

For more on our work in Yemen, please visit our website: https://www.unicef.org/yemen/

How can you make a difference?

As a Cold Chain Logistics & Vaccine Management Consultant, you will be responsible for assisting country programmes in proper planning, implementation and monitoring of the Covid-19 Vaccine introduction

Your main duties will be as per the following:

• Collaborate with MOPHP/WHO/UNICEF/other partner on the planning, coordination and implementation of Covid-19 Vaccine introduction
• Support Forecasting vaccine and logistics needs using the Immunization Supply Chain Sizing Tool
• Support and contribute to the completion of the Vaccine Introduction Readiness Assessment Tool (VIRAT) and Covid -19 Vaccine application.
• Support Assessing available storage capacity using the Cold Chain Equipment Inventory and Gap Analysis Tool is useful in assessing vaccine volumes and corresponding cold chain capacity per catchment area.
• Support in Identifying surge capacity by assessing and mapping available cold chain capacities according to the three temperature ranges (e.g. +2 °C to +8 °C, -20 °C, and -70 °C) for storing the different types of COVID-19 vaccines under development
• Prepare a distribution plan for vaccines and ancillary supplies (such as syringes, safety boxes, vaccine carriers, cooling packs, markers, data collection forms, AEFI response kits and IPC/PPE) based on the target population and number of staff that will comprise the vaccination and monitoring teams (e.g. vaccinators, recorders, social mobilizers, supervisors and monitors).
• Support Reinforcing supply and stock management by vigorously monitoring and recording of cold chain equipment temperature, vaccines distribution, inventory and stock management, and wastage rates especially at the Initially stage when the COVID-19 vaccine supply will be scarce, with short shelf life, and may not have VVM.
• Update vaccine stock management tools and operating procedures to reflect the characteristics of COVID-19 vaccines (i.e. vial size, VVM)
• Support to establish a vaccine traceability system with a robust mechanism to ensure the traceability of the COVID-19 vaccines to avoid a risk of diversion and falsification of the vaccines.
• Support Manage health care waste. Proper waste management procedures are critical for the safety of health workers and the community. Furthermore, if COVID-19 vaccines are delivered in a mass vaccination campaign strategy, the generation of health care waste will be amplified, due to the mandatory use of disposable and reusable materials and hazardous wastes, such as PPE, used by the vaccination teams.

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

• University degree in Medicine, Pharmacy or social science, or related field.
• Master’s degree will be considered as an asset.
• Minimum of 5-10 years of professional experience in logistics, cold chain system strengthening, supply chain management or related areas
• Knowledge of national immunization programs and health systems
• Previous experience in new vaccine introduction and vaccination of wider age group in Yemen setting is an added advantage
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft word, excel and PowerPoint

Note:

Please attach your quotation for the monthly fees for this consultancy with your application documents.

While UNICEF seeks to recruit the best talent in the Yemeni labor market to be able to deliver the best possible services for the children in Yemen, we would like to make it clear that we never use any third party in any of the recruitment processes for all junior and senior positions advertised. All received applications are treated with high level of transparency and professionalism. Only applicants whose profiles meet the advertised job requirements are considered and only within the announced deadline.

في حين تسعى اليونيسف لإستقطاب أفضل الكوادر في السوق اليمنية لتتمكن من تقديم أفضل خدمة للأطفال في اليمن، تود التنويه إلى أنها لا تستعين بأي شخص أو جهة (قد يقدم نفسهـ/ـا) كوسيط أو طرف ثالث في أي من عمليات التوظيف وفيما يخص جميع الوظائف، باستثناء الإعلان عبر وسائل الإعلام والمواقع الإليكترونية. إن اليونيسف، منظمة الطفولة، تعمل بمستوى عال من الشفافية والمهنية. ولا يتم التواصل إلا مع المتقدمين الذين توافقت مؤهلاتهم وخبراتهم مع الوظائف المعلن عنها والتي تقدموا لها في الموعد المعلن.

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. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

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