National Consultant: Effective Vaccine Management Consultant, Kathmandu, Nepal (Only for Nepalese Nationals)

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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 immunization cold chain system needs a thorough technical assessment to ensure the provision of high-quality vaccination services. With the collaboration from government entities and relevant partners, UNICEF facilitated the execution of the Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) assessment in 2021. This comprehensive assessment was subsequently followed by the development of a comprehensive Improvement Plan (cIP), designed to address identified gaps and propose remedial measures. The cIP is a detailed plan which includes a spectrum of activities from the central, provincial, district, and health facility levels. It is important to consistently monitor and review the cIP progress vis-à-vis the planned activities to gauge the improvement. UNICEF has already secured resources dedicated to the ongoing monitoring of cIP advancement, which has been integrated into health section’s workplan. This important task needs the commitment of a dedicated individual to review the cIP implementation rate, validation of progress, and the submission of detailed report which will help future planning and reporting.

How can you make a difference?

To assess the progress of Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) comprehensive Improvement Plan (cIP) for Immunization programme.

Scope of Work:

The individual consultant shall engage in a thorough familiarization of the nature and scope of the assigned tasks. This will be followed by but not limited to: development of a plan for the effective execution of the given tasks, monitoring of reported activities through physical visits to majority of the designated sites (vaccine storage facilities and vaccination service delivery points) targeted by the cIP, present the findings to partners (MoHP, UNICEF and WHO) for obtaining their feedback and subsequent refinement of the final report. Final report will need to cover in-depth analysis of the progress achieved vs each planned activity along with recommendations for guiding future follow-up efforts.

Duration of Contract: The total duration of the contract is for 156 days within a period of 6 months.

Deliverables for this Assignment:

Tasks/Milestone****Deliverables/Outputs****Timeline****Proposed Fee ( In Nepalese Currency)Monitor (desk review) and map the progress of completed tasks vs planned activities of the cIP.Submission of cIP’s updated table with progress status (initial version) By end Nov 2023 Validate the progress of cIP implementation at central and field level by physical field visits.Submission of validated cIP’s progress status (final version)By end Feb 2024 Coordinate findings with relevant government departments and partners at central and sub-national/field levels.Submission of minutes of meetings, visits, photos of cIP validation visits from the fieldBy end March 2024 Provide regular updates of the progress to UNICEF.Submission of record of F2F or virtual discussions with UNICEF staffBy 20th April 2024 Submit to UNICEF detailed report along with practical recommendations on cIP.Submission of final report of cIP progress status availableBy end April 2024 To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in Health science, Public Health, pharmaceuticals, Public Administration.
• At least five years of working experience in the field of immunization.
• Knowledge of Effective Vaccine Management (much preferred) or medical supply chain.
• Good knowledge of English language (writing and speaking), and Nepalese language is MUST.
• National of Nepal with national ID or passport.
• Qualified females are strongly encouraged to apply.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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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.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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:

Request to submit financial proposal as per deliverables in Nepalese currency.

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Candidates from under-represented ethnic groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

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

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.