National Consultant: Supply and Logistic for Covid-19 Vaccines in Cambodia

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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, Vaccines

In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Vaccines will be the most effective mean to protect the populations from COVID-19, along with comprehensive efforts strengthen community positive behavioral changes. Cambodia identified its first confirmed case of COVID-19 in January 2020, since then all the confirmed cases were imported. Cambodia experienced community spread of COVID-19 in November 2020. While development of COVID-19 vaccine is progressing, COVAX AMC Facility committed to support 92 low and middle-income countries up to about 20% of country population.

For the successful of COVAX 19 vaccination campaign, close management of supply chain and logistics will be essential for deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine. This includes assessing of cold chain capacity and performance for safe storage space availability at each health facilities at all levels, monitoring stock and distribution to ensure that there is no interruption of routine and COVID-19 vaccine throughout the implementation course.

How can you make a difference?

In response to government’s request for in country logistics support, the Supply/Logistic Consultant will manage the In Country Logistics, for receiving, storage, and distribution of COVID-19 commodities such as vaccines, injection devices, PPE from the port of entry to the time when vaccines are given to target groups, based on access, vaccines scenario and implementing strategies.

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

  • Completion of secondary education or equivalent, in relevant field such as Supply Chain management, logistics, and/or supplemented by courses in purchasing methods and/or accounting.
  • At least seven years work experience, such as national or international in supply, logistics, purchasing, contracting and/or related fields. Work experience in developing countries desirable.
  • High level knowledge of supply and logistic procedures
  • Technical knowledge of health sector products desired.
  • Good negotiating skills.
  • Ability to work with minimum of supervision.
  • Ability to extract and format data and to solve operational problems.
  • Ability to organize work, set priorities and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to handle work quickly and accurately under time constraints
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Basic knowledge and understanding of UNICEF programmes, public procurement principles, financial and legal aspects of supply chain issues, ethics and risk management of supply chain operations.
  • Knowledge of and experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and procedures (e.g., SAP) is an asset.
  • Strong communications and interpersonal skills, ability to ensure effective working relations with others, including the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the work place. Client focused, and sensitive to others needs and expectations.
  • Good judgment and decisiveness. Practical and solution oriented.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to engage in substantive technical discussion with all stakeholders
  • Fluency in English and Khmer

Please find the details term of reference for this assignment Term of Reference (Supply and Logistic).pdf

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.

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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 Cambodian nationality will be considered for this position. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to 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.

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