National Consultant - Vaccine Management Accountability Coordinators in Somalia -8 positions (Somali Nationals only)

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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

How can you make a difference?

Key Responsibilities:

Under the guidance of the supervisor, the responsibilities are divided into three separate categories as outlined below:

Before the round:

• Identify vaccine accountability monitors.
• Train vaccine accountability monitors in mOPV2 and check the skills acquired through a test.

• Identify the health facilities to visit.

• Distribute the vaccine accountability monitors in the Health Facilities.

• Ensure that vaccine accountability monitors can visit the sites and move from one to the other as needed

During the round:

• Inspect Vaccine Accountability Monitors in the field to verify the quality of their work

• Supervise the progress of independent monitoring in the field

• Collect and analyze the reports of vaccine accountability monitors

After the round:

• Support the verification of the absence of mOPV2 and tOPV in health facilities.

• Advise health personnel on corrective measures to be taken if tOPVs or mOPV2 are found after the end of the round.

• Collect the forms from vaccine accountability monitors, review the quality and reliability of the data collection procedure, and make any necessary corrections.
• Ensure that all vials are sent to the district level.
• Complete the vaccine management summary sheet for sub-prefecture and each district.
• Produce a report and forward it to the vaccine management consultant.

DELIVERABLES

1. Readiness Assessment Reports for Round 1
2. mOPV2 Distribution and Collection Plan
3. Report on Reverse Logistics Completion and Disposal
4. Monitoring Report
5. Readiness Assessment Reports for Round 2
6. Readiness Report
7. Monitoring Report for the OPV SIA
8. Consolidated Monitoring Report
9. Progress Report
10. Report on Strengthening Routine Immunization and Vaccine Management
11. Progress Report
12. Final Report

MANAGEMENT OF ASSIGNMENT:

The consultant will report to the UNICEF Zonal EPI officer who is the supervisor of this assignment and will work closely with the Cold Chain Specialist. A technical management team comprising of the UNICEF Somalia Country Office staff focal for cold chain and logistics (CCL) and UNICEF Zonal health officer will oversee and provide regular guidance. The UNICEF CO will provide required administrative and logistical support, avail required documents and other relevant support. The Consultant is required to have a personal laptop and phone.

Duty Station:

The work will be undertaken in Somalia with field travels in different locations.

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

Training:

• A Bachelor’s degree from a University in the field of Health or Logistics; In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, a relevant Diploma plus three or more years of professional relevant experience may also be considered.
• A minimum of 1 year of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in the planning and management of cold chain and vaccine, with practical experience in working in the Somalia context.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.

• Fluency in Somali and English is required.

Behaviour:

• • Follow the customs of the community where the visit is made;
  • Respect the basic rules of courtesy: greet, give the reasons for the visit;
  • Ability to work in a team and under pressure;
  • Ability to speak the local language and be able to work within the local culture.
  • Be able to rephrase questions to make them easier to understand without losing meaning.

Experience:

• • Be fairly familiar with logistics or the health system.
  • Experience in managing the logistics of vaccination campaigns.

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.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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.

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.