Vaccine and Information Specialist, P-3, LACRO, Panama City, Panama

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 108,241 USD and 141,733 USD.

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For every child, health

The UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office is based in in Panama, operating in 36 territories, including 24 country offices. UNICEF works to put the rights and well-being of the most disadvantaged children at the heart of the social, political, and economic agenda, in line with our equity focus, working across our organization and with our partners in government, civil society and the private sector to support shifts in public policy, fuel social engagement, and increase investment for children. For more information about UNICEF and its work at www.unicef.org/lac. UNICEF is the lead of cold chain and logistics; it is therefore essential to recruit a Cold Chain Specialist to support ongoing initiatives in prioritized countries concerning the strengthening of the supply chain. The position will contribute to providing support to ensure efficient integrated supply chain management, vaccine stock management, expansion or deployment of logistic systems, effective vaccine management, and cold chain equipment management. A well-functioning supply chain is essential for the success of the immunization program with effective stock management at its heart. Therefore the Vaccine and Information Specialist will support the strengthening of data management systems across countries to ensure better oversight of immunization-related data and improve monitoring systems.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Regional Immunization Advisor, the purpose of the position is to provide technical support to countries in LAC with special focus on priority countries with a high number of zero dose children, to improve Immunization supply chain (ISC) management through vaccine stock management , Effective Vaccine Management (EVM), cold chain equipment management , technical assistance provided to selected countries to strengthen immunization information systems, functioning National Logistics Working Groups and general support to integration of health related supply chains and supplementary immunization activities.

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (master’s degree or higher) in one of the following fields is required: Health Sciences & Public Health, Engineering, Information Management, or another relevant field. A first-level university degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) is accepted if combined with two more years of working experience than required hereunder.
• Additional relevant courses that complement the main degree related to Supply Chain, and Logistics is an asset.
• A minimum of five years of relevant and increasingly responsible professional work experience in Immunization, Supply Chain, Logistics, Information Management, and/or other related fields at both national and international levels is required.
• Minimum one year of work experience in national and/or international organization/s and/or national government. Knowledge in cold chain management is an asset.
• Experience in interfacing with Ministries of Health is an advantage.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese will be considered an asset

For every child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter.

UNICEF competencies required for this post are: (1) Builds and maintains partnerships; (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness; (3) Drive to achieve results for impact; (4) Innovates and embraces change; (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity; (6) Thinks and acts strategically; (7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for International Professional positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. Nationals of Panama are not eligible for this international post.