Vaccine Manager Specialist, P-3, TA, Ndjamena, Chad (364 days)

Overview

Manage vaccine distribution and immunization supply chain effectively.

You have:

• Master's degree required, preferably in corporate planning, supply chain management, purchasing, logistics or other quantitative degree.
• At least 5 years' experience in management of international public health programs and supply chains, particularly in Effective Vaccine Management and immunization programs.
• Fluency in French is required.
• Knowledge of English and/or another official UN language is an asset.
• Competence in logistics management systems and analysis of supply chain bottlenecks considered as an asset.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word.

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 74,649 USD and 97,747 USD.

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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

Chad continues to face a combination of rapid-onset and protracted humanitarian crises that have been exacerbated by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The humanitarian needs overview reveals that 6.1 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2022, a 17% increase compared to 2021. This persistent humanitarian situation is related to the growing insecurity in some parts of the country and in neighboring countries, natural disasters, growing food insecurity, high rates of malnutrition, economic crisis, and political instability in a context of climate challenges. Humanitarian access remains limited in the north provinces and in Lake Chad basin, particularly in the island areas and the border area between Nigeria, Niger, and Chad.

UNICEF in partnership with national and international development and humanitarian actors, supports the Chadian Government in developing programs and policies to promote and respect children’s rights to survival, education and protection.

To this end, UNICEF Chad has 4 zonal offices (Abeche, Bol, Mongo and Moundou), 2 outpost (Farchana and Faya) and a central office that ensure regular implementation and monitoring of the cooperation program. Through its offices, UNICEF ensures proximity to populations in need and fosters accountability to these populations.

To learn more about UNICEF in Chad, please visit our website UNICEF Chad | UNICEF Chad

How can you make a difference?

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

1. Ensure that vaccine management issues are identified and addressed in an active and timely manner.
2. Follow up on the implementation of the dashboard and recommendations of the immunization supply chain redesign workshop.
3. Contribute to the implementation of the EVM-cIP.
4. Assist EPI national warehouse managers to effectively manage arrivals, storage, temperature monitoring and control during storage, distribution and redistribution, equipment and vaccine accounting, disposal and waste management for COVID-19 and routine vaccines.
5. Support the design of distribution plans and installation budgets and provide technical support to the supervision of cold chain equipment installations.
6. Facilitate the Ndjamena logistics team's access to up-to-date stock management data, including planned/actual quantities, stock on hand, consumption rates, expiration dates, open and closed vial losses, critical operational issues and use of data for action.
7. Ensure the regular availability of vaccines and other inputs in all health facilities offering immunization services.
8. Support the preparation of monthly Stock Management Tools and Thrive360 vaccine stock reports.
9. Support the adaptation of vaccine inventory tools to automate data collection on vaccine arrivals, shipment and wastage of closed vials.
10. Support the updating of standard operating procedures and relevant guidelines.
11. Support vaccine forecasting, triangulation of stock, consumption and coverage data at all levels of the supply chain, taking into account barriers to data use and mitigation strategies.

For more details, click here: TDR.pdf

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

Education:

A master’s degree (Master's or BAC+5) is required, preferably in a relevant field (e.g. corporate planning, supply chain management, purchasing, logistics or other quantitative degree).

Experience:

At least 5 years' experience in the management of international public health programs and supply chains, particularly in the field of Effective Vaccine Management and immunization programs, and experience in low- and middle-income countries.

Competence in the following areas will be considered an asset:

Logistics management systems; Analysis of supply chain bottlenecks and root causes; Familiarity with inventory policies, allocation, ordering and distribution strategies and other supply chain operations; Health systems strengthening; Evaluation and measurement of supply chain performance; Knowledge of supply chain management and operations; Experience in training, planning and provision of technical assistance; Experience in the effective management of nOPV vaccine according to the vial management requirements of the Polio Eradication Initiative; Effective presenter, able to adapt message and visual aids to multiple audiences in order to deliver concise and impactful presentations; Excellent analytical skills; Proven ability to work in a multicultural environment; Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word; Good knowledge of SMT, ODK, ViVa and field data collection.

Language requirements

Fluency in French required. Knowledge of English and/or another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese or Spanish) is 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 Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

Builds and maintains partnerships; Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness; Drive to achieve results for impact; Innovates and embraces change; Manages ambiguity and complexity; Thinks and acts strategically; 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: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. A diverse and inclusive workforce is part of UNICEF’s DNA | UNICEF Careers, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

Candidates from industrial countries and especially female candidates are encouraged to apply.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave 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 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”.

N’Djamena is a non-Family Duty Station with Rest & Recuperation every 8 weeks.

Remarks:

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 IP positions.

Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). 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.

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