UNICEF recruits 01 Cold Chain and Logistics Specialist
Recruitment of Cold Chain and Logistics Specialist, P3 Fixed Term – N’djamena (Tchad)
Job Number: 520701 | Vacancy Link
Locations: Africa: Chad
Work Type : Fixed Term Appointment
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, [insert tagline]
[Include information about the country/specific programme. Ideally include a link to a video]
How can you make a difference?
1. Cold chain and Logistics service delivery and emergency response
• In consultation with supervisor, provide input to the Country Programme Action Planning and advice on Cold Chain and Logistics requirements for the Plan of Operations and Annual Work Plans. Ensure appropriate planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Immunization Cold Chain and Logistics operations, including establishment of performance indicators, and assessment of fit for purpose of products and services. Design and implement procurement mechanisms plan. Support vaccines and injection devices annual forecasting and implementation the procurement plan.
• Analyze Cold Chain and Logistics spend and develop procurement strategies based on category management to focus on strategic, essential supplies and services that contribute to results for children, including establishment of long term agreements (LTAs) where relevant. Ensure effective procurement of vaccines and injection devices, goods, contracting of services and construction/Rehabilitation works, while maintaining the highest level of integrity, ethical standards and accountability.
• Coordinate implementation of Cold Chain Equipment Optimization Platform (CCEOP). Advise the country team on the best options of Solar Direct Driven Refrigerators and supervise their installation and maintenance.
• Ensure timely customs clearance of Cold Chain and Logistics supplies entering the country. Ensure appropriate warehousing, inventory management and in-country transport in support of the country programme implementation.
• Analyze Cold Chain and Logistics dashboards, implementation rates of key performance indicators and information/data from various systems and conduct root cause analysis of Cold Chain and Logistics chain bottlenecks and challenges, with a view to drive improvements and ensure efficient and effective supply chains for children.
• In consultation with supervisor, develop an emergency Cold Chain and Logistics strategy based on risk assessment analysis and Programme assumptions. Ensure an emergency Cold Chain and Logistics preparedness action plan for the CO is established in line with Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCC) and implemented (establishment of relevant LTAs and frame agreements for emergency response, prepositioning
of stock, and training of staff in the country office).
• Ensure the follow-up of Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) improvement plan implementation and auto-evaluation.
• Monitor the cold chain equipment coverage and functionality through the country including remote temperature monitoring of cold chain equipment.
2. Technical and advisory support to government/national systems
• Provide input to capacity development initiatives in Cold Chain and Logistics for children, vaccine management and cold chain equipment maintenance in close collaboration with programme colleagues. Support Cold Chain and Logistics components of health systems strengthening as might be relevant in the country context.
• Advisory support to Governments/national systems in defining and determining Cold Chain and Logistics solutions for children, such as use of procurement services; financing solutions; local market development; private sector engagement.
• Provide technical support to subnational vaccine warehouses solarization equipment installation and maintenance. Provide support to national logisticians for Solar Direct Driven Refrigerators installation and maintenance.
• Support capacity building of logisticians at central, subnational and facility levels. Provide guidance in the areas of cold chain
• Provide technical support for the implementation of immunization strategies including the Reach Every District (RED) approach and the Community based Approaches for the Promotion of Immunization.
• Support the planning and implementation of Ministry of Health and partners joint supervision as well as monitoring missions.
3. Collaboration with programme and implementing partners
• In collaboration with supervisor, develop close collaboration with programme sections through involvement in programme design, planning, and preparation for implementation of Cold Chain and Logistics components as well as monitoring and evaluation. Establish accountability framework with programmes, for delivery of results for children.
• Support the EPI logistics team in routine vaccine management, monitoring and maintenance of cold chain equipment (preventive and corrective maintenance) at central and decentralized levels.
• Provide supply input to donor dialogue, and support development of Cold Chain and Logistics components of proposals to donors including budgeting and use of innovative financing mechanisms for supplies, services and construction/rehabilitation works.
• Support assessment of and collaboration with implementing partners including civil society, establishment of Programme Cooperation Agreements (PCAs), and monitoring of Cold Chain and Logistics components under Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT).
• Develop and maintain partnership and collaborative relations with Supply Division, HQ and regional office Teams, Government, UN organizations and bilateral counterparts in Cold Chain and Logistics and logistics activities including harmonized and collaborative procurement.
4. Innovation, products and markets
• Contribute to pilots and support the actual roll-out of new products and services, in close collaboration with Supply Division and Regional Office.
• Support the development of sustainable and ecological alternatives for the development of the cold chain through the solarization of subnational warehouses and the deployment of solar direct driven refrigerators.
• Promote critical thinking, innovative approaches and good practices on Cold Chain and Logistics management within the organization as well as with externals to ensure effective and efficient supply chains for children.
• Further to analysis of Cold Chain and Logistics spend and related procurement strategies, in collaboration with supervisor run initiatives to ensure local market development where relevant.
5. Management of the Office Cold Chain and Logistics team
• Prepare the annual work plan for the Cold Chain and Logistics team; determine priorities/targets and performance measurements and monitor work progress to ensure that results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards.
• Supervise and coach team members, ensure timely performance management of staff. In collaboration with Immunization/Health team and Country Office, ensure knowledge sharing and learning is prioritized to continuously build capacity of individuals and the team.
• Coordinate management of the cold chain and vaccines distribution as well as installation of cold chain equipment
• In consultation with supervisor, ensure establishment and maintenance of operational capacity to handle immunization supply chains, including staffing (appropriate staffing structure, timely recruitment, clarity of roles and responsibilities) and contracting of third party services if applicable (e.g. customs clearance, warehousing, transport, distribution).
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
An advanced university degree is required in Transport, Management, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health or related social science field, or relevant first-level university degree (Bachelor’s) in conjunction with a valid relevant professional certification is required.
*A first level university degree (Bachelor’s) in a relevant technical field (as identified above), in conjunction with seven (7) years of relevant work experience in Cold Chain and Logistics, procurement, contracting, administration and/or other directly-related technical field, may be taken in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Experience:
A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in Cold Chain and Logistics, procurement, contracting, administration and/or other directly-related technical fields is required.
Understanding of development and humanitarian work.
Emergency experience an advantage.
Health supply chain management experience an advantage.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in French is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The competencies required for this post are….
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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
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.
Closing Date Tue Apr 02 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0100 (Afr. centrale Ouest)