National Polio Consultants (Vaccines, Cold Chain and Logistics Management), Angola (8 Provinces)

As a component of UNICEF's assistance for the Angola Polio Outbreak Response, national Polio Cold Chain and Vaccine Management (CCVM) consultants will enhance the planning and execution of CCVM aspects in the vaccination response at the subnational level. In total eighteen consultants will be recruited to be deployed in every province to focus on strengthening local capacity to effectively address the polio outbreak, along with coordinating novel OPV2 campaigns to showcase impactful results and attain high coverage.

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, vaccine!

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have worked in Angola continuously since 1976 with mandate to support government and non-state actors to protect the rights and promote the wellbeing of every child.

Our work is aligned with Sustainable Development Goals and aims to ensure each child in each 18 provinces has access to good health services, quality education opportunities, clean water, and toilets; and children grow up protected and develop in an inclusive, just, and peaceful society.

Since its establishment, UNICEF has been helping the government of Angola to strengthen national policies, programmes and services to ensure that every child enjoy their rights.

UNICEF’s capacity, technical skills and structure allow us to work effectively with policy and decision-makers and be among the first responders to humanitarian crisis. It allows us to assess and respond quickly to the priorities and needs of communities in the most remote and underserved areas of the country. 

UNICEF protects and promotes the rights of every child in Angola.

Assist UNICEF Angola Country Office (ACO) and the Ministry of Health (MoH)/Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) at the subnational level in the planning and management of vaccines, cold chain, and logistics, specifically in response to the outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliomyelitis type 2 (nOPV2).

How can you make a difference? 

Assist UNICEF Angola Country Office (ACO) and the Ministry of Health (MoH)/Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) at the subnational level in the planning and management of vaccines, cold chain, and logistics, specifically in response to the outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliomyelitis type 2 (nOPV2).

Deliverables

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

• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in immunization supply chain, cold chain, vaccines and logistics planning and management at the national level 
  − Relevant experience in immunization program, polio supplementary immunization activities (SIAs), project development and management in any UN systems agency or organization is an asset.
  − Experience of working in an emergency setting is required.
  − Ability to work in most extreme hardships.
  − Ability to work independently and to meet deadlines.
  − Ability to write clear and concise reports in English.
  − Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate in a multicultural environment.
  − Computer literacy with high ability to use excel spread sheets.
  − Completed training on Basic and Advanced Security in the Field

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

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.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

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 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. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.