Immunization and Cold Chain Consultant, 115 days (within a period of 5.5 months), Home Based, Lebanon

UNICEF Lebanon is looking to hire a consultant to strengthen vaccine management in Lebanon’s immunization system. The consultant will develop comprehensive bilingual training materials for central and district-level vaccine logistics personnel and support the finalization and endorsement of the national Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) Comprehensive Improvement Plan, enhancing stock management, cold chain performance, and overall vaccine supply chain readiness in line with WHO standards.

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Lebanon is working to strengthen its immunization system by improving vaccine management, stock monitoring, and cold chain operations. Recent assessments have identified gaps in logistics, warehouse operations, and data reporting, prompting the Ministry of Public Health, with support from UNICEF, to prioritize capacity-building for central and district-level personnel. The initiative focuses on developing comprehensive bilingual training materials and finalizing the national Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) Comprehensive Improvement Plan to enhance coordination, accountability, and overall system readiness in line with WHO standards and global best practices.

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Minimum requirements:

• Master’s degree in public health, Nursing, Biomedical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Health Logistics, or a related field.
• 5 years of relevant professional experience in immunization supply chain management, vaccine logistics, or EVM processes is required.
• Demonstrated experience in developing training content and capacity-building tools for health professionals.
• Experience working with the MoPH and/or UN agencies.
• Familiarity with WHO EVM standards and vaccine management systems.
• Strong ability to coordinate stakeholder consultations and facilitate workshops.
• Fluency in Arabic and English for training material development and communication; proficiency in English is essential.

Desirable: Experience in finalizing or implementing EVM Enhancing Improvement Plans (CIPs).

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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. 

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