Cold Chain Officer, NOB based in Monrovia (For Liberians Only), Temporary (364 days)

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Background and Context

A few of the important constraints presently stopping Liberia from attaining a high quality immunization programme with universally excessive protection charges relate to Chilly Chain and Vaccine Logistics. There’s restricted chilly chain infrastructure and capability for each routine and supplemental immunization. Systematic efforts to determine gaps and tackle points in chilly chain and vaccine logistics administration have been carried out in recent times. Key constraints recognized embody insufficient and poor infrastructure, HR points together with technical capacities; weak monitoring and knowledge points; and vaccine administration.

These constraints have led to excessive breakdown charge of chilly chain gear, overstocking and inventory outs, insufficient monitoring and supervision, poor administration thus hampering improved vaccine protection. UNICEF intends to deal with the above-mentioned points by the event of an built-in and modern answer that goals to switch abilities to authorities counterparts to setup up a system for actual time info of vaccine shares and temperature, well timed prognosis and restore of defective chilly chain gear, and many others on the numerous ranges of the EPI programme. Immunization is among the key consequence areas (KRC#1) for Liberia Nation Workplace. In the direction of attaining excessive immunization protection whereas introducing new vaccines by way of equity-focused vaccination program, the necessity for efficient chilly chain administration stays important. The availability chain geared up with dependable chilly chain gear are vital in serving to the nation primarily, to reaching kids with potent lifesaving vaccines to guard them in opposition to vaccine preventable illnesses and subsequently, enhance immunization protection.

Based on the newest stock of the chilly chain, the Nationwide Immunization Program has a complete of 697 chilly chain gear (CCE) items throughout the nation, which embody walk-in chilly rooms (WICR), walk-in freezers (WIFR), fridges, freezers, ultra-cold chain (UCC) and Arktek gadgets. These CCE require frequent routine and corrective upkeep. At the moment, the nation has a scarcity of workforce relating to chilly chain upkeep. Due to this fact, the Chilly Chain Officer will prepare well being workers at nationwide, regional, county and well being facility stage on chilly chain upkeep amongst different helps.

For the precise function above UNICEF-Liberia intends to recruit a Chilly Chain Officer to be based mostly in Monrovia with frequent journey to the regional shops and counties and s/he’s anticipated to enrich the technical HR capability of the well being unit to adequately present technical experience in photo voltaic fridges set up to the Authorities. The Chilly Chain Officer will work below the direct supervision of the Immunization Specialist, Well being Unit, CSD Part, UNICEF.

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Function of the TA place

The Chilly Chain Officer is predicted to supply technical help to put in new photo voltaic fridges and handle the chilly chain upkeep and logistics system and to construct the capability of the technicians at nationwide, regional shops and county depots.

Fundamental aims of the recruitment.

1. Present technical help to MOH for the procurement and set up of latest fridges based mostly on the MOH chilly chain alternative plan/schedule.
2. Present on-job coaching on the set up, correct use, and preventive upkeep of chilly chain gear for customers on the nationwide, regional, county and well being facility vaccine shops.
3. Present technical help to MOH to implement actions associated to efficient vaccine administration (EVM) and different evaluation findings

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

The chilly chain officer is predicted to enrich the technical capability of the Well being Part to help the Authorities throughout the set up of over 300 photo voltaic fridges throughout the nation.

He/she offers technical steerage and administration help all through the programming processes to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable outcomes based on plans, allocation, results-based administration (RBM) ideas and established requirements of efficiency and accountability. The perfect candidate is accountable for making certain that UNICEF’s help to the Authorities of Liberia when it comes to strengthening chilly chain is carried out in a well timed and environment friendly method all through the length of the put up.

The complete TOR may be discovered  FULL ToR_Cold Chain Officer NOB TA.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have…

• College diploma in one of many disciplines related to the next areas: Engineering, Provide Chain Administration, Social Sciences, Medication, Well being, Public Well being, Worldwide Improvement, or a discipline related to technical help in immunization Provide Chain and Logistics (iSCL)
• At the very least two years earlier related and confirmed expertise in immunization provide chain strengthening, particularly photo voltaic fridges set up
• Expertise in vaccine and chilly chain administration
• Potential to provide technically sound, well-written reviews in English.
• Expertise with Liberian populations or comparable improvement/programming context can be an asset.
• Prior expertise with UN and different worldwide organizations and publicity to UNICEF’s work
• Fluency in English is required. Information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.

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UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…

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