Consultancy: Vaccine Management Specialist, MENARO, Gaziantep, 10 months

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To offer technical assist and help for UNICEF’s general vaccine administration for north wester immunization service supply and operations.

Well timed and equitable immunization companies are amongst essentially the most cost-effective improvement interventions with sustained and long-term well being and financial dividends for nations. And efficient end-to-end vaccine inventory administration is at its core, guaranteeing life-saving vaccines are at all times accessible as much as the final mile, protection targets are met, and no baby is left behind.

Nonetheless, every year not less than one-third of low- and middle-income international locations (LMICs) expertise a number of vaccine stockouts lasting for one month or extra. By reviewing annual authorities reported provide chain indicators during the last ten years, LMICs have seen a rise within the variety of inventory outs of not less than one routine antigen from 30% in 2010 to 45% in 2019.

Sub-optimal inventory administration not solely will increase the operational and alternative prices of vaccination however can even play a big function in broadening inequities and stagnating demand, particularly affecting under-served, city poor, insecure and hard-to-reach populations. UNICEF and WHO Joint Reporting Kind (JRF) evaluation point out 46% of growing international locations has witnessed service interruptions resulting from inventory outs in 2019, a rise from 30% in 2014.

 

UNICEF Gaziantep, in collaboration with the Syrian Immunization Group (SIG), has taken the result in implement COVID-19 response, routine EPI & Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI), Measles and every other campaigns.

To proactively deal with inventory administration (COVID-19, polio and RI) challenges and guarantee related nationwide and subnational authorities have ample capability to obtained, retailer, distribute and monitor the upcoming main surge in COVID-19 vaccines, UNICEF wish to deploy vaccine administration (VM) specialist at nationwide workplace.

Scope of Work:

Underneath the general supervision of well being specialist, the VM specialist will probably be accountable for the next key deliverables:

1. Guarantee points in vaccine administration are recognized and actively addressed at native stage.

2. Assist revalidation of Provide Chain and Waste Administration part of Northwest Syria Nationwide Deployment and Vaccination Plan (NDVP) for COVID-19.

3. Assist EOC / SIG / UNICEF to successfully handle the arrivals, storage, temperature monitoring and management throughout storage and distribution and redistribution, vaccine accountability, disposal and waste administration for COVID-19, Polio and routine vaccines.

4. Plan, obtain, retailer, deploy and monitor COVID-19 associated logistics (CCE, UCC gear, shippers) together with    waste administration as per producer’s tips.

5. Facilitate Syrian Immunization Group (SIG) / EOC to entry to up-to-date inventory administration information together with on forecast/precise portions, stock-on-hand, consumption charges, expiry dates, open and closed vial wastage, crucial operational challenges and information use for motion.

6. Lead the event of month-to-month vaccine accountability stories at nationwide and subnational ranges, together with inventory receipts, distribution, utilization, and wastage charges.

7. Assist the deployment or the place exist the strengthening of vaccine stock system to gather information on vaccine arrivals, dispatch, and closed vial wastage. Develop/undertake related SOPs and tips.

8. Assist vaccine forecasting, information triangulation of inventory, consumption, and protection in any respect ranges of the availability chain, contemplating information use obstacles and mitigation methods.

9. Coordinate with GAVI, UNICEF workplace and different implementing companions (NGOs / INGOs) on day-to-day foundation for the necessities and allocation of vaccines for NWS.

10. Replace CCE inventories on quarterly foundation. Doc and follow-up together with UCC upkeep and waste     administration plans.

11. Assist the mixing and deployment of vaccine verification programs and set up capability improvement occasions and devise on-the-job coaching plans for key companions at Gaziantep and inside NWS.

12. Assist immunization companions to conduct targeted evaluations and monitor chilly chain efficiency, significantly in inventory administration, in accordance with EVM2.0 tips. This must be coupled with the iterative improvement and implementation of enchancment plans.

13. VM Specialist will work in collaboration with SIG and key stakeholders (WHO, SIG and EPI implementing companions).

14. VM specialist will be sure that districts and populations with poor entry are recognized and utilization of immunization companies are mapped.

15. VM specialist may even contribute to the COVID-19 & polio vaccination marketing campaign together with EPI programme planning, implementation, and monitoring.

16. Will assist the planning and implementation of well being system strengthening methods an exercise which enhance and maintain EPI efficiency particularly in excessive focus areas of NW Syria.

17. Will present all donor stories on time, particular deal with COVID-19 funding and their utilization stories.

18. Will assist the event of programme and monetary proposals for RI and SIAs (vaccines, operations, chilly chain administration, employees assist).

19. Present technical assist in improvement of micro/macro plan for COVAX, routine EPI and polio campaigns.

20. Preparedness for conferences with SIG, WHO and different immunization implementing companions.

21.  Every other related actions in session and dialogue with the supervisor(s).

 Deliverables:

Deliverables/Outputs	Supply deadline
Month-to-month vaccine accountability stories, together with inventory receipts, distribution, utilization, and wastage charges, developed, and shared with NLWG and UNICEF nation and regional workplaces.	Month-to-month These deliverables are interlinked and should be carried out on an on-going foundation till the consultancy concludes.
Provide Chain and Waste Administration part of the Nationwide Deployment and Vaccination Plan (NDVP) for COVID-19 revalidated.
Syrian Immunization Group (SIG) supported to successfully plan the arrivals, storage, temperature monitoring and management throughout storage and distribution and redistribution of COVID-19 and routine vaccines.
Vaccine accountability, disposal and waste administration actions at central and subnational ranges supported. SOPs reviewed and applied, and associated information collected and shared on weekly foundation.
Guarantee SIG, EOC & different implementing companions has entry to up to date inventory administration information together with on forecast/precise portions, stock-on-hand, consumption charges, expiry dates, open and closed vial wastage, crucial operational challenges. And ensure this information is used for data-driven planning and determination making.
SIG or equal supported and dataflows, vaccine stock instruments and LMIS mapped. Vaccine administration points captured and quickly shared with determination makers.
UNICEF is supported to forecast vaccines. Knowledge on vaccine inventory, consumption, expiry, destruction and relocation are collected, analyzed, offered and shared. This additionally consists of evaluation of the obstacles in information use and promotion of good demand for it.
Common reporting to UNICEF on planning and implementing of COVAX, polio and routine EPI immunization actions being held in NWS with a particular deal with COVID-19 funding and their utilization stories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

• College diploma is required (Superior diploma a bonus), ideally in related subject (e.g., enterprise planning, provide chain administration, economics, worldwide improvement research,
• No less than (8) years of expertise in worldwide public well being programme administration together with not less than three (3) years in immunization, with expertise in low- and middle-income international locations, ideally within the areas of:
•  Logistics administration programs
• Provide chain bottleneck and root trigger evaluation
• Familiarity with stock insurance policies, allocation, ordering and distribution methods and different provide chain operations
• Well being programs strengthening
• Expertise working with GAVI
• Assessing and measuring provide chain efficiency
• Expertise interfacing with nationwide well being NGOs a bonus.
• Working expertise in NWS XB context is an asset.

 

Languages: Proficiency in each written and spoken English is required. Familiarity with Arabic language will probably be thought of a big asset.

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Remarks:  

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The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for the complete interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which should be met previous to taking over the task. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and will not be anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply areas or straight work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF during their consultancy contracts.