Immunization Supply Chain Officer, (NO-1), Yaoundé Cameroon # 127135 (Temporary Appointment) 364 days

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

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each youngster, all over the place, daily, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means quit.

For each youngster, Well being

UNICEF has been working in Cameroon since 1975 to permit ladies and youngsters to totally understand their rights to growth with out restriction, as enshrined within the UN Conference on the Rights of the Little one. UNICEF gives monetary and technical help to Cameroon throughout seven areas to totally understand the rights of girls and youngsters. These areas embrace Well being, HIV/AIDS, Water-sanitation-Hygiene, diet, training, youngster safety, and social inclusion. UNICEF focuses primarily on kids and essentially the most weak and excluded households. Cameroon’s 2020 inhabitants is estimated at 26,545,863 folks in line with UN information. The inhabitants is younger and generates sturdy socioeconomic demand. In rural areas, restricted entry to primary social providers and the consequences of local weather change led to family impoverishment and extreme youngster deprivations. The duty is immense however not insurmountable; it requires the vitality of all stakeholders in Cameroon and out of doors of Cameroon: additionally, ladies, males, youth and youngsters, authorities, technical and monetary companions, donors, civil society, the personal sector, parliamentarians, and communities. Everyone seems to be invited to participate within the battle to satisfy the challenges that lie forward. It’s collectively that we are going to act for Cameroon, a rustic that summarizes the challenges and hopes of Africa.

To be taught extra about UNICEF Cameroon, use the beneath hyperlink 

https://unicef.sharepoint.com/sites/CMR/SitePages/AboutUs.aspx.

How are you going to make a distinction?

The target is to help the vaccine provide chain and vaccine administration as a way to reduce losses in any respect ranges on the one hand and alternatively help the method of strengthening the nation’s storage capability.

 Key duties and tasks:

He/she is going to carry out the next duties:

  • Present technical help for monitoring the arrival of vaccine and provide at Yaoundé airport and the Douala port ;
  • Contribute to the month-to-month validation of chilly chain tools installations and PMT (Mission Administration Groups) stories ;
  • Produce stories on the month-to-month monitoring of temperatures and inventories of vaccines and consumables to be transmitted month-to-month to the World stage.
  • Present help to the Central and regional EPI within the administration of vaccines via the usage of SMT on the central and regional stage, together with the evaluation of high quality information as a way to keep away from overstocking and expiry of the vaccine on the stage of the chilly chain on the Central stage and even within the areas ;
  • Develop a administration plan and SOPs for the administration of waste from vaccination ;
  • Develop an operational plan for sustaining chilly chain tools ;
  • Symbolize the workplace at conferences of the logistics group, vaccine batch launch fee, procurement and Mission Administration Group ;
  • Contribute to all actions / initiative the place UNICEF is concerned for strengthening and enhancing immunization provide chain, together with: GAVI supported initiatives; CDC Africa mission for enhancing vaccine fairness Efficient Vaccine Administration Assessments (EVMA); PEV highway map implementation ;
  • Assist the design and institution of methods, plans, initiatives initiatives aiming at strengthening and optimizing immunization provide chain ;
  • Assist the implementation of methods and actions for which UNICEF is accountable, within the Provide & Logistics space ;
  • Take part in related technical / logistics working teams.

To have extra info, please click on right here: Download File TA Requisition Form – Immunization Supply Chain Officer NOA (TA) pdf

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you’ll have;

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s diploma in Immunization, Provide Chain, Well being Logistics or different associated fields.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Minimal 1 yr of related expertise working within the areas of worldwide well being, Immunization provide Chain, public or personal sector provide chain administration and methods strengthening features, and different instantly associated technical fields are required. Expertise in Immunization provide chain administration and/or as a technical advisor to the Ministry of Public Well being is an asset. Expertise in Immunization applications and coverage issues in sub-Saharan Africa. Expertise working with UNICEF and different UN businesses is an asset.

LANGUAGE

Good data (written and spoken) of French and English

For each Little one, you reveal.

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the things we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this submit are:

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to realize outcomes for affect (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically and (7) Works collaboratively with others

Throughout the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should replicate the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to including everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.

UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further info to conduct a background examine.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s lively dedication in the direction of range and inclusion is crucial to delivering the most effective outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine and disabled candidates are inspired to use.

UNICEF solely considers increased instructional {qualifications} obtained from an establishment accredited/acknowledged within the World Greater Schooling Database (WHED), a listing up to date by the Worldwide Affiliation of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Academic, Scientific and Cultural Group (UNESCO). The record will be accessed at http://www.whed.net/.

The VA is open to all (inner and exterior candidates)

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station, which will probably be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities staff which can be thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance isn’t obtained, or needed inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an affordable interval for any motive.

Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.

Marketed: 15 Dec 2023 W. Central Africa Customary Time
Deadline: 19 Dec 2023 W. Central Africa Customary Time

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