Cold Chain Logistic Specialist (Vaccine Management) International Consultant
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UNICEF is hiring a Cold Chain Logistic Specialist (Vaccine Management) International Consultant for a 6-month office-based assignment in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, with travel to health regions and districts. The role focuses on vaccine management, cold chain logistics, stock management, forecasting, temperature monitoring, and capacity building for routine immunization, SIAs, and outbreak response. Senior-level candidates need a Master’s degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience.
- 6-month international consultancy based in Kinshasa, DRC, with field travel
- Senior-level role under UNICEF Immunization Supply Chain Manager
- Focus on vaccine management, cold chain, and immunization logistics
- Requires Master’s degree and minimum 5 years relevant experience
- English language requirement; office-based with travel to provinces
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Experience
- Level:
- Senior level
- Length:
- 5 years
- Language Requirement:
- English
- Working Hours:
- Contract - 8 to 5
- Applicant
- Location:
- Uganda
- Job descriptions &
- Minimum of five (5) years vaccine/cold chain management,
- in public health/immunization, and other health emergencies in developing countries.
- Proven
- in coordinating and managing field teams in the GPEI and other accelerated vaccine-preventable disease initiatives.
- Proven
- in integrated approach (Health, nutrition, wash, SBC, protection)
- in routine immunization and campaigns,
- with nOPV2 campaigns in developing countries.
- Strong
- in vaccine logistics, cold chain optimization, stock management, temperature monitoring, and supportive supervision.
- Relevant
- in a UN system agency or international organizations is considered as an asset.
- Language
Requirements
Contract Duration: 6 months
Working arrangement: Office Based with travel to the health regions and districts in DRC
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and
Fluency in French is required.
Knowledge of a local language (Swahili, Lingala. etc) is an asset
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.
UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):
An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) financial proposal template TMC0003996.xlsx
Remarks:
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.
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The Vaccine Management and Cold Chain Logistics Specialist (VMCCL) will ensure effective coordination and implementation of vaccine management and cold chain activities in the supported provinces for routine immunization, SIAs, and outbreak response, delivering measurable improvements in vaccine availability, stock management, forecasting and timely distribution, cold chain equipment functionality and preventive maintenance, temperature monitoring and management of excursions, data quality and reporting performance, campaign waste management, and capacity building of provincial EPI teams. Expected results will be tracked through clear indicators including reduced stock-out days and vaccine wastage rates for tracer antigens, improved stock record accuracy and routine inventory reconciliation, improved forecast accuracy and delivery performance (e.g., DIFOT and reduced lead times), increased CCE functionality and shorter repair times, higher coverage of continuous temperature monitoring with documented corrective actions for excursions, improved completeness/timeliness/consistency of reporting, and strengthened provincial capacity evidenced by training/coaching delivered, supportive supervision visits conducted, and timely closure of action plans. The VMCCL Specialist will work under the supervision and technical guidance of the Immunization Supply Chain Manager
If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR_ext_TMC0003996.pdf
QUALIFICATIONS / SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE/ COMPETENCIES (CORE/TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL) / LANGUAGE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT
Education
- An advanced university degree (Master’s level or equivalent ) in Public Health, Pharmacy, Health Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Immunization, or relevant field
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