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UNICEF Pacific seeks for dedicated and proactive individual Consultants to provide technical assistance in developing a Cold Chain Equipment Management and Maintenance Strategy for Pacific Island Countries and conduct monitoring studies. The selected consultants will work closely with Ministry of Health (MoH) in the respective countries with overall guidance and support from UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office (PMCO).
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, health.
We operate in the Pacific, specifically in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. These 14 Pacific islands countries are home to 2.3 million people, including 1.2 million children and youth. They inhabit more than 660 islands and atolls that stretch across 17.2 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean. This area is comparable to the combined size of the United States of America and Canada. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu are classified as Fragile States according to World Bank/OECD criteria.
All 14 Pacific Island countries and territories have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, only a third are on track with reporting obligations. You can explore the different areas of our work at the link provided here: www.unicef.org/pacificislands .
Background of Assignment:
Over the past few years, substantial investments were made in immunization supply chain management, including cold chain strengthening, capacity development in vaccine forecasting and stock management, and logistics support across Pacific Island Countries (PICs). To take stock of the current status of vaccine management practices following these investments and further improve the supply chain performance, Effective Vaccine Management Assessment (EVMA) was conducted in 11 PICs in 2023/4.
EVMA results from Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Kiribati showed large variation among countries in all criteria at various stages of the supply chain (primary stores, sub-national, lowest distribution, and service points). However, on average, the EVM standard of 80% is not met for any criteria except for financial resources (86%). The strongest criteria under facility operations were storage and transport capacity (72%) and vaccine management (70%), while the weakest criteria were maintenance and repair (61%) and stock management (53%). On average, facility management criteria scored low overall, while annual work planning (37%) and performance monitoring (38%) were particularly weak. For input categories, financial resources (86%) and equipment (76%) were strongest, and by far the weakest was policies and procedures (31%). In terms of system indicators, the EVM standard of 80% was met for Quality (90%) (the vaccines in the supply chain were of good quality [not expired, VVM good, labels intact, etc.]). Efficiency was scored 74% (unopened vial wastage rates were greater than 1% in more than 20% of facilities). Availability (46%) was the weakest aspect of supply chain performance (many facilities did not receive sufficient vaccines to meet expected demand).
Developing resilient and well-functioning health systems requires strengthening each component of the supply chain, starting from a definition of need and ending with monitoring, evaluation, and learning. In this context, the UNICEF Pacific Multi-country Office is assisting the PICs in: i) developing a robust maintenance strategy/system for cold chain equipment; and ii) conducting a temperature monitoring study to ensure that vaccines, medicines, and other medical supplies are stored and transported in well-functioning equipment.
OBJECTIVE / SCOPE OF WORK
The overall objective is to set up a Long-Term Agreement to facilitate and expedite the process by which UNICEF in Pacific will hire individual consultants as required in specific PICs to: a) provide technical assistance in developing a Cold Chain Equipment Management and Maintenance Strategy for Pacific Island Countries; b) conducting a temperature monitoring studies.
The selected consultants will work closely with the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the respective countries, with overall guidance and technical support from UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office (MCO). More specifically, the assignment in each country includes:
Task category A – Cold Chain Management and Maintenance Strategy Development
1. Assessment of current state
2. Risk Analysis
3. Based on the above assessment and analysis, draft a country-specific cold chain management and maintenance strategy, considering the following components:
i) Regulatory Compliance:
ii) Maintenance Objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
iii) Preventive Maintenance Planning
iv) Predictive Maintenance Implementation
v) Training and Skill Development
vi) Documentation
vii) Continuous Improvement and Optimization
Task category B – Temperature Monitoring Study
1. Facilitate the temperature monitoring study which will follow the WHO Protocol (WHO/IVB/05.01) and UNICEF Temperature Monitoring Study Handbook, developed in 2015 to help immunization programs and consultants collect, analyze, and report temperature monitoring study data more easily. Temperatures will be continuously monitored as vaccines move through the cold chain from primary stores to outreach delivery sites.
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GUIDANCE FOR APPLICANTS:
Please submit the following application document:
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills Required
The consultant tasked should have the following experiences and essential skills:
Language:
Fluency in English is required and knowledge of a local language would be an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
Remarks:
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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. Consultants 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.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process for this consultancy.
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