EVM Support Consultant, 52 days (within 3 months), Home-Based, Beirut, Lebanon

UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund; Lebanon (Lebanon County); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged children globally. As an EVM Support Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing immunization supply chain management in Lebanon. This position involves collaborating with the Ministry of Public Health to execute assessments, develop improvement plans, and facilitate training sessions. Your expertise in public health and data analysis will directly contribute to the successful implementation of vaccination strategies. If you are passionate about making a difference and have a proven track record in public health, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in public health or immunization supply chain management.
• Experience with vaccine management systems and EVM assessments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in EVM Assessment and develop Improvement Plans.
• Support trainings and workshops for operational frameworks.
• Draft final reports for UNRWA and MoPH.

Skills

Public Health

Immunization Supply Chain Management

Data Analysis

Report Writing

Organizational Skills

Capacity Building

Fluency in English

Knowledge of UN languages

Job description

Contract type

• Consultant

Locations

• Lebanon

Functional Area

• Health

Position level

• Consultancy

EVM Support Consultant, 52 days (within 3 months), Home-Based, Beirut, Lebanon

Job no: 579955
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Beirut
Level: Consultancy
Location: Lebanon
Categories: Health

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.

UNICEF started to work in Lebanon in 1948 and established its office in 1950. For more than 70 years we’ve been working closely with the Government of Lebanon, other UN agencies, international and local NGOs, universities, and more than 100 partners to meet the needs of disadvantaged children in Lebanon. To learn more about our work, please refer to: UNICEF Lebanon

How can you make a difference?

The EVM Assessment Support Consultant will assist the MoPH in the complete execution of the EVM Assessment, development of Improvement Plan (IP), ensure the proper application of (SOPs) for iSCM and adopt best practices in immunization supply chain management. The consultant will also support in trainings, workshops, and the establishment of operational frameworks for ongoing EVM processes. Additionally, the consultant will identify needs for improvement, integration and future development within iSCM systems.

Work Assignment Expected Results

1. Support in weekly summary reports; and monthly summary reports including progress and deliverables achieved against deliverables for both MoPH and UNRWA assessments.
2. Country setup & Preparation: Assist with setting up the country’s EVM assessment framework, aligning administrative regions, health facilities, vaccine stores, and ensure all assessors data is entered and usernames are created.
3. Tailor EVMA 2.0 tools to fit Lebanon’s specific context and ensure all logistical and IT-related preparations are complete.
4. Prepare EVM Country Management Team members on their roles & responsibilities during EVM assessment and improvement plan implementation.
5. Configure 60 to 70 tablets needed and ensure all have the EVM application downloaded and ready to be used.
6. Contribute to data analysis, results analysis workshops, interpretation of findings, and support in finalizing the assessment report.
7. Draft the final reports, for UNRWA and for MoPH.
8. Develop the EVM Improvement Plan for MoPH and for UNRWA.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in public health, immunization supply chain management, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience working directly with vaccine management systems, supply chain logistics, or EVM assessments, preferably in a low-middle-income country.
• Experience in technical assistance and capacity building for government or international organizations is essential.
• Organized and able to work under pressure.
• Proficient in data analysis; quantitative data analysis skills.
• Proficient in report writing.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.

Remarks:

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract 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 and Individual Contractors.

Advertised: 07 Feb 2025 Middle East Standard Time
Deadline: 17 Feb 2025 Middle East Standard Time