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International Consultant - Immunization Specialist (Polio), Mogadishu, Somalia, 6 months
Job no: 551377
Contract type: Consultancy
Duty Station: Mogadishu
Level: Consultancy
Location: Somalia
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.
And we never give up.
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How can you make a difference?
Scope of work:
As a key partner of the GPEI, UNICEF has the mandate to provide assistance to fast track and effective coordination, planning and monitoring for C4D and cold chain logistics activities at the field level which needs day-to-day country office guidance and inputs. This will harness the strength and contribution of all stakeholders at the state and regional levels for effective response to the outbreak. The organization relies on highly trained and experienced personnel of staff and consultants to meet this obligation.
The international consultant will provide support to all the three zonal offices with more focus on Central-South Somalia to plan operational response to the poliovirus outbreak and implement polio preventive campaigns and to a larger extent, routine immunization activities. S/he will focus on the outbreak response and preventive campaigns, finalization of access to inaccessible areas framework and cross-border planning activities for both polio and RI activities. The prospective consultant will work in collaboration with health authorities and other health partners. S/he will conduct capacity building activities and with frequent visits to the field for supportive supervision.
Duty station:
The consultant will be based in Mogadishu, Somalia and will be entitled to rest and recuperation every after 4 weeks.
Master's degree in public health, social sciences, development planning, statistics, or related field and at least 5 years of work experience in EPI or child health or public health programs.
Work experience:
Competencies:
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
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.
Remarks:
Kindly include an all-inclusive financial and technical proposal together with your application.
UNICEF only considers Higher education qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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. Consultants and individual contractors 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. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).
Advertised: 24 May 2022 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 02 Jun 2022 E. Africa Standard Time
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