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For every child, hope

UNICEF Ukraine

How can you make a difference?

Background:

Purpose of assignment:

Scope of work:

Under the general direction of the UNICEF country office and the PHC, the consultant will provide relevant technical support at the levels of national, oblast, primary health care facilities.

• Technical consulting and other relevant support of health facilities staff regarding procured cold chain equipment including active and passive cooling equipment, temperature monitoring system, specialized refrigerating, and other transport for vaccine delivery, power generators, voltage regulators and other electrical systems/devices supported cold chain such as air conditioning and ventilation, fire and security alarms systems.
• Regular monitoring and evaluation of cold chain infrastructure, including CCE capacity, site readiness, transport/logistics and staff responsible for storage and transportation of vaccines. Providing timely reports on projects activities, gaps, and bottlenecks to be addressed.
• Consulting and controlling the quality delivery of cold chain equipment (CCE) and other related equipment verifying the compliance and provide solutions.
• Monitor and supervise the installation, handover, and commissioning of the CCE in accordance with the requirements and procedures set by the organization.
• Updating the CCE inventory, UNICEF CCE Dashboard on a regular basis site, readiness for CCE installation according to the requirements.
• Consults the local level cold stores by preparing recommendations based on the WHO Effective Vaccine Management guidelines, as well as identifying gaps based on data and evidence for capacity building of staff on vaccine and cold chain management monitoring and maintenance.
• Training on proper use of CCE (uploading of vaccine, unloading, transportation, temperature registration and monitoring).
• Monitoring visits to selected health care facilities and vaccination points, preparation reports on supplied equipment, knowledge and skills of trained personnel at using cold chain equipment and temperature monitoring devices, actions in emergency situations.
• Regular (weekly) reporting on the work done in accordance with the agreed plan.
• Monthly reporting on the work done in accordance with the agreed form.

Work assignment overview:

Number of travel days: 38 days (10 round trips).

Please provide an all-inclusive financial proposal including travels to carry out the deliverables listed above.

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

Education: Master’s degree or higher in one of the following fields is required: social sciences, international law, international development/relations, human rights, psychology, sociology or other related disciplines. A combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Professional experience:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in social protection / child protection or other relevant field at national and/or subnational level.
• Knowledge of the Ukrainian system of child protection, system of social protection, system of alternative care for children (residential and family-based).
• Experience in strengthening social workforce and system of social services
• Experience in coordination and cooperation with high-level national, and sub-national governments, international organisations, UN Agencies and international/local CSOs.
• Experience working in Human Rights, Child Protection, notably Family Tracing and Reunification and/or Return and Reintegration is considered an asset.
• Experience in development of wide strategies and plan of actions in area of child protection.
• Experience providing consultancy services to UNICEF and other UN agencies is welcome.

Languages: 

Ukrainian: Proficient/Native [C2];

English: Upper-Intermediate [B2].

Skills and competencies:

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholders.
• High political awareness and risk and impact analysis and risk mitigation strategy development skills.
• Excellent drafting, analytical and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills.

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.

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/individual contractors 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.

Remarks: 

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. 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.