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The purpose of this consultancy is to evaluate current oxygen supervision practices (if any), develop detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and design supportive supervision tools to be incorporated into existing supervisory frameworks. The aim is to integrate oxygen supportive supervision with other supervisory activities, enabling efficient execution and improving the management, distribution, safe, and appropriate use of oxygen across healthcare facilities.

Scope of Work

The consultant will be required to:

1. Review Existing Frameworks:

• Conduct a thorough review of existing oxygen management guidelines, SOPs, and supportive supervision tools currently in use.
• Identify gaps and areas for improvement in current supervision practices related to management of oxygen, administration and monitoring devices, storage, distribution, and clinical use.

2. Develop Oxygen Support Supervision SOPs and Tools:
   • Draft comprehensive SOPs for oxygen supervision, outlining clear roles, responsibilities, procedures, and guidelines for supervisors at various level ensuring alignment with national policies and international best practices.
   • Ensure that the SOPs cover key areas such as oxygen storage, handling, maintenance, usage, and monitoring.
   • Ensure the SOPs are adaptable to different healthcare settings, including hospitals and Peripheral Health Units (PHUs)
3. Integration into Supportive Supervision Tools:

• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to integrate the newly developed oxygen support supervision SOPs into existing integrated Supportive Supervision Tools.
• Ensure that the integrated tools are user-friendly and applicable at various levels of healthcare system or supervisory contexts in Sierra Leone.

4. Stakeholder Engagement and Validation:

• Facilitate consultations and validation workshops with key stakeholders, including Ministry of Health representatives, health facility managers, and other relevant partners.
• Incorporate feedback and finalize the SOPs and integrated tools.

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

• A first-level university degree in one of the following fields is required: Public Health, Nursing, Biological Sciences or any field of health or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of five years of professional experience working within the Sierra Leone public sector health system.
• Good knowledge and experience in using computer software applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, and corporate software packages.
• Strong communication and report writing skills, with the ability to present complex findings in a clear and accessible manner.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

If you would like to know more about this position, you are strongly encouraged to review the complete Job Description here:  VA TOR – Medical Oxygen Supportive Supervision Consultant.pdf

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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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 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.