Job Opportunity : Supply Chain Officer, at UNICEF

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

UNICEF has been working in Cameroon since 1975 to allow women and children to fully realize their rights to development without restriction, as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF provides financial and technical support to Cameroon across seven areas to fully realize the rights of women and children. These areas include Health, HIV/AIDS, Water-sanitation-Hygiene, nutrition, education, child protection, and social inclusion. UNICEF focuses mainly on children and the most vulnerable and excluded families. Cameroon’s 2020 population is estimated at 26,545,863 people according to UN data. The population is young and generates strong socioeconomic demand. In rural areas, limited access to basic social services and the effects of climate change led to household impoverishment and severe child deprivations. The task is immense but not insurmountable; it requires the energy of all stakeholders in Cameroon and outside of Cameroon: also, women, men, youth and children, government, technical and financial partners, donors, civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians, and communities. Everyone is invited to take part in the struggle to meet the challenges that lie ahead. It is together that we will act for Cameroon, a country that summarizes the challenges and hopes of Africa.

To learn more about UNICEF Cameroon, use the below link

https://unicef.sharepoint.com/sites/CMR/SitePages/AboutUs.aspx.

How can you make a difference?

The objective is to support the vaccine supply chain and vaccine management in order to minimize losses at all levels on the one hand and on the other hand support the process of strengthening the country’s storage capacity.

 Key tasks and responsibilities:

He/she will perform the following tasks:

• Provide technical support for monitoring the arrival of vaccine and supply at Yaoundé airport and the Douala port ;
• Contribute to the monthly validation of cold chain equipment installations and PMT (Project Management Teams) reports ;
• Produce reports on the monthly monitoring of temperatures and inventories of vaccines and consumables to be transmitted monthly to the Global level.
• Provide support to the Central and regional EPI in the management of vaccines through the use of SMT at the central and regional level, including the analysis of quality data in order to avoid overstocking and expiry of the vaccine at the level of the cold chain at the Central level and even in the regions ;
• Develop a management plan and SOPs for the management of waste from vaccination ;
• Develop an operational plan for maintaining cold chain equipment ;
• Represent the office at meetings of the logistics group, vaccine batch release commission, procurement and Project Management Team ;
• Contribute to all activities / initiative where UNICEF is involved for strengthening and improving immunization supply chain, including: GAVI supported projects; CDC Africa project for improving vaccine equity Effective Vaccine Management Assessments (EVMA); PEV road map implementation ;
• Support the design and establishment of strategies, plans, projects initiatives aiming at strengthening and optimizing immunization supply chain ;
• Support the implementation of strategies and activities for which UNICEF is accountable, in the Supply & Logistics area ;
• Participate in relevant technical / logistics working groups.

To have more information, please click here:  TA Requisition Form – Immunization Supply Chain Officer NOA (TA) pdf

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

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in Immunization, Supply Chain, Health Logistics or other related fields.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Minimum 1 year of relevant experience working in the areas of global health, Immunization supply Chain, public or private sector supply chain management and systems strengthening functions, and other directly related technical fields are required. Experience in Immunization supply chain management and/or as a technical advisor to the Ministry of Public Health is an asset. Experience in Immunization programs and policy matters in sub-Saharan Africa. Experience working with UNICEF and other UN agencies is an asset.

LANGUAGE

Good knowledge (written and spoken) of French and English

For every Child, you demonstrate.

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are:

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically and (7) Works collaboratively with others

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework 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 including everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.

UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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 is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to delivering the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female and disabled candidates are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF only considers higher educational 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/.

The VA is open to all (internal and external candidates)

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.