UNICEF Child Survival and Development Specialist (Logistics) Job

Child Survival and Development Specialist (Logistics), Nairobi

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Closing date: 11 Feb 2011

Purpose of the Position

You will provide technical assistance to the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) Division of Vaccines and Immunization (DVI) and relevant division in ministries of health on how to increase the coverage of high impact child survival interventions in Kenya, with a particular focus on the effective management of the cold chain and ensuring the efficient delivery of vaccines to the health facilities.

Key Expected Results

1. You will support UNICEF and Government (KEMSA and concerned divisions in the ministries of health and other relevant ministries) capacity-building in order to enhance efficient, effective and timely supply delivery, plan, design and organize training for counterparts and implementing partners in supply chain management to maximize supply delivery for high impact interventions for child survival and development covering nutrition, health, WASH, ECD, PMTCT and paediatric AIDS as part of integrated routine mother and child health services.

2. You will support KEMSA, departments of the two ministries of health and other ministries of GOK and implementing partners plan, manage and monitor supply component of CSD including ECD and update commodity unit prices. Support supply and logistics improvement of child health and nutrition days (Malezi Bora) and community strategy. Update emergency response preparedness stocks. Support procurement services for CSD supplies. Represent UNICEF in Supply and Procurement Interagency Coordination Committee to advocate for improved availability of supplies for acceleration of CSD in the country.

3. You will work closely with Supply & Logistics team in KCO and maintain contact with the Supply Division in Copenhagen to promote and support supply procurement services. Interprets on the policies and procedures impacting on offshore delivery. Maintain links with Copenhagen on transnational shipments, deliveries, claims and appropriateness of supplies.

4. You will provide assistance and capacity building to facilitate goods clearance, eliminate overstocking and stock outs of vaccine and other supplies; assist government in maintaining accurate stock records and periodic review of supply requisitions (PGMs, donations by GAVI, CIDA and other donors, CEs of supplies provided through Procurement Services) in light of updated inventory information from DVI on cold chain and dry store; assist in preparing annual vaccine forecasts to supply division; assist in drafting of Joint reporting form and annual progress report to GAVI.

5. You will undertake regular field visits to monitor supply components of the CSD programme at all levels, as well as conduct periodic programme reviews and undertake action on operational procedures affecting implementation and management of supply assistance to implementing partners.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

Advanced university degree in management, logistics, engineering or related area, with extensive experience in Health and Nutrition logistics.

Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme management, monitoring and evaluation, in a related field.

Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of the local language of the duty station is an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.

Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.

Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.

Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.

Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.

Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources.

Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments.

Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities.

Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

How to apply

If you want a challenging career while improving the lives of children around the world UNICEF, the leading children's rights organization, would like to hear from you.

Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our new e-Recruitment system and apply to this and other vacancies, quoting E-VN-2011-00096. Applications must be received by 11 February 2011.

Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.

In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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