Local Consultancy: Immunization Data Infrastructure and Project Management (11 Months)

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…

Scope of Work/Tasks:

The consultant will report to the T4D Specialist (Health)

Technical support to immunization data infrastructure project development and implementation:

1. Support in the development implementation, and monitoring of a comprehensive work plan detailing all project activities, methodology, milestones, timelines, and resource requirements, including the development of a project tracker.
2. Support in the coordination and facilitation of routine check-ins (project management calls) with vendors and government partners to discuss progress, plans, and issues of the project. Oversee and support day-to-day implementation, monitor status of implementation, gather relevant data, and prepare updates for the project team and implementing partners. Collect, analyze, and consolidate relevant information (e.g., planned activities vs accomplishment, bottlenecks, risk registry) to facilitate monitoring of progress and the identification of common problems which cause delay. Provide technical oversight on the different stages of the development and implementation that would be useful to vendors and partners.
3. Support review and maintenance of detailed financial documents and procurement plan.
4. Support and assist in the design, development, rollout, scale-up activities of immunization data infrastructure projects. Facilitate software development activities that would require participation of UNICEF and other stakeholders (e.g., content development and testing, user testing).
5. Contribute to troubleshooting, and the documentation of challenges and resolutions in the development and implementation activities.
6. Facilitate administrative and logistical requirements of the project, including organizing meetings, workshops, and travel arrangements, if needed.
7. Coordinate and facilitate project documentation, including contracts, invoices, and other administrative tasks as needed.
8. Provide support in the capacity building activities (e.g., serving as trainer, coordination).

Support for engagement and maintenance of partnerships and networks 

1. Support UNICEF PCO in the coordination with other partners and stakeholders that are relevant to the implementation of the projects.
2. Support UNICEF PCO team staff in facilitating various meetings/activities necessary to ensure smooth implementation of the project.
3. Support UNICEF PCO team in preparing agenda, minutes, and follow up on decisions made in meetings.
4. Provide advice and support to PCO team and program partners on best practices, standards, and norms on digital health infrastructure related to immunization.

Quality Assurance (QA) on all of the deliverables to be submitted

1. Review and provide inputs to all deliverables and other project artifacts submitted or shared by the technical team and government partners.
2. Ensure that project deliverables follow DOH and UNICEF Protocols and Standards.

Knowledge Management

1. Identify, capture, synthesize, and share lessons learned in agreed format and venue.
2. Lead documentation and clear monitoring project KPIs.

Reporting and Documentation

1. Work with the Health section and the Communications unit to prepare regular progress reports and updates for donors, highlighting key milestones, successes, and challenges encountered during the Mobile IIS development and deployment.
2. Ensure timely submission of these reports, adhering to specifications and deadlines.
3. Organize and maintain all project-related documents in an easily retrievable format, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Deliverables/Outputs:

• Project workplan and tracker (development and maintenance).
• Updated financial standing.
• Software development and implementation accomplishment report.
• Administrative and logistics accomplishment report.
• Routine vendor and stakeholder call agenda and documentation.
• Review feedback on deliverables.
• Documentation of project-level lessons learned, including challenges and resolutions.
• Updated KPIs.
• Written progress update/report (reviewed, and approved).
• Project accomplishment, updates, and plans slide deck.
• Project artifacts.

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

Education:

• University or Advanced Degree is required in Health Informatics or Health-Related Courses (or other related fields) plus at least 5 years of experience in management of digital health projects.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

Work Experience:

• Experience in managing development and/or implementation of digital health solution.
• Experience in working with government partners in implementing digital health solutions.
• Strong understanding of digital health landscape in the country.
• With epidemiology background.
• Excellent communication and written skills in English.
• Experience in coordinating between multiple remote teams and stakeholders.

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.

HOW TO APPLY

Qualified candidates are requested to complete an online candidate profile in http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/ by 12 September 2024. Only applications sent through the e-recruitment portal under Job Number: 575076 will be considered.

All candidates are requested to submit a COVER LETTER, and the duly filled P11 Form which can be downloaded from our website at P11 Form.docx (sharepoint.com) indicating three (3) previous supervisors. Please indicate your professional fees and the soonest availability to take on the post based on the above terms of reference.

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:

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).

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