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Title of the Post: State Immunization Consultants 

Level: Junior Level

Type of Appointment: Special Service Agreement (SSA) for 9 months

Duty Station: Multiple duty station

 

Purpose/Objective of the consultancy:

To support Government of Nigeria in its goal of reducing vaccine preventable diseases through strengthening Immunization Systems by providing technical support to State's Ministry of Health in the area of polio eradication, other SIAs and routine immunization. The incumbent will provide technical support to the State Ministry of Health (State Primary Health Care Development Agency/Board) to accelerate quality implementation of routine immunization as a means to sustain polio eradication in the polio-free states as well as to improve further the reduction in morbidity and mortality from vaccine preventable and other diseases.

 

 

Major Tasks to be accomplished:

The Consultant will provide technical support to the EPI State Team (particularly the social mobilization and vaccine security committees) on all aspects of routine immunization for both EPI/PEI in the assigned State in line with the UNICEF mandate for vaccine security and social mobilization.

 

Minimum qualification:

•  Bachelor Degree in Business/Health/Material Management/Engineering or equivalent (minimal).

•  Master's degree in Public Health/Pharmacology, Business, or Engineering is an advantage.

•  Experience in managing cold chain system for vaccines or other related medical supplies and providing immunization services is desirable.

•  At least 5 years progressively professional work experience with at least 2 years at providing technical support in the area of logistics, supply chain management, cold chain 

•  Fluency in English

 

Every interested candidate should submit his/her application, accompanied by an updated CVs in English and a completed United Nations Personal History Form, (which can be downloaded from our website at www.unicef.org/employ) to the email address below on or before Thursday, 26 March 2015.

Email: [email protected]

 

Please put the position title you are applying for on the subject line of your email.

 

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