International Consultancy to Support the Implementation of the WHO-UNICEF-GAVI Immunization Regional Working Group, ESARO at UNICEF

Scope of Work

Goal and objective

• The incumbent of this position supports ESARO in facilitating and providing coordination support to partners of the Regional Working Group and Country Offices to effectively assist countries in delivering immunization programs.
• Activities and Tasks

Outputs/deliverable 

• Inception report and work plan in place
• Documents and materials are produced to support project management and coordination of RWG support to countries (including support related to
• GAVI applications e-g FPP, HSS, EAF) for enhancing delivery of essential immunization through the RWG.

Outputs/deliverable 

• Up-to-date partners matrices and map of activities are developed to facilitate partners' support to countries
• Six RWG monitoring reports on country implementation performance progress are produced, and shared.  
• Final consultancy report prepared and shared

Work relationships

• The management of the contract will be led by the ESARO Health section. The Regional EPI Coordinator will be the direct supervisor of the consultant. The consultant will work in close collaboration with other members of the RWG in ESARO (Health and SBC sections) WHO, GAVI, and the chair of the West and Central Africa Regional Working Group. 

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in public health, global/international health, health policy and/or management, or other health-related sciences is required. *A first University degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of 5 years experience of relevant work experience, especially in coordinating, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating global health programmes is required at national, regional, and international levels.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. 
• Experience on how to coordinate country engagement across multiple partners
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex international development concepts for multiple audiences (UNICEF, UN, donors)
• Highly proficient in a range of PC/web applications, including but not limited to MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook