Accelerated Disease Control Consultants

Provides deployable technical expertise to help countries control vaccine-preventable diseases and prepare for outbreaks. Pool members support immunisation planning, risk analysis, campaign delivery, surveillance, response, evaluation and capacity strengthening with governments and international partners.

• Support elimination and control strategies for priority vaccine-preventable diseases
• Conduct immunity-gap analyses, risk assessments and readiness evaluations
• Plan, implement, monitor and evaluate vaccination and outbreak-response campaigns
• Develop outbreak preparedness and response plans and vaccination strategies
• Provide rapid technical support during outbreaks and emergency deployments
• Lead after-action reviews, root-cause analyses and documentation of lessons learned
• Integrate polio assets and immunisation into primary health care and emergency systems
• Strengthen national capacity for vaccine deployment, surveillance and disease control

• Bachelor's degree in public health, epidemiology, medicine, immunisation or a related field
• At least eight years of progressively responsible experience in immunisation, vaccine-preventable disease control, outbreak preparedness and response, disease elimination or health emergencies
• Experience providing technical assistance at country, regional or global level
• Experience supporting immunisation campaigns, outbreak response, preparedness planning, disease elimination or health emergencies
• Experience working with governments and international health partners
• Fluency in English
• Current health-insurance coverage when a contract is awarded

• Master's degree in a relevant health field
• Experience with measles, rubella, diphtheria, yellow fever, cholera, meningitis, Ebola, mpox, polio or maternal and neonatal tetanus programmes
• Experience supporting Gavi funding applications
• Experience in humanitarian and fragile settings
• Experience working across multiple regions
• Working knowledge of French

• Immunisation Systems
• Disease Surveillance
• Disease Elimination
• Outbreak Preparedness
• Outbreak Response
• Campaign Planning
• Campaign Monitoring
• Risk Assessment
• Readiness Evaluation
• Technical Assistance
• Operational Research
• Stakeholder Coordination

• Supplementary Immunization Activities
• Outbreak Response Immunization
• Root Cause Analysis
• National Vaccine Deployment Plan

• Expert pool runs from 1 September 2026 to 30 August 2029
• Inclusion in the pool does not guarantee engagement
• Assignment deliverables, timelines, effort and travel depend on country needs
• UNICEF covers approved unforeseen duty travel and related expenses
• Consultants are responsible for taxes and do not receive staff benefits