Cold Chain Logistics Specialist (Vaccine Management)

Coordinates vaccine management and cold-chain logistics across supported provinces, improving forecasting, stock control, distribution, equipment functionality, temperature monitoring, reporting and local capacity for routine immunisation, campaigns and outbreak response.

• Coordinate vaccine management and cold-chain activities for routine immunisation, campaigns and outbreak response
• Improve vaccine availability, forecasting, stock control and timely distribution across supported provinces
• Strengthen cold-chain equipment functionality, preventive maintenance and repair performance
• Expand continuous temperature monitoring and corrective action for temperature excursions
• Improve logistics data quality, reporting timeliness and campaign waste management
• Train and coach provincial immunisation teams and conduct supportive supervision
• Track performance through stock-out, wastage, forecast, delivery and equipment indicators

• Advanced university degree in public health, pharmacy, health supply chain management, logistics, immunisation or a relevant field
• Minimum five years of vaccine or cold-chain management experience in public health, immunisation or health emergencies in developing countries
• Experience coordinating and managing field teams in polio eradication or other accelerated vaccine-preventable disease initiatives
• Experience with routine immunisation and vaccination campaigns in developing countries
• Fluency in French

• Experience applying an integrated health, nutrition, WASH, social and behaviour change or protection approach
• Experience with nOPV2 campaigns in developing countries
• Experience in a UN system agency or international organisation
• Knowledge of Swahili, Lingala or another local language

• Vaccine Logistics
• Cold Chain Management
• Stock Management
• Demand Forecasting
• Temperature Monitoring
• Equipment Maintenance
• Data Quality Assurance
• Supportive Supervision

• Office-based assignment with travel to health regions and districts in DRC
• Work is supervised by the Immunization Supply Chain Manager