Health Specialist

Strengthens Syria’s immunisation supply chain by improving vaccine and cold-chain management, maintenance, stock control, logistics coordination and performance data use, while supporting government and partners to deliver safe, effective vaccines equitably to children.

• Strengthen effective vaccine-management practices and national capacity
• Improve immunisation supply and cold-chain management, including equipment installation and maintenance
• Strengthen vaccine stock management to prevent shortages and optimise usage
• Support establishment of a functional national logistics working group
• Promote collection, analysis and use of performance data and innovative supply-chain tools
• Develop immunisation supply-chain policies, strategies, guidelines and systems with government, WHO and partners

• Advanced university degree in public health, nutrition, paediatric or family health, health research, international health, health policy or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, health education, epidemiology, business administration, supply-chain management, economics, engineering health or a related field
• A first university degree in a relevant field with two additional years of relevant experience may replace the advanced degree
• At least five years of relevant experience in public-health planning and management, maternal and neonatal health, vaccine cold-chain management or health emergency preparedness
• Fluency in English

• Fixed-term appointment
• National Officer recruitment is local and UNICEF will not facilitate a visa or work authorisation