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Roster for Consultant National VMCCL (Vaccine Management, Cold Chain and Logistics)

UNICEFAntananarivo, Madagascar
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:23 Jul 2026Job ID:594536Posted on:16 Jul 2026
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Overview

Creates a roster of national consultants to support vaccine management, cold chain and logistics for polio response rounds in Madagascar, including stock monitoring, distribution planning and post-campaign reconciliation.

Languages

Required: French

Desired: Malagasy, English

Job Functions

  1. Healthcare and Medical Services
  2. Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain

Minimum Experience

5 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Update cold chain inventories and assess storage capacities
  • Support quantification of vaccine needs and distribution planning
  • Train vaccine managers and logisticians
  • Supervise implementation of polio campaign rounds
  • Monitor stock levels and vaccine availability daily
  • Conduct post-campaign inventory and stock reconciliation
  • Prepare evaluations and the final mission report for campaign rounds

Requirements

  • Advanced university degree in health logistics, pharmacy, public health, supply chain management, biomedical engineering or a relevant discipline
  • At least five years of relevant work experience in vaccine and cold chain management
  • Proven experience in polio response, supplementary immunisation activity campaigns and OPV, bOPV or nOPV2 vaccines
  • Proficiency in WHO/GPEI vaccine management tools
  • Strong proficiency in Excel, Power BI, ODK and eSMT
  • Fluency in French

Skills

Vaccine ManagementCold Chain ManagementHealth LogisticsStock MonitoringDistribution PlanningCampaign SupervisionInventory ReconciliationPolio ResponseTraining DeliveryData AnalysisSkills Transfer

Tools

WHO/GPEI Vaccine Management ToolsExcelPower BIODKeSMT

Additional info

  • This is a roster for national consultants
  • Medical clearance and vaccination requirements may apply