Vaccine Management and Supply Chain Specialist

Strengthens vaccine availability and cold-chain performance across the Republic of the Congo. The specialist supports forecasting, stock accountability, logistics information systems, staff capacity and campaign readiness so UNICEF and government partners can reduce stock-outs and use immunisation data effectively.

• Monitor vaccine, immunisation-supply and cold-chain equipment availability
• Support forecasting, quantification, stock redistribution and wastage monitoring
• Improve cold-chain inventories, maintenance oversight and storage compliance
• Strengthen LMIS and eLMIS data quality, dashboards and performance analysis
• Train and mentor vaccine managers, logisticians and sub-national EPI staff
• Coordinate national stores, health districts, technical partners and EPI working groups
• Plan vaccine logistics for campaigns, outbreak response and public-health emergencies
• Produce monthly vaccine-stock, cold-chain and logistics-performance reports

• Relevant academic background in public health, pharmacy, health sciences, logistics, supply chain management, management, economics or a related field
• At least three years of professional experience in vaccine management, health logistics or supply chain management
• Vaccine and stock-management knowledge
• Forecasting, quantification and cold-chain-management capability
• Ability to use logistics information systems, analyse data and report results

• Experience with immunisation or EPI programmes
• Experience supporting vaccination campaigns and emergency response
• Experience working with health ministries and technical partners
• Training in vaccine management, cold-chain management or health logistics

• Vaccine Management
• Cold Chain Management
• Supply Chain Planning
• Inventory Control
• Demand Forecasting
• Logistics Data Analysis
• Immunisation Logistics
• Capacity Building
• Performance Monitoring
• Multi-stakeholder Coordination

• LMIS
• eLMIS
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint

• National UN Volunteer assignment based in Brazzaville with regular travel to departments and field locations
• Assignment duration is 181 days
• Extension depends on funding, operational need and satisfactory performance