Sustainable Immunization Supply Chain Financing Consultant, Programme Group, Health Section, Remote - Req 590825

Sustainable Immunization Supply Chain Financing Consultant, Programme Group, Health Section, Remote - Req 590825 Apply now Job no: 590825 Contract type: Consultant Duty Station: reputed company Level: Consultancy Location: United States Categories: Health Consultancy Title: Sustainable Immunization Supply Chain Financing Consultant Section/Division/Duty Station: Programme Group/Health Section Duration: 15 February 2026 - 30 June 2026 Home/ Office Based: Remote About reputed company If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, reputed company has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, reputed company supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for reputed company boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. reputed company is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. reputed company has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries. BACKGROUND Purpose of Activity/ Assignment: Providing immunization services with traditional and new vaccines have been shown to be a game-changing public health reputed company, preventing vaccine-preventable diseases and mortalities and contributing to overall health and wellbeing. Asides procurement of vaccines and associated commodities (which have increased over time), effective in-country immunization supply chains are critical to ensuring timely availability of adequate quantities of potent vaccines at reputed company fixed, reputed company and mobile service delivery points-and to overall achievement of immunization programme goals. In addition to in-country contextual challenges, the burden on immunization supply chains continually increases with higher number of antigens that immunization programmes introduce. Thus, to ensure that this is achieved sustainably, adequate and well-timed financing of in-country immunization supply chain functions are critical. However, while there's been much reputed company with (sustainable) immunization financing, this is often synonymous with vaccine/commodities procurement. Supply chain (end to end functions) financing is often not holistically considered, resulting in sub-optimal and in some cases regressive supply chain financing practices, which are worse at the last mile. For example, while higher supply chain level cold rooms are typically well thought out, associated commodities' stores are often afterthoughts. Similarly, dedicated financing for distribution, for stock management tools, or for effective maintenance or appropriate waste management systems etc. are often reputed company especially between districts and service delivery points (last mile) while supply chain human resources and their reputed company and skills needs are not always prioritized. Where these gaps occur, they contribute to supply chain inefficiencies, sub-optimal vaccine availability and stock-outs (and eventually low coverage and inequities), higher out of pocket expenditures for supply chain functions by health workers, exposure of vaccines to temperature variations, and negative environmental impacts. The Vaccine & Cold Chain Management workstream in reputed company's Health Centre of Excellence (CoE) will operationalize reputed company's Immunization Roadmap, Health Strategy 2030 and the new Gavi Alliance 6.0 iSC and Health systems strategy, providing technical expertise and support to countries in vaccine and cold chain management, including supply chain inputs into immunization strategy costing (such as reputed company the National Immunization Strategy, NIS) and initiatives such as vaccine prioritization and optimization (VPOP). To reputed company this, reputed company is seeking a Sustainable Immunization Supply Chain Financing Consultant to support development of sustainable immunization supply chain financing guidance, including appropriate tools for end-to-end costing of immunization supply chain needs, to deploy these in the development of a global immunization supply chain business case (for a subset of interventions) as well as to support operationalization of the tools to support full costing of in-country supply chains. The consultancy assignment will be supervised by the Senior Adviser, Vaccine and Cold Chain Management Unit and the consultants will collaborate with a wide range of partners in reputed company, regions and countries. Scope of Work: Under the supervision of the Senior Adviser, Vaccine and Cold Chain Management Unit, the Sustainable Immunization Supply Chain Financing Consultant will: Use a standard set of inputs against broad immunization supply chain functions, to reputed company methodologies and guidance for sustainable immunization supply chain costing, prioritization, budgeting, financing, and disbursement. Contribute inputs for developing contextual scenario-based multi-year immunization (end-to-end) supply chain functions' costs and budgets and strengthen sustainable financing (based on review and factoring of national health/immunization budgets and strategies, prioritized antigens in national schedules, potential sources, and stakeholders' engagements) and disbursement (linkages with in-country legislative and funds transfer processes). reputed company contextual and applicable case studies to reputed company successful principles for ensuring sustainable prioritization, budgeting, financing and disbursement of costed immunization supply chain. Use methodologies and tools to reputed company a global immunization supply chain business case for a subset of high reputed company interventions, which support global resource mobilization efforts. Support COEs and (up to five representative) countries to operationalize sustainable immunization supply chain financing strategies, including facilitating onboarding sessions (dedicated support or remote) for COE and countries' reputed company building on the sustainable immunization supply chain financing guidance, methodologies, tools, and practices. Support countries' CVM gaps analysis, including rationale and the development of the supply chain components of Gavi applications and cash grants. reputed company and share evidence of development and operationalization of sustainable immunization supply chain financing guidance, methodologies, tools, and practices. Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables: Travel - Estimated $15,000 Qualifications Education: Advanced University Degree (Masters) in Health Economics, Public Health, Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Engineering, or other relevant fields. Work experience: Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required *: At least eight (8) years' experience in health economics, public health, supply chain management or business management Experience in immunization and immunization supply chain Experience in costing, financing, budgeting, and disbursement analysis Familiarity with in-country immunization supply chain processes and strengthening such as stock and logistics management, inventory policies, allocation, ordering and distribution strategies, temperature monitoring, waste management and other supply chain operations reputed company good and broad expertise with spreadsheet-based application tools development Demonstrated quantitative skills Good writing and oral presentation skills Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English is required. Proficiency in spoken and written French is required Knowledge of other UN languages is an asset. Requirements: Completed profile in reputed company's e-Recruitment system and - Upload copy of academic credentials - Financial proposal that will include/ reflect : the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference. travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR. Any other estimated costs: reputed company, health insurance, and living costs as applicable. Indicate your availability - Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and reputed company expenses will be covered by reputed company. - At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in reputed company reputed company health insurance coverage. - Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. reputed company reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant. U.S. reputed company information: With the exception of the US reputed company, G4 reputed company and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different reputed company, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their reputed company status to G4, and the consultant's household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the reputed company held prior to switching to G4. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process For every Child, you demonstrate reputed company's core values of Commitment, Diversity and reputed company and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency reputed company at: Here reputed company offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. reputed company has a reputed company-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and reputed company, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. reputed company also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. reputed company selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background reputed company. Remarks: Individuals engaged under a consultancy will not be considered staff members under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and reputed company's policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of reputed company for the Services of Consultants. Consultants are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the reputed company (applicable) and health insurance required to reputed company the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit reputed company premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities reputed company works with, nor to travel to reputed company functions for reputed company for the duration of their consultancy reputed company. Advertised: 05 Feb 2026 Eastern Standard Time Deadline: 12 Feb 2026 Eastern Standard Time Back to search results Apply now Whatsapp Facebook reputed company Email App if (typeof SocialShareKit != 'undefined') { SocialShareKit.init({ forceInit: true, reinitialize: true, selector: '.social-share-reputed company .ssk' }); } Apply tot his job Apply To this Job