National Consultancy: Immunization Consultant, Home Based, 80 working days

JOB DESCRIPTION

UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, health

UNICEF started to work in Lebanon in 1948 and established its office in 1950. For more than 70 years we've been working closely with the Government of Lebanon, other UN agencies, international and local NGOs, universities, and more than 100 partners to meet the needs of disadvantaged children in Lebanon. Responding to life-saving needs and ensuring equal access to quality public services, the impact of our work is felt in every aspect and every sphere of society. To learn more about our work, please refer to:

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this assignment is to support UNICEF and MoPH in systematically building the capacity of the human resources engaged in managing and administering vaccines procured with support from Gavi. This will be done by using technology-based solutions for regular capacity building and onboarding training to reduce cost and time for regular capacity building within resource-constrained settings.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

UNICEF will provide Technical Assistance through the consultancy to undertake the following activities during the proposed period:

i. Compile all guidelines, policies and documents issued by MoPH related to national immunization program.

ii. Develop a national operation handbook to ensure clear and uniform operational guidance on various aspects of

immunization program aligned with the global guidelines.

iii. Develop detailed sections on vaccine management, cold chain management, vaccine administration, waste management, recording and reporting etc.

iv. Conduct stakeholder consultation to review and finalize the national operational handbook for immunization program.

v. Develop individualized training content based on self-learning modules and adult learning principles.

vi. Finalize the national self -learning tool for any new staff joining the immunization program, this e-module should be targeted to private physicians, nurse vaccinators, community health workers, vaccine store managers, EPI focal points at district levels, and program managers.

vii. Develop a wireframe for the training modules to make it ready for digital creation.

viii. Develop a supervisory checklist for immunization program at all levels (PHCCs, dispensaries, district office....)

that is aligned with the operational guidelines.

ix. Collaborate with MoPH IT Team to develop content in format that can be readily converted to digital app development.

x. Test these creative modules with relevant stakeholders.

xi. Support MoPH to create a policy guidance in ensuring mandatory completion and certification of any staff involved under immunization program.

xii. Provide the ready to develop material for digital app development.

All content developed during the consultancy will be the sole property of UNICEF and the consultant will have no rights on the content or the product developed from the content. UNICEF will be sharing the contents with MoPH for adoption and final incorporation of national program.

For further information on the Terms of References please check below table:

Deliverables/Outputs:
Tasks/Milestone:
Timeline

Develop and review
the immunization
operational handbook

• To review the existing immunization manual and guidelines and add any missing module or component to cover all the policies of the immunization program.
• Submit a final operational handbook for review.
• Collaborate with MoPH to prepare for the workshop..
• Conduct a stakeholder workshop (to be organized by UNICEF) to share the draft national operational handbook and compile feedback to support MoPH in finalizing the handbook.

20 Days

Self-learning training
course developed for

all key stakeholders of immunization in

Lebanon

• Based on the operational guidelines, develop a standardized package of PPT training material for key persons implementing the expanded. immunization program in Lebanon
• Based on the operational guidelines, create a self-learning training course for each stakeholder i.e., private physicians, nurse vaccinators, community health workers, vaccine store managers, EPI focal points at district levels, and program managers.
  
• Design the course into an interactive module using adult learning principles, focusing on knowledge awareness and augmentation of key skills required for the delivery of immunization services as per audience.
  
• Develop page by page content for digitalization of the training course to make it highly interactive and entertaining by using photos, videos, diagram, flow charts etc.
  
• Add pre-test, post-test, quick reference, re-cap after a session to improve retention.
  
• Incorporate a scoring criterion and a minimum qualifying score to generate a certificate of completion.
  
• Collaborate with MoPH IT team to incorporate the needed details related to skip pattern, page navigation, and other details required for converting the content into a digital application.
  
• Provide a complete wireframe of the course for digital app development.
  
• Support MoPH with a draft policy guideline to ensure that each newly joined staff under immunization program undergoes self-orientation training on the digital app and secure a completion certificate before undertaking the new role. For professionals already in the system, every individual needs to conduct a
  refresher course after a fixed duration of services ('x' years).
  
• Provide the ready-to-develop material for digital app development.
  

45 Days

Support MoPH in
developing a
supervisory checklist
for immunization
program at all aspects

• Create a structured checklist for monitoring of immunization program by self-assessment by vaccinator nurse and EPI focal point and a monitoring checklist for program managers visiting a Health Facility with immunization services (PHCC or Dispensary), vaccine store at national, regional and Qadaa level, and for monitoring of an outreach vaccination program.
• The checklist also needs to be made into a page-by-page module ready for digital tool development. Develop a data analysis module to create a dashboard from the monitoring checklist, creating rules and interpretation of data collected through monitoring, and an action-oriented output for MoPH to focus on individual health facilities.

15 Days

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Education: An advanced university degree (Master's) in public health or any relevant field is a must.

Experience:

• A minimum of five years of experience in public health programs, policy and guidelines development, training course development, immunization, or other public health program.
• A solid understanding of immunization program in Lebanon (guidelines, SOPs..).
• Experience in developing immunization training material and reports.
• Skilled in utilizing Microsoft Office tools, with a specific focus on Excel, power point.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with processing large amount of information and synthesizing it.
• Ability to work in a team and in a diverse work environment.
• Knowledge of United Nations – particularly UNICEF – processes and work streams is an asset.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter:

UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world's most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF 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.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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 check.

Remarks

UNICEF's active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered "staff members" under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF'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 Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the recruitment process.

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