UNICEF · 1 day ago
VCCM Data Analytics Consultant, Programme Group, Immunization/Health Section, Remote - Req 590968
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expUNICEF is the world's leading children's rights organization, dedicated to promoting children's survival, protection, and development. The VCCM Data Analytics Consultant will support the collection, analysis, and visualization of vaccine stock data to enhance supply chain management and ensure effective distribution of vaccines, while also contributing to capacity development efforts in various countries.
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Responsibilities
Support the deployment of Thrive360 country instances
Support the design and implementation of Thrive360 country instances
Contribute to the operationalization of Thrive360’s ticketing system
Collect and analyze country mitigation measures on vaccine stock risks
Strengthening the interoperability between Thrive360 and relevant logistics information management systems
Expand subnational stock visibility to district levels and strengthen data management and use
Increase subnational vaccine stock visibility and reporting in Gavi eligible countries, especially in Francophone ones
Document dataflows, reporting rates, timelines and data quality issues
Develop measurable targets to reduce the time between data collection, analysis and sharing for use by at least ten percent in five countries
Prepare eight comprehensive vaccine situation reports, draw recommendations and share them with respective country, CoE and HQ teams
Prepare two infographics showcasing the use of stock data by NLWGs and how escalation of supply chain challenges at the lower levels affected vaccine availability
Conduct random data validation spot-checks, identify issues and recommend improvements
Conduct country needs assessment, develop workplan and produce progress reports: The consultant will prepare the following reports/documents:
A work plan outlining specific activities countries need to conduct with detailed objectives and timelines
Monthly quality-assurance, analysis, feedback and presentation of routine vaccine stock, SIAs, BCU and consumption data
Capacity development report on various trainings and remote technical assistance provided to country vaccine managers
Final report including documentation of best practices, lessons learned, and recommendations regarding the tracking of stockouts, interventions and impacts
Facilitate the identification (through multi-level stakeholder engagements) of required FSP4All tool improvements and upgrade the current version, including providing technical input for digital enhancements
Build country capacity to utilize the FSP4All tool to support countries with developing, finalizing and updating national forecasts and supply plans (including during annual forecasting exercises)
Conduct reviews of forecast and supply plans in two Gavi-eligible countries, draw recommendations for advancing or postponing actions
Facilitate national FSP Assessments using the UNICEF FSP-QAT and support the development and implementation of improvement recommendations
Conduct forecast and supply plan accuracy analyses and other key FSP KPI reviews to inform global, regional, and national monitoring
Coordinate FSP capacity-building activities on best practices leveraging the FSP toolbox, FSP4All, FSP-QAT, and related tools
Support Forecasting and Supply Planning (FSP) capacity building
Conduct in-depth analysis, data quality review and publishing findings
Conduct in-depth analysis to identify trends and patterns in vaccine stock management focusing on lower levels of supply chains
Triangulate stock data with relevant immunization/health data streams e.g. eJRF, CCEi, EVM, Forecast, BCU, and others
Guide countries in MYA reviews and long-term vaccine projections to inform supply chain redesign and/or cold room capacity planning
Analyze in-country stock movements, bilateral purchases, donations, adjustments, product switches, utilization of doses originally intended for other interventions e.g. SIAs, BCU others
Conduct capacity development and on-the-job training
Facilitate two capacity development workshops and organize two webinars on stock management, forecasting, risk identification, ticketing, data use and improvement of data quality
Produce practical guides on how to reduce the time between data collection, analysis and use
Organize a targeted approach to strengthen capacity based on specific data analysis
Support the rollout of eLMIS & traceability systems
Dissemination of the Gavi costed roadmap toolkit
Contribute to countries eLMIS selection needs assessment and TOR reviews
Building capacity and training including the development of knowledge management repositories on iSC
Digitalization of Forecasting and Supply for all (FSP4ALL) toolbox
The digitalization of iFSP tool
User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and document lessons learned
The iFSP tool adoption
Facilitate countries to conduct a CVM gaps analysis and write the supply chain proposal including activities to strengthen critical gaps in vaccine and cold chain management
As part of the CoE, the consultant will be required to attend meetings organized by the section. These meetings may include discussions with other technical working groups in other UNICEF Offices, WHO, Gavi, or other partners and will contribute to the achievement of the deliverables
As part of the quality review, a bi-monthly review session will be conducted between the consultant and the CoE Vaccine and Cold Chain Management focal point
Qualification
Required
An Advanced University Degree (Masters) in one or more of the following areas: Data analytics, Statistics, M&E, Information Technologies, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Public Health or other relevant fields
Minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in information management, monitoring and evaluation, statistics, immunization logistics, supply chain management, and vaccine management
Demonstrated experience in vaccine stock data collection, analysis, and visualization, including advanced knowledge of data validation, quality assurance, feedback loop improvement, data triangulation, and identification of key risks, preferably in immunization supply chains
Proven expertise in forecasting and supply planning for vaccines, including familiarity with relevant tools such as FSP4All, FSP-QAT, eJRF, EVM, and CCE
Demonstrated ability to support evidence-based planning for new vaccine introduction, supply chain optimization, cold chain capacity planning, and identification and mitigation of immunization supply chain risks at national and subnational levels
Strong technical skills in data analysis and visualization, including experience developing data processes using Python, SQL queries, and Power BI (Desktop, Service, Gateway, Dataflows, RLS, DAX, deployment pipelines, and APIs)
Proven experience in planning, coordination, and management, including working with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders across regions and time zones
Experience working with governments, especially in resource-limited settings, in monitoring and evaluating supply chains
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to work effectively in multicultural and multi-stakeholder environments
Fluency in French and English is required
Preferred
Experience working with a UN agency or international organization is an asset
Benefits
Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities.
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