Job Opening: Nutrition Supply Chain Monitoring Specialist at UNICEF in Kenya

The East and Southern African Regional Office(ESARO), in collaboration with UNICEF Supply Division (SD) wishes to engage a consultant to be based in the regional office in Nairobi- Kenya, for 11 moths to support governments and country offices to meet the following objectives:

[1] Contribute through technical input, the strengthening of the overall In-Country Visibility for RUTF: Support the tracking of RUTF at the last mile, and recommend the optimal indicators that would inform the best practices for EUM in the countries.

[2] Advance RUTF End-User Monitoring in ESAR: Identify opportunities to increase the effectiveness of the existing nutrition supply chain by supporting select countries to apply the newly developed RUTF End User Monitoring tool, document lessons learned on process, and develop a case study for future reference for other countries to apply.

[3] Strengthen local/national capacity by supporting the institutionalization of the EUM activity within the MOH structure to ensure sustainability and government ownership of the process beyond the pilot.

[4] Identify and document potential enablers and bottlenecks for the implementation of the tools in the field and recommend ways to mitigate.

Main responsibilities:

[1] Work with Regional Office to prepare work plan in terms of the sequence of which countries to support in the application of EUM for nutrition commodities (Kenya, Ethiopia, and Malawi).

[2] Where possible, align EUM tools for RUTF with other commodities that the Regional Office and select countries may identify to ensure visibility to the end user and increase optimization and efficiencies.

[3] Support the Regional and Country Office on project management and issue resolution in the select CO during the application phase.

[4] Landscape the existing in-country visibility tools for RUTF and other health commodities.

[5] Build local capacity to carry the next phase of the rollout forward.

[6] Document processes and best practice for application of EUM for nutrition commodities in the different CO.

[7] Disseminate new RUTF EUM tool to the Regional Office and select Country Offices.

[8] Develop a project plan for the EUM application in the select CO with clear timelines, activities, owners, and milestones.

[9] Plan and facilitate stakeholder mobilization in-country to ensure support of the EUM application.

[10] Support the Country Office in training of data collectors for the tool application.

[11] Explore and document any other areas within the supply chain that could require strengthening, based on the outcomes of the EUM findings and share with UNICEF and government counterparts.

[12] Document lessons learned and prepare a Case Study of exercise.

Requirements:

[1] Advanced University degree.

[2] Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in the nutrition supply chain domain, 8 years of experience in lieu of an advanced university degree.

[3] Project management skills including results-driven task prioritization.

[4] Experience with logistics management information systems at all levels of a supply chain, including experience with end-user monitoring and general M&E experience.

[5] International and developing country work experience especially within the Eastern and Southern African region(ESAR).

[6] Commitment and good communication skills.

[7] Demonstrated knowledge in the field of nutrition supply chains.

[8] Knowledge of Logistics Management Information Systems.

[9] Excellent research and analysis skills.

[10] Excellent writing and presentation skills.

[11] Fluency in English (French, Swahili and other languages within the Eastern and Southern Africa Region) will be an added advantage.