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For every child, immunization and advocacy are a must!! 

How can you make a difference? 

I:  Background:

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, provides critical funding to global health partners through its Partners’ Engagement Framework (PEF), enabling these organizations to support national immunization programs. Under this framework, assistance is categorized into three main areas: targeted country assistance (TCA), strategic focus areas, and foundational support. This form of technical assistance involves demand-driven capacity building  consulting, and knowledge sharing, tailored to address specific challenges identified by countries. Through an annual joint appraisal process, countries articulate their needs, identify preferred implementing partners, and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the support received.

UNICEF, together with WHO and other key stakeholders such as the World Bank, US CDC, ACDC and Civil Society Organizations, plays a central role in delivering TCA. These efforts are aligned with country-specific priorities and complement Gavi’s broader investments in vaccine delivery and health system strengthening. In Liberia, TCA has been instrumental in addressing immunization gaps, particularly in hard-to-reach populations and underperforming counties. The deployment of technical experts on the ground has enhanced capacity building, improved data use for decision-making, and supported the implementation of high-impact immunization strategies.

UNICEF Liberia is seeking to recruit a national consultant to support the Ministry of Health and key stakeholders in strengthening immunization systems and community health strategies as part of ongoing efforts to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) outcomes. The initiative comes amid persistent challenges in achieving equitable immunization coverage, mobilizing sustainable financing, and ensuring effective policy implementation across the country’s decentralized health system. The consultant will play a critical role in developing an immunization investment case, advocacy tool kits and policy briefs, advocating for increased domestic resource allocation, and enhancing the functionality of the Parliamentary Forum for Health to champion immunization-related policies. Additionally, the consultant will lead a consultative workshop to validate investment cases and policy briefs, and develop a standardized strategy for tracking immunization defaulters to improve service delivery at the community level.

The consultant will play a vital role in advancing Liberia’s Zero Dose agenda by collaborating with the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) and County Health Teams at both national and local levels to identify and reach children who have never received any vaccines. Using data-driven strategies and field-based engagement, the consultant will strengthen outreach services, improve tracking systems, and ensure immunization programs are tailored to the needs of underserved and hard-to-reach communities. Working closely with the Digital Health Consultant, s/he will support geospatial mapping of Zero Dose children and communities, utilizing digital tools to visualize coverage gaps, plan targeted interventions, and monitor progress over time—enhancing decision-making and optimizing resource allocation. In addition, the consultant will advocate for increased support by engaging lawmakers, County Superintendents, and local leaders to mobilize resources for Immunization Plus activities, presenting data on coverage gaps and program impact to encourage prioritization of funding, partnerships, and stakeholder involvement in planning and implementation. Through this dual strategy of digital innovation and strategic advocacy, the consultant will help drive equitable, sustainable immunization coverage across targeted counties.

II. Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

III. Scope of Work:

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, Sustainability (CRITAS), and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.  UNICEF is also proud of a diverse workforce who are profoundly committed to supporting the full realization of children’s rights, and in uplifting a rights-based approach in all that we do.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others 
• Nurtures, leads and manages people

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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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Remarks:  

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. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform 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 UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.