Recruitment of a Technical Support Consultant to Strengthen the Routine EPI, Kinshasa Tender

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Country : DR Congo

Summary : Recruitment of a Technical Support Consultant to Strengthen the Routine EPI, Kinshasa

Deadline : 21 May 2019

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 32974617

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Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
372, avenue Colonel Mondjiba Concession Immotex (Ex-Utexafrica) Kinshasa-Ngaliema Tel: 815557680 / 996050399 Fax: 871.761.481.320 / 243.880.3006
DR Congo
Email :kinshasa@unicef.org
URL :http://www.unicef.org/

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Tenders are invited for Recruitment of a Technical Support Consultant to strengthen the routine EPI, Kinshasa.

II. Background and Rationale
The rate of complete immunization coverage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is low. The latest independent survey (DHS 2013-2014) recorded a full basic coverage rate of 45%, which means that more than 1.6 million children receive no antigen from the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) each year. The low immunization coverage was confirmed by the preliminary results of MICS 2018, which revealed that only 35% of children received all EPI antigens. Referring to administrative data, coverage has remained stagnant in recent years and there is also a persistent gap of 20 points between administrative coverage and annual WHO / UNICEF estimates.
As a result, coverage levels are insufficient to protect populations from vaccine-preventable diseases and consequently lead to an accumulation of susceptible individuals that constitute a fragile group in relation to the emergence of epidemics, as shown by the measles and cDVPV2 epidemics observed. these last three years. In order to control these epidemics, the health system's response focuses on mass vaccination campaigns, slowing down routine immunization activities for several weeks.
Although these additional immunization activities represent an opportunity for scaling up routine immunization, the results from these campaigns show that the '' recovery of children in routine vaccination during the campaign '' approach is not well understood. and the results achieved so far remain mixed. These campaigns remain a short-term solution, the implementation of an effective routine vaccination is the only long-term solution to eradicate these diseases from the country.
The EPI, with the support of its partners, opted to place the routine immunization program at the center of attention by developing an emergency plan aimed at increasing vaccination coverage in the DRC by 15 percentage points. month. This plan, known as the Mashako Plan, targets 9 priority provinces: Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Ituri, Kasaï, Kinshasa, Kwilu, Mongala, Tanganyika and Tshuapa taking into account certain selection criteria, namely: (i) Health zones in cVDPV2 epidemic in 2017-2018, (ii) health zones with measles epidemic in 2017-2018, (iii) health zones with low immunization coverage resulting in a large number of unvaccinated children routinely EDS database and (iv) health zones that have been out of stock in vaccines in 2018
This plan covers a period of 18 months, from August 2018 to December 2019, is integrated into the 2018 and 2019 Operational Action Plans (OAPs) and aims to increase vaccination coverage by 15 points through implementation. effective strategy reach each Zone with a focus on: (i) setting up a Mashako plan management framework at all levels, (ii) achieving at least 90% of required immunization sessions planned to arrive reduce the DTC1 / DTP3 drop-out rate to less than 10%; (iii) availability of vaccine and other inputs at all levels and ensure the functionality of 90% of cold chain equipment during the period;(iv) monthly monitoring of plan indicators at all levels; and (v) systematic verification of the quality of implementation of immunization activities.
To achieve this, the following strategies will be used: (i) strengthening coordination and financing, (ii) strengthening service delivery, (iii) increasing the availability of vaccines, (iv) implementing inspections and monitoring; and (v) strengthening monitoring and evaluation.
The operationalization of this plan is based on complementarity and it is retained that the partners support its implementation according to the map below:
• Kinshasa, Tshuapa and Mongala: WHO and GAVI
• Kwilu: Village Reach and GAVI
• Kasaï and Ituri : UNICEF and GAVI
• Haut-Katanga: UNICEF and GAVI
• Haut-Lomami and Tanganyika: GAVI, BGMF, Village Reach and PATH
It is in this context that UNICEF is recruiting a national consultant to support the EPI routine reinforcement at the level of the EPI Directorate in order to support the implementation of the Mashako Plan. Funding is provided by GAVI funds under the Partnership for Technical Assistance.


III. Objectives of the consultation
Overall objective:
The overall objective of this technical assistance is to strengthen the management of the Expanded Program on Immunization at the national level through the implementation of the Mashako Plan.
Specific Objectives:
Under the supervision of the P3 Immunization Specialist of the Unicef ??Kinshasa National Office, the Consultant's main mission will be to support the coordination and monitoring of the implementation of the Mashako Plan at the national level:
• Technically support the Management EPI in the implementation of the Mashako Plan;
• Ensure rigorous monitoring of the effective implementation of the Mashako Plan's activities to strengthen routine immunization;
• Support the EPI Directorate in the coordination activities of the Mashako Plan by playing a catalytic role in the functioning of the Mashako Plan Technical and Steering Committees;
• Support the EPI Directorate in the planning, management, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the Mashako Plan;
• Provide technical support for the analysis of DVDMT and DIHS2 data in quarterly EPI data review sessions and preparation of the EPI quarterly newsletter;
• Contribute to the operation of the monitoring and intervention monitoring framework with a focus on hard-to-reach communities.
• Support the development of reports and the monthly Dashboard for SZs and antennas / province including feedback at all levels;
• Support all aspects of logistics at the national level by ensuring the availability of quality vaccines and inputs at the point of vaccination;
• Participate in coordination meetings at the national level (CCIA, Steering Committee);
• Participate in monitoring activities, reviews and evaluation of different immunization activities at the national level;
• Quarterly monitoring of dashboards and bottlenecks of the immunization system;
• Support the planning, implementation and evaluation of all immunization campaigns including the measles monitoring campaign.
• Support integrated monitoring activities including community-based surveillance



IV. Expected Outcomes:
• Effective support is given for strengthening immunization planning, management, supervision, monitoring and evaluation
activities • Monitoring, review and evaluation activities of different immunization activities Routines including the Mashako Plan are strengthened
• Provincial supervision by the central level is strengthened
• Each quarter, each province organizes a formative review (with a documented return);
• Participation in the meetings of the technical and steering committees are held regularly at the national level and address the possible counter-performances noted in the implementation of the Mashako Plan
• The process of verifying the quality of routine immunization and campaign data is strengthened;
• Support is given to ensure good availability of quality vaccines and inputs at the provincial / branch level
• The monthly vaccination reports, DVD-MT and Dashboard of the Mashako plan are available and shared monthly at all levels and locations. timely
• Quality support is provided for the proper planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation of measles, polio and yellow fever SIAs
• The consultant's monthly report is sent to the technical supervisor



V. DURATION:
10 months (from June 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020).



VI. MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM
The staff will be based in Kinshasa (Unicef ??Office of Kinshasa National).



VII. QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
• Doctorate in Medicine or equivalent degree in public health
• At least 2 years of experience in the field of vaccination program management or public health;
• Have skills in epidemiology
• Have knowledge of the Congolese health system
• Good knowledge of the ACZ / Equity strategy and modality of its implementation
• Good experience in training health workers in EPI management (planning, logistics, communication and immunization in practice)
• Good knowledge of C4D strategies for routine EPI
• Ability to ensure integration with other health domains (other than EPI)
• Have proven experience in organizing Supplemental Vaccination Activities (AVS)
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Know computer management techniques, including Internet browsing
• Mastering French



VIII. Budget and Remuneration
Funding will be provided by the GAVI TCA / PEF funds. The remuneration of the Consultant will be retained after discussions and should not be greater than that of the NBO of the UN System Grid.

Advertised: May 13, 2019 W. Central Africa Standard Time
Applications close: 21 May 2019 11:55 PM W. Central Africa Standard Time


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