Overview
Provide technical support for dose reconciliation, data validation, and accountability related to the final phase of the Big Catch-Up (BCU) initiative. The role supports programme close-out, institutional learning, and future immunization recovery efforts.
Tasks Summary
- Provide technical support for dose reconciliation, data validation, and analytical review of country and regional submissions.
- Consolidate and synthesize cross-country evidence related to vaccine supply and lessons learned.
- Support programme close-out, institutional learning, and future immunization recovery efforts.
- Support coordination and quality assurance to ensure consistent, accurate, and credible reporting of BCU results.
- Finalize comprehensive dose reconciliation for each country and validate balances.
- Confirm alignment between delivery, stock, and consumption totals and prepare reconciliation reports.
- Monitor stock utilization and distribution patterns of remaining doses.
- Resolve discrepancies during reconciliation and validate remaining stocks.
- Advise on replenishment and planning for routine integration.
- Document supply chain bottlenecks and corrective actions and generate technical recommendations.
- Support the integration of BCU stock into Thrive 360 reporting platform.
- Finalize BCU supply and utilization report for all countries and ensure close out by Q3 2026.
Experience Requirements
- At least 5 years’ experience in Effective Vaccine Management (EVM), supply chain monitoring, and programme close-out for multi-country initiatives.
- Demonstrated expertise in immunization supply chain management in resource-limited settings, including support to governments and Alliance-level processes.
- Familiarity with forecasting, supply planning, and post- campaign stock integration, as well as global immunization partners and reporting requirements.
- Proven analytical and quantitative skills to reconcile complex vaccine supply, stock, and utilization datasets and resolve discrepancies.
- Ability to validate data with national programmes, coordinate multi-country processes, and ensure accurate and timely reporting.
Qualification Requirements
Advanced university degree in one or more of the following areas: Supply Chain Management, Engineering, logistics management or related areas.
