CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: CANADEM
Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 15 Jan 2015

CANADEM is seeking Individuals with previous UN and international experience who are available for an immediate deployment to Juba, South Sudan with FAO for a 3 month contract ASAP

Title: Cold Chain Specialist

Level: P3

Duration: 03 months

Location: Juba, South Sudan

Outputs:

• A national cold chain investment plan, including replacement plan for cold chain equipment.
• A cold chain equipment procurement strategy and plan for FAO Country Office in South Sudan;
• Training plan (management and technical aspects;
• Technical specifications for cold chain equipment
• Details of Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) for cold chain and vaccine
• Training guidelines for TOTs and cold chain operators in South Sudan
• Details of exit strategy

Main duties and responsibilities

• Analyze and map the current state and performance of South Sudan’s cold chain system and develop scenarios of what would be needed in terms of an operational and durable cold chain system to reach an acceptable vaccination coverage rate of the national herd.
• Develop a national cold chain investment plan, including replacement plan for cold chain equipment for 2015-2017 to ensure safe supply of vaccines for animal health services in South Sudan. This includes development of a short and medium term strategic plans to strengthen the cold chain;
• Develop a cold chain equipment procurement strategy and plan for FAO Country Office in South Sudan;
• Prepare of technical specifications for cold chain equipment, based on identified needs and recommended procurement plan;
• Identify technical and management training needs for specialized personnel at all levels and develop a training plan.
• Develop Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) for cold chain and vaccine handling in South Sudan
• Design and implementation of a plan for training and orientation of technicians for management and maintenance of fridges and the cold chain system in South Sudan
• Ensure installation of a solar backup for the central cold chain facilities at the MARF and the hubs in Wau, Rumbek and Torit.
• Support the operationalization of the cold room in Wau and the cold chain facilities in Rumbek, Toerit.
• Develop short training guidelines for TOTs and cold chain operators in South Sudan
• Design an exit strategy in coordination with MARF

Reporting and Supervision

Overall supervision of the FAO Representative in South Sudan, direct supervision of Head of Programme, FAO South Sudan, and in close collaboration with Livestock Coordinator and the National Cold Chain Officer and relevant personnel/officials in the national Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Industry

Minimum requirements

• Degree in refrigeration and electricity or related field.
• 5+ years work experience in projects involving development of cold chain investment plan.
• Experience in cold chain management with solar energy
• Work experience in development organization
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout South Sudan (as the security situation allows).

Other relevant information

Practical information – banking, access to ATMs, housing – private or compound, transport arrangements for after work, is there a car pool, access to drivers for afternoon/evening, will the seconded be allowed to use UN cars, can he/she use taxi’s, bus?

Security situation in Juba is volatile and UN staff is asked to leave inside UN compounds or is MOSS compliant private compounds.

There is one KCB bank and ATM inside UN House.

Transportation will be provided by FAO within times allowed (6am to 7pm).

It is no possible to drive UN/FAO cars and it is not allowed to use taxi.

How to apply:

If you see yourself in and have all of the above-mentioned skills, please register with CANADEM beforecontacting us. This can be done on our website at www.canadem.ca/register . Then send an email ASAP to pantiwa.naksomboon@CANADEM.ca with Subject Line: "**FAO-Cold Chain Specialist-P3- Juba,South Sudan**" together with an updated resume, citizenship, date of availability and your current location and a phone number where we can reach you. Please also forward blank referee questionnaire that can be found at www.canadem.ca/rqf to two of your references (recent supervisors preferred). Full instructions on how to complete the forms are included in the document; also please send us any evaluation report that you may have about your field work. We will be considering applications as they are received.