The consultant will support UNICEF CO in HFSE work aimed at strengthening the Primary Health Care by conducting the below activities: Under the overall supervision of the chief of health and the direct supervision of the health specialist, the consultant will be accountable for the following key tasks:

• Stakeholder Mapping and coordination with Ministry of Health, Ministry of Energy and any other relevant agency involved in solarization of health facilities.
• Report the progress of project and key decisions with project management team (PMT++)
• Coordinate the HFSE Site Assessment initiative involves setting up an expanded Project Management Team (PMT++) and commencing the assessment and preparation of the Operational Deployment Plan (ODP) within the country. Coordinate the finalization Finalizing the design of solar system for all the health facilities and preparation of Operational Deployment Plan (ODP++) for procurement.
• Support the implementation of the health-Energy Ecosystem Analysis recommendations in the country.
• Selection and budget creation of most suitable Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Model and its implementation
• Tracking, Inspection and Monitoring of service provider installations for quality assurance and providing feedback to UNICEF an PMT++
• Capacity strengthening of national partners.
• Monitoring of Project Impact.
• Knowledge Management.
• Minimum Requirements:

  Education:

  • An advanced university degree (master’s or higher) in Supply Chain Management/Public Health/Renewable Energy/Public Administration/Social Policy/Social Development is required.

  Experience:

  • A minimum of five years of relevant professional working experience with UNICEF/Ministry at national or international level is required.
  • Experience in project management in development sector focusing on cold chain equipment and solar energy solutions deployment.
  • Experience of coordination with MoE, MoH, energy-health stakeholders
  • Knowledge of solar PV equipment compliance standards and certification.
  • Experience with site data collection, monitoring, and database management.
  • Knowledge of energy efficiency and energy conservation concepts.
  • Working experience with cold chain logistics and immunization program.

  Language requirements:

  • Fluency in English and Amharic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.