International Multiple Micronutrient Supplement Market Shaping Consultant at UNICEF

How can you make a difference? 

• To enable UNICEF to work in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to define and manage a transparent pathway to certification of technically qualified and interested vendors who have the potential to locally produce MMS for the domestic, regional and global markets.
• Prepare gap analysis and certification roadmap for selected vendors requiring technical and/or financial assistance to become certified.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Education:  

• Master’s degree in pharmacy or a field relevant to global health and procurement.

Experience:   

• A minimum five years’ progressively responsible professional work experience relevant to medicines and nutrition products to include product dossier assessments for procurement or regulatory registration.
• Experience with the UNICEF Supply Manual, guidelines for public procurement, and the procurement process.
• Experience evaluating technical information such as stability studies, comparative dissolution, analytical methods, certificates of analysis, manufacturing processes, manufacturing quality control measures, product usability.
• Experience with product introduction, WHO Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards, UNICEF approval processes, NAFDAC and SON processes, etc
• Demonstratable knowledge of International Council for Harmonization (ICH) quality guidelines (http://www.ich.org/products/guidelines/quality/article/quality-guidelines.html)
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Experience related to global public health is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.