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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Supply & Logistics and in close collaboration with UNICEF DRC Supply & Logistics Teams, Programme Sections, Field Offices and implementing partners, the incumbent will support the Ebola emergency response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The position will be based in Kinshasa, with regular missions to affected provinces and response locations as required.

The primary purpose of the position is to strengthen supply chain accountability, visibility and performance oversight across the entire response by establishing and leading a comprehensive End User Monitoring (EUM) and Supply Chain Monitoring framework. The function will provide independent verification that health, nutrition, vaccination, IPC/WASH, cold chain, personal protective equipment and other emergency supplies are effectively received, stored, distributed and utilized for their intended purpose at partner, facility and community levels.

The incumbent will lead the development of monitoring methodologies, verification mechanisms, risk-based assurance processes, performance indicators and accountability tools to improve visibility across the end-to-end supply chain. The role will ensure systematic monitoring of supplies transferred to implementing partners and service delivery points, strengthen traceability from dispatch to end use, and identify bottlenecks, losses, diversion risks, stock discrepancies and gaps in service delivery.

The position will support evidence-based operational and strategic decision making through the analysis and reporting of EUM findings, supply performance trends and accountability risks. It will further strengthen UNICEF's accountability to affected populations, government counterparts, donors and partners by ensuring that emergency supplies reach intended beneficiaries in a timely, efficient and transparent manner.

Particular emphasis will be placed on strengthening oversight of partner-managed supplies, validating receipt and utilization of critical commodities, monitoring corrective actions, and providing management with actionable recommendations to enhance supply chain effectiveness, programme impact and risk mitigation throughout the Ebola response.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Design the End User Monitoring framework, including methodology, indicators, tools, sampling approach, data flow, quality assurance measures and field mission calendar.
Coordinate and supervise End User Monitoring data collection in affected and high-risk areas, in collaboration with field offices, supply colleagues, health authorities and implementing partners.
Track receipt, availability, storage, use and documentation of supplies delivered to warehouses, health facilities, community sites, treatment centres, triage points and other end-user locations.
Consolidate, clean and analyses monitoring data to identify discrepancies, stock-outs, losses, diversion risks, redistribution needs, performance trends and corrective actions.
Develop analytical reports, dashboards, data visualizations and management briefs for Ebola coordination meetings, SitReps, donor updates and internal decision-making.
Strengthen data quality, monitoring standards and accountability practices by training UNICEF colleagues, partners and government focal points on End User Monitoring tools and supply chain monitoring requirements.
Maintain a recommendation tracking matrix and follow up on corrective actions with responsible teams and partners, ensuring that monitoring findings inform programme and supply chain decisions.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File ToR - Supply Chain Monitoring Specialist, P3, Kinshasa.docx

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education: An advanced university degree in monitoring and evaluation, statistics, data science, public health, epidemiology, social sciences, project management, supply chain management, logistics, business administration or another relevant technical field is required.
Work Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience at national and international levels in monitoring and evaluation, results-based management, data analysis, programme monitoring, humanitarian performance monitoring, emergency operations or supply chain monitoring is required. International and developing country work experience in emergency, including field work experience. Demonstrated experience in End User Monitoring, Last Mile Supply Monitoring, distribution monitoring, third-party monitoring, logistics data management, supply chain analytics or accountability systems is required.
Skills: Strong skills in monitoring system design, indicator development, data collection tools, data quality assurance, quantitative and qualitative analysis, dashboard development, reporting, training and stakeholder engagement are required.
Language Requirements: Fluency in French and intermediate level of English is required.

Desirables:

1. Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
2. working with goverment, emergency response, public health emergencies, Ebola, Mpox, cholera,
3. Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
4. Experience in emergency response, preferably in public health emergencies such as Ebola, Mpox, cholera or other outbreaks, is highly desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

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Supply Chain Monitoring and Accountability Specialist, P-3, TA (6 Months), #138443, Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo- WCAR