International Consultant - Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Logistics

This eleven-month consultancy provides logistics support to the Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) initiative in the Western Pacific Region. The consultant will support logistics training, cache management, supply planning, and coordination systems to enhance EMT capacity and integration into national emergency response systems.

Responsibilities

• Update operations support, logistics and water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH) components of the Western Pacific Region EMT member training package factoring in Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and integration of EMTs into national emergency response systems.
• Update and strengthen training and guidance materials on EMT logistics, WASH and equipment maintenance for EMTs, including tailored training materials, activities and exercises to fit country contexts.
• Facilitate in-person and remote EMT technical support including logistics training with at least 8 EMTs before the end of the consultancy.
• Support EMTs to integrate warehousing requirements into national and regional warehousing and supply chain management projects where relevant.
• Support at least 12 EMTs to undertake and complete quarterly warehousing/storage readiness assessments and address critical cache or warehousing deficiencies, including EMT inventory management and deployment readiness.
• Develop equipment maintenance schedules/plans with at least 12 national EMT counterparts and ensure that they are being consistently used by EMTs by the end of this consultancy.
• Contribute to regional and/or global EMT activities including EMT verification visits during the consultancy period.
• Contribute to planning for EMT verification exercises in the Region and participate as EMT logistics focal point.
• Maintain a GEDSI lens through which any technical assistance and EMT verification is conducted.
• Contribute to the development and updating of GEDSI-aligned EMT Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and associated reference materials, focusing on integration of EMT logistics into national emergency operations, national logistics training and functions, cache warehousing and maintenance planning with at least 12 EMTs before the end of the consultancy.
• Provide remote and on-site logistics support to at least 12 EMTs, particularly in integration of EMT logistics and supply chain into national annual budgets, workplans and, where relevant, the National Action Plan for Health Security and other key planning documents.
• Facilitate sustainable cache planning and replenishment, warehousing, and inventory management during this consultancy.
• Facilitate the procurement of GEDSI-aligned cache for EMTs in the Western Pacific Region, including supplemental or replacement items.
• Identify priority items for EMT cache procurement and provide technical specifications and minimum requirements in accordance with global EMT standards in support of WHO procurement team members.
• Update relevant indicators in M&E plans, track progress of EMTs in the field of logistics, and support knowledge management and sharing of EMT challenges and solutions for the wider EMT and emergency operations audience.
• Provide regular reports on key achievements and ongoing needs related to logistics support provided in line with the EMT initiative in Region.
• Produce high quality documents and reports on achievements and findings, along with proposed solutions to priority issues.
• Contribute to internal and external reporting on the EMT initiative in the Region.
• Ensure all data tracking and reporting incorporates GEDSI concepts.
• In the event of an EMT activation, support the establishment and operations of an Emergency Medical Team Coordination Cell (EMTCC) within national emergency response structures in the affected country.
• Provide technical assistance in Operational Support and Logistics including facilitating contracts, procurement, warehousing, emergency operations as aligned with WHO’s Emergency Response Framework.
• Provide technical assistance for the development, improvement and sustainability of Public Health Emergency Operations Centres in PICs.

Requirements

• A first degree (bachelor’s level) in international relations, humanitarian logistics or a closely related field.
• Specialised training/certification in national/international health emergency response, health emergency logistics, emergency water/sanitation or a related field is desirable.
• At least 5 years relevant professional experience at national and international level with a focus on health emergency logistics, and experience developing and/or deploying as part of an EMT in a logistics leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering training for health emergency response, including training for Emergency Medical Teams.
• Experience or good understanding of the IASC/UN emergency response system, WHO, ICRC, IFRC, MSF or national emergency response systems is desirable.
• Experience working in national health or emergency management systems is desirable.
• Experience in strengthening and/or developing national and international rapid response teams is desirable.
• Experience in training and/or mentoring formal Emergency Medical Teams in the Western Pacific is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and proven writing skills in English.
• Capacity to collaborate and coordinate across multiple agencies and countries.
• Ability to work in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environments, and with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills, including managing shared calendars, file management, version control and project management.
• Strong data management skills, including expertise in Microsoft Excel and similar programmes.
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.

Skills

• Health Emergency Logistics
• Emergency Medical Teams Training
• Logistics Leadership
• Health Emergency Preparedness
• National Emergency Response Systems
• International Emergency Response
• Training Development
• Training Delivery
• IASC/UN Emergency Response
• Emergency Water and Sanitation
• Rapid Response Team Development
• Mentoring Emergency Medical Teams
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• Project Management
• Data Management
• MS Excel
• Supply Planning
• Cache Management
• Public Speaking

Languages

English