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The Position:The Head of Pillar 3 – Quality Management Advisor position is located in the UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU). The position reports directly to the Chief, SCMU. The Head of Pillar 3 – Quality Management Advisor will work closely with other SCMU colleagues, Office of the Executive Director, other HQ Business Units, the Regional Offices and the Country Offices and with a number of external partners.The Head of Pillar 3 – Quality Management Advisor will support the Chief, SCMU, to execute and oversee the Supply Chain Quality Management System at UNFPA. This role is focused on establishing and maintaining high standards through comprehensive policies, processes, and procedures, ensuring consistent monitoring, evaluation, and improvement of the quality of products and services at every stage of the supply chain. The position will proactively detect and address supply chain risks in collaboration with other internal and external stakeholders, while driving continuous improvements in supply chain processes to enhance quality and efficiency. This position is integral in cultivating a culture of risk management and safeguarding the quality of supplies and services in UNFPA's supply chain operations. How you can make a difference:UNFPA occupies a unique position in the sexual and reproductive health commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of sexual and reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery. The UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) is self-funded and was made operational in January 2022. It is tasked with ensuring that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to the end user when and where they are needed. To achieve this, it is important to strengthen the capacity of governments and implementing partners to ensure coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management related activities, in particular for programme supplies, across all UNFPA programmes. Job Purpose:As the Head of Pillar 3 – Quality Management Advisor, you will provide key leadership in the strategic development and implementation of UNFPA's Supply Chain Quality Management initiatives. Your role entails spearheading efforts to elevate quality management practices, championing risk management strategies, and leading collaborative endeavours with internal and external stakeholders to ensure excellence and integrity in supply chain operations. Your leadership will be pivotal in driving systemic changes and innovations that enhance the overall efficiency, effectiveness, and quality assurance within UNFPA's supply chain. The position will provide strategic oversight and management of a dedicated Pillar. Qualifications and Experience: Education:  Advanced university degree required. An advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Business Administration, Criminology and Management, Public Health disciplines, or other related fields is an added advantage. The following are additional assets:Specialist training on internal investigation and Enterprise Risk Management. Expert knowledge in Product Quality Assurance practices, including experience in technical evaluations, quality control, and monitoring. Familiarity with international quality standards and regulations for health commodities.Experience in working with and aligning to quality assurance systems of United Nations partner agencies and the World Health Organization (WHO).Strong background in supply chain related Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), with proven experience in establishing and implementing GRC frameworks. Knowledge and Experience: A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in supply chain-related Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) at the international level within one or more of the following:International NGOs or similar global organizations, Donors such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the European Union, the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) or the United Nations system or equivalent, with an understanding of their compliance and reporting requirements.Regulatory bodies or other organizations for example within police services; with a focus on governance, risk management, and compliance.At least two (2) years of hands-on experience working in development and/or complex humanitarian operating environments in low-resource countries. Candidates must demonstrate a deep understanding of the unique challenges and regulations specific to these contexts. This field experience is required.Demonstrated expertise in change management, with a strong track record in guiding teams through significant organisational changes. Experience in managing a team, particularly within a remote and/or matrix organizational structure is required.Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships is required.Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex supply chain documents for both technical and non-technical audiences is required.Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is required.Basic knowledge of the principles and operational aspects of sexual and reproductive health commodities in global development and humanitarian setting is an asset. Languages: Fluency in English is required. 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The Position:The Regional Supply Chain Management Specialist is located in the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO). You report directly to the Head of Country Support and Monitoring in Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) in Copenhagen with a dotted reporting line to the International Operations Manager in the Regional Office. You will work closely with the colleagues in SCMU, the Technical Division/ Commodity Security Branch, the UNFPA Supplies Partnership, the Humanitarian Office, RHCS regional advisor, LACRO's humanitarian response team and the Country Offices in the region.You are tasked with supporting the Head of Country Support and Monitoring on regional efforts to strengthen national forecasting/quantification, procurement planning, introduction of new products, and potential suppliers and strengthening downstream supply chain management, ensuring  "end-to-end" visibility and effective distribution of UNFPA donated commodities, and identifying, troubleshooting,  and providing follow-up and technical assistance for the implementation of Last Mile Assurance (LMA) process recommendations for the countries in the Region. You will apply an integrated, coordinated, and systems-strengthening approach to support country offices to respond to governments and other implementing partners' needs, which is fundamental to UNFPA's overall strategy of building a ready, responsive, and resilient supply chain required for sustained and equitable access to and delivery of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) commodities and emergency supplies. How you can make a difference:UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA's strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to "build forward better", while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women's and girls' access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.UNFPA occupies a unique position in the Reproductive Health Commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery. Additionally, in humanitarian settings, UNFPA is responsible for ensuring the availability of lifesaving sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence prevention and response commodities to those hardest to reach, and commodities to enable operational programme implementation in the hardest to operate settings.The Supply Chain Management Unit, which was established in January 2022, ensures that UNFPA can support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies effectively and efficiently to the end user when and where they are needed. To do so, it provides enabling services to Regional Offices and Country Offices and ensures coordination, end-to-end visibility, and accountability on all supply-chain-management related activities, across all UNFPA Programmes. Job Purpose:As Regional Supply Chain Management Specialist, you will support the Head of Country Support and Monitoring on regional efforts on oversight for sexual and reproductive health supply chain initiatives in the Region, providing advice and support to ensure that UNFPA Country Offices lead the access to quality assured contraceptives, essential, lifesaving maternal health commodities, and other related core reproductive health commodities. You will support the provision of technical and programmatic guidance to Country Offices to develop and implement supply chain management strategies applicable in development and humanitarian settings, and to ensure programme supplies are effectively managed and safeguarded in accordance with the applicable supply-chain management and procurement policies, procedures, and related guidelines.In the broadest definition, this role is multi-sectoral and crosscutting, engaging in all issues affecting commodity security, health system strengthening, supply management and quality assurance, as well as promoting availability, accessibility, and sustainability of SRH commodities. The role will also contribute to relevant data collection and consolidation processes, developing guidelines and tools, and ensuring interagency coordination and maintaining relevant partnerships and facilitating/monitoring compliance with policies. You will support the provision of relevant advice and capacity building in the forecasting/quantification as well as development and validation of national supply plans, procurement plans for countries in the Region, and guidance on distribution, inventory, and warehouse management, in line with good storage and distribution practices for health products.You will work in close collaboration with the Technical Division, UNFPA Supplies Partnership, Supply Chain Management Unit, Humanitarian Office, RHCS regional advisor, LACRO's humanitarian response team and Country Offices in the Region, Third-Party-Procurement clients and Donors, ensuring timeliness, adequacy, relevance and quality of substantive outputs. Qualifications and Experience: Education:  Advanced university degree required. An advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, Operations Management or equivalent field is an added advantage. Medical sciences or Pharmacy certifications would be an asset.  A professional Supply Chain Management certification such as CIPS at Level 4 Advanced Diploma and/or CILT at any of the Level 4 qualifications and/or Supply Chain Operation Reference Professional (ASCM SCOR) would be an additional asset. Knowledge and Experience: A minimum of five years of relevant progressively responsible professional experience, including management experience of managing people and/or health projects at the international level, with ideally at least two years spent in low-resource or humanitarian settings.Demonstrated expertise in humanitarian preparedness and prepositioning.At least 5 years of knowledge and experience of supply chain operations in LAC countries.Experience in developing analytical tools for management reporting and performance metrics in supply chain.Basic knowledge of the principles and operational aspects of integrated SRH health care in the global development and humanitarian settings is an additional asset.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and address supply chain issues and opportunities in the region.Working knowledge of global supply chain dynamics and international trade regulations.Ability to analyze and interpret data to drive improvements.Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex technical documents for both technical and non-technical audiences.Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships.Familiarity with UN agencies procurement and supply chain management policies, and guidelines is an asset. Languages: Fluency in English and Spanish is required.  Working knowledge of French is an asset. This is how cinfo can support you in the application process for this specific position: Application preparation: Before you apply for this position: Improve your application documents by registering for a Job Application Support. 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The Position:The Freight  Services Specialist (Team Lead) position is located in the Logistics Management Services (LMS) Team within Pillar 2 – Supply Operations in the Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU). The position reports directly to the Logistics Management Services Manager. The Freight Services Specialist Team Lead will work closely with other SCMU colleagues, the new integrated HQ division (name To Be Decided), the UNFPA Supplies Partnership, the Humanitarian Response Division, other HQ Business Units, the Regional Offices and the Country Offices and with a number of external partners.The position is focused on the specialized area of Freight Management Services; to support the design and implement of specific strategies in achieving operational excellence in freight management. How you can make a difference:UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA's strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to "build forward better", while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women's and girls' access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.UNFPA occupies a unique position in the sexual and reproductive health commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of sexual and reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery.  The UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) is self-funded and was made operational in January 2022. It is tasked with ensuring that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to the end user when and where they are needed. To achieve this, it is important to strengthen the capacity of governments and implementing partners to ensure coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management related activities, in particular for programme supplies, across all UNFPA programmes.  Job Purpose:The Freight Services SpecialistTeam Lead plays a crucial role in supervising the freight management function under the guidance of the Logistics Management Services Manager. This position involves managing the Freight Management Services Team, focusing on designing and implementing freight actions and procedures that are aligned with UNFPA's Strategic Plan across 119 country programmes. The position is responsible for planning and ensuring the team's alignment in achieving strategic objectives. Qualifications and Experience: Education:  Advanced university degree required. An advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, International Commerce, Logistics or, a professional Supply Chain Management certification such as Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) at Level 4 or above Certificate and/or Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT-UK) Level 4 or above and Project Management qualifications and certifications such as PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner certifications, PMP® or CAPM® from Project Management Institute (PMI) is an added advantage. Knowledge and Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of relevant progressively responsible experience in public or private sector logistics is required. Candidates should demonstrate experience in the below key areas, with the understanding that these experiences may overlap: At least three (3) years of hands-on experience in managing international freight operations including air, sea, and land transportation modalities.At least two (2) years of hands-on experience in freight management within development and/or complex humanitarian operating environments in low resource countries. At least two (2) years of hands-on experience in managing international health supply chain operations with focus on temperature-sensitive logistics. Experience in supporting the implementation of logistics business transformation projects, especially those involving digitalisation and technological innovation is required.Experience in supporting the implementation and management of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) project within logistics operations, demonstrating successful integration of EDI technology to streamline supply chain processes is required.Experience in managing a team, particularly within a remote and/or matrix organizational structure is required.Knowledge of global supply chain security, risk management, and compliance regulations is required.Intermediate proficiency in project management skills is required.Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex supply chain documents for both technical and non-technical audiences is required.Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships is required.Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is required.Experience in supporting the implementation of large-scale logistics projects especially in the public health sector and establishing strategic public-private alliance/partnerships in the logistics industry is an asset.Knowledge of UNFPA's country classification system, UNFPA's Strategic Plan, Strategy for Family Planning 2022-2030 and Acceleration Plan is an asset. Languages: Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset. This is how cinfo can support you in the application process for this specific position: Application preparation: Before you apply for this position: Improve your application documents by registering for a Job Application Support. Our coaches are here to help tailor your application to the requirements of the job (service provided at your own cost). Interview preparation: When invited to the interview: Prepare for the interview by registering for a Job Application Support. Additional services for  Swiss nationals who get invited to  the selection process (written test, interview, assessment centre, etc.): Let us know by writing to recruitment@cinfo.ch. We flag matching applications to HR partners and SDC/SECO for visibility. Benefit from free interview/assessment preparation by registering here: Interview and Assessment Centre Preparation for Jobs in Multilateral Organisations. 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The Position:The Business Development Specialist (Team Lead) position is located in the Office of Chief, in the UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU). The position reports directly to the Chief of SCMU with a dotted reporting line to the Division of Communications and Strategic Partnership. The Business Development Specialist (Team Lead) will work closely with other SCMU colleagues, the new integrated HQ division (name To Be Decided), the Humanitarian Response Division, the Division of Communications and Strategic Partnerships, other HQ Business Units, the Regional Offices and the Country Offices and with a number of external partners.The position plays a pivotal role in driving SCMU's business development strategy, actively engaging in business development activities, and seeking out opportunities for collaborative ventures to expand SCMU's reach, fostering partnerships, and identifying new markets and funding sources to drive growth and sustainability, aligning closely with UNFPA's overall mission and goals. How you can make a difference:UNFPA occupies a unique position in the sexual and reproductive health commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of sexual and reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery. The UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) is self-funded and was made operational in January 2022. It is tasked with ensuring that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to the end user when and where they are needed. To achieve this, it is important to strengthen the capacity of governments and implementing partners to ensure coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management related activities, in particular for programme supplies, across all UNFPA programmes.  Job Purpose:The Business Development Specialist (Team Lead) will lead and manage a dedicated team to develop business acquisitions including writing high-quality technical proposals, concept notes, presentations and talking points, ensuring technical relevance, clarity, and consistency to make a compelling case for resource mobilization for SCMU and developing and managing relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally. While primarily providing strategic leadership, this position also demands significant involvement in operational activities. Qualifications and Experience:   Education:  Advanced university degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, International Relations, Fundraising, Marketing, Communications Management or other related technical field.  Knowledge and Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of relevant progressively responsible experience in resource mobilization and partnerships building, including:Direct responsibility for setting and meeting income targets.Demonstrated strong background in grant proposal writing and securing funding from UN, institutional donors, foundations, and corporations.Experience in government and multilateral donor relations and fundraising, especially with entities like FCDO, USG, and the EU.Proven success in proposal development for public health programmesKnowledge of current theories and practices in international fundraising/marketing, partnership is a requirement.Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex supply chain documents for both technical and non-technical audiences is required.Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships is required.Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is required.Experience in managing a team, particularly within a remote and/or matrix organizational structure is required.Field experience is strongly desirable.Experience working within a matrix organizational structure is an asset.Basic knowledge of the principles and operational aspects of integrated reproductive health care in the global development and humanitarian community, familiarity with UNFPA programmes and policies, knowledge of international development policies and institutions and international politics is an advantage.Knowledge of UNFPA mandates, policies, and guidelines is an asset. Languages: Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (especially French or Spanish).  This is how cinfo can support you in the application process for this specific position: Application preparation: Before you apply for this position: Improve your application documents by registering for a Job Application Support. Our coaches are here to help tailor your application to the requirements of the job (service provided at your own cost). Interview preparation: When invited to the interview: Prepare for the interview by registering for a Job Application Support. Additional services for  Swiss nationals who get invited to  the selection process (written test, interview, assessment centre, etc.): Let us know by writing to recruitment@cinfo.ch. We flag matching applications to HR partners and SDC/SECO for visibility. Benefit from free interview/assessment preparation by registering here: Interview and Assessment Centre Preparation for Jobs in Multilateral Organisations. 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