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. Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset. 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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. 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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. 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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 programmes - Knowledge 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. 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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job ? it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child, a champion... UNICEF has continually focused on access to affordable and diversified supplier markets, particularly for strategic products and services, procuring around 40% of its international offshore supplies from countries in which UNICEF also has programmes, with the remaining 60% invoiced by companies based in OECD countries. Furthermore, UNICEF's country programmes purchase significant amount of supplies in local markets, and increasingly where possible and feasible utilize cash programming in emergencies to support resilient local markets. The rising cost to governments and partners of health products (medical devices, medicines, and vaccines), Nutrition and WASH supplies has attracted public concern across the globe along with the market failures elucidated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to safe, effective, quality assured, and affordable essential products for children and their families through public health services is instrumental to improving the health of children and families, improving health coverage without incurring financial depredation and achieving meaningful change. How can you make a difference? Summary of key functions/accountabilities: 1. Provide Normative and Technical support to UNICEF Country Offices 2. Improvement of procurement capacity in the region 3. Internal and External awareness about Procurement Services 4. Establish linkages with Supply Chain System Strengthening and other regional priorities. 5. Develop and implement adequate market shaping and activities that support local production in the region Link to the full Job Description: Supply Specialist (Procurement Services) P4_ESARO.pdf To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have? The following minimum requirements: Education: An advanced university degree (equivalent to a Master's) from an accredited institution is required in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, Management, Economics, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health or related social science field. Work Experience: At least 8 years of relevant work experience in (at the national and international levels, in supply, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration and/or other directly related technical fields is required. Skills: - Ability to resolve difficult, complex and sensitive situations often under pressure. - Ability to initiate and manage change in a diverse environment. - Ability to clearly and concisely express ideas and concepts in written and oral form. - Ability to manage and monitor the effective use of financial and material resources. - Ability to supervise and direct a team of professional and support staff. - The ability to allocate appropriate time and resources for successful achievement of goals and foresee risks and allow for contingencies when planning. - Ability to implement clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies, identify priority activities and assignments, adjust priorities as required. - Ability to work strategically to realize organizational goals, develop strategies, set clear visions. - Advanced communication and negotiation skills to establish and maintain trusted partnerships for achievement of objectives and to develop close and effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders. - Skill in the identification of new opportunities or requirements to meet challenges in the field and propose changes. - Strong understanding of supply chain processes, from programme needs assessment, through planning, procurement and contracting, logistics and delivery, monitoring and evaluation. - Strong overall knowledge and understanding of UNICEF programmes, public procurement principles, financial and legal aspects of supply chain issues, ethics and risk management of supply chain operations. Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. The following desirables: - Understanding of development and humanitarian work. - Emergency experience an advantage. - Health supply chain management experience an advantage. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language. For every Child, you demonstrate... UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values The 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. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF is here to serve the world's most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled. 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. UNICEF's active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants' bank account information. All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates. Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here. 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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job ? it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child, future... UNICEF has continually focused on access to affordable and diversified supplier markets, particularly for strategic products and services, procuring around 40% of its international offshore supplies from countries in which UNICEF also has programmes, with the remaining 60% invoiced by companies based in OECD countries. Furthermore, UNICEF's country programmes purchase significant amount of supplies in local markets, and increasingly where possible and feasible utilize cash programming in emergencies to support resilient local markets. The rising cost to governments and partners of health products (medical devices, medicines, and vaccines), Nutrition and WASH supplies has attracted public concern across the globe along with the market failures elucidated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to safe, effective, quality assured, and affordable essential products for children and their families through public health services is instrumental to improving the health of children and families, improving health coverage without incurring financial depredation and achieving meaningful change. How can you make a difference? Under the guidance and leadership of the Regional Chief, Supply & Procurement in close coordination with the Supply Chain Strengthening Centre in UNICEF Supply Division: - Support development and implementation of a supply chain strengthening advocacy strategy for HQ, ROs, COs and government counterparts to raise awareness around supply chain issues for essential lifesaving commodities, possible solutions, innovations, networks, and support that is available. - Overall coordination of SCSS and supply chain resilience in 21 countries in the ESA region and high-level engagement and representation of UNICEF when dealing with governments, advocating for Systems strengthening activities including localization and resilience activities. - In coordination with SD, lead UNICEF ESARO'S Local Production agenda in ESA region, develop a local production strategy and lead the implementation of the regional and local production approach focusing on market analysis, access, intelligence, communications, and shaping including on special contracting, implementation, monitoring and reporting. - Advocate for Increased access to essential supplies by supporting the diversification of global supplier base (Market surveys/assessments/ scanning). - Create and maintain a dashboard containing the potential manufacturers, their product categories, their geo-localization, and their adherence to quality standards. - Collaboration with UNICEF Supply Division, Program Group, Regional Offices (ROs) and concerned Country Offices (COs) to drive market influencing strategy for vaccines & associated products including other supplies for children in the Region. - Local and Regional Partners Mapping: Engage with key local and regional partners to support supply chain initiatives, conducting partner landscape analysis and establishing partnership frameworks. - Co-ordinate with internal and external partners to ensure collective understanding, collaboration, coordinated progress and avoidance of overlap in the capacity development support provided to countries. - In collaboration with the global hub in Addis, Ethiopia and the UNICEF Office to the African Union, Coordinate with other UN agencies and key stakeholders e.g., the African Union, Africa CDC, African Medicines Agency, government, donors, communities etc. to position UNICEF as a key strategic and institutional partner - Technical Assistance to assessments and development of national capacity development strategies and implementation plans, support to the implementation of interventions and capturing lessons learned for continuous improvement. - Capacity Building in Supply Chain Systems Strengthening: Contribute to implement the SCSC capacity building agenda in the region, ensuring programs and workshops, agora, and other training opportunities are disseminated to build capabilities in supply chain management, in collaboration with SD and PG colleagues. - Support to Establish a Community of Champions: Cultivate a network of supply chain champions to advocate for improvements, organizing community events and fostering peer learning. - Oversee the implementation of supply chain and SCSS in COs and provide technical guidance to assess their impact, monitoring and track progress, and update evaluation frameworks. - Documenting Best Practices: Collect and disseminate knowledge on effective supply chain practices, setting guidelines and preparing case studies. - Any other duties as requested by the supervisor. Link to the full Job Description: Supply Chain Manager (Systems Strengthening) P-4.pdf To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have? The following minimum requirements: Education: An advanced university degree (equivalent to a Master's) from an accredited institution is required in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, Management, Economics, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health or related social science field. Work Experience: At least 8 years of relevant work experience at the national and international levels, in supply, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration, Supply Chain strengthening and/or other directly related technical fields is required. Skills: - Ability to resolve difficult, complex, and sensitive situations often under pressure. - Ability to initiate and manage change in a diverse environment. - Ability to clearly and concisely express ideas and concepts in written and oral form. - Ability to manage and monitor the effective use of financial and material resources. - Ability to supervise and direct a team of professional and support staff. - Ability to allocate appropriate time and resources for successful achievement of goals and foresee risks and allow for contingencies when planning. - Ability to implement clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies, identify priority activities and assignments, adjust priorities as required. - Ability to work strategically to realize organizational goals, develop strategies, set clear visions. - Advanced communication and negotiation skills to establish and maintain trusted partnerships for achievement of objectives and to develop close and effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders. - Skill in the identification of new opportunities or requirements to meet challenges in the field and propose changes. - Strong understanding of supply chain processes, from programme needs assessment, through planning, procurement and contracting, logistics and delivery, monitoring and evaluation. - Strong overall knowledge and understanding of UNICEF programmes, public procurement principles, financial and legal aspects of supply chain issues, ethics, and risk management of supply chain operations. Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. The following desirables: - Understanding of development and humanitarian work. - Emergency experience an advantage. - Health supply chain management experience an advantage. - Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language. For every Child, you demonstrate... UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values The 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 (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF is here to serve the world's most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. 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Duty Station: Multiple Successful applicants should: - Have a Master's degree with a minimum of five years' experience in the respective field relevant to the ToR or possess seven years' experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent. - Be prepared for potential deployment to crisis settings with short notice. Additionally, specific preferences include: - Proficiency in Arabic, French, or Spanish, with Russian and/or Portuguese considered advantageous. - Encouragement is particularly extended to female applicants. In addition to candidates from the Global South. WHAT IS HEALTH PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT? UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP's policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan. Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policies and guidance to support the results of UNDP's Strategic Plan. BPPS's personnel provides technical advice to Country Offices, advocates for UNDP corporate messages, represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government, and civil society dialogues, and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas. BPPS works closely with UNDP's Crisis Bureau (CB) to support emergency and crisis response. BPPS ensures that issues of risk are fully integrated into UNDP's development programmes. UNDP is a founding cosponsor of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), a partner of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and a co-sponsor of several other international health partnerships. UNDP's work on HIV, health, and development, as described in the HIV, Health, and Development Strategy 2022-2025: Connecting the Dots, leverages UNDP's core strengths and mandates in human development, governance, and capacity development to complement the efforts of specialist health-focused UN agencies. UNDP delivers three types of support to countries in HIV, health, and development. First, UNDP helps countries to mainstream attention to HIV and health into action on gender, poverty, and the broader effort to achieve and sustain the Sustainable Development Goals. Second, UNDP works with partners to address the interactions between governance, human rights, and health responses. Sometimes this is done through focused or specialized programmes, such as promoting attention to the role of the law and legal environments in facilitating stronger HIV responses, including the use of flexibilities in intellectual property law to lower the cost of medicines and diagnostics. Third, as a trusted, long-term partner with extensive operational experience, UNDP supports countries in effective implementation of complex, multilateral and multi-sectoral health, and development projects, while simultaneously investing in capacity development so that national and local partners can assume these responsibilities over time. UNDP's Partnership with the Global Fund UNDP's partnership with the Global Fund is an important part of this work, facilitating access to resources for action on SDG 3 by countries that face constraints in directly receiving and managing such funding. UNDP partners with countries in crisis/post-crisis situations, those with weak institutional capacity or governance challenges, and countries under sanctions. When requested, UNDP acts as interim Principal Recipient (PR) in these settings, working with national partners and the Global Fund to improve management, implementation, and oversight of Global Fund grants, while simultaneously developing national capacity to be able to assume the Principal Recipient role over time. Health product procurement and supply chain management support are an integral part of UNDP's PR role and also providing development solutions and support services that UNDP provides for the implementation of large and complex health and development programmes. UNDP's partnership with the Global Fund and other health partners (e.g., GAVI) is overseen by the Global Fund Partnership and Health Systems Team (GFPHST), HIV and Health Group, BPPS/GPN. The GFPHST provides its support to COs through a country team approach to strengthen and integrate the different functional capacities, leveraging technical assistance and policy support from the HIV and Health Group and other GPN teams and advisory services from the Office of Audit and Investigations (OAI). As a long-standing partner of the Global Fund, UNDP's value proposition lies in providing an integrated package of development solutions to strengthen institutions to deliver health services. Through its contributions as interim Principal Recipient (PR) and provider of technical assistance to Global Fund grants in 53 countries since 2003, UNDP's provision of integrated policy, implementation and capacity development support to countries has yielded significant health and development results in challenging operating environments. Proactive risk management and investing in sustainability are the cornerstones of UNDP's portfolio management approach in supporting countries with significant national capacity constraints to manage large-scale health programmes. UNDP has established a comprehensive risk management framework (RMF) to mitigate and manage risks, through specific implementation modalities and other targeted measures to support effective risk management. Based on demand from Country Offices, and building on the relationships, expertise, systems, partnerships, including across the UN family, and comparative advantage established through the Global Fund partnership, the GPN/BPPS/Global Fund Partnership/Health Implementation Support Team (GF/HIST, Global Fund Partnership Team) is providing support to Country Offices through three overarching modalities: 1) the Global Fund portfolio, 2) health procurement and supply chain management support, and 3) other health implementation support beyond the Global Fund, including Gavi-funded activities and Solar for Health. The GF/HIST provides its support through a country team approach to strengthen and integrate the different functional capacities (e.g., programmatic, procurement/supply chain management strengthening, finance, capacity development), leveraging technical assistance and policy support from the HIV, Health and Development (HHD) Group and other GPN teams. Health product procurement and supply chain management support are an integral part of development solutions and support services that UNDP provides for the implementation of large and complex health and development programmes, to contribute to the equitable delivery of essential services. The national and international health landscapes are rapidly changing. Increasingly, UNDP is supporting governments in the thematic area of health product procurement and supply chain management with funding from national budgets. In addition, UNDP is expanding opportunities for partnerships with key stakeholders on health product procurement including with UNICEF, UNFPA and UNOPS/Global Drug Facility (GDF) and supporting the development and management of national supply chains with partners such as GAVI, WHO, and WFP. UNDP has developed a health procurement architecture which is led by the Global Health Procurement Centre (GHPC) which works in close coordination with the GFPHST. Successful candidates will be invited to join UNDP's GPN ExpRes Roster under one or more of the eight sub-profiles and may be considered for future similar assignments with UNDP. Sub-profiles: 1. PSM quantification, forecasting, budgeting and planning for health product 2. Health Supply Chain management systems experts 3. Health products related procurement process such as medical devices, diagnostics, X-ray, scanning, radiological equipment and supplies (consumables and medical equipment) experts; 4. Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) experts 5. PSM capacity development and training experts 6. Distribution systems /Good distribution and storage practices experts 7. Sustainable health supply chain experts 8. Waste Management experts 9. QA in (Model Quality Assurance System for procurement agencies - MQAS, Good Manufacturing Practices - GMP, Quality Control - QC) 10. Medical Laboratory (Rapid Diagnostic Tests, reagents, laboratory equipment) experts 11. QA of Health Products; (Pharmaceuticals / Medical Devices) (Experts in Medical Devices) 12. QA of Health Products; (Pharmaceuticals / Medical Devices) (Experts in Pharmaceuticals) SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED WORK The area of expertise, brief description, professional experience, and educational qualifications for each profile is as below: 1. PSM quantification, forecasting, budgeting and planning for health product o Assess the quantification forecasting, supply planning activities and Early Warning System for health-related products processes and tools, identify gaps and propose mitigation measures. o Undertake or support quantification forecasting, supply planning activities and Early Warning System for health-related products using existing tools in collaboration with UNDP CO staff, national partners and other partners. o Collect and review of relevant data to support quantification exercise (consumption, distribution, morbidity, stock on hand, expected deliveries, partner commitments, national counterpart) and propose of the most reliable quantification method to be used. o Undertake stock-out and expiry risk analysis. o Product quantification report, supply plan, budget, and gap analysis. o Propose, in needed, forecasting, supply planning activities and Early Warning System for health-related products SOPs. o Train on health products quantification process and quantification tools. Expected Outputs and deliverables: • Gap analysis • Inventory reports • Yearly or multi-yearly quantification with related budget • Annual Procurement Plan • Any specific document requested by partners i.e. HPMT • Functional Early Warning System • SOPs for quantification related activities • Training tools available, training provided. 2. Health Supply Chain management systems experts o Provide advice to UNDP COs and/or national partners for the design and review of suitable National Supply Chain strategies and systems in the health sector. o Support the development of implementation plans based on the national SC strategies based on capacity needs, with identification of concrete activities, with budget, timelines, KPIs for implementation, and clear responsibilities among national partners and contribution of relevant partners. o Develop a risk assessment plan for the health supply chain, identifying main risks and propose mitigation measures. o Assess the supply chain management tools and SOPs, in identification of gaps and proposing interventions to strengthen the system and fill gaps. o Provide support for the development/customization and review and improvement of the content of training materials related to supply chain. o Prepare, coordinate, facilitate or provide training sessions (virtual or in-person) with relevant health care staff on operation, monitoring, and maintenance. Expected Outputs and deliverables: • Inputs and documented advice on National Supply Chain strategies and systems in the health sector. • Documented assessment of supply chain capacity. Risk mapping and mitigation measures proposed with action plan, budget, timeline and KPI for addressing gaps and risks identified in the health supply chain. • Updated SOP and management tools • Development of training materials and implementation of training sessions with relevant staff. 3. Health products related procurement process such as medical devices, diagnostics, X-ray, scanning, radiological equipment and supplies (consumables and medical equipment) experts; o Assess national strategies, policies, and regulations in regard to medical devices, identifying gap in and proposing interventions to strengthen the system and fill gaps, with a focus on planning and management of medical devices national capacities. o Assess, when available, the medical device management plans, the related education and training plans, regulations, systems for quality and management, and procurement procedures; o national written strategies if exists. o Develop guidelines, awareness campaigns to sensitize health care professionals and planners of the importance of medical device management and their specific roles in adaptation. o Assist and advice UNDP CO both on specifications and reagent quantifications. o Conducts, if needed, market research on the sourcing of requisitioned pharmaceuticals and other health products. o Provide technical advice to the UNDP GF HIST and Global Health Procurement Team on specific categories of products such as pharmaceuticals, biological products, diagnostics, medical devices, medical equipment, imaging equipment, laboratory equipment or reagents for the development of specifications to be used in procurement process. o Contribute to analyze products offered in response to procurement solicitation and ensure products supplied to UNDP are compliant with UNDP and Global Fund QA Policies. o Verify needs of training, maintenance possibility as well as power supply and the existence of adequate environment for high technologies items. o Assist in the Technical evaluation of offers received offers. o Follow-up procurement process and delivery timeline Expected Outputs and deliverables: • Assessment report on national strategies, policy, and regulation, with gap identification and strengthening plan, with budget, timeline and KPIs for implementation. • Guidelines, awareness campaign and/or training materials available • Technical specifications cleaned, maintenance possibility, power supply and existence of adequate environment documented. • Technical advice to UNDP GF HIST and Global Health Procurement Team provided • Assistance on procurement process provided until end-user delivery. 4. Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) experts Review and understand the existing National LMIS system for ordering, replenishment of stock, and reporting of health products, including the flow of information, tools used to manage that information, and data quality procedures. o Identify possible gaps in the current National LMIS system related to health product traceability. o Support for the assessment of needs and the definition of technical requirements for a national electronic LMIS (e-LMIS), with a focus on health products traceability, maintenance, energy supply and internet availability. o Prepare budget, timeline and KPIs for the e-LMIS implementation. o Support with documented advice national partners in the selection of the e-LMIS fitting their needs. o Design and implementation of eLMIS pilot projects, with budget, timeline and KPIs. o Support the country partners in the design and operationalization of LMIS activities (pilot project and scaling up). o Prepare and, if required, to conduct training of trainers (TOT) on build staff capacity to better usage of the Logistics management information system (LMIS) and generate required reports. o Identify strategies for developing a long term, sustainable LMIS system. Expected Outputs and deliverables: • Collection of data to understand the existing national policies, procedures, and processes on LMIS, • Analysis report, underlining traceability gaps and recommendation for action, with budget, timeline and KPI for implementation • Assessment report on needs and the definition of technical requirements for a national electronic LMIS (e-LMIS) • e-LMIS implementation plan • Training support • Long-run strategies 5. PSM capacity development and training experts o Assess the national procurement and supply chain management systems according to best practices and identify potential areas for capacity development and support the development of an capacity development plan, according to the national strategy, with budget, timeline and KPIs for implementation. o Support introduction and application of innovative approaches and best practices to build the capacity of government counterparts, partners, and stakeholders, and to support the monitoring and evaluation of concrete and sustainable programme results. o Identify, capture, synthesize, and share lessons learned for knowledge development and to build the capacity of stakeholders. o Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of stakeholders. o Contribute to pilots and support the roll-out of new products, services, innovations, and digital health tools to monitor availability and distribution of essential health commodities at national, intermediate, and peripheral level as well as collect and collate feedback for enhanced accountability and to guide program implementation. o Participate and support research activities on supply chain management ensuring results are documented for use in knowledge products. o On-the-job Training of the National PSM officers on the components of the PSM cycle and its importance in ensuring the uninterrupted supply of medicines and other health products. o Development of capacity development plans in PSM, focusing on strengthening PSM systems and capacity of PSM workforce in country. Expected Outputs and deliverables: • Assessment reports the national procurement and supply chain management systems with gaps identified, and capacity development plan developed with budget, timeline and KPIs • Proposals for capacity building initiatives. • Reports on pilots and roll-out of new products, services, innovations. • Reports on research activities on supply chain management and other relevant health ensuring results are documented for use in knowledge products. • Training tools available, training organized and provided. • Development of capacity development plans in PSM available. 6. Distribution systems /Good distribution and storage practices experts o Support and/or conduct and document assessment of supply chain capacities for storage and transportation/distribution of health product, in identification of gaps and proposing interventions to strengthen the system and fill gaps. o Provide advice to UNDP COs and/or national partners for the design and review of suitable warehousing and distribution strategies in the health sector. o Provide guidance and technical support to UNDP COs and/or national partners for the effective installation, management, and monitoring of the supply chain equipment at all levels of the health pyramid, with a focus on maintenance and energy supply, to ensure the efficiency of the installation, as well as minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. o Support the development of implementation plans based on the national SC strategies with identification of concrete activities, budget required and clarifying responsibilities among national partners and contribution of relevant partners. o When required, advise UNDP-CO in the warehouse building or rehabilitation procurement processes, reviewing technical specification, BoQ, plans, budget, environmental assessment and advising in selection processes. o Assess WMS tool and warehousing SOPs, in identification of gaps and proposing interventions to strengthen the system and fill gaps, or adaptation in the case of new warehouse building. o Follow-up the site through to handover o Assess distribution cycles and courses, as well as distribution means, schemes, contracts if applicable, in identification of gaps and proposing interventions to strengthen the system and fill gaps, to increase efficiencies and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. o Assess the supply chain management tools and distribution SOPs, in identification of gaps and proposing interventions to strengthen the system and fill gaps. o Support, when required, for the development of a contract to subcontract storage and distribution activities to a CMS or a private entity. o Provide support for the development/customization and review and improvement of the content of training materials related to supply chain needs, distribution, storage, and maintenance. o Coordinate, facilitate or provide training sessions (virtual or in-person) with relevant health care staff on operation, monitoring and maintenance. Expected Outputs and deliverables: • Inputs and documented advice on warehousing and distribution strategies in the health sector. • Reviewed technical specification, BoQ, plans, budget, environmental assessment. • Action plan, budget, timeline and KPI for addressing gaps identified in warehousing and distribution system, with a focus on maintenance and energy supply. • Updated SOP and management tools • Risk mapping with mitigation measures • Technical assistance to distribution plans • Development of training materials and implementation of training sessions with relevant staff. 7. Sustainable health supply chain experts o Assess national health supply chain systems on sustainable aspects related to environment, human rights, labour practices and governance, identifying positives or negatives impacts in each of the listed areas. o Identify significant sustainability positives or negatives impacts in each of the areas listed above, assessing risks and identifying key sustainability topics and action areas. o Review written documents, such as Supply chain guidelines, process diagrams, target definitions, codes of conduct, or environmental management audit results, an proposes concrete measures to implement to improve sustainability performance in adapting internal structures and processes, with budget, timeline and KPIs for implementation, and developing a code of conduct. Expected Outputs and deliverables: • Assessment report on sustainable aspects of the Supply chain available. • Significant sustainability positives or negatives impacts and key risks identified. • Action plan to improve sustainability with budget, timeline and KPIs for implementation available. 8. Waste Management experts o Achieve a comprehensive analysis of the waste management situation of health products in a country, with review and analysis of national policies and guidelines. o Identify the most adequate, efficient, easy to operationalize solution (s) for the health products waste management, minimizing the environmental impact, in line with national priorities and strategies and available resources. o Develop/review a Health Products Waste Management Plan and Budget, timeline and KPIs for implementation. o Propose the most adequate equipment considering international requirements, the manufacturer's requirements as well as environmental standards. o Support the UNDP CO in developing health care waste management plans and waste management audits. o Provide technical training to the health sector staff for preparation of health care waste management plans for each facility. o Advice UNDP-CO and National Authorities in determining the most cost-effective and most environment-friendly treatment and disposal strategies for health care waste management. o Provide technical training to UNDP-CO and National Authorities and/or health facility staff of in implementing the final approved health care waste management plan. o Develop a monitoring plan to record progress of them on an annual basis. o Provide technical training and develop a written guideline on conducting waste audits. Expected Outputs and deliverables: · Assessment report on the waste management situation of health products in a country, with review and analysis of national policies and guidelines. · Health Products Waste Management Plan and Budget, timeline and KPIs for implementation. · Proposal for the equipment to procure, with technical specification and justified quantities. · Waste management training tools for each level of the health system · Monitoring plan · Waste audits training tools. 9. QA in (Model Quality Assurance System for procurement agencies - MQAS, Good Manufacturing Practices - GMP, Quality Control - QC) Development and monitoring implementation of Quality assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) plans. Development of training packages for UNDP's Country Offices and develop and revise guidance materials, SOPs, and tools and support training activities for UNDP - Develop guidance and SOPs for the Quality Assurance plans. - Develop Quality Assurance plans for UNDP COs. - Develop Quality Control plans for UNDP COs. - Review laboratory test reports and decide on acceptance of the products. - Support laboratories with the selection of laboratory equipment and associated consumables 10. Medical Laboratory (Rapid Diagnostic Tests, reagents, laboratory equipment) experts Technical knowledge -practical use- of IVDs and medical laboratory items; Development of training packages; Development of guidance materials, SOPs, and tools for procurement of medical devices and other health technologies. - Review the specifications and justification provided by the Country Offices (CO) for the selection of rapid diagnostic tests and laboratory equipment that UNDP is requested to procure. - Assessing technical information submitted by the suppliers. - Handle of quality issues reported by the suppliers or the CO's or other stakeholders. - Provide ad-hoc support and recommendations to GFPHST in the review of requests for rapid diagnostic tests and other laboratory equipment, including for COVID-19 received from COs and partners. - Provide feedback on strategic documents developed in countries on laboratory services and provide in-country support for diagnostics strategic aspects. - Liaise with international stakeholders involved in the quality assessment of diagnostic products (e.g., WHO PQ for diagnostics, WHO TB, malaria, STI departments, FIND/GMP) and analyze their reports. - Prepare and deliver short training modules for Bureau of Management Services procurement staff (GHPC), CO's and Regional Bureaus on QA for diagnostic tests and laboratory equipment. 11. QA of Health Products; (Pharmaceuticals / Medical Devices): Experts in Medical devices Technical knowledge of medical devices, including equipment and associated accessories Development of training packages Development of guidance materials, SOPs, and tools for procurement of medical devices and other health technologies - Advise UNDP Global Health Procurement Center (GHPC) and Country Offices (COs) on a broad range of medical devices including oxygen supply equipment and disposables to be procured according to estimated national needs and existing delivery systems for oxygen therapy. - Support COs in reviewing national oxygen gas consumption and medical oxygen production capacity, national technical and regulatory assessment of oxygen production and identification of gaps and improvement plan design. - Support GHPC and COs in developing ToRs, technical specifications, and technical evaluations for procuring the medical devices, adequate technologies for medical oxygen production and its implementation, installation/maintenance, and capacity building of biomedical staff. - Assist the QA team in the maintenance of the QA database of COVID medical devices including oxygen supply equipment and disposables and in the production of QA corporate reports. - Develop guidance and tools for all stages of procurement of medical devices in line with the current WHO procurement process resource guide and other internationally recognized resources. - Provide support to the QA Advisor to develop, revise and deliver QA training activities/packages for UNDP's COs, GHPC and other Business Units, and guidance materials and tools, including the writing of new SOPs and development of related tools. - Assist the QA Advisor in the communication related to the procurement of medical devices including oxygen supply equipment and disposables (participation to inter agency meetings, writing of reports); and - Support UNDP QA Team in the technical evaluation of medical devices as needed. - Perform any other relevant duty assigned by the QA Advisor. 12. QA of Health Products; (Pharmaceuticals / Medical Devices): Experts in Pharmaceuticals Common Technical Document (CTD); Quality Control (QC). Development of training packages for UNDP's Country Offices and develop and revise guidance materials, SOPs, and tools and support training activities for UNDP. - Assess in-vitro bioequivalence study protocol and reports for compliance with the WHO bioequivalence guidelines. - Assess in-vivo bioequivalence study protocol and reports for compliance with the WHO bioequivalence guidelines. - Develop internal guidance and templates for the assessment of bioequivalence studies. - Training activities and material for UNDP colleagues, according to the needs identified by the QA Advisor DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: At UNDP, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UNDP recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNDP, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UNDP's policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UNDP personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference checks. 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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job ? it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child, future The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does ? in programs, in advocacy, and operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children's rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop, and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias, or favouritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life ? in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, and protection of a society's most disadvantaged citizens addressing inequity not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations. The position will lead UNICEF's supply chain strengthening efforts to improve equitable access to essential supplies for children through national supply chains. Reporting to the Regional Chief of Supply, ROSA, in collaboration with Supply Division SCSC team and the ROSA experts working on strengthening national systems and supply chains, the position will be the interface with countries for implementing ROSA Supply Chain Strengthening vision and strategy by supporting COs in the development and implementation of SCS initiatives and projects; relaying UNICEF global SCS initiatives in the region; coordinating with other UNICEF sectors and centers, UN agencies and other technical and financial partners on supply chain strengthening related matters. The individual will coordinate ROSA support to SAR countries related to their national supply chain strengthening strategies and implementation and be the main interlocuter of UNICEF Programmes and Supply division in this area. Specifically, the position will focus on supporting country offices and governments for the assessment and implementation of action plans and initiatives contributing to establishing robust and resilient national supply chains, in the sectors relevant for UNICEF programmatic objectives. Implementation will be done through country offices, in partnership with governments, the private sector, and development partners, in close coordination with RO programmes. In supporting regional and country offices, the position will provide leadership in the development of national supply chain strengthening strategies. Produce/update and deploy needs assessment guidance and tools. Lead supply chain technical strengthening assistance support to countries and regional office programmes. Facilitate coordination and collaboration with key stakeholders including governments and technical partners. Establish partnerships with the private sector. Generate evidence of UNICEF contributions to increased access to essential supplies through robust and resilient national supply chains. How can you make a difference? The incumbent will use their technical knowledge and specialized expertise to support South Asia country offices in collaboration with internal UNICEF partners (Country Offices including Programme sections, senior management, Supply Division, Programme Division, and other regional offices) and all relevant external partners (Governments, other UN agencies, donors, etc.) to develop Supply Chain Systems Strengthening (SCSS) strategies, and support in the implementation and scale-up of associated initiatives, to achieve the following: - Lead the Supply Chain Systems Strengthening for South Asia countries, including providing input into strategic direction, advocacy, and technical advice, enabling programmatic results in SAR. - Assist in the oversight and development of potential partnerships and donor engagements, related to Procurement Services and Supply Chain Systems Strengthening. - Lead in building capacity at the CO level of staff to implement supply chain strengthening initiatives, facilitating the development and dissemination of national supply chain strengthening strategies, guidance, and tools. Key functions, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks Summary of key functions/accountabilities: 1. Provides Strategic and technical support to UNICEF Country offices. - In collaboration with UNICEF ROSA Programmes and Supply Division, provide technical leadership for driving efforts for establishing robust and resilient national supply chains in areas that are critical for delivering UNICEF programmatic results. Contribute to or represent UNICEF in global and regional supply chains. - Lead the development and implementation of national chain strategies and policies that steer in-country supply chain efforts, engage with high-level government counterparts, and recommend strategies and approaches to achieve measurable improvements in overall SCSS maturity, performance, and delivery. - Engage with ROSA programme teams for identifying programmatic priorities requiring robust national supply chains and define a joint strategy and road map for strengthening national capacities in areas where UNICEF has an interest or comparative advantages. Establish collaborations with HQs, financial and technical partners, and partnerships for both supporting and complementing ROSA efforts. - Establish technical and operational capacity at the RO level for supporting supply chain system strengthening initiatives in priority areas (to be defined), through technical expertise and fund mobilisation. Engage with COs and relevant national counterparts and stakeholders for strengthening national capacities in the defined priority areas, or for relaying global supply chain system strengthening initiatives. Coordinate requests for country support on supply chain system strengthening and provide adequate guidance, technical support, and oversight. - Adopt a risk management approach to anticipate and mitigate programmatic, financial, and reputational risks which could result in weak national supply chains or UNICEF not meeting partners' expectations of delivering assistance in this area. Specific attention and support should be given to countries in an emergency, where national supply chain resilience to shocks is critical for continuing to deliver programme results. - Related to SCSS, support conceptualisation, and piloting of products, systems, and process innovation and lead scale-up of viable products, systems, and process innovations. - Participate in field missions for specific technical assistance when required. 2. Development of partnerships and donor engagements - Contribute to or represent UNICEF in global and regional supply chain strengthening initiatives, groups, and partnerships. - Provide technical advise and support to South Asia country offices in the identification, oversight, and development of Procurement Service (PS) partnerships, ensuring SCSS is closely linked to these partnership relationships. - Identification and development of potential fund-raising avenues to provide a sustainable level of funding for SCSS activities for governments within South Asia and to represent UNICEF in donor and IFI engagements on SCSS. - Development partnerships with other key organisations (People that Deliver, UN agencies, etc) to support the collaboration of initiatives and efficiency of engagements through the South Asia countries. 3. Capacity building of UNICEF Country office staff - Provide technical oversight and support to develop regional and country office capacity in SCSS knowledge, experience, and best practices. - Lead in the documentation or publication of empirical case studies, best practices, and lessons learned, related to implementation of SCSS strategies and initiatives. - Led in the designing, planning, and organizing of SCSS-related training programmes and knowledge-sharing events with UNICEF staff, and external partners including governments, UN agencies, and other partners. - Develop and deploy guidance and tools for national supply chain strengthening including (but not limited to) maturity assessments, supply chain design, and planning, systems optimization; HR and capacity building, operations management (procurement, in-country logistics, and service delivery), mobilisation, deployment, maintenance and decommissioning of equipment's, digitalization. - Maintain data and information on supply chain strengthening initiatives in ROSA and generate evidence of supply chain strengthening initiatives contributing to programmatic results. 4. Innovation, products, and markets - Contribute to pilots and support the actual roll-out of new products and services, in close collaboration with Supply Division and COs. - Promote critical thinking, innovative approaches, and good practices on supply chain management within the organization as well as with externals to ensure effective and efficient supply chains for children. - Further to the analysis of supply spend and related procurement strategies, support initiatives to ensure local market development where relevant. - Any other duties or assignments as requested by the supervisor. To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have? Education: Advanced university degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Health Systems, or a related field. *A first-level university degree (Bachelor's) in a relevant technical field (as identified above), in conjunction with ten (10) years of relevant work experience in supply, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration, and/or other directly related technical field, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. Work Experience: - Minimum eight (8) years of relevant and progressively responsible work experience in a professional capacity in supply chain management in the public sector, with experience in the use of evidence-based methods to identify supply chain gaps, develop strategies to address these, implement supply chain strengthening activities working with a broad range of in-country health systems partners and document evidence from implementing these activities. - Strong experience with equitable access approaches in development programming. - Two years of international developing country work experience in the relevant field area. - Familiarity with emergencies is considered an asset. - Demonstrable experience with global, regional, and national partner coordination and collaboration, including with ministries of health/government. - Professional experience in humanitarian emergencies is preferred. - Professional experience in working directly with governments and other high-level external partners is preferred (Development Banks, donors, other UN agencies, etc). Technical Knowledge - Knowledge and experience in leading SCSS in developing countries - Technical experience in all elements of the supply chain including from forecasting, to monitoring and evaluation. - Demonstrated understanding and experience of national supply chain systems needs assessment and planning, addressing supply chain bottlenecks, programming, and implementation of supply strengthening initiatives. - Good understanding of information systems and how to undertake data analysis to provide informed decision-making using data. - Ability to write reports and prepare presentations for both high-level and technical audiences. Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, French, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. For every Child, you demonstrate... UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values The 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 (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people. Functional Competencies (1) Analysing (2) Applying technical expertise (3) Planning and Organizing Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF is here to serve the world's most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled. 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. UNICEF's active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply. Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 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Role & Responsibilities The Global Logistics Advisor will enable the efficient and effective operations of Medair's work and is deployable in the first and second phase of an emergency with support from the Global Logistics Advisor Team leader. Project Overview The Global Logistics Advisors Unit is a team of highly experienced Logistics Professionals who ensure a high-quality implementation of Logistics and Supply Chain Management across all Medair' s country programs. Workplace & Working conditions Global Support Office (GSO) position based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Swiss or eligible EU citizens, or those with a valid work permit for Switzerland, can apply. Starting Date / Initial Contract Details As soon as possible. Full-time, 2 years. Key Activity Areas Matrix Management for Country Programmes Logistics Manager or representative (15%) - Matrix Line management (functional or dotted line management) of Country Program Logistics Manager or Representative together with the in-Country Line Manager (the accountable manager). - Establish through the matrix structure a collaborative and cooperative manner to manage the hiring, termination, objectives setting, performance, compensation, career path planning and succession, budget planning, travel plans of the Logistics Management country representative. - Enhance functional specialisation and increases organisational depth of knowledge to improve programme outcomes. - Escalate when needed disagreements that cannot be solved between the functional and line manager timely to senior levels in an effective manner. Effective operational support to country programmes (20%) - Support, through guidance, advice and direction, Medair's existing and emerging Logistics & Supply Chain Management (SCM) operations, including identifying technical expertise and ways of working to address poor practice & scale up and / or replicate good practice. - Maintain and strengthen regular communication and exchange of information between GSO and Field logistics staff. Technical Logistics Advice & Training (30%) - Capacity build colleagues (and partners) with technical advice including mentoring, accompaniment, induction and briefing. - Relational mentoring of a network of colleagues to build a community supporting logistics operations to jointly capture case studies of good practice and learning from where we have not succeeded & build and share evidence, learning and practice on logistics between countries / regions. - Contribute to and validate the logistics component of proposals, budgets and project reports. - Carry out field visits and assess adherence to logistics procedures, identify possible areas for improvement, develop and implement changed and new procedures where needed. Emergency Response (20%) - Available for immediate deployment to Medair emergency response to new or existing country programme (part of wave 1 and / or wave 2) and on the roster for 24/7 logistics support. Innovations (15%) - Contribute to the MedEx (procurement software module) deployment & implementation in country programs Team Spiritual Life - Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts. - Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement. - Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair's international prayer network. This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary. This position is Jobupfree. Qualifications - Supply Chain / Business Management University degree or Relevant Field, Master's degree in humanitarian SCM field desirable. - Excellent working knowledge of the English language (speaking and writing). Experience - Five years professional logistics experience with at least three years working on humanitarian operational logistics programming at a management level. - Proven experience to conduct risk and or trend assessments affecting a well performing logistics country function. - Interact constructively and independently with line management and senior country leadership to proactively move forward on logistics management topics. - Being comfortable in building a solution independently for topics that are beyond Standard Operating Procedures. - Successful experience in project cycle management of humanitarian projects and logistics projects in fragile states. - Knowledge and understanding of humanitarian and donor standards related to logistics. - Demonstrated ability to work across multicultural, international, national and local institutional boundaries, units, and teams in an effective, empowering, and productive way. - Demonstrated ability to take the lead, steer, align and communicate effectively with relevant stakeholder layers to ensure a country effective operation support when challenged. - Demonstrated ability to setup logistics responses and new country logistics functionality and processes in coordination with other Humanitarian Actors if required. - Tactful, high level communication team building and interpersonal skills. Strong people centred management expertise. - Capable to develop and motivate people in a servant and supportive manner. Familiar with inter-cultural differences for training and coaching. - Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels ensuring that boundaries are timely flagged, and mitigations put in place. · Able to cope with basic living conditions in the field and during field trips. - Timely taking pro-active ownership and stewardship to mitigate risks. - Flexible and available to deploy in an emergency at short notice How to applyPlease ensure you are fully aware of the: a) [Medair organizational values](https://www.medair.org/jobs/our-culture/) b) Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, [Medair's accountability policies and best practices](https://www.medair.org/accountability/). c) [Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)](https://www.medair.org/jobs/roc/) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions). Application Process To apply, go to this vacancy on our [Medair Page.](https://www.medair.org/positions/senior_global_logistics_advisor_gso/) Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.
Role & Responsibilities The Global Logistics Advisor will enable the efficient and effective operations of Medair's work and is deployable in the first and second phase of an emergency with support from the Global Logistics Advisor Team leader. Project Overview The Global Logistics Advisors Unit is a team of highly experienced Logistics Professionals who ensure a high-quality implementation of Logistics and Supply Chain Management across all Medair' s country programs. Workplace & Working conditions Global Support Office (GSO) position based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Swiss or eligible EU citizens, or those with a valid work permit for Switzerland, can apply. Starting Date / Initial Contract Details As soon as possible. Full-time, 9 months. Key Activity Areas Matrix Management for designated Country Programmes Logistics Manager or representative (15%) - Matrix Line management (functional or dotted line management) of Country Program Logistics Manager or Representative together with the in-Country Line Manager (the accountable manager). - Support with the hiring, termination, objectives setting, performance, compensation, career path planning and succession, budget planning, travel plans of the Logistics Management country representative. - Enhance functional specialisation, increase organisational depth of knowledge and enhance integration to improve programme outcomes functional consistency and quality. - Escalate disagreements that cannot be solved between the functional and line manager to senior levels in an effective and timely manner. Effective operational support to country programmes (20%) - Support Medair's existing and emerging Logistics & Supply Chain Management (SCM) operations, including identifying technical expertise and ways of working to address poor practice & scale up and / or replicate good practice. - Maintain and strengthen regular communication and exchange of information between GSO and Country Programme logistics staff. Technical Logistics Advice & Training (30%) - Capacity build colleagues (and partners) with technical advice including mentoring, accompaniment, induction and briefing. - Participate within a community supporting logistics operations to jointly capture case studies of good practice and learning from where we have not succeeded & build and share evidence, learning and practice on logistics between countries / regions. - Contribute to and validate the logistics component of proposals, budgets and project reports. - Carry out country programme visits and assess adherence to logistics procedures, identify possible areas for improvement, develop and implement changed and new procedures where needed. Emergency Response (20%) - Available for immediate deployment to Medair emergency response to new or existing country programme (part of wave 1 and / or wave 2) and on the roster for 24/7 logistics support. Innovations (15%) - Contribute to the MedEx (procurement software module) deployment & implementation in country programs Team Spiritual Life - Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts. - Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement. - Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair's international prayer network. This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary. This position is Jobupfree. Qualifications - Supply Chain / Business Management University degree or Relevant Field, Master's degree in humanitarian SCM field desirable. - Excellent working knowledge of the English language (speaking and writing). Experience - Two – years professional experience at management level with at least one – year working on humanitarian operational logistics programming. - Medair experience in country program logistics management is highly desirable. - Highly competent – ability to make analysis and work with software packages. - Experience in project design and monitoring; and evaluation of humanitarian projects. - Experience of designing and implementing logistics related projects. - Successful experience of project cycle management, especially in fragile States. - Knowledge of humanitarian donor standards related to logistics - Demonstrated ability to take the lead, steer, align and communicate effectively with relevant stakeholder layers to ensure a country effective operation support when challenged. - Demonstrated ability to setup logistics responses and new country logistics functionality and processes in coordination with other Humanitarian Actors if required. - Training and Coaching skills. - Tactful, high level communication team building and interpersonal skills. Strong people centred management expertise. - Capable to develop and motivate people in a servant and supportive manner. Familiar with inter-cultural differences. - Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels ensuring that boundaries are timely flagged, and mitigations put in place. - Able to cope with basic living conditions in Medair locations. - Strategic, problem solver, dynamic, mature – presenting and discussing solutions or pathways towards solutions. - Timely taking pro-active ownership and stewardship to mitigate risks. - Flexible and available to deploy in an emergency at short notice. How to applyPlease ensure you are fully aware of the: a) [Medair organizational values](https://www.medair.org/jobs/our-culture/) b) Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, [Medair's accountability policies and best practices](https://www.medair.org/accountability/). c) [Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)](https://www.medair.org/jobs/roc/) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions). Application Process To apply, go to this vacancy on our [Medair Page.](https://www.medair.org/positions/global_logstics_advisor_gso/) Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.
Context & Mission The request for supply support from mission and cells have increased exponentially in the last 5 years following the increase of the complexity of the global supply chain. Either for the international supply chain (changes onimportation regulation, development of regional markets, more protectionism in our countries of intervention...) or the local one (intersection collaboration, security issues, multiplication of emergencies managed by regular cells, complexification of the type of intervention leading to the increase of the size of the item catalogue...). The Cell Supply Referents is the first line support to field and cell team for all subject related to the Supply chain. Main Responsibilities · Spearhead primary supply support to countries within the cell. · Conduct thorough assessments of missions to pinpoint gaps within the MSF Supply Chain standards and competencies. · Collaborate with missions, cell, and HQ representatives to devise action plans aimed at enhancing the country's Supply Chain. · Offer tailored recommendations and implementation assistance on strategies, policies, and training. · Ensure the Mission Supply Strategy is aligned with operational needs and social mission priorities. · Engage in operational discussions and provide support for Plans of Action, Mid-Year Reviews, and (Copro's). · Facilitate effective communication among missions, cells, and the Supply Chain Unit. · Provide training, coaching, and ongoing support to Supply Chain stakeholders. Your Profile Education · Tertiary degree in Supply Chain Management or supply area or equivalent professional qualification/certification an advantage · Training qualification an advantage Experience · 2 years MSF field experience in supply management or supervisory position mandatory · Strong experience in MSF emergencies an advantage Skills/ Technical competencies · UniField knowledge mandatory · Strong supply strategy definition · Strong analysis and synthesis · Strong organisational skills · Excellent communication skills · Cross functional oriented Languages · Working knowledge of English and French essential · Arabic or Portuguese an asset Personal Abilities · Team player · Autonomous · Detailed oriented · Ability to make proposition and take initiative · Adaptable and Flexible Terms of Employment · Full-time position 100% (40h/week) · Open-ended contract · Working place: Geneva · Ideal start date: June 2024 · Gross annual salary (for 100%): from CHF 93'504.- to CHF 107'280.- (salary commensurate with equivalent experience and internal salary grid) · Paid vacation: 25 days per year, prorate temporis, plus any Swiss public holidays falling within the contract period. · Pension plan: pension contribution covered 3/4 by MSF, 1/4 by staff member · Relocation package if moving from a different country to Switzerland. How to apply Candidates submit their application following the requirements: CV 2 p. max. – letter of motivation 1p. max. – in French or English. Deadline for application is April 30th, 2024. We reserve the right to close the position early if we consider the number and quality of applications received to be sufficient. The applications will be treated confidentially. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Only applications submitted on our recruitment platforms will be considered. Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies. At MSF, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together for the social mission of MSF to create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with. We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics. MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.
Organisational Context Global hunger has reached alarming levels in 2022, and WFP, the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2020, remains dedicated and committed to address this global food crisis. To enhance the efficiency and impact of our global initiatives, WFP is relocating key corporate functions within procurement and supply chain from its headquarters (Rome, Italy) to the UAE. The UAE, chosen for its strategic location, stability, advanced infrastructure, markets, expertise, and innovation, is hosting the newly established Global Supply Chain Support Center. UAE nationals are encouraged to apply JOB TITLE: Vendor Management Intern JOB CONTRACT/GRADE: Internship DURATION: 6 months JOB LOCATION: UAE, DUBAI REPORTING TO: Vendor Management Focal Point EXPECTED START DATE: June 2024 We are seeking a dynamic Intern to join our startup-like team and contribute to our vision of becoming a hub for innovative and impactful logistics solutions. Role and Responsibilities: Under the leadership of the Chief of the Global Operational Support Centre, and with direct supervision of the Vendor Management Focal Point the intern will benefit from close mentoring, guidance, and technical supervision. Performance planning and reviews as well as learning and development discussions will be an elemental part of the internship experience. With the support of a comprehensive induction package and some exciting soft-skills trainings, the intern will rapidly become a productive member of the team. - Market Research: Conduct research to identify potential vendors/suppliers and compile a list of their contact information and basic details. - Supplier Communication: Communicate with suppliers to request information and provide clarification on the vendor registration process. - Documentation and Record Keeping: Manage and organize supplier documentation. Follow up with new suppliers on document collection and address any issues that may arise. - Report Generation: Generate reports on supplier performance on tenders and deliveries. - Prepare a concept note for one or two innovative Vendor Management Projects that would leverage the UAE know-how in terms of technology, AI, digitization and meet the humanitarian needs Role Requirements: - Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a university program in Business Administration, Commerce, Supply Chain Management or related university program. WFP interns are required to have completed at least two years of their university programme or, if fresh graduates, they should have attended classes in the past 12 months; - Proficient in MS Office. - Strong report writing, data analysis, and excellent communication skills with an ability to multi-task. - Programming skills (in Python or any object-oriented programming language) are a plus. - Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively in a dynamic team environment. Willingness to contribute ideas and support colleagues in various tasks. - Demonstrated interest in humanitarian efforts and a commitment to making a positive impact. - Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment. Proactive attitude and a willingness to take on new challenges. - Proficient in English language. Training components Throughout their assignment WFP interns have access to an industry-leading learning platform, WeLearn. Depending on opportunities and availability of funds, he/she may participate in WFP workshops or seminars, as appropriate. Learning Elements At the end of the assignment, the Intern should have: - An overview of how WFP works and how the vendor management processes are handled in the organization. - Industry-Specific Knowledge: A solid understanding of the vendor management process in humanitarian industry - Task Prioritization: Understand how to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently. - Professional Communication: Develop the ability to communicate effectively in a professional environment, including written and verbal communication. - Team Collaboration: Learn how to collaborate with team members, share ideas, and contribute to group projects. - Flexibility: Learn to adapt to changing work environments, tasks, and priorities. VA Reference no: 831713 Closing Date: 22 April 2024 Please note that the deadline is at 11:59 pm UAE time (GMT + 4) Terms and Conditions: - Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP up to the maximum amount of US$1000 per month depending on the duty station of assignment. - WFP is not responsible for living expenses or arrangements for accommodation. - WFP will recognize candidates' educational credentials from recognized institutions that have been certified by competent international or national authorities such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or Ministries of Education. - Candidates who bear any of the following relations to WFP staff members are not eligible to apply: sons, daughters, brothers or sisters. If you are a creative and driven individual looking to make a difference, we invite you to join our team and contribute to the success of our WFP Dubai Office. Apply now and be part of a meaningful journey! 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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is financing the Infrastructure for Tomorrowinfrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in January 2016 and have since grown to 109 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized up to USD100 billion and rated AAA by the major international credit rating agencies. Working with partners, AIIB meets clients' needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity. The AIIB's Investment Operations are divided into two regional teams, 1 and 2. Each regional team is led by a Vice President (VP) and reporting staff includes client relations specialists, technical specialists and bankers. Region 1 is responsible for South East Asia and South Asia (except Pakistan and Afghanistan), while Region 2 covers Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, East Asia, West Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America. The Infrastructure Investment Department Region 2 is looking for an Investment Operations Specialist - Transport who will contribute to AIIB's lending program by supporting the planning, design, preparation, and implementation of projects/programs that meet the transport growth demand and improve transportation efficiency in client countries. The Specialist will be responsible for the delivery of AIIB's transport lending program and its implementation in areas such as road connectivity, transport logistics, railways, urban transportation, aviation, and road safety. They will also be responsible for the development of regional connectivity in transport investment operations, in support of AIIB's policy for regional connectivity. Accountabilities & Responsibilities - Contribute to the assessment of transport policies in client countries to understand their impact on transport operations and service delivery in the countries. - Support innovative approaches to the development of transport sector operations to support sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in consultation with clients, development partners and other stakeholders. - Contribute to the design, preparation, and delivery of transport projects, focusing on quality and delivery of development outcomes. - Coordinate transport sector projects and programs under implementation to ensure appropriate technical quality and consistency with project objectives. This entails reviewing the technical designs of the projects, implementation arrangements, the adequacy of procurement and fiduciary arrangements for the projects in coordination with other team members. - Contribute to knowledge building and management in the transport sector and keep abreast of the latest developments and issues in the sector. - Develop investment strategies with clients to pursue the most effective approach to achieve transportation efficiency in various economic environments and the specific needs of client countries. Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications - Minimum of 5 - 8 years of relevant working experience in transport planning or engineering and undertaking economic feasibility studies for transport investments, urban transport development planning and/or traffic management/analysis. - Experience working in transport operations or the management of transport/logistic projects in middle-income and/or developed countries and the introduction of state-of-the-art technology/expertise to countries in Asia, experience in planning and programming of investment and maintenance works in the transport sector, and institutional reforms would be favourably considered. - An understanding of the challenges facing the Asian transport sector, and familiarity with various modes of transport activities and development in general, and in-depth knowledge of at least one mode of transport. - Strong organizational and project management skills to conduct day-to-day management of a large and complex project portfolio. - Experience working with multicultural teams; - Proficient oral and written communication skills in English, knowledge of a language(s) of a country in which AIIB invests would be an advantage. - Master's degree or equivalent in transport engineering or other transport-related fields including economics, transport planning, traffic management and transport engineering (for all modes of transport such as road, railway, port, aviation, and urban transport). AIIB is committed to diversity, transparency and inclusion. We believe our strength comes from having a team with the right diverse skills, experiences and abilities selected through a merit-based competitive process. We actively encourage applications from people from both within and outside AIIB members, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Previous experience and qualifications will determine the grade and job title at which successful applicants will enter AIIB. Join us and help create a prosperous and sustainable Asia while growing your career in a diverse and innovative environment. 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Role & Responsibilities Working under the supervision of the Supply Chain Specialist, in the Logistics Operation Unit in Switzerland that covers various countries, the Global Emergency Response Team (G-ERT) and includes Switzerland for supply chain activities. This position contributes and enables the operativity of the Swiss office and its relevant flow of supplies and services for the use of Swiss office and field country programmes and G-ERT. Project Overview The Global Logistics team within Medair manages all the activities related to procurement, supply chain management, infrastructure, fleet, equipment & communication means. The team also develops and owns the policies and processes related to logistics activities in the field. The GSO Logistics Operations team is specifically responsible for Global and GSO Procurement, Supply Chain Management and Base Operations in both Switzerland and Nairobi Offices. Workplace & Working conditions Global Support Office (GSO) position based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Swiss or eligible EU citizens, or those with a valid work permit for Switzerland, can apply. Starting Date / Initial Contract Details April 2024. Full-time open-ended contract. Key Activity Areas Procurement - Responsible for managing assigned procurement including Global Emergency Response Team goods and services. - Responsible for data entry and tracking procurement requests ensuring procurement of the right product, at the right time, to the right location, at the right prices using the right procedures in compliance with Medair and donor guidelines - Advise and support customers in planning, organising and monitoring their procurement. - Liaise with suppliers; maintain and build supplier relations, process invoices and administrative paperwork archiving to ensure on time payment. - Monitor actual procurement against conditions agreed in long term contracts and framework agreements and ensure contract, supplier and procurement records are kept up-to-date. - Act as Medair shipment officer for the own procured goods or services; make sure shipments are organized in time and according to the right procedures, considering international, national and customs regulations; follow up shipments and communicate schedules with consignees. Global Emergency Response (G-ERT) procurement/stock control - Responsible for the GERT kits procurements, stock availability and replenishment so that they are fully equipped & deployable all year round, if needed. - Properly follow up on all administrative steps related to the above. Other - Support and assist the general work and administration of the Logistics team. - Cover for other Logistics team members when absent or re-assigned to support emergency response Innovation/continuous improvement - Proactivity towards continuous improvement and simplification, more efficiency and saving opportunities · - Support the BPEs Focal Points within Medair; ensuring policies and procedures are up-to date and serve as reference point for questions, information and training. Team Spiritual Life - Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts. - Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement. - Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair's international prayer network. This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary. This position is Jobupfree. Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree is preferred, preferably with Supply Chain or Business Operations. - Fluent in French and English both written and spoken. Experience - Minimum 2 years professional experience in operational logistics is preferred. - Experience of logistics in a cross-cultural, challenging environment. - Can carry out related responsibilities with minimum guidance. - Proven ability to communicate effectively both internally and externally and both orally and in writing. - Demonstrated ability to work across institutional boundaries, units, and teams effectively and productively. - Ability to organize, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks. - Good organizational and planning skills. - Detail-oriented. - Team-spirit for collaboration. - Continuous improvement spirit. - Transparent and ethical at all times. - Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner. - Self-motivated, energetic, hard-working, servant-hearted. How to applyPlease ensure you are fully aware of the: a) [Medair organizational values](https://www.medair.org/jobs/our-culture/) b) Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, [Medair's accountability policies and best practices](https://www.medair.org/accountability/). c) [Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)](https://www.medair.org/jobs/roc/) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions). Application Process To apply, go to this vacancy on our [Medair Page.](https://www.medair.org/positions/supply-chain-officer-gso/) Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.
Role & Responsibilities The Logistics Manager is responsible for ensuring an effective supply chain is in place at all times, and that standard logistics and related administrative systems are established and implemented within Medair country programmes. The role provides strategic direction, management and evaluation of all aspects of logistics, ensuring relevant information, reporting and accountability requirements are met. The Logistics Manager also plays an important role in external representation, legal compliance, team leadership and capacity building of logistics staff. Project Overview Emergency health, nutrition and WASH projects targeting displaced, conflict-affected and vulnerable populations in NE Congo. Developmental projects aimed at long term and sustainable behaviour change in general population and state health employees to improve public health outcomes. Workplace & Working conditions Field based position in Congo. Starting Date / Initial Contract Details 1st July 2024. Full time, 24 months. Key Activity Areas Logistics Management – Supply chain - Provide the technical oversight and ensure proper supply chain management practices and procedures are - in place and maintained according to Medair standards – to include sourcing and procurement, warehousing, transportation and management of logistics resources in fleet, equipment and facilities. Provide logistical support to all field bases by regular communication and field visits. - Manage the procurement process in accordance with Medair policies and procedures, in a transparent, accountable, efficient and cost effective manner. Provide planning support and advice to project managers and others making procurement requests, identify optimum supply routes, and maintain continuous overview of supply needs by providing updated procurement and fulfilment plans in alignment with project activity plans and timelines. Ensure that local market surveys are regularly carried out, to ensure a full knowledge of the availability and price of local items. Ensure supplier qualification procedures are adhered to and a supplier database created and maintained reflecting supplier status. - Locate and negotiate contracting for storage/warehousing that is secure, well-maintained, and meets health and safe working practice requirements. Oversee warehouse operations (with particular emphasis on medical and pharmaceutical stores) ensuring proper record keeping for the receipt, storage and issuing of items, physical inventory checks, storage conditions, security and facility maintenance. Conduct periodic 'spot checks' and put systems in place to increase stock reliability and reduce shrinkage through damage, loss or theft. - Ensure international and national transportation of freight by land, sea and air is in line with programme budgets and needs; ensuring the most cost effective and reliable means of transport is used for the timely delivery of supplies to projects. Actively engage with freight forwarding agencies, freight handling/clearance agents, and local customs, to ensure that cargo is managed at all points of the supply chain. Logistic Management – Resources - Ensure management of vehicle fleets is in line with Medair standards; ensure appropriate allocation and safe use of vehicles throughout the programme and ensure servicing and maintenance schedules are adhered to. Ensure usage of fuel is correctly supervised, logged and recorded. Liaise with security personnel on security-related transport issues, such as booking in/out, satcomms, radios etc. - Supervise and coordinate all matters regarding all types of equipment and assets including communication, IT and power, to ensure that equipment are managed diligently, operated in the most cost efficient manner, and maintained appropriately. - Support the proper management of existing field bases, establishment of new ones and closing of existing ones if required. Liaise as necessary with the landlord(s) to ensure proper maintenance and optimum availability of facilities and utilities (e.g. electricity, water, phone-lines, physical security and building repairs). Representation - Proactively engage with suppliers, partners, local authorities, other NGOs, clusters and any other stakeholders, in order to plan, organise, and schedule distribution of goods and material as well as to ensure good coordination and adequate information sharing, address common concerns/problems and seek solutions. Financial Management - Monitor spending of assigned budgets, and ensure they operate in line with Medair and donor guidelines for financial accounting and reporting practices. Staff Management - Manage and motivate staff with integrity and foresight, and in accordance with HR procedures and policies to ensure that they maintain the highest standards of accountability and professionalism. This includes recruitment, appraisal, objective setting, performance review, producing development plans, determination of training needs, establishing and monitoring work plans, etc. Security Management - Ensure security procedures for Goma base are in place, guidelines are kept up-to-date and staff receive relevant security information. This includes reviewing security arrangements on a regular basis, maintaining communication, providing briefings and ensuring the availability of emergency equipment. Team Spiritual Life - Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts. - Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith- based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayer, and words of encouragement. - Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair's international prayer network. Qualifications - Professional qualification in logistics or training in Supply Chain Management, Business Management or a related field - Good French (spoken and written) - Good English (spoken and written) Experience - Minimum two years relevant logistics and management experience in emergency and/or development context - Experience of the management of budgets and the ability to prepare timely, complete, and accurate reports. - Experience working in a cross-cultural setting, preferable in the logistics sector - Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 - Strong Christian commitment - Enthusiastic with 'can-do' attitude - Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work both independently and as a member of a team. - Strong organisational abilities, excellent written and verbal communication skills - Able to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders - Capacity to work under pressure and to tight deadlines - Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner - Diplomatic, especially for working with authorities and suppliers - Able to cope with basic living conditions in the field and during field trips - Knowledge of Humanitarian Essentials, Sphere and HAP Standards and other international humanitarian guidelines and protocols - Advanced planning, coordination, assessment, analytical and problem solving skills - Technical understanding of mechanical and communication equipment - Demonstrable knowledge of rules, regulations and donor policies governing the compliance/regulatory management of procurement rules from US, EU, UN and other agencies - Strong leadership and project management skills - Able to oversee multiple tasks, prioritising and delegating as required - Ability to communicate effectively with programme teams and be able to represent Medair with UN organisations, other international NGO's and local authorities world-wide How to applyPlease ensure you are fully aware of the: a) [Medair organizational values](https://www.medair.org/jobs/our-culture/) b) Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, [Medair's accountability policies and best practices](https://www.medair.org/accountability/). c) [Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)](https://www.medair.org/jobs/roc/) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions). Application Process To apply, go to this vacancy on our [Medair Page.](https://www.medair.org/positions/logistics-manager-drc/) Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.