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      Esther Amadi
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      United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

      UNICEF offers a range of challenging and exciting opportunities across its key functional areas of work. We offer an attractive remuneration package with competitive pay and benefits.

      Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates to apply for the job opening at UNICEF – United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.

      Supply Specialist, P3
      Job Specifications: Full Time
      Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
      Location: Abuja | Nigeria.

      Job Description

      The supply and logistics specialist is in charge of overseeing the supply chains of a small country office, a small emergency response operation, or parts of the supply chains of a larger supply operation. According to the Country Office (CO) setup, the specialist reports to the Chief of Operations or Supply and Logistics Manager. In addition to monitoring supplies, services, and construction projects, supply chain operations also encompass planning, contracting, warehousing, customs clearance, in-country transportation, and distribution. In addition to offering technical and advising help to governments, national systems, and partners on supply chain management, the incumbent works with programs and management to define supply interventions that fulfill programmatic needs and produce results for children.

      Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

      1. Management of the supply team
      2. Supply Chain service delivery and emergency response
      3. Collaboration with programme and implementing partners
      4. Technical, advisory support to government/national systems
      5. Innovation, products and markets

       

      Management of the supply team

      • Create the supply team’s yearly work plan and the supply procurement and distribution strategy for products and services. Establish goals and performance metrics, and track the work’s progress to make sure that outcomes meet performance standards and timetables.
      • Team members should be supervised and coached, and staff performance should be promptly managed. In order to consistently increase team and individual capacity, make sure that learning and knowledge exchange are given top priority in cooperation with the Supply Division, Regional Office, and the global supply community.
      • Assist the supervisor in establishing and maintaining the operational capacity to manage CO supply chains. This includes hiring the right people, hiring them on time, understanding their roles and responsibilities, and, if necessary, contracting out third-party services (such as customs clearance, warehousing, transportation, and distribution).

       

      Supply chain service delivery and emergency response

      • Contribute to the Country Program Action Planning and offer guidance on supply requirements for the Plan of Operations and Annual Work Plans after consulting with the supervisor. Make sure the supply chain operations are properly planned, carried out, monitored, and evaluated. This includes establishing performance metrics and determining if the goods and services are suitable for their intended use.
      • In order to concentrate on strategic, necessary goods and services that help children achieve their goals, analyze supply spend and create procurement strategies based on category management. Where appropriate, establish long-term agreements (LTAs). Assure efficient construction, service, and product contracts while upholding the highest levels of accountability, ethics, and integrity.
      • Make sure that proper vendor management procedures are set up and followed, such as supply performance evaluations.
      • Examine supply dashboards, key performance indicator implementation rates, and supply data and information from several systems. Perform root cause analysis of supply chain obstacles and bottlenecks to promote changes and guarantee children’s supply chains are effective and efficient.
      • Create a contracting strategy for emergency supplies and institutional services based on program assumptions and risk assessment analysis in collaboration with your supervisor. A preparedness action plan for emergency supply and institutional service contracting should be created and implemented for the CO in accordance with the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCC). This includes establishing pertinent LTAs and drafting agreements for emergency response, stock prepositioning, and staff training in the country office.
      • Engage in high-level meetings for emergency coordination, implementation, and monitoring with both internal and external partners. If the UN Procurement Network or Working Group is activated or already in place, maintain close cooperation with them.
      • Establish solid working relationships with the Supply Division, Regional Chiefs of Operations, and Regional Chiefs of Supply in conjunction with your supervisor to better align with regional and global supply chain management strategies and methodologies.

      Collaboration with programme and implementing partners

      • Work closely with program sections in conjunction with the supervisor by participating in program design, planning, and supply component implementation preparation, as well as monitoring and evaluation. Create an accountability structure with programs to ensure that children receive results.
      • Contribute to donor discussions and assist in the creation of supply-related elements of donor proposals, such as budgeting and the application of creative financing techniques for goods, services, and building projects.
      • Support the creation of Programme Cooperation Agreements (PCAs), the evaluation of implementing partners, including civil society, and the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) supply component monitoring.
      • Develop and preserve cooperative relationships and partnerships with the government, United Nations agencies, and bilateral counterparts in supply chain operations, such as cooperative and standardized contracts.

      Technical and advisory support to government/national systems

      • Encourage and lead activities for change management and supply chain strengthening with partners and governments to guarantee children’s supply chains are effective and efficient.
      • In close coordination with other program participants, contribute to capacity building projects pertaining to children’s supply chains. As may be pertinent in the national context, support supply components of health systems strengthening.
      • advisory assistance to national systems and governments in identifying and defining supply solutions for children, including the utilization of procurement services, supply finance options, local market development, and private sector involvement.

       

      Innovation, products and markets

      • Work closely with the Supply Division to support pilots and the real launch of new goods and services.
      • In order to guarantee effective and efficient supply chains for children, encourage critical thinking, creative methods, and best practices in supply chain management both inside the company and with outside partners.
      • In addition to analyzing supplier spending and associated procurement tactics, supervisor-led projects are carried out to guarantee local market growth where appropriate.

       

      Qualifications and Requirements:
      To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

      Education: An advanced university degree is required in Business Administration, Management, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health or related social science field, or relevant first-level university degree (Bachelor’s) in conjunction with a valid relevant professional certification is required.

      Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in supply, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration and/or other directly related technical fields is required.
      Understanding of development and humanitarian work.
      Emergency experience an advantage.
      Health supply chain management experience an advantage.

      Method of Application
      Qualified and interested candidates should apply by clicking the LINK below.

       

      APPLY HERE

       

      Deadline: June 9, 2025.

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