Deadline: 27 January, 2021

Location: Dakar, Senegal

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Supply and Logistics Specialist.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, reaching the most disadvantaged children and saving their lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to UNICEF country offices remote and on-site technical support and guidance for supply chain strengthening
• Ensure the strengthening of proper management of UNICEF supplies at country office and regional level including effective monitoring of the movement of supplies in alignment with corporate systems related procedures and practices
• Conduct and participate in rapid emergency assessment and evaluation missions, as required, and actively participate in common logistics efforts
• Under the supervision of the regional supply chief, monitor and, when needed, manage the activities of the regional supply hubs (call forwards of supplies, replenishment processes, performance monitoring) and related services (forwarding, UNHRD, transport)
• Contribute to the development, adjustment, stabilisation and rollout of planning and monitoring tools at regional and country office level as well as sound data analysis practices
• Promote the utilisation of good information management and data analysis tools at regional level, including RUTF pipeline monitoring

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree) in Business Administration, Management, Economics, International Economics, Engineering, International Development, Supply Chain Management, Supply, Logistics, Procurement, Purchasing, Contract/Commercial Law, or a directly related field
• Professional certification (CSCP, CSCM, CPSM, SCMP, etc.) from an accredited supply management institution with a relevant bachelor’s degree may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field with seven years of relevant work experience in supply, logistics, purchasing, contracting, administration and/or other directly-related technical fields may also be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
• Five years, minimum, of relevant experience at national and international levels in supply, logistics, warehousing, procurement, purchasing, contracting, administration and/or a related technical field
• Work experience in emergency duty station (an asset)
• Work experience with SAP data management experience (an asset)
• Fluency in English and French (written and verbal)
• Knowledge of an additional UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) an asset