Individual Contractor - Supply Manager, UNICEF NEPAL (2 months)

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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.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, [insert tagline]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D81sLY3QSTU

How can you make a difference?

Rationale:

The objective of the assignment is to provide Supply & Logistics (S&L) in country support to Nepal Country Office and ROSA with increasing workload due to the response to the emergency covid-19 pandemic as well as back up for NCO S&L Specialist and ROSA S&L Manager during Annual Leave periods.

Key Assignments/Tasks:

• Provide technical expertise and guidance to ensure timely and quality contracting for services:
• Conduct Quality review of TOR submitted by Requesting Units (both NCO and ROSA) to ensure TOR are adequate for further tendering process by the NCO contracting team (incl. verification of adequate selection criteria and methodology) ; revert to/ liaise with / advise requesting units for amendment as needed prior to effective advertisement of tenders (when/if applicable).
• In consultation with requesting units, NCO S&L Specialist and/or Deputy Rep Ops, facilitate solicitation of offers from LTA holders (when applicable) prior to final recommendation for contract issuance by NCO contracting team.
• Complete quality review of supply and procurement transactions in VISION prior to effective Release Strategy by NCO S&L Specialist:
• Technical Review of Sales Order and Purchase Orders prepared by NCO supply team for Local procurement and Offshore procurement.
• Technical review of Purchase Requisition and Contracts for Services.
• Follow up on Procurement services Requests received from partners, communicate with PSC in Supply Division as needed and follow up on transactions for timely provision of services as requested.
• Conduct quality review of supplies budget under PCA and advise committee for acceptance or rejection; report on major/common trends and challenges
• Coordinate with NCO Supply & Logistics team to ensure workload is fully executed; provided on-the job coaching to the team as needed.
• Monitor progress for offshore and/or regional procurement with the team and make necessarily follow up with SD and other stakeholders to ensure timely arrival of supplies.
• Analyze supply dashboards, implementation rates of key performance indicators and supply information/data from various systems; share regular updates on transactions and reports on identified bottlenecks with NCO S&L Specialist for corrective actions as needed. This includes monitoring of open contracts and further liaison with program colleagues for prompt closure/extensions as needed.
• Provide physical back up to ROSA S&L Manager in support to RO and/or COs as requested.
• At the end of the assignment, provide summary report on potential challenges and/or bottlenecks identified together with recommendations for corrective actions as well as eventual needs in capacity building identified among the teams and any suggestions for improvement.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Procurement, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related area
• At least ten years of relevant experience in the field of procurement and supply chain management.
• Demonstrated expertise in service contracting.
• Demonstrated experience in managing supply & logistics teams in developing countries.
• Track record of experience with UNICEF with demonstrated knowledge of UNICEF procurement rules and regulations.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Analyzing (1)
• Deciding and initiating action (1)
• Persuading and influencing (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks:

Interested candidates are requested to submit their applications, including their financials proposal by Friday June 25,2021

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.