Logistics Officer (In-Country Logistics), P-2, UNICEF Supply Division, Copenhagen, Denmark

Contract

This is a P-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.

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The salary for this job should be between 105,058 USD and 142,695 USD.

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Logistics Officer (In-Country Logistics), P2, TA (364 days)

Global Transport Centre (GTC)

UNICEF Supply Division, Copenhagen, Denmark

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, hope

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does - in programmes, in advocacy and in 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. 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 accelerating the equitable development of nations.

How can you make a difference?

The Logistics Officer (In-Country Logistics) supports optimization and efficiency in UNICEF’s Supply Chain by contributing to build effectiveness in delivery in-country. This role fits into an end-to-end strategy that supports key activities in systems strengthening, customs clearance, design of delivery models, on-carriage, and distribution of supplies while proposing tailored solutions to the COs/PSC/BUs to optimize their supply chains and ICL/delivery strategies.

The incumbent will also contribute to the improvement of the global performance in the realm of logistics activities, providing regular monitoring and analysis to Supply Division management as well as Country office and regional offices to take appropriate and timely corrective measures.

This position reports to the Logistics Manager (Service Delivery Unit) in the Global Transport Center.

Key functions and responsibilities:

1. Work with FFW/COs to generate a comprehensive cost estimate for the extra costs related to the demurrages, storages, and truck retentions, and support the analysis and payments for disputes invoices.
2. Support the UNICEF’s end-to-end delivery monitoring and visibility strategy by collaborating with country offices, regional offices, procurement centers, and emergency units in contributing to delivery models, systems strengthening, risk mitigation, monitoring tools, and capacity development in the UNICEF Supply Chains.
3. Collaborate with the In-Country Logistics Officer in using statistical data and indicators, and monitoring tools, to periodically identify field offices with high-risk profiles and evolving risk profiles regarding delivery timelines, advise the ROs and the field offices to recommend strategic delivery solutions, and maintain an adequate mapping of customs/import environment and especially for complex countries.
4. Assist COs & ROs in mapping in-country timely delivery processes de strategies, identifying constraints and challenges with a focus on customs & clearing processes, including on-carriage, and contributing to recommendations and delivery models in liaison with global transport center contracting & shipping operations.
5. Support ROs/COs and the shipping operations process to consolidate and maintain a repository of required documentation & processes required to import to field offices prioritizing by risk profiles.
6. Support ROs/COs in mapping solutions to respond to increasing intra-region supplies movements, prepare for emergency /new delivery corridors & support big program projects.
7. Contribute to surge capacity & emergency support to partners, governments, and COs during emergencies to organize Logistics Response (mapping importation, delivery package, inventory, and distribution).
8. Perform any other tasks requested by the supervisor.

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

Education

• A completed 1st University Degree (Bachelor’s Degree) in Logistics or Business is required.
• Additional education in engineering disciplines would be an advantage

Work Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible work experience in Logistics, shipping coordination.
• Proven expertise in carrying out complex analysis of reports extracted from SAP is required.

Languages

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) 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

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.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

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 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 promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, 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.

Remarks:

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

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at: http://www.whed.net/

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government 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.