National Nutrition Supply Chain Risk Profiling Consultant, Abuja (Nigeria), 6 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, a champion

In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children's rights in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families. UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally - click the link to learn more about UNICEF in Nigeria: https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/.

Nigeria has the second highest number of malnourished children in the world and the highest in Africa. Malnutrition, in all its forms, is a violation of a children’s right to adequate nutrition. To change the narrative, UNICEF in partnership with the government and other stakeholders aims to deliver good quality prevention and treatment services at scale to build resilience and protect the most vulnerable, particularly during the First 1000 Days of Life. The focus, in keeping with UNICEF Nigeria’s new Country Programme Strategy (2023-2027), is to (i) strengthen the enabling environment, including data, to inform policy and programming; (ii) strengthen systems, especially the health, food and social protection system to deliver high quality services; and (iii) address social and behavioral practices that influence diets and practices.

How can you make a difference?

To strengthen systems, especially the health, food and social protection system to deliver high quality services, UNICEF supports Government and partners to procure and deliver nutrition commodities to the last mile. The supply chain for the commodities is faced with risks at different points. These challenges include, but are not limited to, poor planning development and forecasting, delays in procurement due to internal and external factors, losses in warehouses and during in-country distribution of the commodities, unforeseen expired inventory, fraud, and misuse/ leakage. A National Nutrition Supply Chain Risk Profiling Consultant is required to review the past incidents for sustainable action.

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Supply and Logistics Section the consultant will: 1. Evaluate the risk profile of the UNICEF nutrition supply chain, for the past 5 years. The consultant should pay attention to external factors arising from seasonal changes, man-made or nature associated risks and profile the pattern of events. In addition to internal oversights, including grant expiry dates and arrival of supplies, etc. Also, insurance risks/ limitations. 2. Propose measures to mitigate risks, with clear timelines, internal and external roles and responsibilities. With a risk register matrix – with a workflow process. 3. Provide key orientations for the proposed plan of action.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Supply chain or Finance (audit) management.
• A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in supply chain or finance (audit) operations in the UN, private sector, nutrition, or global health environment.
• Experience in logistics operations, inventory management, or distribution management.
• Experience in risk identification and management or internal controls.
• Experience working in Nigeria health supply chain.

Others

• Proven experience with Excel, ability to create calculations, look-up tables, and pivot tables.
• Ability to organize and manage information.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Fluency in written and spoken in English.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
• Understanding development and humanitarian work is an advantage.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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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.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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:

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.