SSRRE 2023 - Deputy Director, Programme Supply & Market Influencing, D-1, Supply Division (SD), Copenhagen, Denmark

Contract

This is a D-1 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 15 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 231,544 USD and 292,185 USD.

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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 fulfil 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, dedication.

This position supports the Director, in setting and pursuing strategies to positively influence markets bringing change for children, lead commercial strategies and engagement with industry, such as medicine, health technologies, nutrition, WASH, education and supports also vaccines and other key industries that provide supplies to UNICEF programmes and partners. Overall, the incumbent will be responsible to lead the Division’s relationship with key partnerships on programme supplies, including WHO, GAVI, WB, A-CDC, AU, Global Fund, BMGF, UNITAID and other bilateral and multilateral partners. The position acts as Deputy Director to the Director, Supply Division.

How can you make a difference?

The incumbent’s key end results and accountabilities will include:

1. Oversees the strategic work of Health Technologies, Medicines & Nutrition, WASH-Education teams as well as the Procurement Services team.

2. Lead in setting and pursuing strategies to positively influence markets and product innovation that brings change for children; lead commercial strategies and engagement with industry in the area of medicine, health technologies, sanitation and other key industries that provide supplies to UNICEF and partner programmes. Provides support and strategic engagement with vaccine team as part of the overall immunization agenda.

3. Engage in complex strategic commercial matters, including negotiations with strategic suppliers. Provides strategic guidance and leadership to the teams related to markets and its impact for children and champion local production and sustainable procurement.

4. Lead and coordinates Supply Division strategic relationship with partners including global alliances and initiatives, such as WHO, UNDP, Gavi, A-CDC, AU, GFATM, UNITAID, BMGF, WB, Access to Medicines, Roll Back Malaria, among others.

5. Coordinates very closely with Programme Division, PPD, PFP, Legal, EMOPS and other HQ divisions as well as regional and country offices to ensure effective integration of supply strategies and processes, product innovation and roll out of technical guidance as well as strengthening of supply planning and demand generation.

6. Establishes supply priorities in terms of products and services, ensuring Supply Division is fully in line with UNICEF global programme priorities in support of SP and SDG. Keeps abreast of significant organizational issues such as emergencies, as well as market dynamics which could lead to development of programme guidance in support of supply strategy implementation.

7. Monitors progress, effectiveness and relevance of strategies with programmes with a view to improving access to essential commodities for children while ensuring performance and achievement of value for money and healthy markets (global and local).

8. Assists the Director in overall divisional management and strategy implementation of the Supply Division and acts as Officer-in-Charge of Supply Division.

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

Qualifications:

• An advanced university degree, preferably in Public Health, Pharmacy, Health Economics, Business or a related field.

• A minimum of thirteen years of progressively responsible managerial experience with international, governmental or private sector or commercial organizations, with significant focus on markets, and supply operations.

• Strong knowledge of health products, market influencing, analytical skills; ability to use data and analysis to set strategies.
• Networked approach to drive results, including with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage senior teams and work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships.
• Oral and written proficiency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

Preferred technical expertise of Successful Candidate:

• Experience in implementing strategies to positively influence markets. Including commercial negotiations.
• Knowledge of medicines, health technologies, nutrition products and understanding of vaccines and markets.

• Understanding of immunizations, health, water and sanitation, education programmes in low- and middle- income countries, including supply and demand generation pathways.

• Understanding of quality issues and regulatory pathways for health products.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

Core Values

• Commitment
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust

• Accountability

• Sustainability

Competencies

• Builds and maintains partnerships

• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

• Drive to achieve results for impact

• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically

• Works collaboratively with others

• Nurtures, leads and manages people

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty.

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

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 may also be 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.