Supply Chain Manager, P-4, Supply Division (Outposted to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Contract

This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 146,462 USD and 188,832 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 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, Essential Supplies

How can you make a difference?

Under the overall guidance of Senior Advisor Supply, UNICEF Supply Chain Hub, in collaboration with Supply Division’s related centres especially the Supply Chain Strengthening Centre (SCSC) and Procurement Services Centre, UNICEF’s Programme Group (PG)’s Immunization Supply Chain team, Regional and Country Offices, the Supply Chain Manager, will be instrumental in defining and setting the norms and standards for Supply Chain Strategy Development and Implementation Capacity within the Supply Chain Strengthening Centre (SCSC) and within UNICEF’s Health System Strengthening Approach; UN reform and defining UNICEF’s comparative advantages in the donor and development partner landscape; and visioning the way forward which guides partners’ and UNICEF’s work.

Organizational Context

Strengthening the capacity of UNICEF, governments, and other partners in designing, implementing, and monitoring resilient and sustainable supply chains is essential in achieving equitable access to life-saving supplies for children, their families, and communities. As part of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, UNICEF remains a reliable partner in supporting governments and partners to improve their supply chain maturity levels even during complex fragile, and humanitarian contexts. Therefore, the incumbent will be outposted from UNICEF Supply Division in Addis Ababa within the UNICEF Global Supply Chain Hub.

Supply Chain Hub Job context:

The rising cost to governments and partners of health products (medical devices, medicines, and vaccines) has attracted public concern across the globe along with the inequities elucidated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to safe, effective, quality assured, and affordable essential products for children and their families through public health services is instrumental to improving the health of children and families, improving health coverage without incurring financial depredation and achieving meaningful change.

Many of Supply Division’s approaches and solutions used in the 2018-2021 strategic period for supporting the adequate financing of supplies will continue to be expanded. However, there is also a need to identify, build and strengthen new and current partnerships and supply chain strenthening solutions to support the provision of essential supplies and accelerate results for children, while also mitigating COVID-19 risks, in a post-pandemic “new normal”.

In view of the recent development and of UNICEF Supply Division vision to move services closer to where they are mostly needed, used, and have the greatest impact, a Supply Chain Hub is part of Supply Division created and outposted to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). The Supply Chain Hub’s mandates remains a global mandate.

Through strong collaboration with UNICEF Supply Division centers, Regional and Country Offices, the Supply Chain Hub will support strategic procurement services for governments’ efforts to strengthen their supply chains, contribute to the digitalization of the health sector including the supply chains, increase domestic and domestically mobilized financing and support improved market dynamics, including a strengthened local supplier base which complements domestic sources and further enables improved access.

This position is based in Supply Division and outposted to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and will support the implementation of the UNICEF Supply Division’s Health System Strengthening Approach including the Supply Chain Strengthening Strategy and Vision. This position will report to the Senior Advisor, Supply, Addis Ababa.

Purpose of the Job:

The incumbent will be instrumental in defining and setting the norms and standards for Supply Chain Strategy Development and Implementation Capacity within the Supply Chain Strengthening Centre (SCSC) and within UNICEF’s Health System Strengthening Approach; UN reform and defining UNICEF’s comparative advantages in the donor and development partner landscape; and visioning the way forward which guides partners’ and UNICEF’s work.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Under the overall guidance of Senior Advisor Supply, UNICEF Supply Chain Hub, in collaboration with Supply Division’s related centres especially the Supply Chain Strengthening Centre (SCSC) and Procurement Services Centre, UNICEF’s Programme Group (PG)’s Immunization Supply Chain team, Regional and Country Offices, the Supply Chain Manager will be expected to:

• Lead and drive the implementation of guidance in support of a common vision with governments (AU member states), the UN, bilateral, civil society, private sector, donors, and implementing partners on the supply chain system strengthening as part of health systems and humanitarian development continuum, specifically defining and capitalizing upon UNICEF’s comparative advantages regarding supply chain strategy development; in-country supply chain coordination and strengthening in-country capacities for implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.

• Support governments (via UNICEF country and regional offices) to draft supply chain strategies: support countries to convene supply chain partners (via country offices as needed) advice on related policy and regulatory issues in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa CDC, and other partners; define evidence-informed supply chain interventions: and support efforts to define UNICEF’s in-country comparative advantages to implement national supply chain strategies.

• Draft guidance (policy framework, capacity development plans) and other resources for UNICEF staff, Africa CDC staff, and development partners to inform supply chain strategy development and implementation in emergency contexts; define UNICEF comparative advantages to improve the resilience and sustainability of supply chain along the humanitarian-development continuum.

• Support, in close collaboration with UNICEF SCS Center, the digitalization agenda of countries and Africa CDC by mapping supply/health digital investments (DICE), contributing to the implementation of the government-owned traceability solutions and GS1-labelling standards leading to reduced risk of falsification in legitimate supply chains and assisting with the roll-out of LMIS solutions within Africa CDC and beyond.

• Conduct supply chain assessment, via UNICEF regional offices and in collaboration with UNICEF SD and PG, of processes, performance, and use the maturity model to identify key needs of countries.

• Support supply chain implementation, via UNICEF regional offices, by provisioning technical support and supervising staff to implement the guidance, tools, and technical support on UNICEF’s comparative advantages in supply chain leadership and workforce development approaches; define supply chain leadership gaps; and identify the fundamental causes of supply chain workforce performance challenges.

• Foster innovative private sector solutions for supply chain leadership and supply chain workforce capacities to implement national supply chain strategies. Network with The Global Fund, GAVI, USAID, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, People that Deliver, and other key partners to build upon/complement existing capacity building and supply chain implementation projects/programmes.

• Support and lead the coordination and submission of policy proposals, position papers, donor reports, case studies, and other documents for internal and external use; utilizeU NICEF and partners’ skill-building platforms for dissemination and implement learning strategies, i.e., SharePoint, Agora, for supply chain competencies.

• Investigate and make recommendations for advancing work on non-heath sector supply chain capacity development needs (education and sanitation) and any other duties as requested by the supervisor.

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

Education:

Advanced University Degree (Master’s Degree or higher) in one of the multiple areas of supply chain management, human resources management, business management, process improvement, public health, health systems, engineering, medical sciences, pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, or other related fields is required.

A first University degree may be considered in lieu of Master’s degree in conjunction with two additional years of relevant work experience.

Experience:

Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant professional experience in supply chain workforce capacity building, with at least three years being in low- middle-income (implementing) countries and in relation to supply chain.

Technical knowledge of supply chain workforce; procurement and supply chain operations required.

Experience in humanitarian assistance and development programmes and a mix of field and headquarters postings are an asset.

Knowledge of private sector supply chains including supply chain workforce capacity building strategies and experience an asset.

Developing country work experience and familiarity with emergencies is considered an asset.

Language:

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language especially French or Portuguese an asset. (Other UN languages Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

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:

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.

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

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.

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