Supply & Logistics Associate, GS6, TA, Gaziantep, Turkey, MENARO O/P
Manage UNICEF supply chains, ensuring efficient logistics and procurement.
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Overview
Manage UNICEF supply chains, ensuring efficient logistics and procurement.
You have:
- Completion of secondary education is required, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to supply chain, business administration, contract/commercial law, or another relevant technical field.
- A minimum of 6 years of relevant administrative experience in supply chain management or a commercial context is required.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
Contract
This is a G-6 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 6 years of experience, depending on education. More about G-6 contracts.
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, Love
The UNICEF MENA Regional Office (MENARO) provides technical support and oversight to fifteen country offices and one Gulf Area Office covering Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE.
The 2022-2025 Regional Office Management Plan (ROMP) articulates MENARO programmatic focus and strategies to support to successfully prepare for and respond to the various complex emergencies (including COVID-19 pandemic) impacting the region including Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and the other situations where child rights are acutely at risk. In addition, co-created by the MENA Regional Office and Country Offices, UNICEF has formulated a regional agenda for the acceleration of results in the next 3-5 years, in response to child rights deprivations and opportunities in MENA, with specific consideration for gender, the humanitarian-development nexus, and adolescents engagement.
How can you make a difference?
As a Supply and Logistics Associate, you will perform highly skilled work on UNICEF supply chains, and manage the more complex cases and client requests, which frequently requires the evaluation of difficult situations and adaptation of procedures and processes to resolve such cases. Your function is characterized as highly independent and provides opportunities to lead and carry out responsibility for end to end supply chain management from the beginning to the end of the process and provide input into the design and development of improved supply chain services and delivery mechanisms.
Your key accountabilities and tasks for the post are as per the following:
- Planning
- Procurement/contracting
- In-country logistics
- Warehousing and inventory management
- Alternative delivery mechanisms and procurement services
- Other duties/responsibilities
To view the full job profile for the post, press Ctrl & double click on the following link: Supply and Logistics Associate G6.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Education:
Completion of secondary education is required, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to supply chain, business administration, contract/commercial law, or another relevant technical field.
A minimum of 6 years of relevant administrative experience in supply chain management or a commercial context is required. Understanding of development and humanitarian work is an advantage.
- Language:
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 Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, 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’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable male profiles are encouraged to apply.
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.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to manage a difficult procurement situation? | This question assesses your problem-solving and procurement skills. | Provide a specific example detailing the situation, actions you took, and the outcome. |
| How do you ensure compliance with supply chain regulations? | The interviewer wants to know about your knowledge of compliance and regulatory frameworks. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use for effective inventory management? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a successful partnership you built in your previous roles. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you handle ambiguity and changing situations in logistics? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Source:
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