Supply & Logistics Officer (Education), NO-2, Fixed-Term, Sana'a, Yemen

Contract

This is a NO-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-2 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, support.

In the 1970s UNICEF established presence in Yemen to respond to the urgent needs of children in the poorest country in the Middle East. In 1991, Yemen ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and it was enacted immediately. Since then, the country has been making steady progress for children until it plunged into a brutal conflict in 2015 but even before that, Yemen needed large amounts of humanitarian assistance.

In collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations and community partners, UNICEF is working in all the governorates in Yemen to respond to the needs of children throughout the country with a continuum of services to help children survive and grow to their full potential through the following programmes: Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Basic Education, and Child protection.

For more on our work in Yemen, please visit our website: https://www.unicef.org/yemen/

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the Education Manager (Access), the incumbent administers the supply and logistics operations to facilitate and accelerate implementation of the harmonized business practices in supply for the Education Section. The incumbent will make a difference by performing the following tasks and accountabilities:

• Works closely with Education programme colleagues on forecasting and on the development of Annual Supply Plans. Provides technical advice on specifications/Terms of Reference, facilitating efficient procurement.
• Ensures all procurement activities are in compliance with the UNICEF Financial Rules and Regulations, Supply Division Manual, and all other applicable procurement procedures.
• Advises on raising Requisitions (Sales Orders, Purchase/Service Requisitions) and Ensures development of appropriate evaluation criteria, solicitation documents, evaluation of offers, negotiation and formulation of contracts and long-term arrangements (LTAs) with suppliers and contractors in collaboration with the Supply & Logistics section and Construction Unit as and when required.
• Contributes to the solicitation and evaluation of bids/proposals/quotations to ensure overall competitiveness, quality and conformity to specified requirements, as appropriate.
• Compiles and presents procurement data for Education, prepares all relevant supporting documents and recommend approval of the Service Contract, Long Term Arrangements (LTA) or purchase order; may authorize procurements in line with delegated authority, and, in cases where the amount exceeds authorized signature authority, prepare submissions to the Contract Review Committee.
• Review workload and coordinates placement of Contracts and/or Purchase Orders to ensure quick response to requests received from sections.
• Works in close contact with the other sections in the CO to ensure successful implementation of the procurement cycle.
• In collaboration between Education and the Supply & logistics unit, contributes to evaluation of Contractors/Suppliers with the area of delegated authority with respect to service delivery performance and commercial acceptability.
• Ensures effective and accurate supply planning and forecasting, including goods and services, institutional contract and rehabilitation & construction related works
• Builds capacity on Supply management for the UNICEF Yemen Education staff at Country and Field Offices, at that national and governorate and district levels and education services delivery points – in collaboration with the Supply & Logistics Unit
• Harmonizes stock and service delivery data with multiplicity of partners in the Education supply chain space, data flow, quality and reporting as well as monitoring of stock indicators for decision-making;
• Coordinates with the Supply and Logistics Section of UNICEF Yemen on matters related to storage capacity, supply planning, pipeline monitoring and delivery modality planning, dispatch status, distribution schedule/plan, order consolidation for route optimization;
• Contributes to supply chain data visibility in VISION (warehouses, pipeline, SO and POs requisition raised, pending etc.); and
• Other tasks as required by the supervisor.

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

Education

• A university degree in Business Administration, Management, Contract/commercial Law or related areas of specialization, including credited courses in supply, logistics, purchasing, finance, contracting or a recognized qualification in procurement and contracting.
• Educational qualification in relevant areas (transport or logistics operation).

Experience

• A minimum of two (2) years of in procurement and contracting.
• Experience working in the UN environment is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in emergency context and fast responding is required.

Languages

• Fluency in Arabic & English are required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

View our competency framework, click here.

While UNICEF seeks to recruit the best talent in the Yemeni labor market to be able to deliver the best possible services for the children in Yemen, we would like to make it clear that we never use any third party in any of the recruitment processes for all junior and senior positions advertised. All received applications are treated with high level of transparency and professionalism. Only applicants whose profiles meet the advertised job requirements are considered and only within the announced deadline.

في حين تسعى اليونيسف لإستقطاب أفضل الكوادر في السوق اليمنية لتتمكن من تقديم أفضل خدمة للأطفال في اليمن، تود التنويه إلى أنها لا تستعين بأي شخص أو جهة (قد يقدم نفسهـ/ـا) كوسيط أو طرف ثالث في أي من عمليات التوظيف وفيما يخص جميع الوظائف، باستثناء الإعلان عبر وسائل الإعلام والمواقع الإليكترونية. إن اليونيسف، منظمة الطفولة، تعمل بمستوى عال من الشفافية والمهنية. ولا يتم التواصل إلا مع المتقدمين الذين توافقت مؤهلاتهم وخبراتهم مع الوظائف المعلن عنها والتي تقدموا لها في الموعد المعلن.

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. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Please see entitlements for females by double-clicking this link: Female Entitlements Edited2.jpg

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.

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