Warehouse Assistant, GS-4, Warehouse & Inventory Management Centre, Supply Division, Cph

Overview

Assist with warehouse operations and inventory management.

You have:

• Secondary education
• Practical working experience within a Warehouse setting
• Fluency in English
• Valid work permit and residency in Denmark at the time of submitting the application
• More than five years of intermediate IT skills, e.g., computer literacy and ability to use standard office tools
• Knowledge of SAP
• Working experience from a humanitarian organization
• Field experience (missions)

Contract

This is a G-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 4 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 3,962 USD.

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Warehouse Assistant (GS-4) Warehouse & Inventory Management Centre UNICEF Supply Division

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…Commitment

The Warehouse Unit in the Warehouse and Inventory Management Centre, UNICEF Supply Division, is seeking a highly motivated Warehouse Assistant. The Supply Division Warehouse is a semi-automated warehouse with space for 37,000 pallets; it is fully computerized and operated by barcode reading. The three main areas are: Receiving, Packing/Production and Outbound.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF is managing more than 900 different materials in the warehouse operation. This position is to provide assistance to the warehouse operation in the main warehouse in Copenhagen in terms of inbound and outbound handling as well as packing of orders as well as kits. The Warehouse Assistants will report to Warehouse Supervisor.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Carries out the loading and un-loading of trucks and containers. • Carries out the receiving of shipments into the warehouse Including quality control of palletlzation, packing and labelling of incoming shipments. • Undertakes the transfer of goods into the warehouse for storage. • Processes the picking requests from the warehouse. • Undertakes the packing of sets, Unicef kits and individual Items into boxes on the various assembly lines. This also includes the prepack and the bulk packing function. • Ensures the labelling, stacking and palletization of the packed boxes according to the customers' requests. • Performs general warehouse ·maintenance including cleaning of the warehouse with the sweeping and washing machine. • Participates in the annual physical inventory count. • General warehouse maintenance Including cleaning of the warehouse area. • Performs any other duties as requested by the Supervisors.

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

Required: • Secondary education • Practical working experience within a Warehouse setting • Fluency in English • Valid work permit and residency in Denmark at the time of submitting the application (Note that the selected candidate is responsible for obtaining any required extension of their residence permit as such an extension cannot be dependent on an employment with UNICEF).

Desirables:

• More than five years intermediate IT skills, e.g. computer literacy and ability to use standard office tools. • Knowledge of SAP • Working experience from a humanitarian organization • Field experience (missions).

For every Child, you demonstrate… UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. The functional competencies required for this post are….

Core Values attributes • Care • Respect • Integrity • Trust • Accountability

Core competencies skills • Builds and maintains partnerships • Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness • Drive to achieve results for impact • Innovates and embraces change • Thinks and acts strategically • Manages ambiguity and complexity • Works collaboratively with others

Functional Competencies: • Analyzing • Learning and Researching • Planning and Organizing • Following Instructions and Procedures

To view our competency framework, please click here: https://www.unicef.org/careers/media/1041/file/UNICEF%27s_Competency_Framework.pdf

https://www.unicef.org/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

Remarks The closing date is 23 March 2021. Kindly note that all applications should be in English and that applications outside of the online recruiting system will not be accepted. Kindly also note that diversity and gender balance are factors in the selection process. Queries can be directed to Lilia Winkel-Petersen at [email protected].

Visit us at www.unicef.org/supply/

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