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, Deliver
Supplies are essential to fulfill children's rights. Supporting child survival and development programmes around the world, UNICEF-procured supplies are critical in providing for children's health, education and protecting them from abuse, exploitation, and neglect.
UNICEF procures and supplies over 5,000 products to address the needs of children.
As well as supporting UNICEF's ongoing programmatic activities, the Supply function provides rapid supply response toemergencies.
UNICEF also procures and supplies essential commodities on behalf of governments and other partners in their efforts. Theseprocurement servicescan also include in-country logistics, capacity building, and project management.
Ensuring the global availability of essential supplies through influencing markets for lifesaving commodities such as vaccines, essential medicines and health products, and implementing a range of supply chain models to ensure these supplies are delivered to children, are two overarching focuses.
How can you make a difference?
The Copenhagen Warehouse is part of UNICEF's integrated supply operation.
The automated Supply Division (SD) Warehouse covers over 20,000 square metres - the equivalent of three football pitches - and is equipped with the latest technology. The storage area alone is 8 stories high and could contain 6,000 20-foot containers. It has a storage capacity of 36,000 pallets. The warehouse also has a 'Good Distribution Practice' license to store and distribute pharmaceutical products. See a video and images of the Warehouse in action.
SD's key priorities are providing timely and effective service delivery, including for emergencies, programmes and procurement services partners, creating healthy markets and sustainable national supply chain systems, and providing supply financing solutions. To support and accelerate the achievement of results, the SD Office Management Plan (OMP) contains strategies on the Science of Delivery, Products & Markets, Services, Humanitarian Development Continuum, National System Strengthening, Financing and Domestic Resource Mobilization, Monitoring, the Supply Community, Optimizing UNICEF Supply, and Strengthening Organizational Excellence. All strategies follow a results-based approach and achieving key results and targeted outputs will have significant impact on the UNICEF Strategic Plan Goal and Result Areas.
The Warehouse and Inventory Management Centre (WIMC) is housed under the Supply Chain pillar in Supply Division and ensures supplies are made available to UNICEF locations.
You will be accountable for:
Under the supervision of the Warehouse Manager, the Logistics Specialist of the Warehouse and Inventory Management Centre (WIMC) works closely with colleagues in DFAM, ICT and relevant centers in SD to support the development of Warehouse and Inventory management strategies with direct impact on programme results. The Logistics Specialist also:
Provides oversight, technical and business process support on VISION warehouse and inventory management modules. Identifies potential technical system enhancements and participates in the analysis, definition and testing of such. Identifies potential process improvements and participates in the analysis, description, documentation and implementation of such. Prepares management reports based on the analysis of UNICEF controlled inventory held in country and regional offices' warehouses. Provides input to the development of policy, procedures and guidelines related to warehouse and inventory management for Regional and Country Offices. Participates in the development of standard operating procedures for Regional and Country Office Warehouse and Inventory management processes. Coordinates the year-end inventory count of UNICEF country offices in collaboration with DFAM. Participates in the development, planning, organizing and conducting of warehouse and inventory management training and knowledge sharing events for UNICEF country offices, governments and other partners. Participates in field missions for specific technical assistance when required. Contributes to relevant projects, e.g. GS1, GDP etc. Any other duties or assignments as requested by the supervisor.To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education
A completed Advanced University Degree (Master's Degree) preferably in the area of Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Engineering, or related field, is required.
Work Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of relevant and progressively responsible work experience in a professional capacity in warehouse, logistics and supply chain management in the public or private sector, is required.
The following experience is preferred:
Work experience in an international setting and/or development cooperation, including for humanitarian emergency response. Work experience in applying warehouse and inventory management systems/software and supply tracking tools (e.g. barcoding, GPS). Subject matter expert in VISION, advance user in Excel, Visio and/or other software applications.Languages
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
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:
Leading and Supervising (Level 2) Deciding and Initiating Action (Level 2) Following Instructions and Procedures (Level 2) Applying Technical Expertise (Level 2) Planning and Organizing (Level 2)View our competency framework at:
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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:
This vacancy announcement is open to all (internal and external candidates). UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at: http://www.whed.net/ Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.This vacancy is archived.