Supply Strengthening Officer, P2, Temporary appointment (364 days), Hargeisa (Post#128948)

The Last Mile Supply Monitoring (LMSM) solution addresses a long-standing challenge of lack of visibility to the last mile of UNICEF’s supply chain. When partners receive supplies, they use the LMSM solution to report supply movements within their supply chain and the data is transformed into visuals available to both partners and UNICEF. Based on the increased visibility, UNICEF and the partner can strengthen programme implementation and identify potential inconsistencies so supplies reach the intended beneficiaries.

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And we never give up.

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The Last Mile Supply Monitoring (LMSM) solution addresses a long-standing challenge of lack of visibility to the last mile of UNICEF’s supply chain. When partners receive supplies, they use the LMSM solution to report supply movements within their supply chain and the data is transformed into visuals available to both partners and UNICEF. Based on the increased visibility, UNICEF and the partner can strengthen programme implementation and identify potential inconsistencies so supplies reach the intended beneficiaries.

Key Accountabilities Duties &Tasks

1. Provide support to the Somalia Country Office in relevant areas related to the country-wide implementation of LMSM including setting up and providing user support and remote assistance to the UNICEF trainers during the training of local partner LMSM users.
2. Support in the overall project management of the LMSM solution in Somalia by e.g., preparing relevant materials. Participate in activities to create healthy stakeholder relationships to ensure a good collaboration with different UNICEF divisions and offices such as preparing for relevant meetings and develop written updates.
3. Monitor the use of the LMSM application and dashboard and collect user feedback to understand potential platform and dashboard enhancements. Communicate findings to relevant colleagues and support the implementation of the enhancements, including by testing.
4. Support improvements to the training approach and material. Identify and implement a relevant platform to share relevant guidance and training materials with the LMSM users and trainers.
5. Develop system documentation and reporting, contribute to the development of the LMSM system documentation, creation of user guides, FAQ, and troubleshooting manuals and be responsible for monitoring the system’s performance.
6. Collect learnings from the Somalia experience to inform the global scale-up of the LMSM project through observations, surveys, or app feedback mechanisms. Also, support the preparation of the global scale up project, as required.
7. Coordinate with programme and government on comprehensive digitalization projects, by providing advice to all stakeholders on supply chain management system strengthening projects and trainings, contributing to the development of capacity building training materials and plans and undertake the trainings to enhance and strengthen government and partner supply chains.
8. Develop and coordinate the logistics capacity assessments and end-user monitoring activities at Partner and Government warehouses up to the facility level and share reports with the Logistics Specialist for further action.
9. Work closely with the Logistics Specialist on the Pillar 3 of the Aid Diversion Work Plan Implementation.
10. Perform any other duties or assignments as requested by the supervisor.

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

• A first degree in Business Administration, Public Health, Supply Chain Management, Social Sciences, or other related discipline.
  *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• At least 2 years of progressive experience in logistics or supply chain management, including monitoring of the supply chain and using data to strengthen the performance – preferably in emergency settings such as Somalia.
• Specific UNICEF experience and knowledge of internal systems and processes is a strong asset.
• Project management experience involving local government and non-government stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with development of training materials and facilitation of trainings. Also, experience with development of procedures such as standard operating procedures in the supply chain.
• Experience in building and maintaining excellent business relationships among different stakeholders.
• 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.

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. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable Female are encouraged to apply.

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). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be cancelled.

All selected candidates will 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.

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.

Eligible UNICEF International Professional (IP) Staff Members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent contracts applying to a Temporary Appointment, which is dedicated to L3 (or L2) Response, may be able to retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements. The conditions of the temporary assignment will vary depending on the status of their post and their current tour of duty, and relocation entitlements may be limited as per the relevant policies.