Procurement Specialist Sustainability

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Description

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• Act as UNICEF Vaccine Centre’s project manager on Sustainable Procurement of Vaccines.
• Support the determination of specific sustainability requests that should be included in tenders for manufacturer input.
• Perform market assessments and/or collect and/or process market intel for determination of suppliers ESE maturity
• Coordinate and prepare for industry consultations on ESE topics – e.g. lessons learned from pharma industry and/or sustainability leaders in the manufacturing industry.
• Help outlining the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with tender decisions that may be based on sustainability metrics. 
• Work with VC colleagues to propose SD actions that will drive sustainability improvements while maintaining overall market health.
• Help with integration of sustainable procurement objectives (e.g. Target Outcomes, metrics) in tender templates and subsequent prepare sustainable procurement objectives tailored to the specific vaccine market for upcoming tenders.
• Support drafting the Vaccine Centre (VC) sustainability strategy, including short and long-term objectives and activities that align with SD Procurement Goals and SDGs. 
• Work with Monitoring Strategic Data and Evidence Centre (MSDEC) and implementing Centres (procurement and operational) to help define how Vaccine Centre sustainability activities can be measured and monitored.
• Support the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework. Where feasible, integrate sustainability information into existing Vaccine Centre data systems and/or link to the SD Sustainability knowledge portal.
• Liaise with Supply Division sustainability focal points that touch on vaccines, e.g. supply chain, devices, transport to map sustainability initiatives and linkages to the Vaccine Centre. 
• Support the development of a plan for cross-Centre collaboration. Ensure alignment and cross learning for the SD broad sustainability roadmap.
• Support the drafting of specific Sustainability project proposals that will be required to meet the strategic objectives.
• Help prepare presentations, proposals and/or recommendations to key stakeholders, as needed.
• Any other duties or (cross centre) assignments as requested by the supervisor.

• Advanced University degree in business administration, commerce or law or technical field required. Training in Environmental Social and Economic sustainability (ESE) ideal.
• A first University degree may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree in conjunction with two additional years of relevant work experience.

• Minimum five year of progressively responsible professional experience including at least three at the international level.
• Expertise in project management, strategy development, market research and stakeholder management is required.
• Knowledge of worldwide (public) procurement, contract negotiations and administration required; experience in vaccine markets considered an asset.
• Knowledge of the environment in which UNICEF and the UN system operate is preferred.
• Experience addressing environmental, social and economic sustainability (ESE) or environmental and social governance (ESG) connected to the UN (environmental) sustainable development goals and/or greening of industry vision is preferred.

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

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