UNICEF works in over 190 international locations and territories to avoid wasting youngsters’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by adolescence.
At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and pleased with what we do. Promoting the rights of each child is not only a job – it’s a calling.
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For each child, an advocate
In The Gambia, UNICEF works with the Government to ship providers for youngsters throughout the nation. Guided by the ideas of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF works to make sure each child survives and thrives, and is protected against violence, discrimination and all types of dangerous conventional practices.
Since 1965, we’ve partnered with the Government of The Gambia to strengthen nationwide legal guidelines and insurance policies and empower native communities to ship higher providers for girls and youngsters. Our interventions are primarily based on our Country Programme, signed with the Government of The Gambia. We implement our programmes in step with the nation’s National Development Plan, the United Nations Development Assistance Framework, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
How are you able to make a difference?
The Supply and Logistic Officer experiences to the Deputy Representative Operations for supervision and steerage. The incumbent of the submit supervises the Supply Associate. In this position, s/he’ll present technical and operational help as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is accountable for managing the provision chains of the Gambia CO. The provide chain operations embody planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, in nation transport and distribution, in addition to monitoring of provides, providers and building works. The incumbent helps administration collaboration with programmes in defining provide interventions to fulfill programmatic wants and obtain outcomes for youngsters, and supplies technical and advisory help to governments, nationwide programs and companions on provide chain administration.
Summary of key operate, accountabilities and associated duties/duties
If you wish to know extra about this place, please overview the whole Job Description right here: JD_Supply and Logistics Officer NO1.doc.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…
Minimum necessities:
- Education: A college diploma is required in Business Administration, Management, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health or associated social science discipline.
- Work Experience: At least 1 12 months of related skilled work expertise in in provide, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration and/or different directly-related technical fields is required.
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Skills
Good analytical talent and negotiating abilities. Ability to obviously and concisely categorical concepts and ideas in written and oral kind. Ability to handle and monitor the efficient use of economic and materials sources. Ability to work in a multicultural setting and set up harmonious working relationships, each inside and out of doors the organisation. Fast learner, adapts and responds to alter, tolerates ambiguity. Basic information of newest developments and know-how in provide chain administration. Basic understanding of provide chain processes, from programme wants evaluation, by planning, procurement and contracting, logistics and supply, monitoring and analysis. Basic information and understanding of UNICEF programmes, public procurement ideas, monetary and authorized features of provide chain points, ethics and danger administration of provide chain operations.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.
Desirables:
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency.
- Health provide chain administration expertise a bonus.
- Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.
For each Child, you exhibit…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness
(3) Drive to attain outcomes for impression
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads and manages individuals
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.
UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, non secular or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to turn out to be a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF gives paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks, and affordable lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. Click here to be taught extra about versatile work preparations, well-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embody those that have long-term bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with numerous obstacles, could hinder their full and efficient participation in society on an equal foundation with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has dedicated to extend the variety of workers with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-related help necessities of candidates and workers with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you might be an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility help in finishing the net application, please submit your request by the accessibility e-mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals beneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination primarily based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, non secular or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.
UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station is required for IP positions and will likely be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments can also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice will likely be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the workers is the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s lively dedication to range and inclusion is essential to ship one of the best outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are extremely inspired to apply.
Government workers who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking on an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance just isn’t obtained, or vital inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing price at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF is not going to ask for candidates’ checking account data.
Only nationals of the nation are eligible to apply, besides inner (UNICEF) candidates who’re legally permitted to work for UNICEF within the nation independently of UNICEF appointment. UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and dealing authorization for candidates into consideration for positions on the nationwide officer and basic service class.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the stage of the submit within the related purposeful space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the submit, with out evaluation of different candidates.
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READVERTISEMENT: Supply & Logistics Officer, NO-1, Banjul, The Gambia #130103
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