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The Supply & Logistics Officer will provide direct operational support to global emergency response including preparedness, ensuring rapid mobilization of supplies and timely coordination with Supply Division business centres, Regional Offices, and Country Offices. The role prioritizes early engagement, fast track order management, critical delivery monitoring, and real-time emergency reporting to strengthen UNICEF’s ability to respond to sudden onset and protracted emergencies. The incumbent will ensure high quality technical guidance to Country Offices on specifications, procurement planning, sourcing options for offshore, and emergency delivery modalities, with strong emphasis on speed, bottleneck resolution, and preparedness for high-risk contexts.

 Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

1. Emergency Support

At the onset of an emergency, provide rapid support to CO, RO and Sd teams in actioning Sales Orders, plans and coordination mechanisms:  

• Support Emergency Sales Order Management Process 
• Screening, review and lapprove emergency flags for emergency sales orders as per Role distribution Matrix  
• Monitoring of Open Emergency Sales Orders: follow up with BU, WIMC and GTC     to expedite the process and respect KPIs 
• Provide guidance to CO’s on best practises on Sale Orders 
• Support the coordination of calls with the L2, L3 and undeclared emergency countries, take notes of action points

2. Emergency reporting

• Gather information from Touch base meetings with L3/L2 CO, RO, from Business units, WIMC, cases dealt directly with COs and from team members and summarizing key information to be reported to the Directors Office in the “Emergency bi-weekly Summary” As per Role distribution Matrix  
• Gather information and support in the In charge of preparation of ing the respective country Offices Briefing Notes for thematic EMTs, R-EMTs and any other ad hoc meeting as per supervisor’s requests. 

3. Monitoring of emergency orders and Critical Deliveries: 

• Extract timely CD Dashboard Data on a bi-weekly basis and coordinate share alerts with Centres for follow up and actiontheir action and update before the next meeting. 
• Follow up and work with SME to find a solution to pending issues.  

4. Preparedness Activities 

• Supports CO's as defined and allocated by the Emergency Logistics Manager to develop/update Supply and Logistics Emergency Preparedness and Response Strategies (including Supply Plans). 
• Review S&L strategies / Supply Plans and provide feedback to strengthen preparedness level. 
• Organise review sessions with RO/CO 

5. Support the management and coordination of project development related to emergency supply and logistics tools. 

• Engage with stakeholders to identify, validate, and align technical and operational requirements.  
• Support the preparation of concept notes and budget inputs.  
• Lead coordination and follow-up on tool development activities, ensuring timely inputs and alignment across all stakeholders. 

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  JD_Supply & Logistics Officer, P-2

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Business Administration, Management, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law and any other related fields.
• Work Experience: At least 2 years of relevant work experience in supply and logistics operations in emergency contexts, emergency response, supply chain optimization, strategic procurement, emergency preparedness and any other related fields.
• Skills: Emergency country support, remote or surge deployments, strong knowledge of humanitarian operations, logistics cluster and donor landscape.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. 

Desirables:

• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience in developing tools, policies, guidances in supply & logistics or emergencies is an advantage
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The 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

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions 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.

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UNICEF staff members holding fixed-term, continuing, or permanent appointments who are considered to be on abolished post status may apply for this temporary position and, if selected with a start date before 31 December 2025, may take it up as a temporary assignment, in line with UNICEF guidance on separation due to the abolition of posts or staff reduction. They will retain their fixed-term entitlements but will not hold a lien to their abolished post. For other scenarios where a Temporary Assignment may be possible, please refer to Additional guidance on IP to IP temporary assignments after completion of the full TOD.pdf (accessible to UNICEF personnel only).

The conditions of a temporary assignment, including relocation entitlements, will depend on the status of the staff member's original appointment and may be limited in accordance with applicable UNICEF policies, procedures, and practices in force.

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Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

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