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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

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For every child, an Education

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias, or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. Therefore, the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Strategic office context:

UNICEF Supply Division (SD) works to ensure equitable and inclusive access to essential supplies and services for children and their families, in development, humanitarian and fragile contexts. These supplies are critical to saving lives, supporting children’s health and education, and protecting them from abuse, exploitation, and neglect. As the UN’s largest end to end supply chain entity, UNICEF leverages its global reach, market influence, supply chain expertise and partnerships with governments, civil society, private sector, industry, and other stakeholders to meet children’s needs and protect their rights around the world.

SD focuses on three result areas to maximize impact, scale, and effectiveness: strategic procurement; supply preparedness and response in humanitarian and fragile contexts; and supply chain optimization. To facilitate and accelerate progress toward these results, SD employs three change strategies: financing for supply and services, supply chain digitalization and supply chain localization.

The Procurement Manager (eProcurement) reports to the Service Contracting Center Chief. The Service Contracting Centre (SCC) is part of Supply Division and centralizes the service contracting for all Head Quarters Divisions and Offices and leads the Service Contracting Strategy focusing on optimizing institutional contracting of services globally. Starting 2026, SCC teams will be based in two locations: Budapest and  Valencia. Established in 2017 to bring efficiencies and improve compliance by leading the procurement of services for diverse category of services across various Headquarters Divisions/Offices & becoming a source of expert knowledge and resources in the various categories of services.

How can you make a difference? 

Under the direct supervision of the SCC Chief and Strategic direction from the DLC Lead, the Procurement Manager (eProcurement) acts as the Product Owner in the product team. This role serves as the primary lead of the project, liaison between stakeholders, end users and the delivery team, representing the voice of the customer and owning the product backlog. The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog based on the business needs captured by the Business Analyst, identifying critical path functionalities and working closely with the Product Manager for its inclusion on the relevant documents as needed. The incumbent should ensure that the development outputs meet user expectations and plays a critical role in the day-to-day operational coordination of the product, complementing the Product’s Manager strategic focus as well as providing necessary updates and inputs to Senior Management and UNICEF user base in regards to the product’s progress.

The Procurement Manager (eProcurement), Business Analyst, and Product Manager will work closely together as a team to ensure the smooth implementation of the project.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Provide Procurement and e-tendering expertise

• Leverage subject matter expertise in Procurement and Supply Chain Management to drive the definition, refinement, and prioritization of functionalities critical to the implementation of an e-tendering solution.
• Act as the lead coordinator of input from procurement SMEs across the Supply Community, ensuring alignment with operational sourcing processes, regulatory requirements, and strategic procurement goals.
• Champion the adoption of digital sourcing best practices within the Supply Community and translate them into actionable product backlog items in collaboration with the Business Analyst and technical team.

Maintain and prioritize the product backlog representing the voice of users and stakeholders

• Gather user input and feedback from business users to help the Business Analyst define and refine user stories.
• Serve as the central point of contact for end-user feedback ensuring user stories have clear acceptance criteria and are development-ready.
• Lead backlog refinement activities in alignment with business priorities.
• Align backlog items with broader product roadmap goals ensuring user expectations are considered in the product planning.
• Participates in stand-up sessions to help reprioritize and making trade-offs if/when necessary.
• Provides feedback to the Reference Group (RG) and provides direction to the technical team regarding priorities and features by actively participating in sprint reviews, planning sessions and demos.
• Validate completed features to ensure they meet business needs.

Collaborate closely with the Product Manager and Delivery Team

• Work closely with the Product Manager to ensure prioritization reflects both user needs across the Supply Community and strategic goals.
• With support from the Business Analyst in defining and clarifying requirements.
• Participate in roadmap discussions, identifying cross-functional dependencies.
• Ensure alignment between evolving needs and delivered features.

Facilitate communication and engagement

• Lead stakeholder engagement sessions, including refinement, prioritization, and feedback collection.
• Maintain and communicate updates to the Reference Group (RG).
• Ensure all relevant parties are informed of upcoming features, changes, and impacts.
• Provides project-related tracking, documentation, and risk identification complementing activities performed by both the Product Manager and the Business Analyst.

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

Education:

• Advanced University degree in Public Administration, Business Administration or Management, International relations, Information Technology or related field.
• Certifications in public procurement, supply chain and logistics and/or project management are desirable.

*A first-level university degree in a relevant field, combined with two additional years of relevant work experience that was gained after obtaining a bachelor’s degree, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 8 years’ work experience at the national and international levels  in procurement/contracting either public and/or private sector in a managerial capacity.  Experience working in a multi-cultural environment and/ or developing country situation.
• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in public procurement/contracting , supply chain and logistics and/or digital transformation initiatives/change management.
• Experience in procurement operations within UNICEF Country Offices is essential.
• Experience in documenting prioritization process and feature backlogs is essential.
• Experience in public procurement processes including sourcing, solicitation and evaluation procedures is essential.
• Experience with agile frameworks is desirable.
• Knowledge of UN financial rules and regulations is desirable.

Other Technical knowledge:

• Knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes (Procure to Pay) is a must.
• Knowledge of e-Business concepts, in particular e-procurement and related technologies, is essential.
• Strong knowledge of Sales & Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), Financial Accounting (FI) modules of the SAP system is desirable.  
• Experience defining Supply Chain related systems such as SRM, CRM, Field Engineering and/or Product Catalogue Management is desirable.
• Experience defining eCommerce systems is desirable.

Language Requirements:  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 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…

• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Drive to Achieve Results for Impact (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Manages Ambiguity and Complexity (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Works Collaboratively with Others (2)
• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2)

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be 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 canceled.

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.

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. 

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.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, will be prioritized.

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