Supply Associate

UNICEF

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• Temporary Appointment

Locations

West and Central Africa Region

• Democratic Republic of Congo

Functional Area

Emergency

• Emergency

Operations

• Supply Management

Position level

Re-Advertisement: Supply Associate, G-6, TA (6months), #138543, Democratic Republic of Congo - WCAR

Job no: 596039

Contract type: Temporary Appointment

Duty Station: Bunia

Location: Democratic Republic of Congo

Categories: Emergency, Supply Management

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 for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease affecting Ituri and other affected or at-risk provinces. National authorities, with the support of humanitarian partners, have activated emergency coordination and response mechanisms to contain transmission and protect affected communities. The outbreak is unfolding in a complex humanitarian environment marked by insecurity, population displacement, high mobility, constrained access to essential services and weak water, sanitation, hygiene and infection prevention and control systems. These conditions heighten the risk of transmission in health facilities and communities and require rapid, well-coordinated and technically rigorous WASH/IPC action. The geographic expansion of the outbreak, the operational complexity of the response and the need to align interventions across national, provincial and health-zone levels require senior leadership. An experienced profile is therefore required to provide the strategic expertise, technical authority and convening capacity needed to lead UNICEF's WASH/IPC response and support Government-led coordination across affected and at-risk areas.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Supply Officer, the Supply Associate performs highly skilled procurement and supply work in support of the Ebola emergency response, managing complex procurement and contracting cases and client requests that frequently require evaluation of difficult situations and adaptation of procedures. Working with a high degree of operational independence, the incumbent leads to end-to-end procurement processes and contributes to the design and development of improved supply services and delivery mechanisms. The incumbent may supervise lower-level GS staff.

MAJOR DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Planning
• Procurement and contracting
• Procurement Services and supply financing (where applicable)
• Localization and emergency preparedness
• Information and data management and reporting

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: ToR Supply Associate, GS6,Bunia

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Completion of secondary education is required with a minimum of six (6) years of relevant administrative experience in logistics, warehousing, transport, supply chain management or a commercial context. A bachelor’s degree from a recognized academic institution in the above fields may replace three years of related work experience. A master’s degree may replace an additional two years.
• Work

Experience

• Demonstrated ability to apply UNICEF (or comparable) logistics and supply rules, procedures and good practices to complex individual cases. Experience using an ERP system (VISION/SAP supply and logistics modules) and MS Office tools.
• Skills:
• Experience gained in a humanitarian, emergency, or public-health-emergency setting.
• Experience supporting an active outbreak or emergency response (e.g., Ebola, cholera, measles, mpox, displacement, or a declared L2/L3 emergency), preferably in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or comparable fragile, conflict-affected, and resource-constrained environments.
• Experience working with and/or through counterparts (Government and decentralized authorities, UN agencies, cluster and coordination mechanisms, implementing partners) to deliver measurable results in insecure or hard-to-reach areas.
• Language

Requirements

• Fluency in French is required

Desirables:

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian or Spanish) or a local language

• CIPS certification, SAP logistics modules, ERP proficiency, Ebola response, emergency response, fragile conflict settings,

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

• Professional and/or university courses related to Procurement (e.g.: CIPS), supply chain management or a related field are highly desirable.

• Experience in Emergency Response like Ebola Outbreak is highly desirable.

• 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

• 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

• Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

• 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, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of serious misconduct.

• UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable.

• Appointment, selection and continued engagement are subject to the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent to enable UNICEF to undertake these checks.

• Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Sele