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UNOPS CV Submission April 20th 2015
UNOPS mission is to serve people in need by expanding the
ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage
projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient
manner.
Within these three core areas of expertise, UNOPS
provides its partners with advisory, implementation and transactional
services, with projects ranging from building schools and hospitals, to
procuring goods and services and training local personnel. UNOPS works
closely with governments and communities to ensure increased economic,
social and environmental sustainability for the projects we support,
with a focus on developing national capacity.
Working in some
of the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance
sustainable implementation practices in development, humanitarian and
peacebuilding contexts, always satisfying or surpassing partner
expectations.
We employ more than 6,000 personnel and on
behalf of our partners create thousands more work opportunities in local
communities. Through our headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark and a
network of offices, we oversee activities in more than 80 countries.
Job Title: Supply & Procurement, MIS, Logistics, M&E Officers
Background Information - Job-specific
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is a
subsidiary organ of the General Assembly. As a self-financing
organization within the UN-system we have more than a decade of
experience in providing operational management services in developing
nations and post-conflict/emergency situations.
UNOPS Ghana Operational Hub (GHOH), located in Accra, spans
across West Africa, covering Ghana, Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra
Leone. GHOH is responsible for managing strategic and operational risks
associated with a subset of the regional portfolio of engagements,
developing and delivering cost effective services contributing to
partners’ sustainable results and achievements of UNOPS management
results.
GHOH is looking for candidates for a potential project to strengthen health procurement and supply chain management in Nigeria.
Functional Responsibilities
The project will be focussing on strenghthening health supply
chains accross 14 states in Nigeria including the establishment of zonal
hubs. Focus States are to be assessed on disease prevalence, proximity
to centres of population and ability to concentrate supply chain efforts
for maximum patient impact.
Major outputs of the project comprise
• Strengthening Federal & State Government coordination in supply chain management.
• Improving the integration of existing supply chain systems for various diseases.
• Establishment of a network of Zonal Hubs (Warehouses)
• Integrated Logistics and Transportation including Last Mile Delivery.
•
Establishment of Logistics Management Coordinating Units (LMCU) at
State level and deployment of Logistics Management Information System
(LMIS) tools.
UNOPS is looking for the following positions requiring experience in health procurement sector (international):
- Procurement and supply chain management capacity building specialists
- Procurement and supply chain management specialists
- Procurement-MIS specialists
- Monitoring and evaluation specialists
- Supply chain/Warehousing/Logistics specialists
Competencies
• Excellent verbal and written communication and networking skills;•Ability to deliver agreed outputs within agreed deadlines
• Strong analytical skills;
• Fluent in both oral and written English skills;
• High level of computer literacy and demonstrable ability to work with
data management tools• Ability to establish and maintain excellent
contacts with colleagues, senior government officials, donors and UN
agencies;
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Minimum requirements:
- Master Degree in relevant subject. Applicants with a
Bachelor’s Degree with additional two years of relevant working
experience may also be considered.
- 5 years of relevant experience
- CIPS certification is an advantage
Further requirements for above mentioned positions:
- Minimum 5 years experience in public procurement and supply
chain management and/or logistics/warehousing management in the health
sector or related field.
- Proven experience in capacity building in fields relevant to the project (for specialist positions).
- Working experience in a developing country, ideally with Governments is an asset.
- Working experience in Africa, ideally Nigeria, desired. Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
- Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience of
successful implementation of procurement related programmes/projects and
operations
- Prior experience working in a project of Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a key advantage.
Contract type, level and duration
Contract type: International ICA
Contract level: IICA-2
Contract duration: 1 Year
For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx
Additional Considerations
- Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time (CET)
- Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
- Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
- Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
- The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies,
administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security
Management System and that of UNOPS.
It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.
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