If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Position

Provides authoritative advice to the Director, Supply Division, and other senior staff related to emergency supply and logistics management for the Supply Division (SD) and for UNICEF as whole, including preparedness, response, monitoring and reporting. Engages with Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) and other internal and external partners and stakeholders. Coordinates all elements of SDs response to emergencies.

Key Expected Results

• An effective SD Emergency Preparedness and Response Strategy including a dynamic Emergency Supply List.
• Efficient response to emergencies in terms of supplies and logistics operations.
• Up-to-date supply function roster for emergency deployment purposes.
• Policies, procedures, systems and tools in place to guide SD and country offices in emergency preparedness and response.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS:

1. Plans, directs and manages the activities of the Emergency Coordination Unit and coordinate Supply Division activities in all emergencies.
2. Participate as member of SD management team and ensure close working relationships with other Centre Chiefs as well as shares in the responsibility for achieving divisional objectives.
3. In collaboration with HQ/EMOPS, and Country Offices, coordinates Supply Divisions development of the Emergency Supply Preparedness and Response Strategy.
4. Coordinates SDs response to all Level 3 emergencies and will directly respond the Director of SD until the Level 3 procedure is deactivated.
5. Contributes to the development of the Supply Professional Learning and Development Strategy including delivery/facilitation of training events.
6. Develops policies, procedures, systems and tools to govern and guide UNICEFs emergency activities.
7. Develops external partnerships (WFP, UNHCR, Global Logistics Clusters, EMOPS, NGOs, academia, etc.) to enhance and/or complement UNICEFS own emergency response capabilities.
8. Monitors SD performance in emergencies and institutes appropriate corrective and preventive action where required.
9. In collaboration with HRC establish and maintain Supply Function Roster for use in deployments in emergencies.
10. Contributes to the development and implementation of communication strategies in emergencies

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• Advanced university degree in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain Management or other related technical areas.
• Minimum 10 years progressive professional working experience in Supply Chain Management and Emergency Preparedness and Response in a large public or private sector institution at the national and international levels, some of which should be in a senior management position. At least five years should be in developing countries.
• Fluency in English and preferably another relevant UN language.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

• Has highest-level communication skills, including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
• Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
• Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
• Has high-level leadership and supervisory skills; provides others with a clear direction; motivates and empowers others; recruits staff of a high caliber; provides staff with development opportunities and coaching.
• Sets, develops and revises organizational strategy and develops clear visions of the organization's future potential.
• Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources.
• Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups. Actively nurtures good relationships with people across all organizational levels and boundaries, and with government leaders and stakeholders.
• Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities.
• Contributes and tries out innovative approaches and insights.