Fixed Term: Procurement Services Manager, P-4, Islamabad, Pakistan, # 63786

UNICEF works in a few of the world hardest locations, to succeed in the world most deprived youngsters. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfil their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each little one, in every single place, daily, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means quit.

For each little one, a good likelihood!

Pakistan was the sixth nation on the earth to signal and ratify the Conference on the Rights of the Baby, lower than one yr after it was adopted by the United Nations Basic Meeting in 1989. Nonetheless, youngsters and adolescents dwelling in Pakistan nonetheless face acute challenges.

UNICEF helps the Authorities of Pakistan to speed up progress for kids, work to realize the Sustainable Growth Objectives (SDGs) and assist youngsters understand their rights beneath the Conference on the Rights of Kids. This can be made by means of, amongst different issues, robust partnerships with provincial authorities, academics and well being professionals, frontline staff and social mobilisers, communities and households, and naturally the youngsters and adolescents themselves. 

Specifically, UNICEF will work in order that:

• Each little one survives and thrives — being in good well being, immunized, protected against polio and accessing nutritious meals.
• Each little one learns.
• Each little one is protected against violence and exploitation and registered at delivery.
• Each little one lives in a protected and clear surroundings, with entry to protected consuming water and enough sanitation. 

To be taught extra about UNICEF work in Pakistan, please go to the nation web site www.unicef.org/pakistan and movies on YouTube and Vimeo

The Procurement Providers Supervisor reviews to the Senior Provide and Logistics Supervisor P5 and supervises one Procurement Providers Assistant at GS-6 stage. Underneath the direct supervision of the Senior Provide and Logistics Supervisor, manages Procurement Providers (PS) of a giant nation workplace, accountable for participating with Authorities, growth companions and Programme on Procurement Providers (PS) and managing and implementing PS key accounts in addition to complicated and enormous requests, from planning, negotiating and overview of MOU to monitoring and financing options of PS actions, facilitating clean and environment friendly PS operations in Pakistan in shut coordination with Provide Division, PS companions and Authorities, together with supporting strengthening the nationwide provide chain system.

To make a distinction, the incumbent shall be accountable for following key strategic capabilities, accountabilities and associated duties/ duties;

1. Handle all Procurement Providers actions in addition to complicated, giant and multi-year initiatives for the UNICEF Pakistan workplace, together with COVAX Facility actions
2. Construct robust collaboration with the Authorities, PS companions and key growth companions.
3. Handle ongoing PS transactions from forecasting, planning, implementation in collaboration with UNICEF SD Authorities, PS companions and growth companions.
4. Oversee the general pipeline of chosen commodities associated to the Procurement Providers portfolio.
5. Help institution of mandatory partnership frameworks to offer PS.
6. Help Authorities and PS companions with nationwide budgeting and provide financing options.
7. Contribute to constructing authorities capability and strengthening of nationwide immunization provide chain methods.

Key capabilities and associated duties:

• Successfully handle all procurement companies actions for the UNICEF Pakistan workplace with a big and sophisticated portfolio in help of EPI, Polio and Vitamin. Construct robust collaboration with the Authorities and companions. Handle strategic partnerships and PS key accounts in addition to complicated and enormous requests and multi-year initiatives.
• Successfully handle all COVAX Facility actions, together with facilitation and communications between Authorities, GAVI, Provide Division and different companions.
• Take part within the Nation programme technique planning overview conferences and supply enter on the potential of Procurement Providers and associated actions as a part of the completely different phases of the Nation Programme planning and implementation cycle.
• Actively advocate for UNICEF Procurement Providers in Pakistan and enhance understanding of PS amongst companions, together with by means of participation in related workshops, convention, excessive stage authorities conferences. Establish alternatives for PS and construct strategic partnerships. Interact with potential new PS companions on how UNICEF can present help on well being provide chain for his or her initiatives and programmes.
• Help institution of mandatory partnership frameworks to offer Procurement Providers, together with mandatory threat evaluation and mitigation. Present recommendation to CO and companions on PS modalities and guarantee enough authorized agreements are in place or provoke MoU negotiations with related companions in coordination with Provide Division. Advise on UNICEF procurement insurance policies, FRR and procedures.
• Help the Authorities and PS companions with nationwide budgeting for important provides and provide financing options. Handle any funding hole with companions, donors and programme with the intention to leverage extra required assets beneath the PS mechanism, together with determine pre-financing wants and liaise with SD for growth of viable options. Handle donor relations and funds administration associated to PS actions, incl. PS accomplice accounts.
• Chargeable for PS forecasting and provide planning by means of coordination with Authorities and different companions. Present technical recommendation and steering to Authorities and companions in respect to wants evaluation, product necessities, procurement planning to logistics preparations, facilitating environment friendly procurement and well timed supply. Guarantee all PS requests and actions are consistent with UNICEF coverage.
• Handle and monitor ongoing PS transactions/initiatives in collaboration with Provide Division and Programme facilitating the environment friendly and efficient processing by figuring out and addressing operational complexities, bottlenecks and gaps. Proactively work with all present PS prospects on provide/procurement planning to make sure that provides can be found in the best place, on the proper time, in the best portions, and on the proper high quality.
• Help Nationwide Provide Chain System Strengthening by means of efficient collaboration and partnerships with different donors and implementing companions to enhance the availability chain effectivity within the nation. Contribute to increase and strengthening the capability of the Authorities and different PS companions on provide chain administration together with different key stakeholders, figuring out system and capability gaps in any section of the availability chain which will require technical help from UNICEF associated to vaccines, well being and diet.
• Be certain that all new PS companions are screened as per coverage and process. Assessment new requests for completeness and technical adequacy. In shut collaboration with UNICEF SD CPH guarantee well timed processing of requests. Comply with up and reply to any requests for clarifications or additional particulars from SD CPH. Guarantee common monitoring and observe up with PS companions on all ongoing and new requests to make sure an environment friendly processing and reply to wants.
• Guarantee environment friendly buyer companies and handle reputational threat to the group associated to PS actions. Handle complaints and Authorities enquiries associated to PS and supply updates and technical reality discovering on circumstances raised (incl. in Media). Work intently with Senior Administration for enough approaches and options.
• Put together well timed donor reviews on PS actions. Present enter to Mid-12 months and Annual Reporting of the CO in addition to put together PS annual forecast and reporting.
• Contributes to PS workshops, orientation periods and different occasions. Gives coaching on PS internally and externally.

To qualify as an advocate for each little one you should have…

• A sophisticated College diploma (Masters or greater) in Enterprise Administration, Administration or a associated technical discipline.
• *A primary College Diploma in a related discipline mixed with 2 extra years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Superior College Diploma.
• Minimal of eight years of progressively accountable skilled work expertise within the administration of Provide Chain, Procurement, Undertaking Administration and Engagement with Authorities and growth companions on the nationwide and worldwide ranges, three years of which ought to be in creating nations.
• Fluency in English is required.  Data of one other official UN language or native language of the obligation station is taken into account as an asset.

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For each Baby, you display…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every part we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…

The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are Nurtures, Leads and Manages Folks (1), Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness (2), Works Collaboratively with others (2), Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2), Innovates and Embraces Change (2), Thinks and Acts Strategically (2), Drive to realize impactful outcomes (2), Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

In the course of the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.

Life at UNICEF

Working at UNICEF is extremely rewarding. With enticing remuneration bundle encompassing aggressive pay and advantages, a tradition that helps workers thrive and numerous alternatives for private {and professional} growth, we goal that can assist you preserve a satisfying life each at and outdoors the workplace.

We be sure you and your family members obtain the assets and care that you’ll want to thrive. We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. Our contracts, wellbeing insurance policies and initiatives guarantee that you’re properly outfitted to successfully ship for kids reminiscent of;

• Tax exemption, household allowances, hardship advantages, 10 UN holidays and annual depart allowance, maternity, paternity, adoption depart, medical and dental insurance coverage, pension and so on.
• Profession help, workers wellbeing programme, breastfeeding coverage, versatile work preparations, childcare room, household help, insurance policies & initiatives, safety and so on.
• UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. 

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should replicate the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict little one safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates can be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can due to this fact endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra info to conduct a background test.

Remarks:

• Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.
• Verified academic certificates are a pre-requisite for employment at UNICEF. 
• Solely shortlisted candidates can be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. That is re-advertisement therefore candidates who utilized beforehand want to not reapply.
• UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is important to ship the very best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates can be prioritized.
• UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (COVID). Authorities workers which are thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the best to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.
• This publish is open to each inner and exterior candidates.