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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, Good Health

UNICEF’s supply and logistics headquarters – Supply Division – is located in Copenhagen, which is also home to the largest humanitarian warehouse in the world. About a half of the 1000 colleagues are housed in Supply Division, Copenhagen with areas of expertise including logistics, procurement, warehouse management, product innovation, market insights, finance, pharma, nutrition, vaccines, cold chain and health technologies and engineering. Over 1000 colleagues work in the Supply Function across 97 countries and 173 offices and form the Supply Community.

Procurement Services Centre (PSC) is responsible for general policy oversight on Procurement Services activities and providing partnership, coordination and monitoring support to Supply Division Centers and Country Offices working on Procurement Services activities.

How can you make a difference?

The Partnership Manager will be responsible for sustaining the collaboration and contribute towards building strategic partnership with St Jude Global and the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines (GPACCM) current and new partners. The incumbent will also be responsible for the development and design of relevant communication materials, development and dissemination of monitoring and reporting materials to partners and provide guidance to UNICEF country offices and regional offices on Procurement Services partnerships. The incumbent will support the development of agreements with partners, be expected to occasionally represent UNICEF in engagements with the partners and participate in partnership negotiations and meetings.

Under the supervision of Chief, Procurement Services Centre, the incumbent will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

Main Duties/Responsibilities: 

1. Provide tailored partnership advice to Supply Division (SD) Country and Regional Offices on Procurement Services (PS) partnership management, including specific advice on relationship management, development of new and maintenance of existing global health partnerships.
2. Support development and dissemination of communication material relevant to Procurement Services partnership management.
3. Develop analysis and opinion papers for management on matters related to Procurement Services strategy, and projects.
4. Manage the preparation of Memorandums of Agreements, including background documentation and materials for implementation of partnerships, support complex business negotiations involving several parties.
5. Support the review and implementation of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with key partners.
6. Establish partner specific monitoring tools as required and provide quality assurance monitoring materials in partnership with external partners.
7. Provide advice on use of partnership management and opportunities for resource mobilization.
8. Develop training and knowledge sharing on Procurement Services, particularly with regards to partnership management to other Supply Division Centres and UNICEF regional and country office colleagues.
9. Coordinate Procurement Services projects and build strategic partnerships with internal and external counterparts as may be relevant.
10. Participate in partner meetings, workshops and business seminars organized by Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines (GPACCM) and/or external partners, including presentation of data and representation of Supply Division.
11. Other tasks as may be requested by Chief, Procurement Services and needed within the Centre.

The successful candidate will help shape UNICEF’s engagements with partners a growing priority area and will be part of highly motivated team that is works very closely with multiple partners.

To qualify as a advocate for every Child you will have…

Required:

• A completed advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in Pharmacy, Medicine or medical sciences from a recognized educational institution

NOTE: *A First university degree (Bachelor’s) in Pharmacy or Medicine or related field may be acceptable in lieu of an Advanced university degree in conjunction with two additional years of relevant work experience working with global health partners in design and implementation of public health programs including  Non-Communicable Diseases.

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive work experience in designing health projects and leading negotiations, implementation and review of international business agreements for pharmaceuticals.
• Proven expertise in procurement and project management in public and commercial medical sector.
• Experience with and knowledge of procurement procedures in the development area, particularly knowledge of pharmaceutical procurement procedures for supplies and services.
• Fluency in English

Desirable:

• Experience in management of complex (multi-year, multi-country, multi-party) global health projects, resource mobilization experience, supply and transport management experience, and field postings
• Proficiency in French

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://www.unicef.org/careers/getprepared#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 is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will 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.

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 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.

Staff Mobility Consideration remark

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty.

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/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.