Procurement Associate, GS6, Freetown, Sierra Leone, #00127881 [Temporary Appointment] – open only to Sierra Leonean nationals

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived youngsters. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each baby, all over the place, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means hand over.

For each baby, [insert tagline]

[Include information about the country/specific programme. Ideally include a link to a video]

How are you going to make a distinction?

[Insert purpose of post and bullet points on main activities]

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have…

• A sophisticated college diploma (Grasp’s or increased) in
  *A primary College Diploma in a related area mixed with 2 further years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Superior College Diploma.
• A minimal of [insert years] of related skilled expertise in
• Growing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.

For each Baby, you reveal…

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: UNICEF Values

 

UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to attain outcomes for affect (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

[add the 8^th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for supervisory role]

Throughout 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.

 

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should replicate the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.
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 is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. 

Remarks:

[Remove below text if not a child safeguarding elevated risk role]

[If applicable] This place has been assessed as an elevated threat position for Baby Safeguarding functions as it’s:a job with direct contact with youngsters, works instantly with youngsters, is a safeguarding response position. Extra vetting and evaluation for elevated threat roles in baby safeguarding (probably together with further felony background checks) applies.

UNICEF’s energetic dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is crucial to ship the perfect outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate [Insert diversity profile] are inspired to use.

[If Applicable] Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station, which will likely be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Do you have to be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice will likely be cancelled.

All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background verify.

Authorities workers which can be thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or obligatory inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.