UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived kids. 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, in all places, daily, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each baby, a hero

UNICEF within the State of Palestine works to uphold the rights of kids to entry providers and safety, from early childhood by means of adolescence. Our goal is to make sure that each baby within the Gaza Strip and the West Financial institution, together with East Jerusalem, regardless of background or circumstance, has an equal likelihood to fulfil their potential. We’re working for each baby and younger particular person within the State of Palestine.

How are you going to make a distinction?

The incumbent will work below the direct supervision of the Provide and Logistics Supervisor for the SoP Nation Workplace (CO) and in shut collaboration with Packages and Operations, the MENA Regional Workplace (RO) and Provide Division (SD). He/She’s going to oversee a fancy emergency response provide operation together with the availability planning course of with the programme, offshore procurement with provide division, native procurement inside Egypt and regional procurement from different international locations e.g., Jordan, receipt, and consolidation of provides in Egypt and onward supply to Gaza by means of the Rafah Crossing (and different borders as possible), in coordination with the humanitarian groups on the bottom in Gaza.

He/She’s going to guarantee the graceful move of provides for the emergency response and be the interface between UNICEF and different stakeholders within the provide chain such because the Egypt Crimson Crescent, Native transportation, and warehousing service suppliers, OCHA, the Logistics cluster and different UN businesses.

Key Duties and Duties

The place is predicated in Cairo with a spotlight overlaying:

a) Administration of the logistics hub staff and operations

• Set up the phrases of reference and workplan for the hub logistics staff; decide priorities/targets and efficiency measurements and monitor work progress to make sure that outcomes are achieved in response to schedule and efficiency requirements.
• Supervise and coach the hub logistics part employees, guarantee well timed efficiency administration of employees and with RO and SD repeatedly construct capability of people and the staff.
• Guarantee institution and upkeep of operational capability to deal with the emergency provide chain, together with staffing (acceptable staffing construction, well timed recruitment, readability of roles and obligations) and contracting of third-party providers if relevant (e.g., customs clearance, warehousing, transport, distribution)

b) Implementation of the SoP emergency response provide and logistic technique for Gaza

• Make sure the emergency response provide and logistics technique is saved up to date in keeping with the evolving state of affairs on the bottom.
• In collaboration with SD, RO, SoP, and Egypt COs guarantee acceptable and well timed planning, gross sales order execution and logistics infrastructure is in place for an efficient provide operation and a gradual steady move of provides into Gaza based mostly on wants recognized by the humanitarian staff on the bottom.
• Oversee the warehouse and logistics operation at Al Arish and Rafah, together with coordination with the Egypt Crimson Crescent.
• Liaise with Programme and Operations to map provide dangers and mitigating actions and outline acceptable provide methods.
• Guarantee a mechanism is in place for provide monitoring and contribute to the preparation of provide standing studies required for monitoring programme implementation, donor studies, funds opinions, programme evaluation, appeals, and many others.

c) Illustration, Collaboration and Partnerships

• Construct and maintain shut working partnerships with SOP CO programme sections, Egypt CO, regional workplace, provide division, UN sister businesses, authorities counterparts and nationwide stakeholders by means of lively sharing of data and data to facilitate programme implementation.
• In collaboration with Egypt CO, act as the principle UNICEF provide chain point of interest with the nationwide authorities in Egypt together with the Egypt Crimson Crescent who’re coordinating the move of all humanitarian provides by means of Egypt.
• Characterize UNICEF and act as a focus and contribute to all interagency boards established for the State of Palestine (SoP) emergency response based mostly in Egypt together with OCHA-led interagency coordination and the Logistics Cluster.
• Actively have interaction with different UN businesses e.g., UNWRA, WFP, WHO and many others. the place it is sensible to collaborate, advocate on widespread points or streamline the availability operations.
• In coordination and collaboration with the SoP Provide and Logistics Supervisor and Emergency Coordinator, contribute to SoP, Egypt CO and regional advocacy and communication as pertains to provide and logistics.
• In coordination and collaboration with the SoP Provide & Logistics Supervisor and Emergency Coordinator, contribute to SoP Useful resource Mobilization efforts (as associated to S&L).

d) Innovation, Merchandise and Markets

• Contribute to pilots and assist the precise roll-out of recent services and products, in shut collaboration with Provide Division.
• Promote vital considering, revolutionary approaches, and good practices on provide chain administration throughout the group in addition to with externals to make sure efficient and environment friendly provide chains for youngsters.
• Additional to evaluation of provide spend and associated procurement methods, run initiatives to make sure native market growth the place related.

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you’ll have…

Training:

• Superior college diploma in Enterprise Administration, Administration, Economics, Engineering, Social Sciences, Worldwide Growth, Provide Chain Administration, Contract/industrial Legislation, or specialization in straight associated areas together with accredited programs in provide, logistics, buying or contracting and/or programs growth.
• A primary stage college diploma (Bachelor’s) in a related technical discipline (as recognized above), at the side of ten (10) years of related work expertise in provide, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration and/or different directly-related technical discipline, could also be taken in lieu of a complicated college diploma.

Expertise:

• A minimal of Eight (8) years of related skilled work expertise. Worldwide work expertise in provide, logistics, buying, contracting, organizational growth and programs strengthening and/or different associated fields.
• Work expertise in emergency obligation station is taken into account extremely fascinating.

Language Requirement:

Fluency in English is required. Data of Arabic is an asset.

For each Youngster, you exhibit…

UNICEF’s Core Values of:

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Belief
• Accountability
• Sustainability

(CRITAS) underpin all the things we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this publish are:

• Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness (II)
• Works Collaboratively with others (II)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (II)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (II)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (II)
• Drive to attain impactful outcomes (II)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (II)
• Nurtures, Leads and Managers folks (II)

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

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our world workforce should replicate the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, 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 kids.

Remarks:

This place will not be thought of an elevated threat function. Nevertheless, UNICEF reserves the correct to conduct additional vetting/evaluation throughout the scope of kid safeguarding as acceptable. 

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is vital to ship the most effective outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are inspired to use.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which will likely be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Do you have to be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to 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 embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further info to conduct a background test.

Authorities workers which can be thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the correct to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.

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