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UNICEF Cameroon CO is hiring a Supply and Logistics Manager who will be responsible for supply chain operations including planning, procurement, contracting, storage, distribution, and monitoring of UNICEF’s supplies. Advises on all matters of supply and logistics. Collaborates closely with the programme in defining supply interventions to meet programmatic needs and provides technical and advisory support to government entities and partners on supply chain management issues.
Key Tasks And Responsibilities
He / She will perform the following tasks:

• Management of the Supply and logistics section of the office
• Establish the annual work plan for the Supply section; determine priorities/targets and performance measurements and monitor work progress to ensure that results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards.
• Ensure establishment and maintenance of operational capacity to handle CO supply chains, including staffing (appropriate staffing structure, timely recruitment, clarity of roles and responsibilities) and contracting of third-party services if applicable (e.g., customs clearance, warehousing, transport, distribution)
• Oversees preparation of documentation. Reviews supply documentation including requisitions, tender documents, and contracts/purchase orders (POs). Ensures establishment of supply plans and forecasts, supply source- and availability plans, logistics and distribution plans. Ensures establishment and maintenance of operational capacity to handle CO supply chains, including staffing (handovers between staff, clarity of roles and responsibilities) and contracting for logistics arrangements if applicable (e.g., customs clearance, storage, transport, and distribution) as required to ensure timely availability of supplies and delivery to end users.
• Supply chain service delivery and emergency response
• Participate in the Country Programme Action Planning and advise on Supply requirements for the Plan of Operations and Annual Work Plans. Ensure appropriate planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the supply chain operations, including the establishment of performance indicators, and assessment of fit for purpose of products and services.
• Ensure timely customs clearance of supplies entering the country and establish appropriate warehousing and inventory management practices, including appropriate in-country transport.
• Ensure appropriate vendor management practices e.g., supply performance reviews are established and applied.
• Analyze supply dashboards, implementation rates of key performance indicators, and supply information/data from various systems and conduct root cause analysis of supply chain bottlenecks and challenges, to drive improvements and ensure efficient and effective supply chains for children.
• Collaboration with the programme and implementing partners
• Establishes close collaboration with programme sections, to ensure supply involvement in programme design, planning, product selection and forecasting, supply chain strategies, as well as Monitoring and Evaluation which can be used to improve future processes and supplies visibility and accountability.
• Provide supply input to donor dialogue, and support the development of supply components of proposals to donors including budgeting and use of innovative financing mechanisms for supplies, services, and construction works.
• Support assessment of and collaboration with implementing partners including civil society, the establishment of Programme Cooperation Agreements (PCAs), and monitoring of supply components under Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT).
• Technical and advisory support to government and partners
• Promote/drive supply chain strengthening and change management initiatives with governments and partners, to ensure efficient and effective supply chains for children.
• Implement capacity development initiatives in supply chains for children, in close collaboration with programme colleagues. Support supply components of health systems strengthening as might be relevant in the country context.
• Advisory support to Governments and partners in defining and determining supply solutions for children, such as the use of procurement services; supply financing solutions; local market development; private sector engagement.
• Innovation, products, and markets
• Promote critical thinking, innovative approaches, and good practices on supply chain management within the organization as well as with externals to ensure effective and efficient supply chains for children.
• Further to analysis of supply spend and related procurement strategies, run initiatives to ensure local market development where relevant.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

EDUCATION

• An advanced university degree (Master) is required in Business Administration, Management, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health, or a related social science field, or a relevant first-level university degree (Bachelor’s) in conjunction with a valid relevant professional certification is required.

Work Experience

• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in supply, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration, and/or other directly related technical fields is required.
• An understanding of the development and humanitarian work, Emergency experience, Health supply chain management experience, understanding of development and humanitarian work, Emergency experience, and Health supply chain management experience is an advantage.

LANGUAGES

• Fluency in French & English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or the local language of the duty station is considered an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate