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The Position:
The Partnerships Specialist position is responsible for strengthening UNFPA’s supply chain and logistics networks in regular and humanitarian operations by supporting public and private partnerships establishment and implementation as well as the mobilization of necessary resources.
The position reports to the Deputy Chief, Supply Chain Management Unit.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA occupies a unique position in the Reproductive Health Commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery. Additionally in humanitarian settings, UNFPA is responsible for ensuring the availability of lifesaving sexual and reproductive health and gender based violence prevention and response commodities to those hardest to reach, and commodities to enable operational programme implementation in the hardest to operate settings.
The Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU), which will be operational from January 2022, ensures that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving supplies where they are needed most with the speed and quality required to ensure continuity of UNFPA operations. To do so, it provides enabling services to Regional Offices and Country Offices and ensures coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management related activities across all UNFPA Programmes.
Job Purpose:
As Partnerships Specialist you will have the opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to ensuring that UNFPA can play its role as action leader and global champion of reproductive health and rights aiming to end unmet need for family planning, maternal death, and violence and harmful practices against women and girls.
Qualifications and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree in business administration, contracting, international development, communications, supply chain management, economics, business/commercial law or equivalent is required.
Knowledge and Experience:
• At least five years experience supporting international development or humanitarian organisations.
• Knowledge of and experience in communication, outreach and partnership development.
• Knowledge of SCM and logistics strategy creation and implementation.
• Previous in the provision of direct country support in partnerships and communications
• Knowledge of international humanitarian and development organisations and understanding of the work they do and the potential synergies for partnerships.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required; working knowledge of another official UN language an asset.
We are no longer accepting applications for this position.
