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Mission and objectives
The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) was established by Security Council resolution 690 of 29 April 1991 in accordance with settlement proposals accepted on 30 August 1988 by Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguia el-Hamra y de Río de Oro (Frente POLISARIO). The settlement plan, as approved by the Security Council, provided for a transitional period for the preparation of a referendum in which the people of Western Sahara would choose between independence and integration with Morocco. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General was to have sole and exclusive responsibility over matters relating to the referendum and was to be assisted in his tasks by an integrated group of civilian, military and civilian police personnel, to be known as the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara.
Context
The United Nations for the Referendum in Western Sahara has its headquarters in Laayoune, Western Sahara with 9 Team sites in the mission area. The CWU is within the Supply Chain Management Pillar of MINURSO, responsible for inventory receiving, warehouse operations, stock control, customer services/ front desk, outbound deliveries and property disposal functions
Task description
Under the overall supervision of the SCM/Chief CWU, and within the delegated authority, the incumbent will be responsible to assist in providing the following support: • Collects and analyzes warehousing data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. • Support the monitoring of key indicators and provide information and analyze the Supply Chain performance against established benchmarks and performance targets. • Assist in collecting and providing data to prepare performance reports based on the established key performance indicators (KPI), matrixes, corporate targets, and action plans. • Provide support for developing mission specific KPIs and dashboards for Business Intelligence (BI) by analyzing business processes and process improvement opportunities. • Assist with the timely collection of information on supply chain processes, performance and associates root cause analysis for underperformance which help drive business results and enable decision-making. • Assist with validating the data, identifying, and rectifying data issues and inconsistencies, and implementing measures for quality assurance. • Assist in data collection on receiving cargo shipments of equipment, spare parts, and general supplies; and help in setting up inspection reports. • Assist in equipment data-serialization. • Assist in categorizing and preparation of lists related to outgoing transactions to clients and assist in records keeping and data management. • Assist in carrying out periodic counting activities on stock levels in the warehouse. Furthermore, UNVs are encouraged to: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities; • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; • Assist with the UNV Buddy Program for newly arrived UNVs; • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.