Supply Chain Orchestration and Analytics Analyst, Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU), Nairobi, Kenya, P2

The Position:

The Supply Chain Orchestration and Analytics (SCOA) Analyst position is located in Pillar 3 – Quality Management, in the UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU). The position reports directly to SCOA Specialist with a secondary reporting to Head of Office or equivalent in the regional office within the country. The SCOA Analyst will work closely with other SCMU colleagues, the Information Technology Solutions Office, other HQ Business Units, the Regional Offices and the Country Offices and with several external partners.

All positions in SCMU are subject to funding availability and are renewable on an annual basis. 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

The UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) is self-funded and was made operational in January 2022. It is tasked with ensuring that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to the end user when and where they are needed. To achieve this, it is important to strengthen the capacity of governments and implementing partners to ensure coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management-related activities, in particular for programme supplies, across all UNFPA programmes. 
 

Job Purpose:

The SCOA Analyst provides foundational support and ensures smooth operation of the supply chain orchestration and data analytics hub, ensuring that data-driven decisions and innovative analytics support the effective delivery of reproductive health commodities. This role also supports the development of key supply chain solutions, fostering collaboration across the organization to drive continuous improvement and enhance operational performance.

You would be responsible for:

1 - Development of the Orchestration Hub

• Support the maintenance of analytical models for the various supply chain activities to facilitate dynamic decision-making, at the HQ, regional and country levels
• Support the development of early warning systems to identify and manage the emerging operational challenges across the supply chain
• Support the creation of the supply chain orchestration hub for the country office with ongoing business intelligence feeding into the other pillars of SCMU
• Support the effective measurement, monitoring and reporting of Key Performance Indicators linked to supply chain management

2 - In-country Logistics support

• Proactive monitoring of goods and services linked to programme supplies
• Active engagement with customs and port authorities for timely clearance of goods from the port
• Maintenance of shipment tracker and other reporting requirements established by the SCMU logistics team

3 - Thought Leadership, Knowledge Sharing and Advisory

• Support knowledge management and creation of a community of practice for supply chain.

4 - Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

• Contribute to the development of UNFPA’s value proposition and relationships with donors and partners in the area of reporting and analytics.
• Support SCMU’s oversight of resource mobilisation proposals for quality management purposes

5 - Collaboration and Representation

• Establish effective collaboration with relevant stakeholders within SCMU (HQ, Region, Country) to ensure coordinated and effective tailored solutions for each area of intervention.

6  - Team Management

• Facilitate a conducive working environment aligned with UNFPA's 2030 People Strategy.

7- Carry out any other duties as may be required by the Chief, SCMU

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

•  An advanced university degree at Masters Level in Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Statistics or a related area is required.
• A professional certification such as Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP), Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate, Tableau Desktop Certified Professional, Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty would be an additional asset. 

Knowledge and Experience: 

• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in developing, enhancing, and managing data is required. Candidates with demonstrated experience in the below key areas, with the understanding that these experiences may overlap will be an asset:
  • At least one (1) year of experience in working with international procurement and logistics data sets
  • At least one (1) year of experience in data analytics projects and or teams
• Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships is required.
• Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex supply chain documents for both technical and non-technical audiences is required.
• Demonstrated expertise in integrating and leveraging data from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to enable extraction, transformation, and orchestration of supply chain analytics and decision-making solutions.

Languages: 

Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving Results  
• Being Accountable
• Developing and Applying Professional Expertise/Business Acumen
• Thinking analytically and Strategically
• Working in Teams/Managing Ourselves and our Relationships
• Communicating for Impact

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to monitor supply chain compliance with supply chain policies and regulations, manage audit coordination, and implement corrective measures.
• Ability to propose and maintain SCM policies, and guidelines, ensuring alignment with UNFPA’s Strategic Plan
• Ensure operational effectiveness and accountability for results, 
• Manage the organization's financial resources

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.